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M.A. Gonzales

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Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Cynthia Eden. Christine Feehan, Lara Adrian

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I love writing books full of erotic heat with fierce, independent, passionate women and the hot alpha males who love them. I get excited about action packed stories full of excitement that shows a couple’s journey, whether it be a personal journey and moving on from the past or falling in love surrounded by danger and adventure. Writing about people overcoming impossible odds and fulfilling themselves and their goals is so important to me, it calls to me. It’s the same thing I love to see in real life and deeply believe in my heart that we can all accomplish.

Most of the time I focus on stories that have a dangerous sometimes dark theme. Most are a mixture of action & adventure, and steamy, hot romance. Overcoming deep seated issues personal ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 281 ratings · 159 reviews · 9 distinct works

	Dark Rising 3.99 avg rating — 68 ratings — 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
	Markus (Nightshade Falls Book 1) 3.98 avg rating — 65 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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	Dark Protector (Dark Tide Chronicles #2) 4.49 avg rating — 35 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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	Tuscan Heat (Taste of Love #1) 4.07 avg rating — 28 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
	Valentine Magic 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Forever Yours really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 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
	The Hunter it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007 — 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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So today I am sitting at my computer, getting back in shape after a whole month of being sick and barely able to get out of bed. Here's the thing, when you're a writer and you sit at your computer or other device to type out your story your arms are used to it. When you don't do it for a month, yeah it's like not excising and then going back to it, it's painful lol. Getting back in shape mentally, Read more of this blog post »

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Last Dragon on Mars (Dragons on Mars #1)

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Claimed by the Kraken Lord: A Monster Romance (The Monster Matrimony Files Book 3)

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“I've never needed to be protected, but Mace melts me in ways that tear down my guard. I don't know if that will save me, kill me, or break my heart. -Nikola-”
― M.A. Gonzales, Mace

tags: alpha-male, dark-romance, pnr, shifter-paranormal-romance, shifters, vampire-romance, wounded-hero, wounded-heroine

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“I've never needed to be protected, but Mace melts me in ways that tear down my guard. I don't know if that will save me, kill me, or break my heart. -Nikola-”
― M.A. Gonzales, Mace

tags: alpha-male, dark-romance, pnr, shifter-paranormal-romance, shifters, vampire-romance, wounded-hero, wounded-heroine

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