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Melissa Bourbon Ramirez

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http://www.goodreads.com/MelissaBourbonRamirez

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The United States

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female

website

http://misaramirez.com/

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Mystery & Thrillers, Romance

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February 2009

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Melissa Bourbon, who sometimes answers to her Latina-by-marriage name Misa Ramirez, gave up teaching middle and high school kids in Northern California to write full-time amidst horses and Longhorns in North Texas. She fantasizes about spending summers writing in quaint, cozy locales, has a love/hate relationship with yoga and chocolate, is devoted to her family, and can’t believe she’s lucky enough to be living the life of her dreams.

She is the author of the Lola Cruz Mystery series, A Magical Dressmaking Mystery series, and is the co-author of The Tricked-out Toolbox and two romantic suspense novels to be released in 2012.

Series:
* Lola Cruz Mystery

* A Magical Dressmaking Mystery Series, written as Melissa Bourbon

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The Importance of Friends

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I was thinking through what I wanted to talk about today and realized I had a ready topic – friends. We make friends throughout our lives and some stay for the long haul, while some are there for a defined period of time. In the end, I don’t think the duration matters so much as the actual times we share together. Those moments that bring joy and laughter, maybe a few...

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Melissa Bourbon Ramirez's Books

Average rating: 3.91 · 1,570 ratings · 328 reviews · 16 distinct works · Similar authors

	Pleating for Mercy (A Magical Dressmaking Mystery, #1) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Melissa Bourbon 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	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 Fitting End (A Magical Dressmaking Mystery #2) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Melissa Bourbon 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 249 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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
	Deadly Patterns by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Melissa Bourbon 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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
	Living the Vida Lola (A Lola Cruz Mystery #1) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Misa Ramirez 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	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
	Hasta la Vista, Lola! (A Lola Cruz Mystery #2) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Misa Ramirez 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	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
	Bare-Naked Lola (A Lola Cruz Mystery #3) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Misa Ramirez 3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	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
	Deceiving the Witch Next Door 3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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
	Sacrifice of Passion 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	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 Lola Cruz Christmas Story (A Lola Cruz Mystery #Prequel) by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), A.J. Ramirez (Illustrator) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	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 Deadly Curse by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Misa Ramirez 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	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 Melissa Bourbon Ramirez

A Magical Dressmaking Mystery (4 books)
by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Melissa Bourbon
3.9374337221633087 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 943 ratings

A Lola Cruz Mystery (4 books)
by Melissa Bourbon Ramirez (Goodreads Author), Misa Ramirez
3.7643312101910826 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 314 ratings

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Baby It's Cold Outside (Alaskan Nights, #1)

by Addison Fox (Goodreads Author)

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Tall, Dark, and Divine (Bagging a Greek God, #1)

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Melissa Ramirez wants to read The Practice Proposal (Suddenly Smitten, #1) by Tracy March (Goodreads Author)	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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Melissa Ramirez wants to read Vanilla on Top (Walk on the Wild Side, #1) by C.J. Ellisson (Goodreads Author)	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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Melissa Ramirez wants to read Her Forbidden Hero (The Hero, #1) by Laura Kaye (Goodreads Author)	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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Melissa Ramirez wants to read Tempting the Player (Gamble Brothers, #2) by J. Lynn	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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Melissa Ramirez wants to read Down for the Count (Dare Me Series, #1) by Christine Bell (Goodreads Author)	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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