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J.C. Sasser

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in Savannah, The United States

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http://www.jcsasser.com

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Mystery, Paranormal, Thriller

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J.C. Sasser was born in Savannah, Georgia and raised in rural southeast Metter, GA. She started her professional career at age twelve, working as a dishwasher, waitress, and cook at a truck stop off Georgia’s I-16. Over her life, she has worked as an envelope licker, tortoise tagger, lifeguard, Senate page, model, editor, water-polo coach, marine biologist, plant grower, and software consultant. She currently lives in a WWII barracks in the south Georgia woods with her husband, Thomas, along with their two sons, T.C. and Robert Esten, and two dogs, Boo Reedy and Batman.

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	Gradle Bird 4.16 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Gather at the River: Twenty-Five Authors on Fishing by David Joy (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Eric Rickstad (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Taylor Brown (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 94 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

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American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land

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