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Born in Los Angeles in the middle of the last century, Brian Jackson has always dreamed of being a writer. After decades spent working in the computer industry, Brian retired early to pursue that dream.

Available in eBook is Brian's backlist of previously published and unpublished material. Brian's books are clever, exciting, and often written with a sense of humor.

Brian lives in the California foothills with his wife, published author Melanie Jackson, Alpine, the dog, and Snowy, the cat.


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Published on February 13, 2012 16:42 • 13 views
Average rating: 3.82 · 68 ratings · 25 reviews · 13 distinct works
First Son
2.55 of 5 stars 2.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Metropolis (Book of Dreams #1)
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Blood Lust
4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Dead of Night
4.75 of 5 stars 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010
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Drained
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Blood Reich
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The Kiss
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Meridian (Book of Dreams #2)
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Unknown Book 8840049
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009
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Description: A boy in elementary school accidentally hits a girl with a dodge ball. To keep her from telling on him, he promises to kiss her after school. Thus begins the longest day of his life.
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date: May 20, 2012 02:58PM
location: 1 June at 07:00 until 31 July at 22:00 in EDT, The United States
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June 1st thru July 31st. Coming to a blog near you!

And we're still looking for blogs/websites to host a day, so contact Armand Rosamilia asap and we'll talk!

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