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Salem Patterson

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Born

The United States

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Genre

Romance, Contemporary, Suspense

Member Since

October 2012

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Salem Patterson is the pseudonym of co-writers Jennifer Patterson and Amanda Salem. Patterson and Salem, who live in North Carolina and Massachusetts respectively, have been writing together for nearly a decade, collaborating seamlessly despite their geographic distance and even writing all of their first novel, Second Summer, by online messenger. Patterson, a wife and the mother of two, draws from her day-to-day experience meeting and connecting with people through her career in the healthcare field to draw inspiration for characters and support for her creative endeavors. Salem, a newlywed just approaching her first anniversary, has a background in journalism and has enjoyed meeting colorful, inspiring people through her career in market ...more

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Eat, drink and be writerly

One of the things that always makes an impact in books is the food. Even when you don't think you notice it, you notice it. I can clearly call up dishes and beverages from Anne of Green Gables despite not having read it since I was a child. Gone With the Wind is basically like watching Chopped: it doesn't matter what horrors are going on in front of you, the mere mention of food woven throughout t Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.24 · 17 ratings · 10 reviews · 3 distinct works

	Second Summer 3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012	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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	The Second Summer Of Love by Salem Patterson (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Basically Books!: ARR # 81 - SECOND SUMMER by Salem Patterson	14	57	Jan 11, 2013 05:34AM
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Making Connections: Authors Sign Up	2690	3025	Sep 27, 2013 06:01PM
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“Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit.

[Blog post, March 12, 2012]”
― Jim C. Hines

tags: freedom-of-speech, stupidity

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