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L.J. Andrews

L.J. Andrews is a fantasy-romance author who writes dark Nordic and Viking-inspired stories driven by romance and adventure. Her notable works include The Ever King and the series The Ever Seas, The Broken Kingdoms, and Broken Souls and Bones; she is a USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling writer. ((https://ljandrews.net/))

Biografía y Trayectoria del Autor

Known to readers as L.J. Andrews, she built her imaginative life early. Public biographies describe a child who hid in closets with books, clipped newspaper stories about animals, and developed a lasting attachment to words, history, and the natural world. Publisher biographies also note that before fiction became her full-time profession, she studied occupational therapy and worked with older adults in health care. Living in Utah and raising a family with her husband and four children, she carried those experiences into a writing life shaped by Scandinavian roots, Norse legend, and a practical understanding of work, caregiving, and persistence. ((https://ljandrews.net/about-lj-andrews/))

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Getting lost in other worlds, is one of the best adventures you can go on
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“Follow me. Others might fear you, but as it happens, I have need for darkness such as yours.”
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“Make your choice,” Harald hissed
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“And it leads to you littles. We have fought our battle, now the Norns have need of your bravery to face their runaway haunts.”
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“I have never wanted to care for a young one until I met Erik Bloodsinger.”
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“Valen, you always were a bleeding disappointment.”
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“One more protest about crowning an Ever Queen, and I’d send Gavyn through their bleeding walls to slit their throats.”
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Like a spark catching flame, Kage rolled me beneath his body and leveled a knife he’d pulled from beneath his pillow at my throat
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at long last, through blood and pain and tears, the Broken Kingdoms have reached…the end
-SOSAF 1 year old & BONUS Scene

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