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L.A. Sherman

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L.A. Sherman grew up in Bradford, England in a strict Muslim family where she learned how to sneak out of the house without making the door creak. At the age of fifteen, she was tricked into going to Bangladesh by her parents and forced to marry a man as old as her father. After four years there with a wicked mother-in-law, she won the visa lottery for America and moved to the Big Apple. Now hard at work on her second book, she lives in Tampa, Florida with her family near a pond full of gators and spends her time doing all the things that Bengali girls don't. ...more

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The Origins Of Valentine's Day

So it's Valentine's Day tomorrow and if you have a significant other you're in for a real treat. Rest assured, you're husband, wife, girlfriend, or boyfriend or fiancé — or your EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT for that matter — will be bringing over heart-shaped boxes of candy, sweet smelling flowers, and a disposition that, in the words of Marvin Gaye, SCREAMS, Let's Get It On. Isn't Valentine's Day fun?Wel Read more of this blog post »

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	Hamlet 4.03 avg rating — 1,035,224 ratings — published 1601 — 2613 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
	Bengali Girls Don’t: Based on a True Story 3.35 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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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message 9: by L.A.

Feb 12, 2012 07:12PM

Thanks!

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message 8: by VampireNovelFan

Feb 12, 2012 04:26PM

Thanks for the friendvite, L.A.! If you ever need a Paranormal/Urban Fantasy fix then I recommend you check out my blog! I've started doing giveaways for great series to my followers:

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message 7: by L.A.

Dec 16, 2011 01:44PM

Thanks Kim. Nice to meet you, too!

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message 6: by Harlequin Books

Dec 16, 2011 01:30PM

Hello L.A. Sherman, it is a pleasure to meet you. If you ever have any questions about Harlequin or our books, please feel free to ask.

Kim S, Harlequin Books ambassador

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message 5: by Darcia

Aug 16, 2011 09:38AM

Nice to meet you, L.A.! Thanks for sending a friend request my way.

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message 4: by Stuart

Aug 16, 2011 09:32AM

Thank you for finding me in here, Luky. I promised myself that I'm going to spend the next week figuring this site out. I hope you are doing well.

Warmly,

Stuart

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message 3: by Jennifer

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