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Amara Cudney

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Amara's had a varied and exciting career as an herbalist, retail store owner, elementary school teacher, English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, and author. Born in El Paso, Texas, she's spent much of her life in the Southwestern United States and now lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with her kitties and precious husband, Sam.

Amara has been writing since she was quite young, often finding it a great outlet for her self-expression and creativity. (little known fact-she went behind the dean's back and published a literary magazine at the girls' school she attended. It was a great success, and she was only fifteen.

She has a BS in Elementary Education and a Master's in Language and Literacy from the University of New Mexico. She taught in B ...more

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	The Heart of Forgiveness 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	To Everything There is a Season 3.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Bonnie's Surprise it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	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 Broken Road 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Merili's Wine 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Prayer it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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 Girls by Amara Cudney (Goodreads Author), Sam Cudney (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013	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
	Breath of the Sorcerer by Amara Cudney (Goodreads Author), Sam Cudney (editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Forgiveness From the Heart it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	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
	Merili's Wine: Large Print Edition it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Breath of the Sorcerer

BREATH OF THE SORCERER, my latest book,is a magical tale of the heart.

The evil King wants to destroy Airmid and her people. He hates their magic and everything else about them. He creates a sorcerer to destroy her people, but in no time, the sorcerer grows stronger than the King, quickly taking his life.

Now Airmid and her people are confronted with a power stronger than any they have ever seen. In Read more of this blog post »

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