H. L. Paine

H. Paine's review of Mass Effect (Mass Effect, #1) 4/5: There's some inconsistencies with the games (i.e. size descriptions of certain species), and some seemingly anachronistic things (i.e. people wearing watches—including krogans—doors that are pull...

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H. Paine's review of Hotel Lamia 3/5: I enjoyed the idea of good vampires finding soulmates, and I'm always a fan of a brooding, angst-filled character. Kovac fit that nicely, and so did April. April's history, in particular, made me...

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H. Paine's review of The Promise (Riker's Apocalypse, #1) 4/5: A little light on the expected action, but I'm fairly sure it's a build up to what'll come in the following books. I look forward to seeing how this zombie apocalypse plays out. The story is ver...

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H. Paine's review of Only Wanna Dance With You (Only In Goose Hollow #1) 4/5: Hallmark movie meets smut meets red flags rounded out with a stalker thrown into the mix. Really, I don't know any better way to sum up 'Only Wanna Dance With You'. The writing in this book flow...

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H. Paine's review of When Women Were Dragons 5/5: Fed up with the patriarchy, women around the world begin embracing their feminine rage and liberating themselves by turning into literal dragons. The story is narrated by a young girl as she lear...

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Dragon Cursed Series Box Set: Books 1-2

H. Paine's review of Nettle & Bone 5/5: This is a fantastic, dark tale of sisterhood and female empowerment. The main character, Marra pushes herself to the limits physically and psychologically to rescue her sister from an abusive mar...

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That's the hope, at least! XD

Book 2 is sitting at 68,368 words. With rewriting the second part of the book, I have no idea how big it'll end up being, but I'm hoping it doesn't go past 80k.

It's just sooooo frustrating!

I think I need to completely revamp a good chunk of Part II in my second book of the 'Under New Stars' series. It's just missing ... something, and it's not reading the way I want. *sigh*

what a fucking asshole move

"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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A gift for the wolfmen - a trans man gets filled to bursting by some wolfish warriors

fallen dust - trans man fleeing a shitty family brings about a delicious end to the world

heart of stone - adhd vampire has a new autistic secretary and they yearn for each other.

book bundles - a 99p book bundle with 45x short stories and novellas for £25 - starter pack, with 10 books for £12 - fresher's pack, with 5 books for £6

I have soooo many short stories readable for free on my website, and a bunch of books for sale in my shop on my website, including bundles!

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The End of a Reign (Under New Stars Book 1) Amazon.com: The End of a Reign (Under New Stars Book 1) eBook : Paine, H. L. : Kindle Store

Hello! I'm a new, nonbinary author. I only have one book. The quickest summary I can give is it's about a dragonkissed woman who's BFFs with the dragon prince. There's a war going, and she's trying to convince him to claim the throne to end the war. a.co/d/6yhEyAm (physical copies on B&N, too!)

Now available on Barnes & Noble!

Cover for The Wish and the Demon, book one in the Half Swallowed by Shadows duology, by Rebecca Crunden. Cover shows three men's silhouettes standing in the middle of a road in winter. There's dark red trees and snow on the ground. One figure is approaching the other two, surrounded by shadows.

📝 400+ pages
🥀 urban fantasy
🌃 set in washington state
🔥 slow burn
🤍 romance and angst
🗡️ demons and vampires
📕 first in a duology

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/D3rL5
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/the-wish-and...
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cover for On Demon Wrangling and Interpersonal Relationships Between Weary Immortals by Rebecca Crunden; purple background with a cat and flowers.

Demelza, a world-weary witch, and Uliana, an even more exhausted vampyre, work together to send wayward demons, ghosts and otherworldly creatures back to where they came from. But some jobs are more difficult than others.

🔖 story: mybook.to/RXIIkD
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Book Sale – Daring, Exuberant and Intrepid | Wrestling Darwin Because heroism should know no limts

Check out this awesome sale! Ngl, having my book next to Krystle's on this sale page makes me all starry eyed, and having it on the same page as all these amazing authors is pure PERFECTION!

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kindle cover for dust & lightning by rebecca crunden; image shows a dark planet in purple lighting, a moon in the background, volcano canyons below

🚀 spaceships
🌡️ dark conspiracies
🎭 brotherhood
❌ no romance
🐛 strange creatures
🤖 futuristic
🪐 other worlds
🐈 a rescue cat

🔖 universal link: mybook.to/schU
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/dust-lightning
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My favorite part of the day is when I get to read.

It's time to party! And by party, I mean grab a book and a glass of wine and throw myself on my reading couch.

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I got this one a while Back! Anyone wanna read with me??

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these violent nights by rebecca crunden kindle cover; image shows a neon city with four black figures, two men and two women; there's a moon in the background around the text.

👾 futuristic world
☣️ dystopia! ✨with magic✨
📝 600+ pages
🔥 grumpy x sunshine
🗡️ revenge
🍃 lots of plants
💪 close friendships

🔖 book link: mybook.to/QVgAoK
💌 itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/these-violen...
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Happily! Would you mind doing the same?