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Em Brooks

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Em Brooks is an author of fiction. Her books are an adventure intertwined with clean romance, mystery, and unexpected twists.

Em found a passion for writing at a young age but has only just begun to share her writing with the public. She has done many things in her life, including being a ballroom dance instructor, being a background investigator, and doing historical research. Her debut novel is Along the Way was a story that was 20 years in the making. She followed that series up with the Portrait of an Unlikely Affair series, which was 35 years in progress. She is a wife and a mother, busily homeschooling three children and writing in her spare time.

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Average rating: 4.85 · 53 ratings · 4 reviews · 28 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Mysterious Happenings at Greenwood's Castle: A novel of mystery, history, and hauntings. 4.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portrait of an Unlikely Affair: An Adventure of Improbable Events, Book 1 of the Portrait of an Unlikely Affair series 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of CùSithGrim: Book 2 of the Portrait of an Unlikely Affair Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Allegheny Chronicles: Veil Falls it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Disruption of Forever: Book 6 Portrait of an Unlikely Affair Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ghost of Oscar: Book 3 of the Portrait of an Unlikely Affair Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Project Broken Glass: Book 5 of the Portrait of an Unlikely Affair Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Allegheny Chronicles: Eden and the Alchemist it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Embers to Ashes: Book 4 of the Portrait of an Unlikely Affair Series it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wherever It Goes: The Sequel to Along the Way (Cedar Grove Book 2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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If You Only Knew...

The short story.

Some rather enjoy them.

Others skip over them.

I see short stories as the opportunities for reading a whole story in one sitting — Never judge a story based on its number of pages!

Could’ve Been Something is my collection of short stories.

I’d like you to know that it is full of stories that have been written over the past three decades. They are a very different and unique col

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Em Brooks rated a book it was amazing The Leftover Son: a military thriller blended with sweet romance (Oscar Company Novels Book 1) by Em Brooks (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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