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I am Virginia Williams, the granddaughter and editor/publisher of historical author Patrick John “Stanley McShane” Rose. I published six of his manuscripts. In an effort to market and promote his books, I began a blog called Rosepoint Publishing and currently share reviews of several books per week with the CE. I welcome review submissions using the Submission Guide on my website. I also submit our reviews on Amazon, Goodreads, B&N, and Kobo, as well as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn accounts.

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	Cocos Island Treasure 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 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
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Baxter Family Collection Book Blurb: Brady Bradshaw was a child when the Oklahoma City bombing killed his mother. Every year, Brady visits the memorial site on the anniversary to remember her. Eleven years ago on that day, he met Jenna Phillips, who was also a child when her parents were killed in the attack. Brady … Continue reading "To the Moon and Back: A Novel by Karen Kingsbury #AudiobookRevi Read more of this blog post »

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The Astral Library

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