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Sharon Lyon

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Sharon Lyon is a geologist, author, and educator. Her first two novels launched as #1 Amazon Best-sellers. The Fossil Woman audiobook won an IBPA Silver Award for Best Audiobook: Fiction, for 2023. Ms. Lyon has worked as a paleontologist, a petroleum geologist, and an environmental scientist. Now a retired geology professor, she sees her novels as an extension of her teaching. 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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	Fossil Woman (Fossil Woman Series Book 1) 4.35 avg rating — 178 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) 4.65 avg rating — 46 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
	Living Fossil: A Henrietta Ballantine Science Fiction Thriller (Fossil Woman Series Book 3) 4.72 avg rating — 36 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
	Reflections by the Riverside by Riverside Writers, Steven Pody (Editor), Barbara Beaumont 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 Sculptor and Spy: Romance and Rebellion in the Time of the American Revolution by Julie M. Phend (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
Historical Fiction at the time of the American Revolution: Set during the birth of the United States, Sculptor and Spy tells the intriguing story of two young protagonists, both based on real historical people. Betsy Wright, daughter of the renowned ...more
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Captivating and suspenseful, Las Animas High interweaves the mythical with the ordinary lives of high school seniors. The twists and turns will keep you reading. Characters levitate and shape-shift into a giant, a wolf, and multiple dragons. Who is e ...more
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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing Longbourn: A Novel by Jo Baker (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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