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	Welcome to the Zipper Club: Surviving Heart Surgery and Beyond 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 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
	Dreamland Diaries 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	Orion's Light: Part 3 of the Dreamland Diaries series 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	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
	N. O. K. it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 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
	Orion's Light: Part 3 of the Dreamland Diaries Series 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
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	Dreamland Diaries: Parts 1 and 2 of the 4 part Series 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
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Last night I reported to the Tallahassee Writers Association Board on the evaluation forms from last May's Tallahassee Writers Conference and Book Fair. All were glowing endorsements of the conference, the book fair, not so much. We were faced with structural layout issues at our conference hotel, (imposed by the venue) which limited layout, specifically author sales space. We messed up! My apolog Read more of this blog post »

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How It Unfolds (The Far Reaches, #1)

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