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Octavia Grant

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Octavia Grant discovered her passion for creative writing in 2002 during her junior year at Georgetown High School in Georgetown, South Carolina. She began writing professionally in 2016 and, two years later, took full ownership of her literary career by becoming an independent author. A bestselling black thriller author and the bestselling author of Cutthroat, Octavia has penned more than 30 novels known for their psychological depth and gripping suspense.
Her work and voice have earned national recognition, including speaking on the Thrilling Tales Author Panel at ESSENCE Fest, Thriller Panelist at National Book Club Conference (NBCC), interview with Narrator iiKane, literary reviewer and film commentator Tamara Walker of Tam Telling Tales ...more

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	Cutthroat 4.20 avg rating — 8,441 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
	Dear Vicky 4.02 avg rating — 4,567 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
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	Don't Call Me Crazy 4.30 avg rating — 1,473 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
	Body Count 3.93 avg rating — 1,243 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
	Unhinged 4.28 avg rating — 830 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
	The Naughty List 4.26 avg rating — 721 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
	HWY 725 by Octavia Grant (Goodreads Author), Kaylynn Hunt (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 646 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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	Unhealthy Love: A Dangerous Obsession 4.29 avg rating — 565 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

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More please! I genuinely enjoyed this book so much. This book had everything. I cant wait to see what’s next for Lincoln.
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“Another woman’s husband can’t do shit for you except leave you alone at nights with a wet ass.”
― Octavia Grant, Married Men Only

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“Most people would think that I was crazy for falling in love with someone that I met at my job, but in my heart, I knew. I knew that this beautiful woman was the one for me. It didn’t matter that I didn’t know her name yet. We were soulmates. I was too drawn to her for her not to be.”
― Octavia Grant, Dear Vicky

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“If you have a good woman, then be a good man If you’re unfaithful, you need to quit. You’ll lose everything once she finds out And she gets on her cutthroat shit.”
― Octavia Grant, Cutthroat

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