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At its core, writing can be a visceral experience. Even though it can be extremely hard at times, the profound sense of intimacy felt from getting words onto paper explains why many of us continued writing into adulthood after beginning as children. There is a freeness in arranging one's thoughts into a story. Your story. Whether it's while sitting in front of a computer, or hand written insid Read more of this blog post »

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	Dead is Forever (The Razzman Mystery Crime Files #1) 4.17 avg rating — 108 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
	Second Chances: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 17 4.59 avg rating — 91 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
	Deadly Passion (The Razzman Files Book 2) 4.60 avg rating — 35 ratings	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
	Catch a Tiger by the Toe: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 26 4.85 avg rating — 26 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
	Best Served Cold (The Razzman Mystery Crime Files #4) 4.72 avg rating — 18 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
	Dirty Air 4.94 avg rating — 16 ratings	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
	Blood is Thicker than Money: Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles, Book 38 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 14 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 Razzman Chronicles: A Trio of Tony Razzolito Short Stories 4.57 avg rating — 14 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
	Leftovers: A mix of six unrelated short stories 4.70 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
	Dirty Air (The Razzman Mystery Crime Files #3) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	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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The Firefighter's Ghost: A Paranormal Mystery of Sacrifice, Loyalty, and Redemption

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The Tranquility Signal

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The Library After Dark

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Joe Congel and 5 other people liked K.D.'s review of Silverhills: "I've always loved a good western, but I hadn't read one in a long while, so when I noticed several books written by Sanda Cox, I flipped through them, and Silverhills grabbed my attention. Silverhills is a well-written novel with a wide variety of co" Read more of this review »
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The Flight Enigma is the 38th installment in the wonderful Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles series. Authors Breakfield and Burkey have given us a wild ride through the imperfect world of cyber sabotage, political games, and personal grudges. The narra ...more
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