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J.D. Ruffin
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative, Young Adult (YA)
J.D. Ruffin is the author of the acclaimed, action-packed Kingdom War series, an epic fantasy launched in 2021.
J.D. was born in March 1970 in Nashville, Tennessee, and never really enjoyed reading until a friend loaned him a dog-eared copy of J.R.R. Tolkein’s Fellowship of the Ring. From that day, he was hooked, discovering fantasy authors Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson, R.A. Salvatore, Terry Goodkind and many, many others. Not long after, Brad Thor, Vince Flynn and a host of other thriller/suspense writers entered the picture and captured his imagination.
J.D. attended David Lipscomb University, studying speech communications and political science. Becoming an author was never part of the master plan, but…
As a fourteen-year-old nerdy boy, J.D. and his friends would gather around the D&D dice for hours on end, trading reality for fantasy, if only in their minds. In his quest to “stump his friends” with an impossible campaign, he dreamed up a storyline that captured his imagination. Then… well… nothing happened. He grew up and went to work in a completely different world.
Too many years later, that story he dreamed pulled at the corner of his mind, demanding to be heard… to be written.
Hence, an author was born.
J.D. Ruffin's books
Heir of Magic
When citizens with magic vanish, Guardsman Keelan Rea is charged with bringing the victims home. His gift of Truthreading made him a top investigator, but twists and turns in this search will test even his limits. The hunt gets personal—and desperate— when the woman he loves is taken.
A thousand miles away, the sixteen-year-old Crown Princess struggles between duty and love. When her mother forces an unwelcome marriage, she flees the capital only to be pursued by terrifying masked men who threaten more than just her freedom.
Time is running out for Keelan to save the kidnapped and for the Princess to save herself.
Heir of Magic is the first book in the action-packed Kingdom War series by author J.D. Ruffin. If you like magic, intrigue & a healthy dash of wit, you’ll love this series!
Daughter of Magic
Daughter of Magic is an action-packed adventure, the second book in The Kingdom War series. If you like fantasy, intrigue, and satirical humor, you’ll love this series.
Ancient, evil Queen Irina continues her plot to return to the living world — and to conquer it.
With her army on the border poised for invasion, Guardsman Keelan Rae and his team continue their desperate chase to save his beloved Healer. While his brother, Declan, travels to an ancient island seeking aid for their country’s sorely outnumbered military. When he meets the mysterious Keeper of Magic, he is forced to face his greatest fears.
Betrayed by her lover, Jess hurtles toward the same sacrificial fate as other kidnapped magicians. Her King-father rallies the nation to find her, but will it be enough?
Shadow of War
With the King and Prince dead, Jess is crowned Queen, but is forced to flee for her life with unexpected allies, Keelan and his adopted father and Mage, Atikus.
Irina launches her invasion and sends more than sixty-thousand troops across the border with orders to kill all who oppose her and destroy everything in their path.
Declan and Orla return from the mystical isle of Rea Utu to discover death and destruction in Irina’s wake. They race against hope to reach Saltstone and fight for their freedom.
Will Irina’s wrath overpower Declan’s new-found power?
Can Melucia survive?
Can Declan stand against Irina's power?
Shadow of War is the action-packed third installment in The Kingdom War series. If you like fantasy, intrigue, and satirical humor, you’ll love this series.