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Samantha Fontien

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in London, The United Kingdom

September 27

Genre

Contemporary, Romance, Fiction

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Samantha was born and raised in West London (UK). Being from an Irish and musical family, she was reared with a pen in one hand and a guitar in the other. For many years, she had a successful career working as a Division Manager in the Recruitment industry. In 1997, she married her husband and has been living in the rural countryside of Ireland, since 1998. There, they raise their two children, also a cheeky Jack Russell named 'Rubin' and two rescue cats.

Samantha writes emotional roller-coasters, filled with twists, naughtiness and lots of humour. Her work contains; Drama, Heartache, Mature Content, (including Profanity) and are recommended for readers 18+

Samantha published her first novel 'How to Catch Butterflies' in January 2014 (her lat ...more

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	Dragonflies - The Duncan Peters Files 4.41 avg rating — 86 ratings — 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
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	How to catch Butterflies Book 2 4.48 avg rating — 50 ratings — 6 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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“When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares.”
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