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Claire Naden was born and raised in Pasadena. She was a paralegal before turning her attention to writing full-time. She writes romantic suspense, women, and historical fiction emphasizing World War II. Her first novel, Cache Under the Stacks, A Cate Wagner Mystery, was published in June 2018 followed by Starting Over in December 2019. She is currently working on sequels to both books and historical fiction. Claire and her husband David, reside in Pasadena with their fur babies, Minnie and Mandy.

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	Flash Fiction 2019 by Tari Lynn Jewett (Goodreads Author) (Executive Editor), Marianne H. Donley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ada Jonnasen (Editor) 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2019	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
	Cache Under the Stacks: A Cate Wagner Mystery 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 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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