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Maureen Reil

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Maureen Reil writes romantic comedies and humour filled short story collections full of heart. And they end in a happy ever after for the female main character and her dishy male love interest but not before a whole book full of funny situations take place, of course. If that sounds like a fun read and something you’d enjoy then she has had over 37 books published, so far, to choose from but she's always working on a new manuscript to add to that tally so she’s not done yet. Maureen is a wife and mother who was born in the city of Liverpool, but resides in semi-rural Lancashire UK. She still longs to live back by the sea because there’s nothing like breathing in that fresh salty air as opposed to the countryside smell of whatever manure the ...more

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	Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 3.17 avg rating — 173 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
	A Granny Is For Life, Not Just Christmas 3.21 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Lily Loves to Love: ROM-COM FUN FICTION 3.20 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Chick-Lit Saved My Life 2.85 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Let's Get Serious 3.26 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	I Hate Me, Who Do You Hate? 2.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Wed To The Wrong Wayne 2.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Chick-Lit By Any Other Name 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 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 Finch Family Short Break 3.38 avg rating — 8 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 Finch Family Holiday 2 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	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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The 'Comical Vacations' Series (9 books)
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The 'Christmas Comedy' Trilogy (3 books)
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Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries, #1)

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“I’ve never looked back. Partly because I find it can be painful to do that. And I’m much happier keeping busy so I don’t have time to dwell on what might have happened if I’d stayed put instead of exiting my fate.”
― Maureen Reil, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

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Maureen’s Quotes

“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert

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“Do no harm and leave the world a better place than you found it.”
― Patricia Cornwell

tags: inspirational

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

tags: attributed-no-source, dreams, love, reality, sleep

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“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey

tags: dance, heaven, hurt, inspirational, life, love, sing

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message 4: by Savannah

Apr 10, 2012 07:31AM

Maureen, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah

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message 3: by Elena

Mar 14, 2012 04:07PM

Hi Maureen,
Thanks for the friendship! I'm looking forward to reading your books, they look fun!
Thanks for adding my book, Nothing Stays In Vegas to your to-read pile! I hope you enjoy. :)

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message 2: by Graham

Mar 08, 2012 11:28AM