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Clara Emerson

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https://tlcollinsauthor.com

Genre

Memoir, Fantasy, Nonfiction

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Cheryl Strayed, Tara Westover, Joan Didion

Member Since

March 2026

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Clara Emerson is the author of memoirs centered on resilience, loss, and the courage to begin again.

After the death of her father, she and her family left everything behind and moved to the remote mountains of Panama, where they rebuilt their lives surrounded by animals, storms, and the raw beauty of the natural world.

Her memoir We Left Everything Behind explores grief, healing, and the unexpected ways hope can return when life changes completely.

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She writes epic fantasy under the name T. L. Collins.

As T. L. Collins, she creates immersive worlds filled with dragons, ancient magic, and characters who must fight for their place in a world that doesn’t choose them.

Her debut fantasy novel, The Arcane Collar, is a story of rejection, destiny, ...more

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	The Arcane Collar (The Auren Chronicles, #1) by T.L. Collins, Clara Emerson (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2026 — 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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A Sneak Peek into Book Two of The Auren Chronicles

I've been spending a lot of time back in Eldoria lately.

Book Two is taking Auren and Lyka far beyond the world they knew in The Arcane Collar, into forgotten places, ancient histories, and parts of Eldoria that have remained hidden for centuries.

But something has changed.

The sky has been wounded. The dragons have felt it. And somewhere beyond the familiar borders of Eldoria, something that should Read more of this blog post »

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Anica Storm & The Wand of Time (Anica Storm Trilogy Book 1)

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Clara Emerson made a comment in the group Free Books & Kindle & ARC & Beta Readers & Giveaway — Looking for literary agents? topic " Hi Ben, thanks for sharing WestQuery. I had a look at it and have registered. I went through the traditional querying process with my first fantasy no ...more "
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Clara Emerson answered A Goodreads user's question: Hi Clara, The decision to leave South Africa for the mountains of Panama feels like such a defining moment in We Left Everything Behind. It made me wonder, was that the moment you knew this belonged on the page, or did the story become clearer as you looked back on it? I'd love to hear what that part of the journey was like? Warmly, Vicky Hi Vicky, thank you for asking. It wasn't really the decision to leave South Africa that made me realise there was a story to tell. I had just lost my father, and at that point we were simply leaving behind everything we knew and starting again somew See Full Answer
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Clara Emerson made a comment in the group Booktok & Bookstagram ✿ — ❤︎ looking for more book friends ❤︎ topic " Hi everyone! 👋 I'm T. L. Collins, an epic fantasy reader and author. I love dragons, magical worlds, and discovering new fantasy books. I'd love to con ...more "
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Clara Emerson made a comment in the group Addicted to YA — September 2026- Lesser Known Author topic " The Arcane Collar [image] The Arcane Collar by T. L. Collins Book One of The Auren Chronicles An epic fantasy where dragons choose their riders, ancie ...more "
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“If you see yourself through the eyes of others, you'll never become who you're meant to be.
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“The world had already decided what Auren could never become. The danger began when the world was wrong.”
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“When destiny refuses to choose you...you forge your own.”
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“A force older than magic itself. It is not taken. It is chosen.”
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“The world had already decided what Auren could never become. The danger began when the world was wrong.”
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