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I am the author of the recently published novels The "Volunteer", about a college student who reluctantly agrees to be the central figure in a sociology experiment in public nudity in order to avoid the loss of her scholarships, Life Models, a love story about two people who first meet when they have to model nude together for an art class, and The Girl Who Stopped Wearing Clothes, a sequel to The "Volunteer". My latest novel is a psychological thriller called The Tattoo Collector.

I grew up in Arkansas and Texas, and except for short stints living in New York City and the Denver, CO area, have spent my adult life in north Texas. I earned a master's degree in library science, but in the late 1990's, my hobby of buying computer components and ...more

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	The "Volunteer": A Novel 4.13 avg rating — 216 ratings — published 2016 — 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
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	Life Models 4.14 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2019 — 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
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	Mailgirls: The Anthology (The Mailgirl Anthologies Book 1) by R. Wellvyne (Goodreads Author), C. Vallade, D.H. Jonathan (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Holiday in the Nudist Colony by Ted Bun (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Author), Will Forest (Goodreads Author) (Editor, Author), Allen Knudsen 4.46 avg rating — 13 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
	Mailgirls: The Anthology: Volume 2 by R. Wellvyne (Goodreads Author), P.A. Choi (Goodreads Author), Paige Bond (Goodreads Author) 3.88 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
	Bird's Eye View it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005	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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