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Ripley Patton

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Ripley Patton lives on 22 wooded acres on a lake in Southern Illinois with a cat named Lemmy. Her two young adult children, a daughter and a son, are her favorite people. When Ripley's not out exploring nature and getting her hands dirty, she's usually reading or writing a book.

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Average rating: 4.07 · 1,747 ratings · 463 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ghost Hand (The PSS Chronicles, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 1,027 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Ghost Hold (The PSS Chronicles, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Ghost Heart (The PSS Chronicles, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Ghost Hope (The PSS Chronicles, #4) 4.52 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	The PSS Chronicles Complete Set (The PSS Chronicles #1-4) 4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Over the Rim (A Fantasy Novella) 4.29 avg rating — 7 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
	Traveling By Petroglyph 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	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
	Stranger Worlds: A Young Adult Urban Fantasy Collection by A.M. Yates (Goodreads Author), R.A. Marshall (Goodreads Author), Mary E. Twomey (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2017	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
	Tales for Canterbury: Survival, Hope, Future by J.C. Hart (Goodreads Author) (editor), Anna Caro (Goodreads Author) (editor), Simon Petrie (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011	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 Complete Guide to Writing Paranormal Novels: Volume 1 by Kim Richards (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rae Lori (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Danielle Ackley-McPhail (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.24 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2011 — 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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Flamestone Trilogy Boxed Set, #1-3 (Flamestone Trilogy, #1-3)

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Upstream: Selected Essays

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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orïsha, #1)

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“Marcus looked down. “Ah, man! This was my favorite shirt. Who tore it?” he asked, trying to pull the ragged edges together.”
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“My dad was nothing but a bingo call.”
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“You know,” he said, “P.S.S. Piss Camp.”
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“You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.”
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“Marcus looked down. “Ah, man! This was my favorite shirt. Who tore it?” he asked, trying to pull the ragged edges together.”
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tags: anger, comedy, humour, life-and-living

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“Let’s just say, there’s not much of a moon out tonight,” Nose continued anyway, “but if Yale joined us, there would be.”
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“You know,” he said, “P.S.S. Piss Camp.”
“Yeah, I get it,” I said, “It’s just not funny.”
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tags: friendship, humor, supernatural

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“My dad was nothing but a bingo call.”
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tags: death, family, humor, supernatural

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