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M.J. Padgett

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Romance

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Charles Dickens is my go to!

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M. J. Padgett is first and foremost a mom. Her free-spirited daughter has quite the vivid imagination, and her antics sometimes find their way into her mommy’s work. She is a lover of all things chocolate, a Grimm and Dickens addict, a self-proclaimed smarty-pants, and an introvert to the core.

Writing is her true passion (after raising her daughter, of course), and she writes as often as possible. One of her favorite things about writing is creating a world where people can escape reality for a little while, maybe even walk away feeling hopeful about the real world around them. When it comes to reading, she loves a book that can make her forget where she is no matter the genre. If she can get lost and feel like the characters are her real f ...more

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	The Trauma Response (Give a Bookish Girl a Biker, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 942 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
	Double Duty Defense (Dating A Denver Dragon #3) 4.25 avg rating — 643 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
	Kissing Beck Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #1) 4.04 avg rating — 563 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
	Lucky Left Wing (Dating a Denver Dragon #6) 4.35 avg rating — 474 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
	Caught Stealing (Southern Sports Sweethearts #1; Savannah Sharks #1) 4.08 avg rating — 489 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
	Road Trip with Lev Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #2) 4.41 avg rating — 273 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
	Reroute (Unexpected Love Series Book 1) 4.36 avg rating — 222 ratings — 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
	The Interception (Southern Sports Sweethearts, #2; Charleston Timberwolves #1) 4.36 avg rating — 201 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
	Surviving Silas Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #3) 4.43 avg rating — 183 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
	Falling for Ezra Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #4) 4.35 avg rating — 179 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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Series by M.J. Padgett

Life With the Thomas Brothers (6 books)
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Life in Chatswain City (4 books)
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M.J. Padgett made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Placeholder book cover replacement topic " Hello, The three book covers The Extra Point, Pucks and Pirouettes, and Defensive Indifference have the pre-cover reveal placeholders as their covers. ...more "
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M.J. Padgett wrote a new blog post Publishing update A quick update on all things Coldstone Creek!
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M.J. Padgett made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Duplicate author pages topic " Hello, I am reaching out because many readers have messaged me that I have two author pages. Upon inspection, I've found this is true. This is the page ...more "
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“Funny thing about getting what you want? Sometimes you find out it isn’t actually what you need.”
― M.J. Padgett, Forgetting Rafe Thomas

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“Look, just because you write romance novels does not mean I have to give you a storyline.”
― M.J. Padgett, The Trauma Response

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wished for something that belonged to Ezra. I’ve never wanted to take
something that belonged to him until now.” He swallows and licks his lips,
his breath hitching. “You are a different story altogether, Vivien, and I’m
not sure I can just sit back and let Ezra win this time.”
― M.J. Padgett, Kissing Beck Thomas

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