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Mercedes Keyes

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in Greenville, Ms., The United States

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http://amberswann1.com

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Mother, The Grandmother, aunts and uncles from the south. Kathleen E. ...more

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Born in the south, Mississippi - grew up back and forth between there and Chicago, where she went to school. Keyes married early in life and gave birth to three beautiful children, two daughters, and a son. Currently, she has 7 grandsons and 1 granddaughter

She lives in Colorado now - after relocating from England where she used the backdrop of the small island to learn more about the world's historical past. A past that she's made a point to write about, as Ms. Keyes is a lover of history.

Currently, she is working on Saoirse - her sixth historical with Cromwell's reign that brought about Irish slaves - which will be followed by Fancy Free - another historical surrounding Cora's Daughters - the Fancy Series.

She can be found @ amberswann.org ...more

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Chapter Two - The Stunning & Unforgettable Princess Diana

I remember back in 1980, the first time I saw her and him, I was watching the interview of them as they walked and paused here and there on the Balmoral estate. That was when she was still, Diana Spencer, engaged to the Prince of Wales. (Not all princes are charming - sorry, had to get that out.) Of course, I didn't know that back then and sadly, neither did she.

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Average rating: 4.53 · 2,541 ratings · 248 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Fancy (The Fancy Series #1) 4.27 avg rating — 615 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Princess Ces'alena (Webster Fields Book 1) 4.59 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 2005 — 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
	Family Reunion (Webster Fields Book 3) by Mercedes Keyes (Goodreads Author), Lawrence James (Editor) 4.68 avg rating — 195 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Gold Raven (Webster Fields Book 2) by Mercedes Keyes (Goodreads Author), Lawrence James (Editor) 4.64 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2006 — 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
	Flight of Fancy (Cora's Daughters - The Fancy Series Book 2) by Mercedes Keyes (Goodreads Author), Lawrence James (Editor) 4.55 avg rating — 125 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
	Bomaw - Volume One: The Beauty Of Man and Woman 4.49 avg rating — 116 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
	Flight of Fancy (The Fancy Series #2) 4.44 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Aphrodisiac 4.60 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Bomaw - Volume Two: The Beauty of Man and Woman 4.65 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Bomaw - Volume Three: The Beauty of Man and Woman 4.65 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 2010 — 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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Bomaw (13 books)
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Webster Fields Trilogy (3 books)
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Lawrence James (Editor)

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Finding Freedom: Harry, Meghan, and the Making of a Modern Royal Family

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Mercedes Keyes wrote a new blog post Chapter Two - The Stunning & Unforgettable Princess Diana I remember back in 1980, the first time I saw her and him, I was watching the interview of them as they walked and paused here and there on the Balmor Read more of this blog post »
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Outstanding, an eye opener. I never gave the RF a thought until Princess Diana. When she was dispatched - I lost interest. Every now and then I would take a glance at Harry. Then he met and married Meghan. The two of them are all I care about.
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“Life is an adventure, and if you can’t live them – write them!”
― Mercedes Keyes

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“He who avoids suffering today, in his test of life for what his quest is to be, will cry out tomorrow, a thousand times in agony, for he has failed to fulfill what was his life’s destiny.”
― Mercedes Keyes, Princess Ces'alena

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Mercedes’s Quotes

“No matter how plain a woman may be, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt

tags: beauty, inner-beauty, inspirational

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“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life.”
― John Lennon

tags: inspirational, life

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“A beautiful woman delights the eye; a wise woman, the understanding; a pure one, the soul.”
― Minna Antrim

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“You are entitled to your opinion but you are not entitled to dictate mine.”
― Michelle N. Onuorah

tags: conviction, faith, freedom, inspirational, opinion, opinions-of-others, strength

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message 7: by Gwen

Nov 17, 2012 08:15PM

Hi Ms. Mercedes!

Thanks for friending me! I look forward to chatting with you about good books as always!

Gwen :)

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message 6: by Danielle The Book Huntress

Aug 25, 2011 11:15AM

Hi Mercedes. Thanks for the friendvite.

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message 5: by Mercedes

Mar 07, 2011 09:27AM

Shawnette wrote: "Hi, Mercedes...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...Happy Reading :-)"

I wish I had more time to dedicate to reading, as I love it so much, but trying to get my writing groove back is taxing, LOL - any advice?

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message 4: by SassyMama

Mar 07, 2011 07:21AM

Hi, Mercedes...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...Happy Reading :-)

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message 3: by Rbeey

Oct 12, 2010 07:26PM

Hi Mercedes,
So what's poppin'!!!!
how's everyone..hope all is well in UK.New England is starting to cool down I'm sad I want summer to stay.Take care.much love.
rubyswan

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message 2: by Mercedes

Jun 25, 2010 07:53AM

A privilege, I'm just not getting into filling everything out here, it took me a while.

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