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Elizabeth Maria Naranjo

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Elizabeth Maria Naranjo is the author of The Fourth Wall, The House on Linden Way, What Was Never There, and the Sweet Dreams series. Her stories and essays have been widely published and nominated for the Pushcart Prize, Best American Essays, Best of the Net, and selected for Best Microfiction 2023. She lives in Tempe, Arizona.

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	Murder by Milkshake 4.30 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	The Fourth Wall 4.15 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Pralines and Creamed (A Sweet Dreams Mystery, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	What Was Never There: Short Stories 4.59 avg rating — 17 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
	The House on Linden Way 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Double-Dip Demise: A Sweet Dreams Mystery (Sweet Dreams Mysteries Book 3) 4.78 avg rating — 9 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

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