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P.J. Colando

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I was born and raised in the Midwest, but unabashedly aspired for adventure elsewhere, following my parents' model.

I live in southern California, where seasons seldom matter and where any promise can be conjured and fulfilled. I write while my husband watches TV sports, which are always in season = often.

My genre is commercial women's fiction.

I am having a blast! And, I hope you are, too. Reading is a privilege, a rite, a gift. ...more

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Average rating: 4.44 · 122 ratings · 83 reviews · 4 distinct works

	The Winner's Circle 4.35 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2019 — 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 Jailbird's Jackpot (Faith, Family, Frenzy!, #4) 4.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Stashes (Jackie & Steve #1) 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Hashes & Bashes (Jackie & Steve #2) 4.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2016 — 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

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Everyone craves a life of consequence, of significance, of purpose. To know that our daily lives, then years, then decades, mattered to someone, somewhere, somehow. To enact change, an altera

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