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Maria is Currently Reading

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Winter Cabin: The addictive new small town mystery thriller (Ruth Baker Thrillers Book 2)

by Sam Baron

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The Valley of Lost Children (Tye Caine Wilderness Mysteries, #1)

by David Barbur (Goodreads Author)

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The Winterstone Murder (The Woodhead & Becker Mysteries, #1)

by Paul Austin Ardoin (Goodreads Author)

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Maria’s Notes & Highlights

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Cold Hard Truth (Boston Crime Thriller Book 5) by Brian Christopher Shea

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"My security protocols, as you refer to them, are beyond reproach. My team was hand-picked by me and I will vouch for each and every one of them. As far as that night, I ran it like any op. I had an advance team at the pier one hour prior ...more

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Maria’s Quotes

“In life, you have 3 choices. Give up, give in, or give it your all.”
― Charleston Parker, ONE Soul Many FACES - REVEALING THE HIDDEN TRUTH

tags: afterlife, mythology, philosophy, reincarnation, religion, soul, spirit, theology

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“IGNORANCE is without gaining Knowledge & Knowledge is gained without IGNORANCE”
― Charleston Parker, ONE Soul Many FACES - REVEALING THE HIDDEN TRUTH

tags: afterlife, antiquity, author, book, faces, many, mithras, mythology, one, reincarnation, religion, soul, theology

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“Revenge is not sweet; it is gloomy and a waste of time.”
― Anna Bayes, Through His Lens

tags: inspirational, revenge

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