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Faye Hollidaye

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Faye is a writer, reader, and blogger who was born and raised in West Virginia; she began her writing career at an early age and is currently living in West Virginia.

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	Susie: A Short Novella 4.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012 — 18 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
	Moon Goddess: The Last Life of Hilar Siwar, Validaxiar (Merely Mortal Books Book 3) by Faye Hollidaye (Goodreads Author), Dakota J. Miller (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 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
	The Rise 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Other Way (A Merely Mortal Book) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 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
	Vihar: A Merely Mortal Short Story from the Tebawa (Merely Mortal Books) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
	Pieces (Merely Mortal Series, Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 3 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
	My Heart and Soul Laid Bare: A Short Works Collection it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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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The Curses We Keep by Dakota J. Miller

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How I discovered this book:I was part of this author's circle of Twitter buds and others who helped this debut novel become what it is today... The author spent MONTHS on sifting through feedback, making numerous edits, and struggling with editors who wouldn't respond or provide top-gu Read more of this blog post »

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A Wicked Hunger

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You Like It Darker

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Most of the time I was reading this, I was soooo thinking this is a 3-star book… and maybe it still is, as it’s nothing to really write home about. However, I’m giving it 4 because, for what it is, it’s about as well-done as it can be, I suppose: the ...more
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“One does not accept a name. The ancestors choose our names for us. We do not have a choice of accepting — we are named and then are thus known as what we are named. There is no choice involved." -- Regra”
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