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S.L. Thorne

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Born

in Jacksonville, The United States

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https://www.thornewoodstudios.com/books

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Fantasy, Paranormal

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Andre Norton|4766

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April 2014

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S. L. Thorne (formerly published by DDP under Sandra Leigh) is a resident of Northern Florida, proudly quinquagenarian and highly creative. She’s been telling stories since she could talk (which was fairly early) and writing them down as soon as she learned to write; often regaling her friends for hours after school with tales she’d make up. She is currently living with a husband, a 6 yo, an aggressively needy pittbull, and one very senior feline. An occasionally decent artist, she often paints or renders her own covers. Fans of her novels tend to be rabid about them, often pushing her into publishing books she otherwise would have kept to herself.
She prefers historical settings to modern ones and is a stickler for historical accuracy; oft ...more

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	Shift: Book 1: Stag's Heart 3.89 avg rating — 9 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
	Love In Ruins 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	The Speaker 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 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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S.L. Thorne made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 21) topic " the book Samuel Thorne by S.L. Thorne is listed as mine and .... considering it was first printing in 1874.... I don't think I wrote it! o_O ISBN 97833 ...more "
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Picked it up because of the TV series. DEVOURED it! Love, love, love these books. By and large, the series has been locked on faithful to them, with certain casting exceptions. (Flo Bones. A casting choice which would have caused serious diversions l ...more
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