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Christina Hoag was a former journalist for the Miami Herald and the Associated Press who's had her laptop searched by Colombian guerrillas and phone tapped in Venezuela, suspected of drug trafficking in Guyana, hid under a car to evade Guatemalan soldiers, an d posed as a nun to get inside a Caracas jail. She's interviewed gang members, bank robbers, gunmen, thieves and thugs in prisons, shantytowns and slums, not to forget billionaires and presidents, some of whom fall into the previous categories. Now she writes about such characters in her fiction.
Her debut novel "Skin of Tattoos," a noir crime novel, was a finalist for the 2017 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award for Suspense. Her YA thriller "Girl on the Brink" was named Suspe ...more

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	Girl on the Brink 4.33 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Skin of Tattoos 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 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
	Angel's Lust it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Proms and Balls: A Kick Ass Girls of Fire & Ice Collection by Christina Hoag (Goodreads Author), Caroline Andrus (Goodreads Author) , Nancy Pennick (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 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
	Down in the Dirt: Revealing All Your Dirty Little Secrets V084 July 2010 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Kick Ass Girls of Fire & Ice YA Books: Short stories starring kick ass girls by Alice J. Black (Goodreads Author), Emily S. Deibel (Goodreads Author) , D.G. Driver (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	One Hundred Voices: Volume I by Destiny Rose (Editor), Edward Ahern (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) , M.E. Syler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Duenos De America Latina: Como Amasaron Sus Fortunas Los Personajes Mas Ricos E Influyentes De La Region by Gerardo Reyes, Christina Hoag (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005	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
	And Now the Nightmare Begins: The Horror Zine by Brian J. Smith (Editor), Connor de Bruler (Contributor) , E.J. Tett (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Peace In the Hood: Working with Gang Members to End the Violence by Aquil Basheer, Christina Hoag (Goodreads Author) , Pete Carroll (Foreword) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 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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Audiobook Reviewer gives Girl on the Brink 5 stars across the board!

Very gratified to receive this fantastic review from Audio Book Reviews for my YA audiobook "Girl on the Brink," narrated by Angela Rose Masi. 5 stars across the board! "This is the sort of novel that should be widely available in educational establishments, libraries, and homes across the country. Highly recommended!" Promo codes still available! https://audiobookreviewer.com/reviews... Read more of this blog post »

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I'm one of the authors (Because I Was There), a realistic contemporary story about a girl who witnesses a crime and must decide whether to come forward when she doesn't have to. The second part of the story is contained in Proms & Balls, Fire &am ...more
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Christina rated a book really liked it Rise of the Warlock King (The Steward Saga Part 2) by Janelle Garrett (Goodreads Author)	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
Rise of the Warlock King is the second installment in Janelle Garrett’s epic fantasy series, the Steward Saga. The story picks up from Rift in the Deep where the rift has opened, allowing demons to pour forth onto the Four Lands. The mission becomes ...more
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Christina rated a book it was amazing Rift in the Deep by Janelle Garrett (Goodreads Author)	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
You know you’re in for a sweeping fantasy epic a la Game of Thrones when you open Rift in the Deep and find several pages delineating the characters and settings. All that’s missing is an actual map to the complex world that Janelle Garrett has built ...more
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Christina rated a book it was amazing Daddy Day Care: A book for new dads and curious mums by Jonathan Tindale (Goodreads Author)	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
Loved this book! Despite its name, Daddy Day Care is a deftly written read for anyone who has suffered through the rigours of baby parenting –or is about to! Despite our progressions of society, after the birth of his daughter Jonathan Tindale soon f ...more
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Elena Hartwell has written a fun, engaging mystery with original characters in this mother-daughter sleuthing duo, with Eddie the responsible one and her mother the irresponsible. The relationship between the two drives the story, along with Eddie's ...more
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