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Hayden Wand

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Born
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Jane Austen, CS Lewis, L.M. Montgomery,

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Hayden Wand spends much of her time writing in a room filled with bookshelves and unfinished craft projects. A lover of history, literature, and folklore, she lives with her family in South Carolina.

You can find her novella “The Wulver’s Rose” in Rooglewood Press’s FIVE ENCHANTED ROSES anthology, and she is also the author of two more fairy tale retellings: WITH BLOSSOMS GOLD, a Rapunzel retelling set during the Renaissance, and JANUARY SNOW, a retelling of Snow White set during the Roaring 20's.

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Hayden Wand There's a tattered, worn copy of Louisa May Alcott's An Old Fashioned Girl on my bookshelf right now. It's not worn because it's so old, but rather be…moreThere's a tattered, worn copy of Louisa May Alcott's An Old Fashioned Girl on my bookshelf right now. It's not worn because it's so old, but rather because I loved it so much that I read it all the time. I related to the characters because they seemed to understand my own problems and I found that encouraging. If someone finds Hidden Pearls- or any of my books- encouraging in that way through life's physical and spiritual problems, then I think that's the highest thing I can aspire to.(less)
Hayden Wand Good to meet you, Andrew! Thank you so much! There are many things I wish I knew when I first started my publishing journey, but one of the most impor…moreGood to meet you, Andrew! Thank you so much! There are many things I wish I knew when I first started my publishing journey, but one of the most important, I think, is to remember that the road to publishing is long, not short. It's important not to feel rushed into releasing something before it's ready, or because you feel like you have to operate on or compete with traditional publishing's timeline.

Thank you for your offer! Right now I'm not taking in anymore books for review (Quarantine has me swamped!), but I've added your novel to my to-read list for the future!(less)
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The Wulver's Rose

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For Elise

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Hidden Pearls

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When in doubt, err on the side of soup

The end of September and beginning of October had me knocked out with a pretty bad cold (if you follow me on instagram, you might have seen my story about throwing 50+ cloves of garlic into a soup in desperation…to be fair, it worked pretty well. I just smelled of garlic for three days.)

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You know...the old review still stands 😅

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“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.”
― Hayden Wand, 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.”
― Hayden Wand, Once: Six Historically Inspired Fairytales

“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.”
― Hayden Wand, Hidden Pearls

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“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
― P.G. Wodehouse

“Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .”
― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves

“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“Watson. Come at once if convenient. If inconvenient, come all the same.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle, Adventure of the Creeping Man

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

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ashley elliott YOU'RE LISTED AS AN AUTHOR NOW!!!! WOOOOOOOOT!!!!!


Kirsten 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


Francesca Hi Hayden,
Thanks for adding me as your friend! :)
Blessings,
Francesca


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