I am not ashamed to admit I have every one of the books written by Viola Grace.  Having written over 550 books in 54 series it can take a few months to reread them, something I do when I am feeling particularly down.

Depending on the series, the books range from short 88-page novellas to longer reads of 312 pages. The worlds she creates are varied, bright, and full of wonder. They make you laugh and cry (but not too much) and usually have a strong heroic character and happy endings.

Her hobbies frequently include metalwork, beekeeping, quilting, costume making and baking.  The creative spark is bright in this one.

Her Facebook page is where she engages with her avid followers (holds hand up), who try ridiculously hard (and often fail) to try to find out when the next book is coming out.   Sigh, Viola hints but has learned not to promise anything.  The editor may be too busy, the seller may lose the book, and it misses release day, or our favourite author needs some me time.  Regardless, the community is always ready to provide the answer to a cryptic clue, like which book has the therapeutic chickens, or what was the name of the book with the girl in the recruitment centre that people could not see.

I mentioned that she has written over 550 books.  So, where would I recommend starting?

Do you want a quick read?   Try the Terran Times, the first book in this 78-book series, is Flicker.   Two thousand volunteers leave Earth for life in the stars.  Not to start a colony of Earthers, but to be integrated individually into the alien societies out there.  It is an experiment in seeing how well they adapt and what value these Terrans will bring to the Alliance.  None of the volunteers will be allowed to return.  Once you have finished those, you can go on to the sequel, Terran Times Second Wave. At least they are allowed to return to Earth.  The question is, why would they?

Do you like dragons?   The Covert Dragons series might be for you with its dragon shifters and a world full of dangers and unlawful genetic modifications.

What about education stations scattered across various worlds, individuals with unusual talents, and sending them on various missions?   The Tales of the Citadel come to mind.   The Sector Guard series is set in this universe and is worth a read.

Looking for hope for the more mature female?  The Terran Reset series contains this.

Another fantasy shifter type of series is the Betas in Waiting.  Not for the faint-hearted.  Some of these women have survived horror, and these stories are about their recovery and a happy ever after.

Blind Date Corporation is indescribable and certainly not a vanilla read.

If you want a good laugh, the Nexus Chronicles are for you.   The gnomes!   You will know what I mean if you read them.

At Christmas, I reread the Operation Reindeer Retrieval series and the individual stories about the reindeer.

I am going to stop at this point, or I would be here for hours, and also because I have the urge to do a reread.  There are so many books to choose I do not know where to start.

Viola’s website is violagrace.com.