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Lynn Sheene

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Lynn Sheene grew up in the mountains of Colorado, pen in hand, gazing through the quaking aspen trees and dreaming of far off places and eras. Her passion for stories came early from her book-loving parents and poet grandfather.

After graduating from University of California, Santa Barbara and working as an environmental consultant and science writer, Lynn turned to her dream of fiction writing. Her longtime love of Paris and the 1930's and 1940's intersected with the discovery of a French Art Deco brooch. Captivated by the jewel's possible wartime past in Occupied France, Lynn began to study this intriguing and dangerous time through research trips, memoirs and news accounts. THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS is her first novel, a story inspired by ...more

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The Last Time I Saw Paris Launch Party

The day has finally arrived! The Last Time I Saw Paris hit the stores and ebookshelves and I celebrated with afull house atWarwick's bookstore in La Jolla, California.I read from and discussedmy debut novel, writing, and of course, Paris, while champagne, wine and French treats were enjoyed by all.

Thanks so much to Warwick's, my family and friends, and the new readers who attended. It was a nig...

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If The Dead Rise Not (Bernard Gunther, #6)

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“You must remember, Madame Harris, elegance is in the details.”
― Lynn Sheene, The Last Time I Saw Paris

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“Beauty might be a gift to our souls from the heavens. Luxury, purchased. But suddenly she understood. There was strength in elegance.”
― Lynn Sheene, The Last Time I Saw Paris

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“History surrounds us. You cannot open your eyes, not in Paris, and see something that wasn't touched by someone long gone. You, maybe, run from your ghosts. Here, they live among us.”
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