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Vanessa A. Ryan is an actress in Southern California. She was born in California and graduated from UCLA. When not writing or acting, she enjoys painting and nature walks. Her paintings and sculptures are collected worldwide. At one point, she performed stand-up comedy, so her writing often reflects her love of humor, even for serious subjects. She lives with her cat Dezi, and among feral cats she has rescued. Follow Vanessa at: https://twitter.com/vanessa_a_rya and https://www.facebook.com/vanessa.a.ry....
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	A Blue Moon 3.94 avg rating — 18 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 Palette for Murder (Lana Davis Mystery #1) 3.75 avg rating — 12 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
	The Legacy of Fear: Horror at the Lake (A Vampire Tale #1) 4.57 avg rating — 7 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
	The Trail of Terror: Horror at the Lake (A Vampire Tale #2) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 15 — 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
	The Blood of Redemption: Horror at the Lake (A Vampire Tale #3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015	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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A World of Possibility (ASMSG Collections, #1)

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Ancient Blood: A Novel of the Hegemony (The Order Saga, #1)

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Book of Curses (The Renning Chronicles, #1)

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Vanessa A. Ryan answered Goodreads's question: What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book? An unsolved mystery in my life is whether the fire that burned down my house in New Mexico years ago was an accident or whether a tenant living in the guest house started it on purpose. The fire was a traumatic event in my life and some of my novels See Full Answer
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