#Angela J. Ford

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Title: Song of the Dawn

Author: Angela J. Ford

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2021

Genres: fiction, fantasy, romance, paranormal, gothic

Blurb: Legend tells of a sacred land shrouded by the obscure, where the barrier between worlds is thin and strange things happen without rhyme or reason. Budding violinist Mila is unaware of these myths when she accepts a job at a remote inn called the Dawn. Awed by the atmospheric location, Mila begins work...only to discover nothing is as it seems. Haunted by unsettling vestiges, mysterious disappearances, and the lure of a magical song, Mila takes it upon herself to unravel the secrets of the inn and its handsome innkeeper. Mila knows she should stay away from him, but every time he appears, her resolve weakens. Fate may have brought them together...but just as romance blooms, she discovers his ghastly secret. He's the harbinger of darkness, and standing by his side is a dangerous choice between life and something much worse than death.

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ESCAPE Reviews of exploitation thriller

‘Fight back or die’ Escape is a 2023 exploitation thriller about ten young women who are taken from an island resort by a violent criminal gang for shipping to an overseas sex trafficking client. A young nurse and feisty dancer (Sarah Alexandra Marks) hatch an escape-plan, finding themselves in the desert fighting for survival against ruthless traffickers. The movie was written, directed and…

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William Hootkins in the 1970s.

William Hootkins was born in Texas in 1948. He was active in theater in High School and at Princeton University and interested in becoming a professional actor after graduating. His his friend John Lithgow recommended he move to England to continue his acting education, probably because he knew he'd get greater opportunities. So he moved to England in the 1970s and trained at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He continued mainly in theater and took film roles when he could. His first film role was a small role as a henchman in the British R rated film, Big Zapper in 1973.

Big Zapper, 1973. Small role and Hootkins would've been 24-25 years old during filming.

Anthology series Plays for Britain. Hootkins gets a small role in the episode The Paradise Run in 1976.

An anthology Documentary series, Horizon, which featured film adaptations of real-life events. Hootkins had a greater role in this 1976 offering Billion Dollar Bubble which starred James Woods about Insurance Company fraud in the early years of computers.

Still in his 20s, Hootkins got a small role in a major American film directed by Robert Aldrich and the opportunity to share a scene with Charles Durning, Twilight's Last Gleaming in 1977.

Also in 1977, Hootkins played Porkins in a small role in the 1977 blockbuster Star Wars. Small role but big enough to get his own action figure.

And again in 1977, Hootkins worked with Director Ken Russell in Valentino in a high energy scene of a drunken, egotistical silent film star. The movie was a bomb mainly because it wasn't the biopic of Rudolph Valentino that people expected. Russell took too much license in the life of Valentino to tell a more interesting story. I think what was known of the real lives of stars back then was greatly what the studio wanted to present to the public. So I think Russell was justified.

1977 was an especially good year for William Hootkins. The above photos are from a US-UK collaboration of a teleplay version of Come Back, Little Sheba starring Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward. Hootkins is in one scene only. Also in 1977, Hootkins appeared in episodes of British TV series, Van der Volk, Yanks Go Home, Plum's Plots and Plans and Documentary Series, The Lively Arts.

In 1978. Hootkins appeared in Part 1 of Clouds of Glory, a 2-part series of the lives of Poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel T Coleridge. Hootkins appeared with David Warner.

Late 1978, now William Hootkins is 30 years old and no denying the hair loss. He appears in all 3 episodes of the British miniseries The Lost Boys, about Peter Pan writer J. M. Barrie starring Ian Holm, presenting Barrie as homosexual and a pedophile (at least only in his mind). Hootkins plays Barrie's American friend, Broadway and London Theater Producer Charles Frohman.

Hootkins appeared in one episode of British 13-part miniseries Lillie, the story of Lillie Langtry in 1978.

In 1979, Hootkins appeared in Hanover Street as Beef with Harrison Ford.

Also in 1979, he played a very small role in a remake of The Lady Vanishes with Cybill Shepherd and Angela Lansbury.

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Face Claim List

Below the cut, you will find our list of face claims featured on our canon list. Enjoy this sneak peak at what is coming your way when the canon lists start being released this week!

