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C.S. Donnell

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Mystery, Suspense, Romance

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South Bay Writers Club

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C. S. Donnell’s stories and poems (under the name of Carolyn Donnell) have won many awards with a first in fiction at the 2015 San Francisco Writers Conference, 2014 Exhibitor of the Year - Literary Arts Division of the San Mateo County Fair, Frontiers in Writing-Panhandle Pro Writers, Southwest Writers, and CWC South Bay Writers. Other passions include painting and playing viola. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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	Blood Will Tell 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	Deeper Colors 4.20 avg rating — 5 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
	Carry the Light: Stories, poems and essays from the San Mateo County Fair (Volume 2) by Bardi Rosman Koodrin, Carolyn Donnell (Contributor), C.S. Donnell (Goodreads Author) (Pseudonym) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Who Are Our Friends? by Meredy Amyx (Editor), Carolyn Donnell (Contributor), C.S. Donnell (Goodreads Author) (Pseudonym) 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
	Carry the Light: Short Stories, Poems and Essays from the San Mateo County Fair (Volume 1) by Bardi Rosman Koodrin, Carolyn Donnell (Contributor), C.S. Donnell (Goodreads Author) (Pseudonym) 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
	Carry the Light Vol 3: Stories, Essays and Poems from the San Mateo County Fair 2014 by Bardi Rosman Koodrin, Madeline McEwen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Carolyn Donnell (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014 — 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
	The Sand Hill Review 2007 by Martin F. Sorensen (Editor), Janice Dabney (Editor), Jaqueline Mutz (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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