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Helen West

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Cape Town girl. Jumped continents to the UK. Started off in Edinburgh and trekked southwards to merry old England. Trying my best to manage a relatively uneventful and boring life, all the while chipping away at my writing passion.

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	More Than Words (Olivia & Rowan, #1) 4.45 avg rating — 33 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
	The Distance Between Two Hearts (Olivia & Rowan, #2) 4.57 avg rating — 23 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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	Anam Cara (The Lonely Wolves Club, #2) 4.40 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
	A Silent Song 3.67 avg rating — 12 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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	Puppetmaster it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2013 — 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

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History of Thailand: A Captivating Guide to the Thai People and Their History (Asian Countries)

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As with Part 1, I feel that the series adaptation of this elevated it to heights that the story just didn't hit for me. The series made the storytelling more linear (the books jump around quite a bit). Still, it's the original story of one of my all t ...more
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