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Walt Mussell lives in the Atlanta area with his wife and two sons. He works for a well-known corporation and writes in his spare time. Walt primarily writes historicals, with a focus on Japan, an interest he gained in the four years he lived there. Other titles include The Samurai's Heart, The Samurai's Honor, and A Second Chance. He does Japanese history videos in social media, gives lectures on Japan’s Christian Century to churches and civic groups, and has been a guest discussing Japan’s Christian history on SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel. Check out his website at waltmussell.com. ...more

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	The Samurai's Heart (The Heart Of The Samurai #1) 4.12 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 2017 — 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 Samurai’s Honor (The Heart of the Samurai, #0) 4.26 avg rating — 57 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
	Love and Grace by Ciara Knight (Goodreads Author), Lindi Peterson (Goodreads Author), Nicole Zoltack (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Second Chance 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Revenge Is A Body Best Served Cold 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	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 Samurai's Soul: The Heart of the Samurai Book 2 3.75 avg rating — 8 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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