FC List:

Abigail Cowen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Amita Suman Amy Adams Ana de Armas André De Shields Andrew Garfield Angela Bassett Anna Kendrick Anne Hathaway Anthony Anderson Anthony Mackie Anya Chalotra Anya Taylor Joy Aja Naomi King Avan Jogia Avantika Audra McDonald Austin Butler Beanie Feldstein Ben Barnes Beyoncé BD Wong Bette Midler Caleb McLaughlin Camila Mendes Catherine O'Hara Charles Melton Chiwetel Ejiofor Chloe Bennet Chloe Bailey Christina Hendricks Christina Nadin Chrissy Metz Cody Christian Constance Wu Courtney Eaton Dakota Johnson Danai Gurira Daniel Ezra Daniel Wu Danny Trejo David Harbour Deepika Padukone Denzel Washington Dev Patel Diana Silvers Diane Keaton Dianna Agron Dove Cameron Dylan O'Brien Eddie Redmayne Eiza González Emily Alyn Lind Eva Longoria Ewan McGregor Fan Bingbing Felix Mallard Florence Pugh Froy Gutierrez Gabrielle Union Gemma Chan George Takei Gillian Anderson Gina Rodriguez Gina Torres Hailee Steinfeld Halle Bailey Harrison Ford Harry Shum JR Harry Styles Henry Cavill Hero Fiennes Tiffin Hunter Schafer Hugh Jackman Idris Elba J. Cameron-Smith Jacob Artist Jacob Elordi Jameela Jamil James McAvoy Jamie Chung Jamie Lee Curtis Jasmin Savoy Brown Jason Momoa Jason Sudekis Jean Smart Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Wright Jenna Ortega Jensen Ackles Jesse Williams Jessica Chastain JK Simmons Joe Locke John Boyega John Cho John Krasinski Jon Hamm Jonathan Bailey Jordan Connor Jordan Peele Julianne Moore Justice Smith Kate Winslet Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Newton Keanu Reeves Keith Powers Keke Palmer Kerry Washington Kit Connor [1] Kit Connor [2] KJ Apa Kristen Bell Kumail Nanjiani Lana Condor Laura Harrier Lauren Ridloff Leonardo DiCaprio Letita Wright Lili Reinhart Liv Hewson Logan Browning Logan Lerman Loretta Devine Lupita Nyong'o Mädchen Amick Madelyn Cline Madison Bailey Mahershala Ali Manny Jacinto Manny Montana Margot Robbie Mark Consuelos Mark Hamill Mario Lopez Mason Gooding Maude Apatow Megan thee Stallion Melanie Lynskey Melissa Barrera Michael Cimino Michael Evans Behling Michael Fassbender Michael Peña Michael Shannon Michelle Yeoh Morgan Freeman Naomi Scott Natalia Dyer Natasha Liu Bordizzo Nina Dobrev Noah Centineo Normani Octavia Spencer Olivia Coleman Olivia Rodrigo Oscar Isaac Paul Rudd Pedro Pascal Phoebe Deynover Phoebe Tonkin Phylicia Rashad Priyanka Chopra Rachel Weisz Rachel Zegler Rahul Kohli Reese Witherspoon Regé-Jean Page Renee Rapp [1] Renee Rapp [2] Riz Ahmed Robert Pattinson Robert Downey JR Rome Flynn Rosamund Pike Rose Byrne Rudy Pankow Ryan Gosling Ryan Guzman Ryan Reynolds Sadie Sink Sam Claflin Samantha Logan Samara Weaving Sandra Bullock Sandra Oh Sara Ramirez Sarah Jeffrey Sarah Paulson Sebastian Stan Selena Gomez Sigourney Weaver Simu Liu Shawn Mendes Skeet Ulrich Sophia Ali Sophia Bush Sophie Turner Sonam Kapoor Sophie Thatcher Sterling K. Brown Steve Martin Steven Yeun Storm Reid Sydney Sweeney [1] Sydney Sweeney [2] Taika Waititi Tati Gabrielle Taraji P. Henson Taron Egerton Taye Diggs Taylor Zakhar Perez Ted Danson Timothée Chalamet Thomas Doherty Tom Blyth Tom Ellis Tom Hardy Tom Holland Tony Goldwyn Tyler James Williams Tyler Posey Uzo Adubo Victoria Pedretti Viola Davis Whoopi Goldberg Wolfgang Novogratz Will Smith Willem Dafoe William Jackson Harper Winona Ryder Winston Duke Yasmin Finney Zayn Malik Zendaya Zoey Deutch

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April Books

Holy moly, I have surpassed the 50% mark of my reading goal for this year. BookTok still has a chokehold on me so my TBR on Goodreads on consistently over 1200 books, and constantly being increased.

