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Tamara Merrill has three happy places; reading, writing, and painting. When she was a child, she thought she’d grow up to live in a loft in Manhattan and spend her time doing all three. Tamara hasn’t done that but she does live in two lovely places, Coronado, CA and Wickenburg, AZ.
And, Tamara does read, write and paint.
During the 60’s and 70’s, Tamara published multiple short stories in the popular women’s magazines of that era. But then the need for cash intervened and she took a “real job” and stopped writing fiction. Fortunately for readers of fiction she is writing again. Her work includes historical fiction, psychological thrillers, and many short stories,
A dark tale of gaslighting at its worst, TWISTED LIVES plunges Sarah into a frig ...more

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Average rating: 4.24 · 100 ratings · 23 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Shadows in Our Bones 4.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — 7 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 Lies 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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 Matters (Augustus Family Trilogy #2) 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Just One More 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	TWISTED LIVES it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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
	Subtle Differences: A Short Story liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Brian Anderson: All American: A Short Story it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	Love Is In The Baking really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	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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Series by Tamara Merrill

Augustus Family Trilogy (2 books)
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Magic Hour

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“Provide for her Future—if you can!—That's my motto!—But a man's just a plain bum who don't provide for his own Past!”
― Eleanor Hallowell Abbott, The Indiscreet Letter

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“Maybe the hardened clay was not as ugly as I had thought. Maybe what I resented was the color my father had painted me. The time had come to sand away some of that dreadful stain.”
― Zohreh Ghahremani, Sky of Red Poppies

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