Death soon sweeps through the main character’s harbor town, affecting both protagonists in unforeseen ways, the outcome uncertain.

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With magic commonplace, Chelsea Banning's debut novel, Of Crowns and Legends, hits the mark for fans of fantasy and Arthurian legend alike.

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What I like most about The House in the Cerulean Sea is that I would let my thirteen-year-old daughter read it.

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Just like a teacher or a sports coach, a writing mentor helps you polish your manuscript before you publish it.

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What this means is that anything unrelated to your story's overall plot needs to be revisited with unsentimental objectivity.

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