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B.C. Deeks

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September 24

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BC DEEKS writes cozy romantic mysteries laced with a little magic, including THE HOLLY & THE IVY (A Frost Family & Friends - Book Three) and WITCH IN THE WIND (Winds of Change - Book 1). All authors’ profits from the sale of her sweet romance anthology with Roxy Borough, STORIES OF CHANCE ROMANCE are donated to advance the research, education, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. She is a recognized speaker and much quoted expert on business issues for writers, an award-winning technical writer, and has been published (writing as Brenda M. Collins) in numerous industry trade publications such as Writers Market.
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	The Holly & The Ivy by B.C. Deeks (Goodreads Author), Brenda M. Collins 4.10 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Frost Family Christmas Anthology by C.J. Carmichael (Goodreads Author), Roxy Boroughs (Goodreads Author), B.C. Deeks (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 218 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
	Witch in the Wind by Brenda M. Collins, B.C. Deeks (Goodreads Author) 3.77 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Stories of Chance Romance by Brenda M. Collins, Roxy Boroughs (Goodreads Author), B.C. Deeks (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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Dashiell Hammett: Five Complete Novels: Red Harvest, The Dain Curse, The Maltese Falcon, The Glass Key, and The Thin Man

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B.C. Deeks said: " The first story in this Dashiell Hammett collection, RED HARVEST, has lost nothing in the years since it was first published in the late 1920s! This is a hard-boiled, noir detective novel with gritty plot, tight prose and classic gangster characters ...more "

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