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Maryanne Ross

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Born

Australia

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https://www.maryanneross.com/

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Romance, Historical Fiction

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March 2012

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Maryanne Ross is totally addicted to reading. She adores writing historical romance laced with adventure, sparkle and spice, featuring active heroines and flawed heroes who eventually get their happy ending.
Maryanne has a science degree in horticulture, and many of her stories are set in wild landscapes.
Victorians Unlaced series: Pitching the Petticoat, Crushing the Corset and Bouncing the Bustle.
Visit the Wild West with Wylder Opal, and enjoy a contemporary rom-com How (Not) to Make a Grandchild.
Her multiple awards for short crime and romance stories include Romance Writers Australia, Southern Cross Literary, Thunderbolt Crime and Sisters in Crime.
She works as a public relations consultant for a major Aboriginal organization, and prior ...more

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	Sexy Scandals of Swain Cove by Linda Rae Sande (Goodreads Author), Beverley Oakley (Goodreads Author), Renée Dahlia (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 77 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
	Shipwreck Sadie 3.41 avg rating — 54 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
	Be Mine: Valentine Novellas to Warm the Heart by Nicole Flockton (Goodreads Author), Emma Lea (Goodreads Author), Susanne Bellamy (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2020	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
	Crushing the Corset (Victorians Unlaced #2) 4.23 avg rating — 22 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
	Bouncing the Bustle (Victorians Unlaced, #1) 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Pitching the Petticoat (Victorians Unlaced Book 3) 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	How (Not) to Make a Grandchild 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
	Wylder Opal 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Zebra Mayhem: A spicy, amusing Regency romance really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	Haunted Creek (Aurora's Law Book 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	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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Maryanne rated a book really liked it Mischance Creek (Hirsch series 5) by Garry Disher	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 usual Disher magic - expect extensive, vivid descriptions of outback farming life & characters.
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Oh this is wonderful! Adore the romantic match for paladin Istvhan and the nuns - utterly cool. Suspenseful, page turning, gripping.
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― Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies

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“It's a lazy Saturday afternoon, there's a couple lying naked in bed reading Encyclopediea Brittannica to each other, and arguing about whether the Andromeda Galaxy is more 'numinous' than the Ressurection. Do they know how to have a good time, or don't they?”
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