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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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	Hot Air Promotions - An Autobiography of a Mining and Oil Stock Sucker 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 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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Red Clay

by Charles B. Fancher

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