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Amazon bestselling author of the critically-acclaimed survival memoir One Reason to Live and the award-winning Rowan of the Wood YA fantasy series. Needs copious amounts of dark chocolate, frothy mochas, and silent solitude.

All her books, including the new memoir One Reason to Live, are available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zuoh8E

Between 2010 and 2014, also wrote romance and horror, mostly Steampunk, under the name O. M. Grey.

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Christine Rose Hogwarts! I'd dance in the Great Hall at the Yule Ball and fly on a broom (& Hippogriff) over the Scottish lochs. 😍 ...and of course cast many spells …moreHogwarts! I'd dance in the Great Hall at the Yule Ball and fly on a broom (& Hippogriff) over the Scottish lochs. 😍 ...and of course cast many spells & delight in some Butterbeer. (less)
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Christine Rose A paranormal experience from the haunted Edinburgh vaults! Phantom footfalls and the sound of a squeaky door from a solid wall...also the place where …moreA paranormal experience from the haunted Edinburgh vaults! Phantom footfalls and the sound of a squeaky door from a solid wall...also the place where tourists often see "Annie," a distressed woman crouching in the corner, whimpering along with a sudden smell of burning hair. Thankfully, I didn't see Annie! (less)
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Liberty Wept Finds Permanent Home in Olympia, WA

I am overjoyed and humbled to share that Liberty Wept has won the People’s Choice Award at the Percival Plinth Project in Olympia, WA — and Olympia’s City Council has officially voted to purchase her for permanent public display.

When I loaded her into a cargo van on June 26th with the help of my partner and community at Past Lives Makerspace in Portland, I told myself not to get my hopes up, as I

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message 3: by Christine (last edited Dec 12, 2012 05:30PM)
Dec 12, 2012 05:29PM

Christine Rose RSVP RIGHT NOW for an extra 25 entries to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

POWER OF THE ZEPHYR release party tomorrow at Bitten by Books.

http://bittenbybooks.com/59706/author... Power of the Zephyr (Rowan of the Wood, #4) by Christine Rose


message 2: by Leon
Oct 04, 2011 11:31AM

Leon Shure Hi Christine,

Thanks for adding me as a friend,

Leon Shure


message 1: by Maya
Jun 13, 2008 07:55PM

Maya Irena Hi, thanks for the add!
Nice to meet you (n_n)

Best wishes,
Maya


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