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Janice De Jesus was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. An arts and features journalist living in the San Francisco Bay Area, she earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College in Oakland, California. Her first nonfiction book, OmStruck: Healing Heartbreak Through Yoga and Meditation, was published in 2011. Janice's short story, Island Tulip, was included in Field of Mirrors: An Anthology of Philippine American Writers. Not Just Another Pretty Face, her first published novel, was released in early 2015. She teaches ongoing Creative Writing classes in the San Francisco Bay Area where she lives with Lilly, her feline editor extraordinaire. Visit http://JaniceDeJesusAuthor.Blogspot.com and follow on Instagram: @literaryyogini ...more

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	Not Just Another Pretty Face 4.31 avg rating — 13 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
	Pretty as a Picture (Pretty Princess Trilogy Book Two) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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
	A Lady in Waiting: A Novel 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	OmStruck 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011	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
	Soulstice: Living and Loving On and Off the Yoga Mat it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Culture Shock it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2018	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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	Sitting Pretty (Pretty Princess Trilogy Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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
	Sitting Pretty (Pretty Princess Trilogy Book Three) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2020	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
	Chasing Holly Golightly 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 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

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Yoga Mind: Journey Beyond the Physical, 30 Days to Enhance your Practice and Revolutionize Your Life From the Inside Out

by Suzan Colon (Goodreads Author)

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Cover to Cover: What First-Time Authors Need to Know about Editing (Read this book before you publish your book)

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100 Places in Spain Every Woman Should Go

by Patricia Harris

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El libro más útil para los estudiantes de la lengua española Agradezco mucho que este libro haya llegado a mi vida. Leer una colección de cuentos cortos en español ha sido la manera más divertida y efectiva de aprender español. Agradezco a la autora A ...more
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I really appreciated how the reading of this novel, Across the English Channel, was an immersive experience that transported me back to Spain in the 1800s. I appreciated the set-up scenes that show immediate conflict between the co-protagonist Philip ...more
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