The book subscription box companies who introduced this series to several thousand new readers. Extra-special thanks goes to OwlCrate, FairyLoot, LitJoy Crate, and The Bookish Box.
My husband, Jason, who continues to show me tremendous support and who is my most passionate reader. His overprotectiveness of my main characters is adorable.
My children: Isabelle, for inspiring me with her music; Aidan, for helping me choreograph tricky moves in fight scenes; and Ivy, for reminding me what is most important in life.
My writing friends, especially Jodi Meadows, Erin Summerill, Lindsey Leavitt Brown, Kerry Kletter, Ilima Todd, Robin Hall, and Emily Prusso. Here’s a shout-out to my besties, Sara B. Larson and Emily R. King, who deserve the sweetest spot in Elara’s Paradise for all the time and love they have given me this past year.
My French friends, Sylvie, Karine, and Agnés. This series wouldn’t exist without the impact each of you had on me when I was a teenager. Thank you for your genuine sisterhood.
My father, Larry. I felt you with me when I wrote the scene where Bastien speaks with his deceased father at the end of the book. His words to Bastien became your words to me.
My mother, Elizabeth (Buffie). You are a goddess, through and through. Thank you for raising me to believe I was capable of wonders. I still depend on your unshakable belief in me.
And to God. I can’t imagine living a single day without knowing You are real, infinitely merciful, and rooting for me with perfect love and patience. Thank You for true grace.
About the Author
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KATHRYN PURDIE lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and three children. Kathryn is a trained classical actress who studied at the Oxford School of Drama. She also writes songs on her guitar for each of her stories and shares them on her website. Bone Crier’s Moon and its sequel are her love letter to France, where she spent a summer when she was nineteen, and the three French girls who helped her through her own rite of passage.
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Digital Edition MARCH 2021 ISBN: 978-0-06-279882-4
Print ISBN: 978-0-06-279880-0 (trade bdg.)
ISBN 978-0-06-308046-1 (special edition)
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