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Brandon Shire
Goodreads Author
Born
in The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
July 2011
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/brandon_shire
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Afflicted (Afflicted, #1)
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2012
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4 editions
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Cold (Cold, #1)
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2013
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2 editions
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Afflicted II (Afflicted, #2)
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2012
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Listening To Dust
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2012
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Heart of Timber (Cold, #2)
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2013
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The Value of Rain
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2011
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5 editions
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The Love of Wicked Men - S01E01 (The Love of Wicked Men, #1.1)
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2014
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The Touch Of Hope
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2013
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The Love of Wicked Men: Season One
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2014
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The Love of Wicked Men - S01E02 (The Love of Wicked Men, #1.2)
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2014
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Real Love…
I know, you haven’t heard from me in a while. All I can say is WORK. It’s crazy right now. Someday I’ll sell a million books and be able to ‘retire’ and just write. However, that day doesn’t seem to be coming anytime soon, so I must continue at the heinous day job like everyone else.
But I’ve been writing.. and thinking. And as I was writing, I was wondering why it is that so many people have such
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“Loving someone gives you courage; being loved back gives you strength. -Lao Tzu”
― Afflicted II
― Afflicted II
“The problem here is that you think love will take all the pain away, like it does for characters in a book. It's not that easy, Stephen, and not that simple; despite all your bards and how much we'd like that to be true. It isn't. Love isn't going to fix me, or you. It's not a laxative that just helps you shit out all the crap you'd rather forget.”
― Listening To Dust
― Listening To Dust
“How can the removal of beauty from a world so lacking in beauty be anything but tragic?”
― The Silent Gondoliers
― The Silent Gondoliers
“A great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading.”
― Conversations with William Styron
― Conversations with William Styron
“There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.”
― Lady Windermere's Fan
― Lady Windermere's Fan
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Nice! :) Baba wrote: "Thanks for accepting!"
(waves back) Hello! :) Ericka wrote: "Hi Brandon...(waving)"
Thanks for accepting :) Leaundra wrote: "Oye! Brandon, thanks for the add:-)"
LMAO. Well, I think that had to be the best and funniest friend request I ever got! Thanks for it :)
Thanks for connecting. Should have been sooner, my mistake, thought we were already connected here. L.C. wrote: "Hi, Brandon! Thanks for your friendvite. :-)"
Thanks Bonnie. Much appreciated! Bookish Ardour wrote: "Hi there Brandon, how are you?
Thanks for the friend invite and sorry about the delay in accepting.
Hope you're having a good one!
Cheers
Bonnie"
Hi there Brandon, how are you?Thanks for the friend invite and sorry about the delay in accepting.
Hope you're having a good one!
Cheers
Bonnie
LOL, Thank you! Td wrote: "None! Not even a hint. :) Thanks, Brandon."
Thanks for accepting! :) Tara wrote: "Thanks for the friend request!"
Hi Brandon, thanks for the friendvite! That's awesome that half of your proceeds goes to charity. Thanks for your support of the group too. Anything you'd like to do to help would be great. :)
Hey Brandon, I'm glad you approve of my baking :) Thanks for friending me!
Thanks Steve! And thanks for accepting the req. Steve wrote: "Cheers for the req, your book sounds interesting, def on the to read list! :)"
Cheers for the req, your book sounds interesting, def on the to read list! :)
Thanks for accepting it. Harper wrote: "Thanks for the friend request. :)"
You bet!Val wrote: "Thanks for the friend invite!"
Thank you.Phoenix wrote: "Thanks for the invite!"
So they keep telling me. I'll find one.Haven't had a personal photo taken in ....years. Thorny wrote: "Hi, Brandon! Thanks for the friending. You need a picture!"
