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Amazon bestselling author of the critically-acclaimed survival memoir One Reason to Live and the award-winning Rowan of the Wood YA fantasy series. Needs copious amounts of dark chocolate, frothy mochas, and silent solitude.

All her books, including the new memoir One Reason to Live, are available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3zuoh8E

Between 2010 and 2014, also wrote romance and horror, mostly Steampunk, under the name O. M. Grey.

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	Rowan of the Wood (Rowan of the Wood #1) by Christine Rose (Goodreads Author), Ethan Rose (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2008 — 7 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
	Witch on the Water (Rowan of the Wood, #2) by Christine Rose (Goodreads Author), Ethan Rose (Goodreads Author), Linda Thune (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Fire of the Fey (Rowan of the Wood, #3) 3.97 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	One Reason to Live: A Memoir About Surviving Trauma 4.63 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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
	Publishing & Marketing Realities for the Emerging Author 4.22 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Power of the Zephyr (Rowan of the Wood, #4) by Christine Rose (Goodreads Author), Ethan Rose (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Spirit of the Otherworld (Rowan of the Wood, #5) by Christine Rose (Goodreads Author), Ethan Rose (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	El mundo rosa de Barbie 3.71 avg rating — 7 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
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10 First Dates Comes to The Etcetera Theatre in London!

March 20–24, 2026 | Women’s Writers Festival

I’m thrilled (and slightly terrified, which feels appropriate given the subject matter) to announce that my new play, Ten First Dates, will be produced by Gooper Dust Productions at the Etcetera Theatre from March 20–24, 2026, as part of the Women’s Writers Festival.

Yes. It’s really happening.

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“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell

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“Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

tags: inspirational, life, yourself

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“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

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“In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
― Robert Frost

tags: life

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“There are two ways of spreading light: to be
The candle or the mirror that reflects it.”
― Edith Wharton

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message 3: by Christine (last edited Dec 12, 2012 05:30PM)

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RSVP RIGHT NOW for an extra 25 entries to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

POWER OF THE ZEPHYR release party tomorrow at Bitten by Books.

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message 2: by Leon

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Hi Christine,

Thanks for adding me as a friend,

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