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Jess Watkins

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Jess is an avid reader, writer and chocolate devourer. She runs a book blog called A Book Addict's Bookshelves. She has lived in three different countries and owns an unreasonable number of t-shirts.
She is the author of Girl Meets Underworld, As We Lie Dying and The Curse of the Sea. She also has short stories in two anthologies: Escaping Rapture which is part of the After Tomorrow Anthology, and Renee and The Wolf which is part of the Mystical Bites Anthology.
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Jess Watkins Hi Nikki,
Girl Meets Underworld is currently not available to buy as I ended the contract with the publisher and I'm planning to re-write it.
I do have …more
Hi Nikki,
Girl Meets Underworld is currently not available to buy as I ended the contract with the publisher and I'm planning to re-write it.
I do have some works in progress on Wattpad if you'd like to read those (some are paranormal) :) My username is snowglobe10.
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Jess Watkins Hi, Tempest. I'm not currently planning a sequel as I'm working on other projects but I might consider it in the future :)
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Hi, Tempest. I'm not currently planning a sequel as I'm working on other projects but I might consider it in the future :)
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 Title: A Crane Among Wolves

Author: June Hur

Pages: 369

Publisher: Wildfire

Release Date: 14th May 2024

 

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 Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly.

1506,Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrantKing Yeonsan, powerless to stop him from commandeering their land forhis recreational use, banning and burning books, and kidnapping andhorrifically abusing w

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 Title: A Crane Among WolvesAuthor: June HurPages: 369Publisher: WildfireRelease Date: 14th May 2024
 

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