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Mary Kendall lived in old (and haunted) houses growing up which sparked a life-long interest in history and story-telling. She earned degrees in history related fields and worked as an historian for many years. Her fiction writing is heavily influenced by the past which she believes is never really dead and buried.

Fueled by black coffee and a possible sprinkling of Celtic fairy dust, she tends to find inspiration in odd places and sometimes while kneading bread dough.

The author currently resides in Maryland with her family (husband, three kids, barn cat and the occasional backyard hen) who put up with her mad scribbling at inconvenient hours.

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	The Spinster's Fortune 4.21 avg rating — 1,147 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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 Accidental Heiress 4.45 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Dark Paris (Dark World, #4) by Sue Barnard (Goodreads Author), Brodie Simpson, Jennifer C. Wilson (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 19 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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	WELL READ Magazine's Best of 2025 Volume One by Mandy Haynes (Goodreads Author), Leslie Zemeckis (Goodreads Author), Rachid Toumi it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Mobius Blvd: Stories from the Byway Between Reality and Dream No. 17: March 2025 by Wayne Kyle Spitzer (Goodreads Author), Sam Higie, Mary Kendall (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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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Genius plot that covers the breadth of human nature in all its glory and tragedy. I especially marvel at how Steinbeck weaved his own family history from his maternal side into the inner workings of the story. "Timshel!" ...more
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Charmed by this book about readers and for readers. Each short chapter brings a fresh take to ponder about the reading life. Recommend to anyone who reads---anything.
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