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Viola Ryan

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Born

in Buffalo, NY, The United States

Website

http://www.violaryan.com

Genre

Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy

Influences

Neil Gaiman, Joss Whedon, Kelley Armstrong, Patty Briggs ...more

Member Since

March 2012

URL

https://www.goodreads.com/violaryan

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A very good friend of Viola Ryan in high school said, “You don’t think outside the box. You blow the thing up.” Sometimes boxes need exploding. That’s why she’s here. She has a whole bag of C4 and isn’t afraid to use it. She’s blessed with people who treasure her eccentricities or at least put up with them.

Sometimes the box can be a cozy place. Without some sort of stability, her two daughters’ and her life would be unmanageable. That stability comes from her husband. He’s the rock holding her family together.

On the flip side, his career is anything but stable. He’s a Chief Marine Safety Technician in the US Coast Guard. They’ve lived from Kittery, Maine to Yorktown, Virginia. Fortunately, the moves have all been on the east coast. Then aga ...more

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Average rating: 3.37 · 19 ratings · 15 reviews · 2 distinct works

	The Mark of Abel (Book 1) 3.37 avg rating — 19 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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