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Lena Phoenix

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Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality

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To pull me in, a book must tell a really, really good story, make me laugh, or make me look at why we believe the things we do and how those beliefs affect our lives.

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The Heart of a Cult

3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2006

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Daddy-Long-Legs (Daddy-Long-Legs, #1)

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