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Having been an automotive mechanic for 25+ years, RaeAnne Hadley aka R.A. Lingenfelter never dreamed she would be an International Gold Medal award winning author, or an IMDb certified award-winning director and producer for multiple international film festivals.

Her writing has won accolades and is being compared to Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games, Red Dawn and George Orwell’s 1984, but she definitely wants her writing voice to be as unique as her personality.

RaeAnne credits her now deceased father for her career change, as he was the one who read her notes on ways to kill off her boss via vehicular homicide after he fired her for taking maternity leave. Instead of spending time behind bars, R.A. happily spends her time behind the laptop plotting new worlds and new ways of vengeance.

Her first book in the series, End of Crows, was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 Denver Comicon but unfortunately, Covid changed that. End of Crows has won the highly coveted Gold Medal from International Readers’ Favorite Award for Young Adult Adventure in 2022, 2023 Cadmus International and the second book, Flight of Sparrows won the 2023 International Readers’ Favorite silver medal. She’s had four of her novels hit #1 on Amazon and hopes to earn more credentials with her writing.

 

R.A. Lingenfelter

End of Crows Book 1 (eBook)

Hello Readers,

R.A. Lingenfelter invites you into a world beyond the imaginable in ‘End of Crows.’ Graced with the coveted 2022 Reader’s Choice International Gold Medal in Young Adult Adventure, this gripping tale redefines the traditional battlegrounds of human survival.

Picture a dystopian future, devoid of freedom, where our every movement is dictated by an insatiable Dominion. High school joys as simple as proms, dances, and boyfriends are distant fairy tales for our protagonist, Willow. However, where humanity is oppressed, resistance is born. Nestled within the rugged Colorado Mountains lies a faction of rebels, known simply as the Crows.

In this thrilling, heart-stopping saga, Willow embarks on a dangerous journey of defiance and determination. She finds herself amidst the Crows, the last beacon of rebellion, striving to safeguard the last vestige of human dignity from the Dominion’s iron fist. ‘End of Crows’ expounds on the indomitable human spirit that refuses to bow down, even in the grimmest of times, encapsulating the battle between freedom and oppression, hope and despair, survival and surrender.

I invite you to join Willow in her fight for freedom, to live and to love. ‘End of Crows’ is a riveting, inspiring adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat, questioning who holds the real power—the oppressor or the oppressed?

Welcome to the future, welcome to the ‘End of Crows.

“The comparisons of Willow to Katniss Everdeen of Hunger Games fame are clearly evident as Willow’s talent as a fighter and her determination to win come to the surface. Without training of any kind, she displays great skill in the use of a variety of weapons as well as her bare hands. But, Willow possesses more than these physical abilities and as the story unfolds, her supernatural gifts become more evident and specific to the plotlines. Also like Collins, R.A. Lingenfelter writes tight, straight-to-the-point sentences and paragraphs that propel the reader through each event and scene without undue and unnecessary detail.
In particular, Lingenfelter’s ability to build characters simultaneously to the ever-increasing tension of the primary plotline is evidenced by her multiple appearances at the top of Amazon’s bestseller lists. End of Crows, while standing on its own, is also the perfect lead novel in the four-book series. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy fast-paced action/adventure stories with hints of the supernatural and powerful lead characters like Willow!” ~Reader’s Favorite Review

“It’s an excellent comparison to make between the willfulness of teenage rebellion and the passionate but desperate nature of a freedom fighter’s rebellion, and R.A. Lingenfelter doesn’t waste an ounce of the concept’s potential in this exciting and tense story of acceptance and the will to fight back. I adored the world-building on show on every page with the Dominion being a constant source of low-level anxiety between run-ins in exactly the way that living under a regime of that nature would be. I particularly enjoyed how for much of the story they were able to be a threat despite not being physically present, such was the terror invoked by the idea of the Dominion that even discussion of them became intimidating. End of Crows is an outstanding work of dystopian fiction that captures both the oppressive nature of living under a hostile regime as well as the spark of resistance that lies in people no matter how much they fear for their lives.” ~Reader’s Favorite Review

“End of Crows by R.A. Lingenfelter is such a compelling story that, despite it being set in a dystopian future, is incredibly relatable. R.A. Lingenfelter structured the story in a way that immediately draws you in and keeps you captivated to the very end. Mentioning the seventeen-year plan at the very start of the story was a genius move that right away made me eager to know more and the way the details were gradually revealed kept me intrigued all the way. Amidst all the challenges and the struggles the Crows faced at the hands of the Dominion, there was hope and there was love and that is what made End of Crows such an amazing read. End of Crows is the perfect introduction to R.A. Lingenfelter’s Small Sacrifices series and I cannot wait to read the next book in the Trilogy.” ~ Reader’s Favorite Review

 

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