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Hailing from central New Jersey, Michael Wirth has always had a penchant for the film industry. From a young age, he devoured any movie he could, from “Ghostbusters” to “Citizen Kane” and “Romancing the Stone.” When the time came to decide on his future (known during high school years as ‘choosing a major’) Michael settled on Electronic Filmmaking at New Jersey’s Fairleigh Dickinson University.

However, two semesters into the program, Michael left FDU to pursue what he felt was a more “stable” career as a graphic designer. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communications but soon realized that his passion didn’t lie in graphic arts but in writing instead, so he set out to write his first full length novel, "The Non-Linear Flow of the ...more

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	Imperfect Recall (Samantha Malone Mysteries, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	The Non-Linear Flow Of The Universal Tides 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Relentless Pursuit of the Cosmic Awareness it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 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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What's In The Box? episode 16: September Dino Drac Funpack

Despite what the Big Christmas lobbyists would have you believe, it's Halloween that is truly the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year". With all of the pumpkin spice and caramel apple deliciousness that comes out of the woodwork, every October we also get an influx of horror- and monster-themed goodies.

Not unsurprising, one of the biggest proponents of Halloween is Dinosaur Dracula. And even though i Read more of this blog post »

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“Our opponent is an alien starship packed with atomic bombs," I said. "We have a protractor.”
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“YOU GONNA STAND THERE WITH YOUR BUTT ON THE BACK OF YOUR BODY OR ARE YOU GONNA GET IN ON THIS, BEEF?”
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“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes...you're Doing Something.”
― Neil Gaiman

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.”
― Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

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Hi Michael Gary, I'm sorry it took a bit to stop by and say thanks for being a friend. I swear my day is over before it properly began! While here, I want you to know that if you ever have any questions about the books on my shelves or about Harlequin.com, I would be delighted to answer them. Also, I list as much Harlequin news and author news as I can so be sure to watch for my updates.

Happy reading,
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