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I am a lifelong avid reader with a passionate love for a good story, be it fiction on nonfiction. As a kid, I loved genre movies-westerns, gangsters, horror-because the story was king with those kind of flicks, same with comic books, another life long passion. After years of reading, I decided to try my hand at writing the kind of fiction I enjoyed and learned there is no greater satisfaction than to labor on something you love and then discover others find pleasure in it as well.

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	All the Way with JFK: An Alternate History of 1964 3.90 avg rating — 79 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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Capote's Women A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer

I really enjoyed the FX mini-series, FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS, a few years back; produced by Ryan Murphy, it was a peak into the world of the high and mighty of a bygone era filled with fascinating real-life characters, and enough drama for a dozen novels. The story centered on the fractured relationship between author Truman Capote, and the wealthy and very stylish women who befriended him a Read more of this blog post »

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