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	Southwind Calls: When You're Predestined To Love (Southwind Series, #1) 4.70 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
	Southwind Hideout: When it's a Matter of Life or Death (Southwind Series, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Southwind Mystery: When You're Desperate for Answers 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Southwind Loves When Friends and Barbecue Combine (Southwind Series, #2) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Southwind Escape: When You Want To Get Away (Southwind Series, #4) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Southwind Arrested: When Your Past Catches up to You (Southwind Series, #5) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	Southwind Vacation: When It's Time to Unwind (Southwind Series, #6) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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	Southwind Rocks: When Music Feeds Your Soul 4.50 avg rating — 2 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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Southwind Rocks ~ Book 8 in the Southwind Series

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Valerie Payne has a great life. She spends most of her days pulling calves on her family ranch; her evenings on the back porch watching the sun set into the Wyoming skyline. Family surrounds her at home and her second home: Southwind, Kansas. Her twin brother lives in Southwind and she visits as

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The Let Them Theory: A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About

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