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Four years ago when facing the terror of a breast cancer diagnosis, writing became a salve for me. I journaled, chronicling the many things I found overwhelming. Over the course of two years I wrote the equivalent of a memoir I called Grit and Grace. My first foray into a writer’s workshop was with essays selected from that narrative. I received so much support and care for the words I’d written, Read more of this blog post »

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Call the Canaries Home

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The First Time I Saw Him (Hannah Hall, #2)

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So many life lessons in this story. Can someone be truly redeemed from past behavior? Violent behavior? Is it possible to face your skeletons to become something more than the trauma that defines you? Luther's character is abominable in the beginning ...more
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Engaging stories about the author's coming of age with Ozzy Osbourne and a life on the road with his childhood hero. The stories contained in this book are hilarious, heart-breaking and everything in between. Rea's writing is strong, full of humor an ...more
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