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Jane Shoup

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in Evansville, IN, The United States

May 13, 1961

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Jane Shoup is an award-winning author of several genres and more than twenty novels, Historical adventure with romance is her mainstay. Her novel Pedestals, (revised and republished as The Key) won Epic's best action thriller 2006. Another novel, Jayna Incarnate was a finalist in the Mainstream Fiction category that same year.

She lives in Greensboro, NC with her husband, Scott, rescue dog, Gabby, and near her adult daughters and their families including five (soon the be 6) fabulous grands. Please visit her website at https://www.janeshoup.com ...more

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	An American Baroness (Sons of Barons, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 296 ratings — 6 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
	Ammey McKeaf (The Chronicles of Azulland, #) 3.93 avg rating — 276 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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
	Wright and Wrong: In the Valley (The Green Valley Series, #1) 4.49 avg rating — 158 ratings — 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
	Down In the Valley (Green Valley, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Heirs to the Throne (The Chronicles of Azulland,, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2012 — 7 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 Restoration 4.44 avg rating — 72 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
	Charity Cases: A Kassel of Philadelphia Novel 4.54 avg rating — 69 ratings — 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
	Nearly a Marquess (Sons of Barons, #2) 4.35 avg rating — 69 ratings — 6 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
	Into Shadow (The Chronicles of Azulland, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Zan: Birth of a Legend 3.84 avg rating — 70 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

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