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The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman

February 16, 2026 cheryl

Thank you publisher for the blurb which tells the whole story! Unbelievable. Perhaps they thing we all know it, given…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: Fantasy, historical fiction, magic, magical realism, romance, women's fiction

A Night in the Lonesome October Roger Zelazny

June 11, 2024 cheryl

My husband is a long time avid Sci Fi fan and we have quite a collection on the bookshelves accumulated…

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Posted in: Book reviews, For the readers among us Filed under: book reviews, Fantasy, magic, magical realism, science fiction, SFF

‘Wise men and women’

August 11, 2022 cheryl
skull magic

‘You and I are not ordinary folk, little mistress. We are wise …’ Aaron, my male protagonist in River Witch,…

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Posted in: Herbal lore and healing traditions, The inspiration behind the books Filed under: cunning folk, historical fiction, magic, magical realism, wise woman

Guardians of the Forest prequel is on its way…

January 19, 2022 cheryl

Getting close to releasing Guardians of the Forest prequel! When young ‘prentice seer, Ilesse, is touched by an evil inadvertently…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: children's books, Fantasy, Forests, gryphons, magic, prequel, reading to children

Guardians of the Forest free on Kindle 9-12 July 2021

July 9, 2021 cheryl
Forest at night

The happy news of the weekend! What people are saying about Guardians of the Forest: This book trilogy comes under…

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Posted in: For the readers among us, News Filed under: children's books, Fantasy, Forests, gryphons, Guardians of the Forest, magic, mythical creatures

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