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Barbara Monajem wrote her first story in third grade about apple tree gnomes. After dabbling in neighborhood musicals and teen melodrama, she published a middle-grade fantasy when her children were young. Now her kids are adults, and she's writing historical and paranormal romance and mystery for grownups. She lives in Georgia with an ever-shifting population of relatives, friends, and feline strays. ...more

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	To Kiss a Rake (Scandalous Kisses, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 1,039 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Rake's Irish Lady (Scandalous Kisses, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 437 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
	Love and the Shameless Lady (Scandalous Kisses, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 332 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
	Sunrise in a Garden of Love & Evil (Bayou Gavotte, #2) 3.36 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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 Christmas Knot 4.08 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 2015	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 Smuggler's Escape (Perilous Secrets, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Lady of the Flames (A Most Peculiar Season, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Redemption of the Shrew (Scandalous Kisses #4) 4.15 avg rating — 75 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 Right to Remain Single 4.20 avg rating — 61 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
	Tastes of Love and Evil (Bayou Gavotte, #1) 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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Scandalous Kisses (4 books)
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Perilous Secrets (3 books)
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Bayou Gavotte (4 books)
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Rosie and McBrae Regency Mystery (3 books)
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May Day Mischief! (2 books)
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3.34 avg rating — 74 ratings

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Barbara Monajem liked an answer from Lois McMaster Bujold: I can't believe I'm asking this, but do you accept review/blurb requests from authors (who aren't with major publishing houses)? No, sorry. I've found it easier to refuse all blurb requests than to try to figure out how to triage them. For your consolation, major or minor makes no difference. Speaking only for myself as a book consumer, I've never bought a book due to a blurb i See Lois’s answer. Lois Bujold
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Barbara Monajem liked an answer from Lois McMaster Bujold: I was reading through the questions you've answered on Goodreads, and I was struck by how much your answers read as if written by Desdemona herself. I mean that in the best possible way, as I find her quite funny. I know all the characters are technically "you", but I was wondering if there may be a little more "you" written into Desdemona than other characters? Mm, perhaps. I wrote in the introduction to the collection Penric's Progress: "In the world of the five gods, magical powers are not inborn but obtained, by—among other methods—acquiring a chaos demon, an invisible bodiless entity stemming ultimately See Lois’s answer. Lois Bujold
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Barbara Monajem made a comment in the group Historical Mystery Lovers — Historical Mystery Reads of 2024 topic " Peggyzbooksnmusic wrote: "sabagrey wrote: "I have recently started rePatricia Finneyading the Sir Robert Carey Series by Patricia Finney (writing as P ...more "
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Barbara Monajem and 1 other person liked Marguerite Kaye's blog post: New Release in the UK "Two dark romances set in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars about coming to terms with the past The Soldier’s Dark Secret A war hero tortured by the past, a heroine trying to uncover her family secrets, two people in search of redemption who une..." Read more of this blog post »
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Barbara Monajem answered Janice's question: I just discovered the 3 books of Rosie and McBrae Mysteries. I had to binge read them all. Do you plan to have a book 4? Thank you so much for asking, Janice! The answer is yes, yes, yes, but life has been so hectic lately that my writing has slowed way down. I started book 4 but didn't get far, alas. So...I'm thinking of writing a novella which will start with a scene See Full Answer
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