Sign in with Facebook
more photos (1)
Hayden’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Hayden’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Hayden Wand’s Followers (163)
1,622 books
|
243 friends
1,329 books
|
167 friends
11,786 books
|
321 friends
1,505 books
|
234 friends
6,741 books
|
173 friends
1,913 books
|
205 friends
1,907 books
|
121 friends
791 books
|
368 friends
More friends…
Hayden Wand
Goodreads Author
Born
in Charleston, South Carolina, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Jane Austen, CS Lewis, L.M. Montgomery,
Member Since
July 2013
|
Five Enchanted Roses
by
—
published
2015
—
3 editions
|
|
|
Once: Six Historically Inspired Fairytales
by
—
published
2016
—
2 editions
|
|
|
The Wulver's Rose
—
published
2015
—
2 editions
|
|
|
With Blossoms Gold (Fairytale Novellas, #1)
|
|
|
For Elise
—
published
2015
|
|
|
Hidden Pearls
—
published
2015
—
2 editions
|
|
|
January Snow (Fairytale Novellas Book 2)
—
published
2019
—
2 editions
|
|
|
Earthbound
|
|
A Year In Reflection (2023)
She lives!
While I am not the regular blogger I used to be, even I can admit that an absence of over a year might worry some of you, but rest assured I am still here! In many ways this is a writing update, because I’ve felt like the worst author in the world for not releasing anything in years at this point, and even more so for leaving Earthbound unfinished on Vella for so long. So, what’s up with
Read more of this blog post »
Hayden’s Recent Updates
|
Hayden
entered a giveaway
Behind Five Willows
by June Hur (Goodreads Author)
50 copies
available, ends on
January 26, 2026
Enter to win »
|
|
|
Hayden
finished reading
Alchemy of Secrets (Alchemy of Secrets, #1)
by Stephanie Garber (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Fantasy |
|
|
All right, I promise I'll leave y'all alone after this and won't become one of those annoying pollers. First and last time I do a poll.
Do you read fairy tale retelliings? And would you be willing to answer a private poll about it for a project of min ...more
She
voted for:
Yes, I read retellings and would like to answer.
|
|
|
Hayden
finished reading
Wild Reverence
by Rebecca Ross (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Romantasy |
|
|
Hayden
entered a giveaway
|
|
|
Hayden
has read
A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians (The Shadow Histories, #1)
by H.G. Parry (Goodreads Author) |
|
| A little slow-moving, but definitely one of the best and most thought-out pieces of historical fantasy that I have read. | |
|
Hayden
wants to read
|
|
|
Hayden
wants to read
|
|
|
Hayden
wants to read
|
|
|
Hayden
and
8 other people
liked
Alex McEwen's review
of
Jesus through Medieval Eyes: Beholding Christ with the Artists, Mystics, and Theologians of the Middle Ages:
"I enjoyed this book, although it didn't meet my initial expectations. It struggles to define its identity, wavering between an academic exploration of Medieval culture, art history, devotional literature, and a political manifesto. Yet, perhaps this "
Read more of this review »
|
|
“Do you think God truly meant for us to keep Him locked in the church? Is He our Sunday pocket watch we only pull out for weddings and funerals and church services? He wishes for us to think about Him wherever we are. And a voice singing His praises at a ball is far less irreverent than a stone-cold heart sitting in a pew on Sunday morning.”
― Hidden Pearls
― Hidden Pearls
“She hated colds. There was nothing romantic about them. Fainting spells were dramatic, life-threatening illnesses were interesting, and a handsome prince could always rescue you in the case of a twisted ankle, but all colds produced were puffy eyes and a red nose.”
― Hidden Pearls
― Hidden Pearls
“You’re dead,” Amyot said, bearing down upon Benedict.
Benedict flashed an exhausted grin. “I don’t think Death likes me,” he said breathlessly. “We keep running in to each other before deciding to go our separate ways.”
― Once: Six Historically Inspired Fairytales
Benedict flashed an exhausted grin. “I don’t think Death likes me,” he said breathlessly. “We keep running in to each other before deciding to go our separate ways.”
― Once: Six Historically Inspired Fairytales
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book Shelf: Anthologies | 11 | 24 | Mar 18, 2016 08:35AM | |
| The Lost Challenges: A Trip Down Memory Lane - 1950 (Jan-Mar 2018) | 157 | 94 | Apr 17, 2018 11:58AM |
“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― The Four Loves
― The Four Loves
“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
― Les Misérables
― Les Misérables
“Watson. Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same.”
― Adventure of the Creeping Man
― Adventure of the Creeping Man
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Northanger Abbey
― Northanger Abbey
Starving Writers' Club
— 153 members
— last activity Feb 03, 2023 05:50PM
A club for writers devoted to their craft, especially but not limited to, those struggling to make ends meet who don't have "serious" day jobs, just w ...more
The INSPY Awards
— 183 members
— last activity Jan 26, 2020 12:22PM
Recognizing the need for a new kind of book award, the INSPYs were created by bloggers to discover and highlight the very best in literature that grap ...more
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
— 29 members
— last activity Aug 04, 2012 11:37AM
A place for the appreciation of Baroness Orczy's inimitable hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel -- the first fictional hero to have a secret identity! Discuss ...more
Comments (showing 1-3)
post a comment »
date
newest »
newest »
YOU'RE LISTED AS AN AUTHOR NOW!!!! WOOOOOOOOT!!!!!
Hey, Hayden!! Congrats on the Goodreads Author page!! I think I may have SQUEEE-ed out loud when I saw people adding "Hidden Pearls" to their to-read shelf. Terribly exciting! :D
Hi Hayden,Thanks for adding me as your friend! :)
Blessings,
Francesca
