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Ruthanne Reid

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A bestselling author, Ruthanne Reid has led panels on world-building, taught courses on plot and character development, and been the keynote speaker for the Write Practice Retreat. Author of seven books and dozens of short stories, she creates daily videos to help other creatives get unblocked and into a healthy habit of creation.

Ruthanne has lived in her head since childhood when she used up her mom’s red typewriter ribbon writing a story about a pony princess and a genocidal snake-kingdom. When she isn’t reading, writing, or reading about writing, Ruthanne enjoys old cartoons with her husband and cats, and dreams of living on an island beach far, far away.

P.S. Red is still her favorite color.

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Ruthanne Reid Oh my gosh. How on earth do I answer this? I adore Bulma and Vegeta. I like Clark Kent and Lois Lane. I ship Subaru Sumeragi and Seishirou Sazkurazuka…moreOh my gosh. How on earth do I answer this? I adore Bulma and Vegeta. I like Clark Kent and Lois Lane. I ship Subaru Sumeragi and Seishirou Sazkurazukamori (as completely borked and utterly doomed as THAT relationship is).

When it comes down to it, though, I know who my absolute favorite is: the one couple who, even at a time when I loathed romance in literature (I was young, okay?), won me over and warmed my heart: Luthien Tinuviel and Beren son of Barahir.

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What's this? TWO new books at once? YOU BETCHA!
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Floriography by Ruthanne Reid
"I am not the target audience of a good chunk of the book: cosy fantasy is not my thing. I'm saying it so that people don't necessarily take my 4 at face value haha if you enjoy cosy fantasy, RUN TO READ IT! it's very good. But since cosy fantasy is n" Read more of this review »
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"I LOVE the concepts, the character development, the world building, and the humor! Fresh and engaging from the first page to the last."
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“Of course, it mean something to me to be the son of immigrants. How could it not? How the hell could it not? I grew up for a few years thinking I was just another American kid. Then I discovered at—what? five? six?—I discovered that some people thought I was a dago. A wop. A guinea. You know, like I didn't have a fucking name. That's why years later, when Harry [James] wanted me to change my name, I said no way, baby. The name is Sinatra. Frank fucking Sinatra.”
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"Okay so this is a reread. The first time I only rated it 4. What was I on?? This is pure gold shoved down my throat. I am shaking in the aftermath of so much excitation!
The narration is excellent, the writing top notch. Night is a very swell narrator" Read more of this review »
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It's historical. It's intense. It's psychologically both battering and healing. Very sexy, very clever, very twisty.

Expect no one to be perfect, and everyone to be three-dimensional. Expect a love story that doesn't j
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Veronica Dale Thanks for befriending me! We have read a lot of the same books, I see.
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