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C.D. Gerard is a New-England born, California raised, Minnesota resident. She has a master's degree in literature, and taught literature and composition in various colleges throughout Southern California and Minnesota.

Her first love as a child was poetry. She won the Ina Coolbrith prize for poetry in 2006. After leaving California after the recession in 2009, she decided to pursue her dream of writing a novel. Her first novel "Because You're the First" was published in 2012.

She also wrote two sequels to Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" titled "Mrs Dashwood Returns" and "The Daughters of Delaford" under the pen name Lucia Edgerton.

Cyndee lives with her husband of 25 years and her daughter in the Twin Cities. She is a avid reader of clas ...more

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	Because You're the First 2.67 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2012 — 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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