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Jude Bayton

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Jude Bayton grew up in the London area, eventually emigrating to the USA where she makes her home in the Midwest.
Jude has worked in many roles....waitress, egg collector, barmaid, cleaner, chocolate factory worker, cosmetic factory worker, and many years as a Geological Technician in the Oil and Gas Industry.

An avid reader, Jude has her nose in a book or is listening to an audiobook when she's not at her computer writing.

Jude has four sons and is Nana to four grandchildren. She lives with her husband, John, and their blue heeler, Scout.

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	The Secret of Pendragon Island (The Secret Series) 4.44 avg rating — 270 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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	The Secret of Hollyfield House (The Secret Series) 4.36 avg rating — 172 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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	The Secret of Darkwater Abbey (The Secret Series) 4.58 avg rating — 84 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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I used to like this series. Though still well written, I felt cheated. Like this was just a placeholder for the series. I expected more.
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Though the writing was beautiful, the story felt as if it could have accomplished the same response had it been shorter. But you could tell the story was close to the author's heart. In which case, it needed to be as long as she wanted it to be. ...more
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