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Vanessa Ricci-Thode

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Vanessa is a Nebula Award-winning word sorceress who loves a good story. She’s a Halloween enthusiast and a bookish geek who loves dragons, dogs, astronomy, and travel. If she’s not hibernating, she can be found in her butterfly garden, achieving her final form as a garden witch. To learn more, visit her website thodestool.ca or follow her on social media @VRicciThode

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	Dragon Whisperer really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 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
	The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts 3.76 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Dragon Next Door really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 24 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
	Dragon Whisperer (Fireborn, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 20 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
	After the Dragon Raid 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Trueflame (Fireborn, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Fireborn (Fireborn #3) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Firebound (Fireborn #4) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Favour Fire (Fireborn Book 5) 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Word Sorcery 101: A Guide to Better Writing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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

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About the Fireborn Series

I probably should have included this when I did the post for the Favour Fire release day, but honestly, the final book and the inspiration for the series as a whole are a tad different. It was the second movie specifically that really got me writing this series.

Dragon Whisperer was written before the first movie and came out before the second. That book and Trueflame are more closely connected to

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The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate: Discoveries from a Secret World

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That's right, I'm once again here to be cringe and review my own book. Chuck Tingle says it's okay. :) Anyway, here it is, the final book in the series and I'm really proud of how it turned out! It was so much fun to bring these characters together, ...more
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