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Lea Mishell

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in Kirkwood, The United States

November 02, 1972

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Real Life, Romance, African American

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Author/Editor/Ghostwriter and creator of the "SistaGirlz" urban fairy tale book series, Lea Mishell was born and raised in the suburbs and more recently seasoned by the south side of St. Louis, Missouri. In fact, most of Lea's stories are set in her hometown as she likes to "write where I am", as she says. Although she's been writing since the age of 16, a self-proclaimed Professional Procrastinator, Lea didn't publish her first book until after finding her "Things to Do by 30" list and saw "Publish A Book" at the top of the list! Without a storyline in mind, shortly after turning 30 and in less than 3 months, her first book, LIVIN' JUST ENOUGH, was created. Still within the timeframe of her 30th year of life, the book was published and thu ...more

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	Livin' Just Enough: Rachael's Story (SistaGirlz, #1) 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2003	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
	Illusions: Layla's Story (SistaGirlz, Book #2) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2012	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
	Tales from the Lou by Teresa Seals (Goodreads Author), Myron A. Winston, Mary L. Wilson 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Livin' Just Enough it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2003 — 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
	Illusions: Things Are Not Always What They Seem... it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Livin' Just Enough: SistaGirlz, Book # 1 ~ Rachael's Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012	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
	YOU ME HIM HER: a Mistress Harding Tale: Mistress Harding Book 1 (Mistress Harding Erotica book series) by Lea Mishell (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Patterson (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
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	YOU ME HIM HER: a Mistress Harding Tale: Mistress Harding Book 1 (Mistress Harding Erotica book series) by Lea Mishell (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Renee Patterson (Contributor) 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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Lea Mishell's Blog: Author of LIVIN' JUST ENOUGH, ILLUSIONS, and NEVA SAW I

Free ebook Giveaway: LIVIN' JUST ENOUGH

I invite you to read the first book in my SistaGirlz series, LIVIN' JUST ENOUGH: RACHAEL'S STORY

Book Synopsis:
Rachael “Baby Girl” Wallace and Aaron Jones are childhood sweethearts headed toward their happily ever after until he dumps her and kicks her out!

Picking up where her ex left off, handsome, charming and debonair Alonzo Banks is just what Baby Girl needs to finally get Aaron out of her syst Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 21, 2012 10:40 • Tags: amazon, ebook, free, lea-mishell, livin-just-enough, real-life, romance, sistagirlz, urban

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“Life's short. Eat dessert first, work less and vacation MORE!!”
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“Never do anything you'll regret. Never regret anything you do.”
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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

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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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“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

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“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

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Apr 10, 2011 02:42PM

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