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Marissa Garner

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Romance, Thriller, Contemporary

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Sandra Brown, Linda Howard, Brenda Novak

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I’m Marissa Garner. I’m a wife, writer, chocoholic, and animal lover, not necessarily in that order. As a little girl, I cut pictures of people out of my mother’s magazines and turned them into characters in my simple stories. Now I write sexy paranormal romantic suspense, steamy contemporary romance, and edgy romantic thrillers. I live in sunny Southern California with my husband, but enjoy traveling from Athens to Anchorage to Acapulco and to many locations in between.

I write romance to titillate your mind as well as your libido. My stories appeal to romance readers who:

•Choose French Silk over vanilla

•Don’t always color inside the lines and don’t like being told no

•Think some rules are made to be broken

•Have the courage to push the envel

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I love that you cut people out of your mothers' magazines and turned them into characters in your stories, as a girl. Can you tell me about the very first story you ever came up with?

Marissa Garner I'm sure it was a story about a girls' boarding school because I was fascinated with boarding schools back in the day. I related to the heroine who wa…moreI'm sure it was a story about a girls' boarding school because I was fascinated with boarding schools back in the day. I related to the heroine who was the victim of the mean girls. This was probably because I was a Marine brat whose family moved every two years, and I always felt like the outsider at school.(less)

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Hi! I just found you so I hope you'll forgive me jumping the gun on my end :-) but I wanted to know if your books are trilogies with just the three each or a series meaning I can expect more characters and books for each series?

Marissa Garner Hi May,
I'm so flattered that you took the time to ask me a question. Thank you. You made my day. I love to talk about my current books and plans for f…moreHi May,
I'm so flattered that you took the time to ask me a question. Thank you. You made my day. I love to talk about my current books and plans for future books. Remember, all my books are stand-alone stories, so you don't have to read them in order, although I do think readers feel closer to all the characters if they start at the beginning. In the FBI Heat series, I already have the plot and characters for a fourth book, tentatively titled HIJACKED. In the Rogue Security series, a fourth book called COSTLY CORRUPTION is marinating in my brain when I should be sleeping. I will probably self-publish these because it takes soooo long to get books published by traditional publishers (like my current six books). I wish I could give you a possible release date for these, but I just don't know yet. Next up, of course, is ONLY OBSESSION, third in the Rogue series. I also have a completed romantic thriller with paranormal elements (FORBIDDEN LOVE), which I'm hoping to publish before the end of the year. This is probably way more than you wanted to know, but I do LOVE to talk books. I hope you'll try a few of mine. Happy reading! (less)

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Average rating: 3.93 · 280 ratings · 101 reviews · 7 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hunted (FBI Heat #1) 3.96 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Wanted (FBI Heat #3) 3.98 avg rating — 51 ratings — 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
	Targeted (FBI Heat #2) 3.82 avg rating — 39 ratings — 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
	Risky Redemption (Rogue Security #1) 3.59 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Deadly Deception (Rogue Security #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings — 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
	Only Obsession (Rogue Security #3) 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	The Marriage Trap (Hawaiian Heat #1) 4.46 avg rating — 13 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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