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Christopher Lentz

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Royal Oak, Michigan, The United States

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Romance, Historical Fiction, Memoir

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Margaret Mitchell, Dan Brown, Sidney Sheldon

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Christopher Lentz is the acclaimed author of Opening Doors (biography, 2019), My Friend Marilyn (historical fiction, 2018) and The Blossom Trilogy (historical romance). His books are about hope, second chances and outcasts overcoming obstacles. But most of all, they are about how love changes everything.

Lentz made his mark as a corporate-marketing executive before becoming a full-time storyteller.

When asked to offer a dozen things people should know about him, Lentz says he:
1) Is an author who gave Marilyn Monroe a second chance
2) Kissed the love of his life atop the Eiffel Tower
3) Lives in a haunted Victorian house
4) Earned a paycheck dressing up as Winnie the Pooh at Disneyland
5) Stands in awe of lightening, thunder and the from-scratch c ...more

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	My Friend Marilyn: The Great American Destination Series 3.91 avg rating — 53 ratings — 3 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
	Blossom (Blossom Trilogy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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
	Flash Fiction 2019 by Tari Lynn Jewett (Goodreads Author) (Executive Editor), Marianne H. Donley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ada Jonnasen (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2019	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
	Blossom on the Road of Dreams: A Blossom Trilogy Novella 3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 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
	Opening Doors: Jim Swenson's Life of Grit, Gratitude and Giving (The Timeless Truths Series Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 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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Famous in a Small Town

He just keeps getting better! FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN, Wade Rouse’s latest novel written under the pen name Viola Shipman, proves once again that he’s a can’t-miss author. His stories are always charming, but this novel has a pinch of something extra. Heartwarming? Yes. Inspiring? Surely. Personal? Undoubtedly.

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