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Sharon Lyon

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http://www.sharonlyon.net/

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Fiction, Science, Historical Fiction

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Sharon Lyon is a geologist and science educator. Her first novel, Fossil Woman, launched as a #1 Amazon Best-seller. The audiobook won an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award for Best Audiobook: Fiction, for 2023. Ms. Lyon has worked as a paleontologist, a petroleum geologist, and environmental scientist. However, her true passion is teaching and as a geology professor she shares her love of the earth with her students. Ms. Lyon earned a B.S. in geology from The College of William and Mary, and a M.S. in geology from The University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. She resides in Virginia.

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Average rating: 4.39 · 204 ratings · 31 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Fossil Woman (Fossil Woman Series Book 1) 4.35 avg rating — 165 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
	Fossil Thief: A Henrietta Ballantine Adventure (Fossil Woman Series Book 2) 4.59 avg rating — 39 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
	The Power of Story by Michele Friedman (Goodreads Author), Julie Phend, Sharon Lyon (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy (Goodreads Author)	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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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing Unexpected Awakening: 22 Days at a Buddhist Monastery Freed Me from Abuse by Laurie S. Jacobson (Goodreads Author)	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
A dramatic and true story of a woman, trapped in an abusive marriage, who experiences a religious transformation that enables her to take charge of her life. Uplifting and empowering, this is a story not to be missed!
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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver	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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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution by Cat Bohannon	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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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing The Restless Earth by Alan Cockrell (Goodreads Author)	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
A great read about the oil patch, although you do not have to be a geologist or scientist to enjoy it. The plot is based on fact - the Citronelle Oil Field in Alabama was discovered in 1955 by an independent oil geologist. The geologic and drilling t ...more
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