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Heather Cleveland

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I wanted to be an actress for a long time until I realized it wasn’t so much the acting that I loved but the storytelling. (But don’t get me wrong, if someone offered me a dream role in a movie, I’d take it.) So I’ve lovingly returned to my childhood pastime of writing, only now my novels come to life on my computer screen rather than being scrawled in a spiral notebook. And thank goodness for that, or it’d take me a year to finish the editing process.

I'm active in our local theatre scene (on the management side now). I love traveling, playing games, gardening, crafting, and checking items off my bucket list—last accomplishment: learn to sew; next up: milk a cow. If you asked my friends to describe me, I think they’d say I am a little quirk ...more

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What's Your Dessert?

It was interesting and inspiring to research gourmet food for Devil's Food, especially since I love to eat but am only an average cook. I can follow a recipe if necessary, but I generally overcook poultry (it always looks pink to me!) and leave baked goods in too long. I have no instinct in the kitchen--if the recipe doesn't tell me to do it, I'm a lost cause.

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Published on January 06, 2014 10:40 • Tags: blogger, cake, chef, contemporary, dessert, devil-s-food, food, irish, italian, romance, texting

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	Right as Rain 3.93 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Devil's Food 4.17 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 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
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	Our Journey to Freedom by Mary Hall Freedom House (Editor), Lucy Hall (Editor), Stephanie Duffey (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't

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message 2: by Barbara Ann

Jul 25, 2013 10:22PM

Hi Heather, thanks for the friend invite. I look forward to chatting with you in the future about books!

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message 1: by Heather

Apr 22, 2013 10:19AM

In honor of Mother's Day and all of the wonderful moms who love to read, the Right as Rain

e-book is discounted on Amazon. Right as Rain is a romantic suspense novel that will suck you in, capture your heart, and leave you guessing until the very end. Happy Reading! Right as Rain

http://www.amazon.com/Right-as-Rain-e...

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