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Maria Riegger

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in Fairfax, VA, The United States

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http://www.lawschoolheretic.com

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Maria Riegger is based in the Washington, DC area. She is a banking /corporate attorney by day (but please don't hold that against her), and a fiction author by night.

Maria is a Gemini whose head has always been in the clouds. From a young age, her mother scolded her for not paying attention; when she was bored, she would make up stories in her head. Her greatest fear is boredom. She has been writing since she was about thirteen years old. A lover of languages, she speaks French, Spanish, Catalan and some Portuguese; and has lived in the U.K., France and Spain.

She has been caught air-guitaring in public. She loves to laugh, and is the “go-to” person if a friend needs someone to laugh at his lame jokes. In true Gemini fashion, she indulges b ...more

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	Miscalculated Risks (Law School Heretic #1) 3.88 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Your Scorpio Child: A Guide for Parents 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2019 — 3 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
	Thunderstruck 4.25 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
	A Madrid Christmas 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2020	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
	Acceptable Misconduct (Law School Heretic Series, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 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
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Why Is My Gemini Tween So Picky? 10 Smart Ways to Handle Gemini Mood Swings

If you’re raising a Gemini middle schooler, you already know they can be brilliant one moment and baffling the next. One week they’re obsessed with anime; the next, they “don’t like it anymore.” Yesterday’s favorite meal is suddenly “disgusting.”

This is not straight-out rebellion, although it certainly feels like it. It’s partly the growing need for autonomy and independence that is developmentall

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Elements of Chemistry: Attraction (Hypothesis, #1)

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Maria’s Quotes

“I am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally. ”
― W.C. Fields

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“The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.”
― Amy Bloom, Away

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“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

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