Stay Over - Kaylee Ryan ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Warrior - A. M. Brooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Wild Heart - Lacy Chantell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spark of Obsession - Victoria Dawson ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plus Size for the Billionaire - R. J. Stevens ⭐️ You Can Follow Me - Jo Brenner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Lose Me in the Shadows - Jo Brenner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Meet Me in the Dark - Jo Brenner ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Owned by a Sinner - Michelle Heard ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Siren - R. J. Lewis & A. R. Rose ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Savage Seduction - Didi Sands ⭐️⭐️ Sick Boys - Clarissa Wild ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Dreaming Forest - L. B. Black ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Where's Molly - H. D. Carlton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Pieces Left Behind - Ryan Marie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Rebel's Promise - Sara Blackard ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brawler - Colleen Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thalia De Luca - Jaclin Marie ⭐️⭐️ When It Ends - Penelope Black ⭐️⭐️ Sorry. Not Sorry - Emily James ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My Anti-Hero - Titan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Axel - Samantha Whiskey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ To Wake A Kingdom - Nisha J. Tuli ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Butcher & Blackbird - Brynne Weaver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 'Til Encryption Do Us Part - Cathleen Cole & Frank Jensen ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Saved - Hazel James ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fearlessly Bound - Zainab Samba ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Piece That Breaks - N. J. Gray ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Easy Like Sunday Morning - Kenya Goree-Bell ⭐️⭐️ The Pucking Wrong Guy - C. R. Jane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reckless Hands - T. L. Smith ⭐️⭐️ Resisting the Grump - Ashley Muñoz ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Pucking Wrong Date - C. R. Jane ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blood of My Monster - Rina Kent ⭐️⭐️⭐️ In Your Wildest Dreams - Rebecca Jenshak ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Liees of My Monster - Rina Kent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Blood of My Monster - Rina Kent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fearless King - Zainab Samba ⭐️⭐️ Saving Vienna - Vikki Jay ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Evergreen Ivy - Ada Taylor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The Payback - Mila Sin & Manuela Rouget ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Fifty Shades of Grey - E. L. James ⭐️⭐️ Grey - E. L. James ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Welcome to Fae Cafe - Jennifer Kropf ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Born of Mist and Dragonfire - Ava Thorne ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Keeping My Bride - Angela Snyder ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Battle Within - Christina Mattingly ⭐️⭐️ Dark Obsession - Hope Ford ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Small Town Swoon - Melanie Harlow ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Hate Like Ours - Nikita ⭐️⭐️ The Deal Dilemma - Meagan Brandy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Dig - L. A. Ferro ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rancher's Seduction - Nicole Simon ⭐️ I Almost Do - Evangeline Williams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Plays Well With Others - Lauren Blakely ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heart Trick - Kristen Granata ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A False Start - Elsie Silver ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Falling for You - T. Thomas ⭐️⭐️ Mafia and Protector - Isa Oliver ⭐️⭐️ Recklessly You - J. Morales ⭐️⭐️⭐️ All Rhodes Lead Here - Mariana Zapata ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

61 total books read for April 2024!

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Get to know me tag game

Tagged by @khaleesa who somehow knew I was stuck in a hotel room, bored out of my skull, and not about to watch the Superb Owl to pass the time.

rules: tag (8-10) people who you want to get to know better.

Relationship status: Perpetually and endlessly single. My last relationship ended two years ago, and I haven't even started dating again.

Favorite color: A very specific shade of blue

Three favorite foods: Really good fish & chips, tacos (again, they have to be good, and there's a lot of crap out there), a tuna melt from a restaurant that is now closed

Top 3 tv shows: whew, this is rough--I enjoy television very much. I'm sticking with the classics, though, and saying The Simpsons, Friday Night Lights, and Absolutely Fabulous.

Top 3 characters: Mary Lennox, Lisa Simpson, Wendy Moira Angela Darling (honorable mention to Stacey McGill, obviously)

What I’m currently reading: Real Bad Things by Kelly J. Ford, which was a Bookbub deal. It's fine! I read a lot, and the last great thing I read was The Immortalists.

Song stuck in my head:  Animal Crossing theme song, kind of. I'm not much for earworms.

Last movie watched: Clue because I can stream Amazon Prime in this hotel room and it was there.

Last thing I googled: directions to my meeting tomorrow

Last song I listened to was: A bunch of Fleetwood Mac because I was listening to a podcast about Fleetwood Mac because I am in my thirties.

Dream trip: A jaunt to the southern hemisphere to do Australia and New Zealand. I want to spend a month, at least.

