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Cristel Orrand

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in Fort Belvoir, VA, The United States

August 19

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

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Diana Gabaldon Sara Donati Susanna Kearsley ...more

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Cristel Orrand is an author of fiction, mini-biographies, poetry and is currently working on her first foray into historical fiction, set in NC during the Revolutionary War and brought to life through a strange series of events and lively cast of characters, including the Rev. David Caldwell and Daniel Boone.

Cristel grew up in a military family, moving back and forth across the US, and living in Turkey and Jordan for several years. The Amalgamist is in part, an acknowledgement of the gift of a childhood spent in the Middle East, and the product of a perpetual dissident, who finally remembered what she always wanted to be.

She’s spent the last ten years working in federal and commercial IT consulting, where her degrees in French and Politica ...more

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	Stories We Tell After Midnight by Rachel A. Brune (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jane Hawley, M.P. Giddings 4.09 avg rating — 67 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
	Khayal 4.37 avg rating — 30 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
	The Amalgamist 4.58 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	A Woman Unbecoming by Rachel A. Brune (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carol Gyzander (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carina Bissett (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 27 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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	Objectified by Jennifer Nestojko, Cristel Orrand (Goodreads Author), Shannon Scott 4.67 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
	Frontispiece: A Poetry Collection 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
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	In Arms: Love & War Poetry 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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Cristel Orrand's Blog: Probatio Pennae by Amalgamist Books

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I shouldn't commit to anything else right now, I know I REALLY should not, but a promise, even- or maybe especially- one made to a ghost, can't be taken lightly.
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Some time ago, quite by accident, I found the burned out remains of Old Sheldon Church, and there the grave of Sarah Chisolm, by taking a wrong a turn through the middle of nowhere South Carolina, near but not even in a 4.5 mile wide ha Read more of this blog post »

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The Girl in White

by Lindsay Currie (Goodreads Author)

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The Culture of Military Innovation: The Impact of Cultural Factors on the Revolution in Military Affairs in Russia, the US, and Israel.

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The Daughters Of Yalta: The Churchills, Roosevelts, and Harrimans: A Story of Love and War

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