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The Twilight Saga

I must recommend the Twilight Saga to anyone and everyone. I read these books about two years ago and I absolutely love them! I have read them over and over again and they get better with every read. For those of you who are skeptical, know this! I too was skeptical. I too thought that a book about vampires was not going to be good. But I was completely wrong. These books will transport you into another world where you can't stop turning the pages to find out what will happen next. Take a trip into the cold rainy forests of Forks, Washington, and you too will become a fan of vampires!

Dawn's Early Light

Dawn's Early Light is book three is Laurie Lewis' Free Men and Dreamer's series. It is set during the War of 1812 and is a historical fiction novel. I have not read the prior two books in the series, but I understood what was going on and the list of characters in the beginning was helpful to understand who was who. This book makes a fine stand alone, but now that I have read it, I want to read the other two books. A brief bit about the book: Dawn's Early Light focuses primarly on a "family" who live in Maryland on a plantation called The Willows. I say "family" because although there is a married couple who live there, there are also many others who are family to them but are not blood related. The entire story revolves around this couple and their "family" at The Willows. Jed Pearson is the owner of the plantation and is a lieutenant in the Maryland militia. Hannah Pearson is Jed's bride and was once engaged to Jed's rival. Franni...