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Anna writes from the ethical edge, where good people make questionable choices. Where life-altering challenges to societal norms meet the quiet mysteries of the heart. Her characters work in fascinating fields from curating centuries-old art to designing supersonic trains. Yet they experience the same joy and pain we all share. Through their eyes, readers discover the line between right and wrong isn’t just thin. It’s imaginary.

She lives in St. Louis with her husband and two dogs.

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“The decision felt both deeply unjust and profoundly logical. Which is how, Elyse knew, the status quo had been maintained for centuries.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“She's not spending money on you," he explained. "She's investing. Now you can twist yourself inside out trying to figure out why or you can just relax and enjoy it....Personally I'd go for the latter.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“Death has a strange, polarizing effect on the person who's lost. the most. The immense sadness and dread that comes with losing the one who loved and supported you unconditionally is swift and inescapable. It begs the question "who am I without this person?" because in a strange way, two people have died.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“Death has a strange, polarizing effect on the person who's lost. the most. The immense sadness and dread that comes with losing the one who loved and supported you unconditionally is swift and inescapable. It begs the question "who am I without this person?" because in a strange way, two people have died.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“Turning away from him and toward the idyllic street with its golden leaves and chatty moms in free-flowing ponytails pushing double strollers, she sighed. "It's safer here," she said. Michael opened his mouth to argue but slowly closed it as he backed away, carefully observing her...."You mean it's whiter.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“Take care of that dress," Elyse said. "Might come in handy one day.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“She's not spending money on you," he explained. "She's investing. Now you can twist yourself inside out trying to figure out why or you can just relax and enjoy it....Personally I'd go for the latter.”
Anna Marie Riley, In Plain Sight

“Girl," Vanessa said. "You're in an Irish bar. It wouldn't surprise me if they mixed whiskey with stout and tried to pass it as Chardonnay.”
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