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J.D. Martin has lived in Kansas City for the majority of his life, and has loved exploring the city as well as the world. As a lifelong storyteller, he has made himself known among family and friends as someone with an ever-expanding imagination, and a true appreciation for the written word. He now shares this passion of storytelling with his son and wife.

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	Blood Week (The Saint and the Sinner, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The War-Bringer (The Spear and the Cypress, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 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
	Bloodline (The Saint and the Sinner, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 6 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
	Helena's Fire (The Spear and the Cypress, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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	Effects of storm runoff on water quality in the White River and Fall Creek, Indianapolis, Indiana, June through October 1986 and 1987 / by Jeffrey D. Martin and Richard A. Craig ; prep [Leather Bound] 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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#FictionFriday Review: Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel

The greatest thing I can say about this book is that I wanted to enjoy it so much. The key to that statement is that of a single word, wanted. Sleeping Giants has a great hook about discovering pieces of a giant robot buried underground in locations all across the globe. A million questions fly through your mind concerning what and where this giant robot came from. And I might be the only one, but Read more of this blog post »

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