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M.D. Petrocco is a Southern California native, lifelong educator, and passionate storyteller. A first-grade teacher by day and author by heart, she writes emotionally rich, cinematic fiction rooted in transformation, quiet power, and threads of faith. Her stories explore the raw beauty of healing, identity, and what it means to walk through the shadows in order to find the light.

Moons and Shadows is her debut novel—and the first in a larger series of interconnected tales for readers who want their fantasy with depth, grit, and soul.

When she’s not writing, she’s probably working out (where most of her best plot twists seem to find her), diving into cozy games, or going mildly broke with ongoing house renovations. She lives with her husband, ...more

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	Moons and Shadows: A Slow Burn Military Fantasy of Forbidden Love, Forgotten Memory, and Rising Truth (Shadow Bound Series, Book 1) 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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