Time: 7:45PM

Anything I really want right now: Validation.

Tagging: @pipergirl17 @pinkhoneydoodles-blog @bisexualchrissycunningham @hilarychuff @hangon-silvergirl @joansblondells @hellcheerocracy and anyone else who is avoiding the Superb Owl tonight.

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 5 / 10

Título Original: Never Let Go

Año: 2015

Duración: 93 min

País: Estados Unidos

Dirección: Howard J. Ford

Guion: Howard J. Ford

Música: Imran Ahmad

Fotografía: Travellian Skipaldi

Reparto: Angela Dixon, Nigel Whitmey, Lisa Eichhorn, Velibor Topic, etc

Productora: Coproducción Estados Unidos-Marruecos-España-Reino Unido; Latitude Films, Mallorca Specials, Socially Organic, Kasbah-Film Tanger

Género: Drama; Action; Thriller

TRAILER:

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This brand-new book is the perfect thing to pick up to cap off summer! Scars Publications just released the Down in the Dirt‘s May-August 2024 issue collection book “A Library of Collaboration”! This 422-page volume is a great way to stock up on issues if you didn’t buy all of the issues making this a GREAT deal! A listing of all the contributors and titles is available at Scars online, and authors are also listed in the description now online through Amazon throughout the U.S. and Canada. They can also be ordered in the U.K., all of Europe, and even Japan and Australia!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBDBH1HK

https://scars.tv/2024May-August-issue-collection-book/A_Library_of_Collaboration.htm

The contributors to this book (of writing and art) include A.R. Williams, Alan Ford, Alexandra Dark, Angela Carrozza, Anthony Thomas Voglino, April Fikstad, April Goodwin, Bill Tope, Binod Dawadi, Brenda Mox, Brian Beatty, Brian Connelly, Cailey Tin, Cameron D. Alexander, Camille Akers, Chitralekha Hore, Christopher Strople, Ciara M. Blecka, Clarence Allan Ebert, Clive Aaron Gill, Corey Smith, Corey Villas, Daniel de Culla, David J Tate, David Sapp, David Sowards, Debra Wilson Frank, Devin Sparkman, Dick Yaeger, Donald Reed Greenwood, Dorthy LaVern McCarthy, Doug Hawley, Douglas Young, Dr. Adyasha Acharya, Drew Marshall, DS Maolalai, Duane Anderson, Edward Michael O’Durr Supranowicz, Eleanor Leonne Bennett, Elena Botts, Eric Brown, Erik Priedkalns, George Beckerman, Gil Hoy, Greg Beckman, Hannah Ferris, Hasan Chaudhry, Helen Bird, Holly Day, Isabel G. de Diego, J. Ray Paradiso, Jackie Bayless, Jake C. Elliott, James Bates, James Nelli, Janet Kuypers, Jerry Guarino, Joan Mach, John F. McMullen, John Farquhar Young, John Grey, John Riebow, John Zedolik, Joy Myers, June Wolfman, Justine Fleming, Kassan Jahmal Kassim, Katarina Pavicic-Ivelja, Ken Weiss, Kris Green, Kyle Hemmings, Kyle Trenka, L. Sydney Abel, Latoya Kidd, Laura Bota, Lee Hammerschmidt, Madelyne Timmons, Mark Pearce, Mark Wolters, Marvin Reif, Matthew McAyeal, Megan Mealor, Michael Gigandet, Mike Rader, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Norm Hudson, Oleksandr Gorpynich, Olivia G. Benson, Olivier Schopfer, Paul Stansbury, R.T. Castleberry, Raha.M, ReLand, Richard K. Williams, Ronald Hernandez, Roseann Bauer, Rowan Tate, Roy N. Mason, Rykard Plaque, Salvatore Folisi, Sandip Saha, Sarah Das Gupta, Scott Taylor, Sean Meggeson, Shawn McMichael, Shontay Luna, Simon Kaeppeli, Steevie Karnes, Sterling Warner, Steven Grogan, Susie Gharib, Terry Sanville, Tom Ball, Toney Dimos, Tony Covatta, Vern Fein, and Westley Heine.

https://www.facebook.com/janetkuypers/posts/pfbid02X79WiLxMhVQRAjyUJdASt2iJ2LHeLrvTuYK2i1RmvSVzDMBcK7cPwCQbxzY67dkwl

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Douglas Turner Ward May 5, 1930 - February 20, 2021) an actor, director, and playwright, was considered a legend in African American theatre. He co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company. NEC has spawned over 200 productions. It has been the incubator of opportunity for such talents as Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad, Samuel L. Jackson, Angela Bassett, Giancarlo Esposito, Laurence Fishburne, Esther Rolle, Cleavon Little, Frances Foster, Sherman Helmsley, David Alan Grier, and Lynn Whitfield. Playwrights such as Paul Carter Harrison, Charles Fuller, Judy Ann Mason, Joseph A. Walker, Philip Hayes Dean, J. E. Franklin, Endesha Mae Holland, and Aisah Rahman found the NEC to be a nurturing environment for the production of their plays.

