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Sandy Williams writes urban fantasy and science fiction, both with a strong shot of romance. She's a fan of the enemies-to-lovers trope and loves books with high stakes and fantastical settings. When she's not being a bookworm, she loves playing board and card games like Dominion, Quacks of Quedlinburg, Dungeon Petz, etc (but not Goblins because she ALWAYS loses that damn game).

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Average rating: 3.82 · 18,372 ratings · 2,152 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Shadow Reader (Shadow Reader, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 9,960 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	The Shattered Dark (Shadow Reader, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 3,401 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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 Sharpest Blade (Shadow Reader, #3) 3.92 avg rating — 2,307 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Shades of Treason (Anomaly #1) 3.81 avg rating — 1,179 ratings — published 2015 — 5 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
	A Void of Magic (Kennedy Rain, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 549 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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
	Shades of Honor (Anomaly #2) 4.03 avg rating — 304 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Bound by Bloodsong (Kennedy Rain, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 289 ratings — published 2022 — 5 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
	Fused in Earth and Stone (Kennedy Rain, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2023 — 5 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
	Shades of Allegiance (Anomaly #3) 4.05 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	A Clash of Moonlight 3.65 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2022	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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Trick-or-Treat! The Sandy Screw-up Edition

I'm doing a thing! A very...scary?...thing. While Sandy was away vacation-ing in the West Caribbean, I was ~~digging through~~ organizing her stuff,* and I discovered something super hilarious.

Sandy can't sign her name.

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I mean, eventually she gets it right, but check out a few of the sig pages she's "messed up."

Look at that second pic! Sandra??? Sandy's only called Sandra when she's in trouble

Series by Sandy Williams

Shadow Reader (3 books)
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Sandy Williams is now following A.R. Torre Author of The Good Lie
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Sandy Williams wants to read The Bear and the Nightingale (The Winternight Trilogy, #1) by Katherine Arden (Goodreads Author)	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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Sandy Williams answered Gretchen's question: I just finished Shades of Allegiance!! I was so excited to see you had written more books! I love the Shadow Reader books! Any plans for more Anomaly books?? Wow. It's so hard to see questions on Goodreads! I know this is three years old (so, so, sorry about that!), but the answer is yes. lol I've written three books in a new urban fantasy series. The fourth should be out this summer. I'm so happy to hear See Full Answer
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Brilliantly plotted, this is a violent, heart-wrenching story that will emotionally wreck you. Full Series Review with SPOILERS at: https://sandy-williams.com/blogs/news... ...more
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Sandy Williams rated a book it was amazing A Reaper at the Gates (An Ember in the Ashes, #3) by Sabaa Tahir (Goodreads Author)	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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“Fine," he says, his words coming out breathless. "I'll save your precious sword-master, McKenzie. But I will never, ever give you back to him.”
― Sandy Williams, The Shadow Reader

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“If I were a good man,” he says, “I’d acknowledge that Taltrayn is an honorable fae, that he loves you and would take care of you. I’d step down and let you have the man you’ve always wanted, but, McKenzie, I’m not as good as Taltrayn. I never will be, and I can’t step down. I’ll fight for the chance to be with you.”
― Sandy Williams, The Shadow Reader

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“He’s had ten years to make you fall in love with him. I haven’t had ten weeks! Tell me how that’s fair!”
― Sandy Williams, The Shadow Reader

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Sandy’s Quotes

“Did I pick safety or ambition? The slow and steady or the gamble? I smiled. Put like that, it wasn’t even a question.”
― Rachel Bach, Fortune's Pawn

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“Nothing pisses me off like having my sacrifices undermined.”
― Rachel Bach, Honor's Knight

tags: science-fiction-romance

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“Oh goody, we'd saved Caldswell.”
― Rachel Bach, Honor's Knight

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“The truth is that there are no heroes. We're all villains excusing our actions by hiding behind a greater good.”
― Rachel Bach, Honor's Knight

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“I won't be a monster for you, Devi.”
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message 3: by Yodamom

Mar 18, 2013 04:52PM

Hi, I had to let you know that I just finished Shadow Reader and LOVED it ! Amazing adventure with the perfect amount of action, intrigue and romance for me. I already ordered book 2. Keep writing :D

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message 2: by Anzû

Dec 08, 2012 03:33AM

Thanks for the friend request and for not killing me after my review for The Shadow Reader :">

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Nov 11, 2011 02:52PM

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