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Nadja Losbohm Author of YA & Fantasy Nadja's Twitter Nadja's Facebook Nadja Losbohm was born on December 14th, 1982 and lives in Berlin. Her first fantasy novel “Alaspis – The search for eternity” (German edition available only) was published in 2012. Since then she has published the popular series of fantasy romance books “The Huntress”. In German there are parts 1-4 available. “The Huntress – The Beginnings” is the first part of the series and the first English book Nadja Losbohm has published. Nadja loves writing, reading, music, movies, photography and travelling. Her favorite authors are Karen Marie Moning, J. R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Robin LaFevers, Simon Beckett and Cody MacFadyen. The Huntress: The Beginnings Ada Pearce is an average young woman. She is 5’4” tall, overweight, and doesn’t play sports of any kind. Shortly after her 21st birthday a mysterious priest informs her of her destiny as a huntress. Ada doesn’t believe that story at first, but when she finds out that creatures of the night threaten the human population, she accepts her destiny, gives up her former life, and moves into the secret rooms of St. Mary’s Church, which had been built hundreds of years ago, and begins her training. In flashbacks, the protagonist herself tells her story, beginning with her first meeting with the enigmatic and unapproachable priest, through her first year of training and her secret life, to the problems she encounters on her first hunt, and the issues which crop up when a priest and a woman live together… The Huntress – The Beginnings: a charming mixture of science-fiction, fantasy romance and humor.