He was born in Burnside, Louisiana to Roosevelt and Dorothy (Short) Ward. His early education was at Wilberforce University and the University of Michigan. He was a journalist. He began studying acting at the Actor’s Workshop, He debuted in The Iceman Cometh. He understudied Sidney Poitier in A Raisin in the Sun. He began writing plays. His first two efforts, Day of Absence and Happy Ending were very successful.

He discussed the lack of opportunity for Black actors and Black theatre. This led to an invitation from the New York Times to write an op-ed piece on the state of Black theatre.

The Ford Foundation read the article and invited him and his associates, actor Robert Hooks and theatre manager Gerald S. Krone, to meet. The Ford Foundation funded $434K to what became the NEC.

From its first production, Song of the Lusitanian Bogey, NEC became the envy of the theatrical world. Ford ceased funding the theatre. He continued to lead the company for many years but he relinquished the artistic directorship of NEC in the late 1990s.

He married Diana Powell (1966). They had two children. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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Music of the Night by Angela J. Ford

Book Stats  Stars: 2.5 Stars Start Date : 02/20/24 Ending Date: 02/25/24 Genre: NA Gothic Romance Fantasy Form: Epub Page Count: 252 Publishing Date: 02/15/21 Point of View: 1st Person ,Dual POV’s Setting: High Tower GoodReads:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3825041362 StoryGraph: Music of the night is a Phantom of the Opera retelling mixed in with Beauty and the Beast. Aria is…

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Title: Music of the Night

Author: Angela J. Ford

Series or standalone: standalone

Publication year: 2021

Genres: fiction, fantasy, romance, retelling, gothic

Blurb: After the death of her father, Aria is left penniless and destitute. To avoid working the streets, she becomes the ward of a count and moves to a remote town called High Tower. High Tower is a gloomy place, with one vivid attraction: the theater. Lord and ladies come from afar to be seduced by a night of unforgettable entertainment. Many are warned to stay away from High Tower's dangerous enchantments, but it's a warning Aria is forced to ignore. Determined to take her life back into her hands, she and the count make a deal: she can avoid an arranged marriage if she learns to sing for him. When Aria stumbles across a mysterious man in a dark tower, she begs to learn the power of song from him. Although reluctant, the man agrees to teach her the music of the night. Between midnight meetings and emotional singing lessons, Aria falls in love with her alluring instructor despite his shadowy past...but something deadly stirs, awoken by the desire of its master. Evening reveries become haunted with terror, blood, and murder. Rumours claim the man in the tower is behind the madness that haunts High Tower, a truth Aria is loath to believe, since she just gained her heart's desire. What she doesn't know is that her haunted instructor intends to use her for his own purposes.

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Mini-reviews of Books I've Read Lately

Mini-reviews of Books I’ve Read Lately

Sometimes I just don’t have the words to describe the books I enjoy, so here’s some books I’ve read lately and liked/loved. ~~~ MARRIED BY WIND BY ANGELA J. FORD Amazon | GoodreadsSeptember 9th 2022238 pages A cursed lamp, a mortal woman, the god of wind, and an arranged marriage that could devastate their hearts. When sand devils attack Ulika’s tribe and destroy her home, she travels to fae…

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Charmaine J Forde

Dylan Thomas, Poem in October

Leif Enger, Peace Like a River

Angela Carter, The Magic Toyshop

Anne Sexton

Sarah Guillory, Reclaimed

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Book Review: Realm of Power by Angela J. Ford

Book Review: Realm of Power by Angela J. Ford

Realm of Power by Angela J. Ford Indie Author: Yes Kindle Unlimited: Yes Publication Date: 4.2.21 Genres:  Epic Fantasy Sword & Sorcery Page Count: 252 Pages Continue reading

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The way Instagram be dangling books with Black girls in front of my face... I approve. I wish more sites actually tried to show me what I wanna see.

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Gorgeous hardcovers added to the store this week.