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J.L. Martin

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Born

in Melbourne, Australia

October 05

Website

https://www.jlmartinauthor.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Romance, Mystery

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May 2017

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J. L. Martin lives in Victoria, Australia, and spent close to 20 years working at the coalface for the State Child Protection Emergency Service as a lead investigator, applicant and expert witness, working in the judicial and child protection system, along with a significant time spent working with her fellow humans struggling with mental health issues, before officially retiring with PTSD in 2015. She holds a degree in Social Welfare and has two adult daughters, along with five grandchildren. She started writing as therapy to assist in her recovery from accumulative trauma, which led to her debut series, ‘The Golden Glow Chronicles’ now extensively rewritten and published as 'Samsara' in December 2021.

J. L. Martin published her only non-f J. L. Martin lives in Victoria, Australia, and spent close to 20 years working at the coalface for the State Child Protection Emergency Service as a lead investigator, applicant and expert witness, working in the judicial and child protection system, along with a significant time spent working with her fellow humans struggling with mental health issues, before officially retiring with PTSD in 2015. She holds a degree in Social Welfare and has two adult daughters, along with five grandchildren. She started writing as therapy to assist in her recovery from accumulative trauma, which led to her debut series, ‘The Golden Glow Chronicles’ now extensively rewritten and published as 'Samsara' in December 2021.

J. L. Martin published her only non-fiction book, ‘A Journey to Finding YOUR New Normal- Anxiety, Depression and Trauma long before 'the new normal' became a catch phrase for Covid-19 and life thereafter, causing her to cringe whenever anyone mentions the book, Now available on her website under the revamped and updated 'Sunshine After The Storm- Finding Joy After Trauma' along with a free handout 'Twelve Steps to Self Care'.
She is often asked to speak at mental health conferences. She lives with her partner and spends much of her time travelling or housebound and rarely seeing the daylight if writing a book.

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I ask that you consider leave a review for each book on your chosen platform and/or my website. This not only helps your favourite authors become more visible in the enormous world of publishing — it helps readers just like you discover books they never would have found. Thank you, and I really hope you enjoy your journey with Abigail, her friends, and the family she chooses for herself. If Samsara is not the series for you, I wish you well in finding novels that bring you joy and thank you for the time you invested — we cannot be everyone's cup of tea — or coffee, in my case, and life is far too short to drink dregs or read bad books. Much love to all, and I hope you enjoy Samsara ❤📚❤

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	Samsara- The Golden Glow- Volume One Book One 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Abigail- Unexpected Beginnings (The Golden Glow Chronicles Series One #1) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	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
	Abigail- Loss of Innocence (The Golden Glow Chronicles Series One # 3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Lilith- Utopia (The Golden Glow Chronicles Series One #8) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Samsara- Unexpected Beginnings- Volume One Book Two it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Samsara- Torn in Two- Volume One Book Three it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Samsara- Loss of Innocence- Volume One Book Four it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022	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
	Samsara- Letting Go- Volume One Book Seven it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022	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
	That Fated Night: A Novella of Love and Loss liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Returning Home: SAMSARA The First Season it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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