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Phalla S. Rios

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in Cambodia

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Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult

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December 2012

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Phalla S. Rios lives in California with her husband, a daughter and two goofy pit bulls. She loves to read and write while drinking her favorite tea, Joy, from Starbucks. During her spare time, she is usually at the movies or looking for the next best place to eat. She often refers to herself as a foodie. Her novels are Not at First and the sequel, Always at First. She is currently writing the last book to her series, Forever at First.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 395 ratings · 166 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Hot for Teacher by Mandee Mae (Goodreads Author), Missy Johnson (Goodreads Author), Carly Grey 3.79 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Not at First (Not at First, #1) 3.64 avg rating — 171 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
	Always at First (Not at First, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Pulse Point Anthology by Elizabeth Miller (Goodreads Author), Lisa N. Paul (Goodreads Author), B.L. Mooney (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 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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Always at First is LIVE

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Roman leads me away from the helicopter and down the walkway to his estate. The moment of silence feels surreal as I await my fate. This is a horrible nightmare and I will wake up safely in Kevin’s arms. But this is not a dream. This is real. The man who refuses to let me go removes his hand from my lower back and roughly turns me to face him. “I will give you the life you crave my swee Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Phalla S. Rios

Not at First (2 books)
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