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Tara Lush is a RWA Rita finalist, an Amtrak writing fellow and the winner of the George C. Polk award for environmental journalism.
She also writes contemporary romance set in tropical locations under the name Tamara Lush. For many years, she was a journalist with The Associated Press.
Tara is a fan of vintage pulp fiction book covers, Sinatra-era jazz, 1980s fashion, tropical chill, kombucha, gin, tonic, seashells, iPhones, Art Deco, telenovelas, street art, coconut anything, strong coffee and newspapers. She lives on the Gulf coast with her husband and Shih Tzu.

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	Eat, Pray, Hex (Crescent Moon Mysteries, #1) 4.26 avg rating — 2,563 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Grounds for Murder (A Coffee Lover's Mystery, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 1,877 ratings — published 2020 — 8 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
	I Want Your Hex (Crescent Moon Mysteries Book 2) 4.45 avg rating — 1,190 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
	Cold Brew Corpse (A Coffee Lover's Mystery, #2) 3.99 avg rating — 1,072 ratings — published 2021 — 9 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
	Every Hex You Take (Crescent Moon Mysteries Book 3) 4.49 avg rating — 841 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
	Cattitude and Charms (Crescent Moon Mysteries #4) 4.51 avg rating — 718 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
	Serving Up Hex (Crescent Moon Mysteries Book 5) 4.58 avg rating — 685 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
	Live and Let Grind (A Coffee Lover's Mystery, #3) 3.94 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 2022 — 9 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
	Total Eclipse of the Hex (Crescent Moon Mysteries #6) 4.58 avg rating — 557 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
	A Bean to Die For (A Coffee Lover's Mystery #4) 4.05 avg rating — 540 ratings — published 2024 — 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

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The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting

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Murder in the Dressing Room (A Misty Divine Mystery, #1)

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Bleak. A train wreck. Probably disturbing for most. If you enjoyed the themes of My Dark Vanessa or the Laura Dern movie The Tale, you will likely enjoy this. I’m in that category, so that tells you where I fell when listening to this audiobook. (Whi ...more
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“My memorys been foggy since I stumbled into perimenopause like a gator on meth.”
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“The Sisters of Hecate: A Coven for the Totally Bitchin’ Witch By Tracy North and Marigold Wentworth Central Florida College Daily Beacon”
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