The Rifter (3-Volume Edition), Book One: The Shattered Gates

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10 Reasons to Read The Rifter

  1. You enjoy being dropped into the middle of a plot that's a little confusing but you trust the author to make it work.
  2. You want slow-burn romance that features lots of conflict with the world around them but never with each other.
  3. You like it when your faves get put through the absolute ringer - suffering abounds.
  4. If you collect books, the first edition paperbacks are out of print and hard to find. It's a rewarding experience to snag one when they do occasionally go up for sale.
  5. You enjoy super creative world building that includes a fictional language and marsupial weasels.
  6. You'd like to support a wonderful lesbian indie author who's entire social media presence consists of beautiful pictures of nature.
  7. You like reading survival stories with hyper-competent protagonists. John's not Bear Grylls, but he is a rugged outdoorsman and it helps him survive in the very crapsack world he ends up in.
  8. If you enjoy a friendship-version of Grumpy/Sunshine, John and his best friends have that kind of vibe going.
  9. The quality of the writing, especially given that this is basically self-published, is incredible. Ginn Hale is just so talented and criminally unknown.
  10. The fandom is truly one of the nicest and most welcoming and fun I've ever been a part of. It's obviously very tiny, but it feels big because the fans are so lovely and passionate and have so much to say about this series. I've made my best fandom friends in this fandom and I really want more of us to have that same experience!

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