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Roxanne Smolen was born in Detroit, the eldest daughter of five children. She learned to read at an early age and read voraciously, be it classic novels, comic books, or cereal boxes. As a child, her summers were spent on her aunt’s farm, a devout woman who encouraged her to read the Bible. Smolen became obsessed with Revelation and the apocalypse. She turned to science in an attempt to explain the phenomenon. Along the way, she discovered science fiction. She was drawn to stories about the end of the world but soon branched off to outer space and a limitless future. She decided to become an astronaut. But reality intervened. She married right out of high school and started a family. When her children were school-aged, she enrolled in Wayne...more


Loxahatchee, FL — Publisher L & L Dreamspell announced today the release of their paranormal romance, The Amazing Wolf Boy by Roxanne Smolen (ISBN 978-1-60318-413-7, Trade Paper, 318 pages, $16.95.) Since then, this small town has been overrun with werewolf sightings. “It’s huge,” exclaims one reader. “Grabs onto you and won’t let go.”

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Published on December 08, 2011 03:57 • 210 views • Tags: florida, humor, paranormal-romance, roxanne-smolen, teen-fiction, werewolves, young-adult
Average rating: 4.43 · 35 ratings · 15 reviews · 11 distinct works · Similar authors
Satan's Mirror
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
The Amazing Wolf Boy
4.83 of 5 stars 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011
Resort Debauch
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Mindbender
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Fracture
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008
Watery Deep
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009
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4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
Resort Debauch
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002
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message 16: by Dustin

Dustin Rhodes Howdy Roxanne!
This here Texas cowboy appreciates the friendship.
Thank ya kindly darlin'.

Dustin Adrian Rhodes


message 15: by E.A.

E.A. Bucchianeri Hi Roxanne, thanks for accepting my friend invitation! : )


Savannah Roxanne, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah
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message 13: by Thomas

Thomas Amo hi Roxanne!! Thanks for adding me!!! the trailer is good and chilling!! I loved it! It rings of a true story.


message 12: by Roxanne

Roxanne Hi Zee! It's nice to meet you, too. Thanks for checking out my books. Let me know what you think of the stories.
Zee wrote: "Hello Roxanne
It's a pleasure to meet you. Your books sound intriguing, I'm gonna have to go look for them. :)
Cheers!"



message 11: by Zee

Zee Monodee Hello Roxanne
It's a pleasure to meet you. Your books sound intriguing, I'm gonna have to go look for them. :)
Cheers!


message 10: by Jess

Jess Scott Nice to meet you too :) I reply really slowly -- so many things to do, so little time...


Marialyce Hi Roxanne,

Glad to meet you too! Did you like Under the Dome?


message 8: by C.J.

C.J. Wright Hi Roxanne, it's good to meet you too :)


message 7: by Anna

Anna Serra i Vidal Hi Roxanne! Thanks for the warm welcome! Still making my way through Goodreads but enjoying the experience :)


Shalonda Williams Hey Roxanne just a short note to say hello to you! I hope all is well. Peace


Shalonda Williams Just a note to say thank you for the friendship. Just listed your book on my goodreads listmania on amazon. I pray that all is well.

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message 4: by Billy

Billy Young It is also great to meet you. :D


Tamela Quijas Thanks so much for the friending, Roxanne. It's a pleasure to meet you through Goodreads.



message 2: by Beth

Beth Hi Roxanne,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you'll put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for a free copy of To Hell in a Handbasket, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
- Beth


Darylrobidoux Hello author, Nice to meet you


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