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Renae Weight Mackley

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Suspense

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Renae Weight Mackley is a mother to six and grandmother to more. She writes character-driven American historical fiction with a splash of clean romance. Having lived on both coasts, Mackley is a lover of beaches and Civil War historical sites. She currently resides by a mountain in Northern Utah. She’s a bicycle rider, a former substitute teacher, and creator of music, fiber arts, and good food.

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	Secrets of the King's Daughter 3.96 avg rating — 77 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
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	A Skirt in Skagway: A Klondike Gold Rush Novella 4.50 avg rating — 10 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
	Coming Home: A Returned Missionary Anthology by Renae Weight Mackley (Goodreads Author), Melissa J. Cunningham (Goodreads Author), Janice Sperry (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10 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
	Fifteen-Sixteenths: One girl's civil war on civil rights 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2020 — 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 Brush with Love 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021 — 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
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