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Lisa Vandiver
Fantasy and Sci-Fi, Romance with a mixture of closed and open door romance.
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5,818published words across 1 Lantern story
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About the author
As an author, she has published Romantic Suspense, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Horror, YA, Science Fiction, and Adventure. Lisa enjoys creating make-believe worlds and larger-than-life characters. Look for new, exciting novels from Lisa in the coming months.
Some Authors who have influenced Lisa are J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Edgar Allan Poe, George R.R. Martin, and Colleen McCullough.
In addition to her writing, Lisa has experience as a coordinating producer and co-host.
You can find her on most Social Media Sites.
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
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Stories by Lisa Vandiver
Fantasy, horror, romance
Hidden Covenant
The Salem Slayers: Hidden Covenant. Every secret has a guardian. Every covenant has a price. When supernatural investigator Melody Whitlock is assigned to investigate a series of brutal killings, she expects to find a dangerous predator hiding in the shadows. Instead, she discovers the organization she works for has its own dark secrets that could threaten the fragile alliances between humans and the supernatural. As Melody follows the trail of bloodshed, she uncovers a conspiracy designed to destroy those alliances from within. Her investigation leads her to Caven, a powerful wolf Alpha whose first encounters with Melody are anything but friendly. Yet an undeniable bond begins to grow between them. Now Melody must navigate a world of secrets, betrayal, supernatural danger, and forbidden alliances while questioning the very institution she has sworn to serve. Because the greatest threat may not be hiding in the darkness. It may be hiding among those sworn to protect it. Hidden Covenant is Season One of The Salem Slayers, a paranormal mystery series filled with supernatural secrets, dangerous alliances, betrayal, and a love that could change two worlds forever against it.
Hidden Covenant is the first season in The Salem Slayers, a paranormal mystery series of supernatural secrets, dangerous alliances, betrayal, and a love that could change two worlds forever.
Beyond Lantern
More books by Lisa Vandiver
Finished books, full-length worlds, and other stories waiting wherever you buy books.
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The Moon People
We often hear of the bonds between twins. Jarrett and Garrett are no different. They live happily with their parents until they are separated by a tragic accident. Their father's secret thrusts their family into a war and a fight for survival as they travel through the universe with help from their Moon friends. As they experience new, exciting adventures and meet strange, unearthly beings, they each can't help but wonder if their paths will ever cross again. YA, appropriate for ages 10 and above.
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The Milieu Wolf
In the Giga Solus galaxy, an incredible one-star system, Milieau hosts nine planets that are uniquely different from each other. One thing they have in common is that they depend on The Wolf, a space station that fiercely protects them against asteroids or any foreign enemy who enters the solar system with harmful intent. Admiral Luke Parker meets Dr. Marti, who stirs him in new and unusual ways. Could he find love while discovering secrets about the station that will change his life and those he commands forever?
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Jackson's Storm
When Jackson McCrea wakes from a coma, the fragmented memories of the plane crash that took his parents remain just out of reach. Their bodies were never recovered, leaving him haunted by a single, unshakable question: what really happened that day? As Jackson struggles to regain his strength, he learns that the horse ranch is under attack—livestock poisoned, crops destroyed, and strange "accidents" occurring. While his sister,Josie fights to keep the ranch afloat, Jackson is trapped in recovery, forced to rely on Tera – Josie’s fiercely loyal friend to help him heal. With danger closing in, his growing feelings for her may be more than just a distraction as the storm of emotions threatens to consume him. Determined to uncover the truth, Jackson and his friends set out to untangle a web of secrets buried in the past. As the storm of betrayal and deception builds, the fight for truth becomes a battle for healing, forcing Jackson to confront the shadows of his past and the light of new beginnings. A heart-pounding blend of romance and suspense, Jackson’s Storm delivers mystery, passion, and a fight for justice in a breathtaking Western backdrop. Jackson's Storm is the exciting conclusion to the Thorn & Storm Saga, but it can be read independently as a single reading.
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Josie's Thorn
Josephina McCrea returns to her Utah family ranch after her parents are killed in a plane crash and her brother injured in a mountain climbing accident, leaving him in a coma. Upon arriving at the ranch, she is met with adversity in the form of sabotage, possible financial distress, and customers wanting to end their contracts because she's now in charge. She finds an ally in Jacob Rainthorn, her former teenage lover, but as the mystery develops, so does their passion for one another. Can they find love together once again or will the secrets they each hold from the other cause even more pain than they are able to handle? Is Jacob Rainthorn to be her destined lover, or forever a thorn in her heart? Find out in this mystery romance that is filled with suspense, drama, danger, and passion for the reader who loves all of these beautiful things wrapped up in one energetic and enticing novel.
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Carnival Road Killer
Detective Jackson Tucker investigates a case that hits close to home when strange, occultic-style murders occur in the usually peaceful community. He is in a race against time to catch the vicious murderer who is killing victims through intravenous cocktails after they are brutally tortured and maimed. This story contains graphic violence through torture.
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Justina's Awakening
Justina Lindsey must find her way alone after the woman who took her in is murdered. She soon finds herself involved with a bad boy tied to the mafia, but when a handsome attorney enters her life, she is challenged in matters of the heart. The secrets she has start weighing heavily upon her. This is Book One in a two part series. Book Two is now available.
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Justina's Love Revealed
Book 2 in the Where She Belongs Saga. Will Justina and Matthew reunite, or will she reunite with Nick? Find out who her stalker is and what his intentions are for her in this exciting conclusion. Keep an eye on the three families that will be affected by what happens to Justina: the Kingstons, the Lawtons, and the Cabaras.
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