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Marian L. Thomas

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Marian L. Thomas is an award-winning author known for crafting emotionally rich, character-driven women’s fiction. Her novels explore themes of love, resilience, motherhood, and second chances, earning praise from readers and critics alike.

Marian’s work has been featured in USA Today, Black Enterprise, Southern Writers Magazine, and on media outlets including Fox, NBC, and CBS. She is the author of several novels, including Saving Raine, Someone Like Me, and The Caged Butterfly—recipients of the USA Best Book Award for African-American Fiction.
With a passion for storytelling that touches the heart,

Marian writes to inspire women to embrace their own strength, healing, and joy. She lives in a suburb of Atlanta with her husband of over 20 y
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Average rating: 4.33 · 400 ratings · 195 reviews · 16 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Caged Butterfly

4.35 avg rating — 98 ratings3 editions
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What Love Leaves Behind

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I Believe In Butterflies

3.80 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions
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Blue Butterfly

4.29 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions
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Someone Like Me

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Saving Raine

4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings5 editions
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AQUA BLUE

4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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My Father's Colors-The Dram...

4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
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Strings of Color

3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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Color Me Jazzmyne

4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions
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“Looking once more into her child's fresh eyes, the mother's lips moved ever so gingerly.
The words forgive me slipped off her tongue, soft and delicate as a whisper, carried away into the stillness of a night she would never see again.”
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“But secrets had a way of forcing you to stare in the eyes of reality.”
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SassyMama Hey, Marian...thanks for the invite into your circle of friends...looking forward to sharing chats, reviews and any/all recommendations...Happy Reading :-)


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