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R.J. Blain

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RJ Blain suffers from a Moleskine journal obsession, a pen fixation, and a terrible tendency to pun without warning.

When she isn't playing pretend, she likes to think she's a cartographer and a sumi-e painter. In reality, she herds cats and a husband, and obeys the commands of Tsu Dhi, the great warrior fish.

In her spare time, she daydreams about being a spy. Should that fail, her contingency plan involves tying her best of enemies to spinning wheels and quoting James Bond villains until she is satisfied. ...more

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	Playing with Fire (Magical Romantic Comedies, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 6,072 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Hoofin' It (Magical Romantic Comedies, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 3,166 ratings — published 2017 — 15 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
	Whatever for Hire (Magical Romantic Comedies, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 2,367 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Booked for Murder (Vigilante Magical Librarians, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 2,541 ratings — published 2020 — 7 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
	Burn, Baby, Burn (Magical Romantic Comedies, #8) 4.53 avg rating — 2,168 ratings — published 2019 — 11 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
	Serial Killer Princess (Magical Romantic Comedies, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 2,178 ratings — published 2018 — 16 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
	No Kitten Around (Magical Romantic Comedies, #5) 4.24 avg rating — 1,912 ratings — published 2018 — 13 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
	Hearth, Home, and Havoc (Magical Romantic Comedies, #2.5) 4.06 avg rating — 1,950 ratings — published 2017 — 14 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 Flame Game (Magical Romantic Comedies, #12) 4.57 avg rating — 1,699 ratings — published 2020 — 7 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
	Grave Humor (Magical Romantic Comedies, #10) 4.30 avg rating — 1,751 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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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I started a discussion on facebook recently about how readers perceive books, react to the usage of different tropes, and so on. It started its life as a post about how I don’t actually write to please people. Which is true, and is the heart and soul of this post.

I write the books I wish to read. Do I hope these entertain people so I can put money in my jar? Absolutely! Writing is how I earn my br

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Rings of Fate (Curses and Crowns, #1)

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R.J. Blain answered Graham Tallents's question: Absolutely loved both Outfoxed and Up in Smoke. Please tell me that the third episode is in the pipeline, as there is so much yet to be answered in this fantastic tale? Yes, there will be a third book, which will be entitled Death's Door. No ETA yet for it, though.
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“Book dragons. I’d somehow fallen prey to a pair of book dragons.”
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“No one will hurt her.” “And should they try?” “I’ll rip their heads off.” Sexy or creepy, sexy or creepy—I went with very sexy with a side dish of creepy.”
― R.J. Blain, Playing with Fire

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“As I thought it was a brilliant idea, I did my parental duty of taking his idea and making it my own.”
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“What can I say? He’s a man, and as my queen and bride says, men are stupid. Especially me, for having taught our son to be a man, too, who in turn taught his son. We’re a plague, us men. At least we’re handsome enough to keep around despite being stupid enough to tempt our women to murder us.”
― R.J. Blain, Playing with Fire

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