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Vicky is currently semi-retired. Her career includes work as a technical writer/editor, a stringer for a local newspaper, and an editor and copy editor for e-publishers. At various times in her life, she has been a teacher, a secretary, a short-order cook, a computer specialist, a DJ, and a librarian. She’s married to the most supportive guy in the universe and together they raised four great kids and now have five grandkids. She has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's in library science and loves all things books. ...more

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	Who's Your Alpha? 3.24 avg rating — 76 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
	Danger on Xy-One 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2007 — 9 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 Shape of Love by Vicky Burkholder (Goodreads Author), Misty Simon (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2008	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 Gingerbread Lodge 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2021	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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	The Cane, The Puzzle, and Magic 4.33 avg rating — 6 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
	Lost Among the Stars (Galactic Danger #2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
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	Found Among the Stars (Galactic Danger Book 4) 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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I’m reading a book by an author I love – wait, let me amend that – I love her books, her…not so much. I have met her. She comes off as a snob and I’ve seen her snub fans in person, including young teens who really don’t need that kind of attitude from an idol. And no, I won’t tell you her name – not setting myself up for a lawsuit. But while I may not personally like her, I do like her writing. An Read more of this blog post »

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Tessa and Aunt Edna are at it again! I love Tessa. She’s not your usual cozy mystery heroine. She’s ex-army, a mechanic with her Aunt Edna, has a boyfriend but is in no hurry to make their relationship anything more than what it is – friends with ben ...more
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THOUGHTS: This takes place in the same world as “Shadow’s World” but with different main characters. Like the first book, this has excellent world building and characters. I loved the imagery. The story is excellent – Vesryn is an elf who can’t do ma ...more
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This was an excellent fantasy with great characters and incredible world building. I especially loved Rashi, the fox shifter! Magic is core to the story as is the relationship between Cal (the king), Rashi (fox) and Haru (dragon shifter). I will note ...more
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Thanks for adding this mystery & paranormal author, Vicky. We like lots of the same authors, so I'm looking forward to reading your reviews.

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