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Everyone in this book has secrets. Everyone.

Except it seems that Damian's secrets are not so secret, after all. When he ends up back where he started, in a low-down desert town that's a dead end for most, too many people know too much about him.

I enjoyed the slow set-up, the gradual reveal of what was really going on, and the slow burn romance, as well. The only thing that's not slow is the action - and that's constant, fast-paced and relentless.

Great read. Almost made me late for work.

I love, love, love West. And I'm not alone in this opinion, he's a readers' favorite. Enough reason to bring him back into several of the sequels.

I will say that West surprised me a lot by being gay. My first openly gay character, and yes, it gave me pause to write him, not because I have a problem with people being gay, but because that was new territory for me to write.

Then I decided that love is love, and from then on, it went really well.

It took me a bit to adapt to the fast pace of this book (and series). Butler throws everything and then some at poor Parker, and my head spun a little with keeping all the different threads straight.

The deeper I got into the story and the world, the more I became hooked. It's a grand yarn, a likeable and charmingly chaotic main character, with a powerful, sweet love interest who is a partner in every sense of the word. The spice is confined to two or three chapters that are easy to skip for those not that much into bedroom fun.

Definitely worth a read, and I'm continuing in the series.

This is the first book I ever self-published.

It's also my first queer book, almost by accident. You see, Max refused to reveal their gender. It was a bit of work to keep gender out of the story and the description. Did you notice?

Even so, it's a cute little book about a hole in the fabric of nature. A hole that Max must fix before they can go home. Together with an old shaman, Old Man Bear, Max does their best to work on it, with surprising results.

Listening to narrator auditions for some audiobooks, reading their amazing bios, reminds me there are so many people out there creating, making art, being utterly human in all the best ways.

I'm so grateful. The arts are constantly saving me.

This is definitely for those who want to just chill with a fast paced story and let their brain air out with fun characters and low stakes comfortable tale. Very little gore or anything offensive. Strong women, fun bonds in a found family, and just cozy all around. Lots of stew as well. ;P

I dropped one star off because I feel like this could be even better with some added descriptions of the settings, more goblins (but doesn't all stories need more goblins? :P), and hint more editing as I found some small continuity errors and few spelling mistakes.

Overall, I do recommend this and hope that the author will expand the story and let us read more about the world and its inhabitants in future books. This is especially good beginning thinking that she has not written in this type of niche before and did it just to chill and have fun!

It really is a comedy of errors - two friends who are so considerate of each other that they completely bungle their confessions of love. Definitely a fun read, even though I wanted to bang their heads together a few times.

I especially enjoyed Jeffrey's love of books, being a bookworm myself. I totally understood his rage when the incompetent store worker sold a special edition. And that's all I will spoil.

Oh. If you love Princess Bride, you should definitely read this book. hehehe

This is the first book I ever self-published.

It's also my first queer book, almost by accident. You see, Max refused to reveal their gender. It was a bit of work to keep gender out of the story and the description. Did you notice?

Even so, it's a cute little book about a hole in the fabric of nature. A hole that Max must fix before they can go home. Together with an old shaman, Old Man Bear, Max does their best to work on it, with surprising results.

East. Oh, poor East. I really put him through a lot, and he always reacts to hardship with anger. Such anger!

It takes him a long time to look beyond his anger and actually find love. In fact, he becomes the most important side character in Earth Splits - the slowest romance subplot I've ever written.

I love, love, love West. And I'm not alone in this opinion, he's a readers' favorite. Enough reason to bring him back into several of the sequels.

I will say that West surprised me a lot by being gay. My first openly gay character, and yes, it gave me pause to write him, not because I have a problem with people being gay, but because that was new territory for me to write.

Then I decided that love is love, and from then on, it went really well.

Sun was difficult to write. His grief for his best friend Moon was so palpable, his bewilderment at the world at large so massive.

Eventually, however, in hardship and pain, he found his strength, his confidence, and yes, love. I will say that even I didn't imagine where those led him in the end when I started his book.

I adore Sky. He's generally cheerful and he was fun to write. And he was the first Pillar to drag a fellow house member with him - Writer Brain insisted on it.

Now, there are secrets surrounding his West (Estar) that I plan to reveal in a later book. Also great fun!

Yes, this tale continues a little romance that started in Book 3 of the series, and that's all I will say about that.

Earth's story gives you insight into life in a House, especially the awful months before the Winter Solstice, as they all try to deal with the fact they will die. That was difficult to write, but I believe it adds a certain depth to the entire series.