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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) 4.30 avg rating — 870 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) 4.26 avg rating — 610 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 — 535 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) 4.36 avg rating — 447 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) 4.07 avg rating — 452 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) 4.43 avg rating — 251 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) 4.37 avg rating — 200 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
	The Interception (Southern Sports Sweethearts, #2) 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
	Surviving Silas Thomas (Life With the Thomas Brothers #3) 4.44 avg rating — 167 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 — 165 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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“She doesn’t need luck. She’s got charm, wit, and that emotional manipulation down pat. The woman could guilt a penguin out of his feathers in a snowstorm in Antarctica.”
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“I love you more than hazelnut coffee, and books, and snow, and everything else in the world.”
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“I thought I had lost everything I’d ever wanted. The truth was everything I ever needed was on the other side of that loss.”
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