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I am Virginia Williams, the granddaughter and editor/publisher of historical author Patrick John “Stanley McShane” Rose. I published six of his manuscripts. In an effort to market and promote his books, I began a blog called Rosepoint Publishing and currently share reviews of several books per week with the CE. I welcome review submissions using the Submission Guide on my website. I also submit our reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, B&N, and Kobo, as well as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts.

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	Cocos Island Treasure 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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	Hot Air Promotions - An Autobiography of a Mining and Oil Stock Sucker 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Sole Survivor-A Fiction Adventure Anthology 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Busters of Bitter River 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Rosepoint Publishing: Five Stars Book Blurb: In the turbulent years leading up to the American War of Independence, one man’s journey will redefine his destiny and the future of a nation. Jeremy Whitehall, a privileged young man from London, suddenly finds himself stripped of wealth and thrust into the hands of his ruthless uncle. Forced … Continue reading "The Seagull by Wes Snowden – #BookReview Read more of this blog post »

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Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing. Nazi Germany held no safe places for Jews. If they were caught, both the person or family hiding the individual were killed. The zoo seemed to be an answer because there were places in the zoo that had op ...more
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Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing. Ah, the third in the series, and my favorite so far, gets ever deeper into Orla’s fight to save her historic Dunmara House, ring fort, and tower. This installment, however, also introduces us to Becca who ...more
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Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing. When Andrew Deacon is killed right in front of Canadian journalist Kate Murray, she is drawn into the who and why. The novel devolves into a split time line—that of WWII involving her grandmother—and a mor ...more
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Read my full review on Rosepoint Publishing. As much as I was impressed by Allison, sharp, intelligent, and quick witted, she also annoyed the socks off me sometimes. Several plot points going on in this domestic thriller. Turns out, between the two ...more
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Stanley McShane and 12 other people liked Zora's review of Every Secret Thing: "Frustrating. 2.5 stars. This novel is by Canadian writer Susanna Kearsley, who writes wonderful, literate Gothic romances, up there with the best of Mary Stewart and Barbara Michaels, full of atmosphere and terrific description and spunky heroines, re" Read more of this review »
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