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Teshelle Combs

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Fantasy, Romance, Fiction

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Teshelle Combs is the award-winning author of books like The Underglow and the First Collection.

She's well known for her fantasy romance standalones like The First Dryad, The First Stone, The First Nymph, and The First Flame. (Read in any order, listed in order of writing).

Tropes include enemies-to-lovers, forbidden love, arranged marriage, twists & turns, and more.

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Average rating: 4.34 · 5,919 ratings · 3,554 reviews · 60 distinct works • Similar authors

	The First Dryad 4.22 avg rating — 627 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Ripples For Skies 4.39 avg rating — 418 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
	Brightless 4.49 avg rating — 332 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 First Muse 3.96 avg rating — 339 ratings — 5 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
	Core (Core #1) 4.03 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Slit Throat Saga 4.74 avg rating — 233 ratings — 5 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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	Suckered 4.32 avg rating — 250 ratings	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
	Rivers For Storms (Twisted Blade Book 2) 4.45 avg rating — 242 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 First Stone 4.69 avg rating — 218 ratings — 4 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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Excerpt From My Latest Release, SAKE.

Today, I decided to share with you all an excerpt from my newest work: Book 4 of the Core Series. I’m getting really excited because there’s only one more book to come in the Core Series and I can feel the end forming in my mind. Today, please enjoy a glimpse into the world of Ima, Judge of Pain, as she becomes one of the most heartbreaking villains you’ve ever met.

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“There’s nothing stronger than that." Cale sounded so sure. "Than choosing someone and fighting for them. There will never be anything stronger than that”
― Teshelle Combs, Vane

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“It’s tradition, hon. You can’t see him. Why don’t you come on out?"

"If I don’t see Cale in thirty seconds, I’m coming out naked. It’ll be a new tradition."

Silence. Then finally, a voice she knew, with a tint of amusement to it. "Ava? Are you threatening nudity on these people?”
― Teshelle Combs, Core

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“Withholding information makes my imagination flourish. Just tell me the Truth so I do not have to fabricate monstrous conclusions.”
― Teshelle Combs, The First Muse

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