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I got out of my usual box (alpha female, beta male) and wrote about Dante, an Italian boxer, and Christiana, a Red Hook, Brooklyn journalist, both of them headstrong, opinionated, and intense. They verbally spar continuously, and they even go a few rounds in the ring. Really. Add Canadian wilderness, a trainer/master chef who dreams of his own restaurant, a former Hawaiian T... read more »
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Published on May 06, 2011 07:36 • 218 views • Tags: interracial, multicultural, romance
Average rating: 3.74 · 819 ratings · 148 reviews · 10 distinct works
Something Real
3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions
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Renee And Jay
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 121 ratings2 editions
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Original Love
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Too Much of a Good Thing
4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions
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I'm Your Girl
3.32 of 5 stars 3.32 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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The Real Thing
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 96 ratings3 editions
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Can't Get Enough Of Your Love
3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions
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Renee and Jay 2
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2004
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She's the One
3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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I'll Be Your Everything
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Gray Eagles
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Crescent Dawn (Dirk Pitt, #21)
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“Live, for this is the time of your life.”
William Saroyan, The Time of Your Life

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
Aristotle

“The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.”
Mark Twain

“Don’t pray when it rains if you don’t pray when the sun shines.”
Satchel Paige

“You win a few, you lose a few. Some get rained out. But you got to dress for all of them.”
Satchel Paige

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Nicole Green

I suppose I'll stick to IMRR for the time being.
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I'm glad you have some help! It shouldn't take too long for them to get back to you. I don't remember exactly, but I would think you should see the new features when you sign in very soon.


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J.J. Murray Nicole wrote: "I'm happy to be a fan and a friend. My suggestion: Join groups and make comments on their forums when you have a chance! Welcome."

I suppose I'll stick to IMRR for the time being.

I am not adept at this. My 11-year-old has been helping me. He knows his stuff.

I applied for the author program. How long will it take for me to hear back?


Nicole Green I'm happy to be a fan and a friend. My suggestion: Join groups and make comments on their forums when you have a chance! Welcome.


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