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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 — 168 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) 4.62 avg rating — 42 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) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 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
	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 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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Sharon Lyon rated a book it was amazing Lunch Ladies by Jodi Thompson Carr (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 beautifully written, character-driven story.
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A fun read for young adults and older adults alike. Haltmaier has captured the angst of adolescence and set it against a murder mystery, with a taste of historical fiction. Highly recommend!
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