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Arizona native Sally J. Smith lives in Scottsdale with her husband. The rarest of breeds, an adult born in Arizona, she has been a writer since she could spell. These days she stays busy at her chosen professions of writing and freelance editing. When a free moment appears on the horizon, she's out the door to a play, a movie, or a concert, or just a long walk in the desert--if the temperature's under a hundred, that is. ...more

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	Mystic Mayhem (Mystic Isle Mysteries, #1) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 3.88 avg rating — 507 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
	Murder on the Aloha Express (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries, #2) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.17 avg rating — 371 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
	Mystic Mistletoe Murder (Mystic Isle Mysteries, #2) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.19 avg rating — 340 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
	Beachboy Murder (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries #11) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.43 avg rating — 161 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
	Mystic Mischief (Mystic Isle Mysteries, #3) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.44 avg rating — 111 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
	Mystic Deception (Mystic Isle Mysteries, #4) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.65 avg rating — 78 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
	Stealing the Moon & Stars by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Aloha Lagoon Mysteries Boxed Set (Aloha Lagoon Mysteries #11-15) by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens, Anne Marie Stoddard (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 25 ratings	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
	Mystic Mojo: A Mystic Isle Mysteries Novella 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings	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
	Stealing the Golden Dream by Sally J. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jean Steffens 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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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