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Odessa Rose

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in Baltimore, The United States

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Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Contemporary

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May 2011

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Odessa Rose was born and reared in Baltimore, Maryland, which serves as the backdrop for her fiction. She spent her childhood surrounded by books, for her mother is a voracious reader of horror, in particular Stephen King. When she was nine, Rose read a short story in Reader’s Digest. The eloquent way in which the author wove words into story so fascinated Rose that she was compelled to announce to her mother that she wanted to be a writer. Her mother’s reply was, “Well, write, baby.

In 2000 her first novel, Water In A Broken Glass, was published by La Caille Nous Publishing Inc. Water In A Broken Glass was #6 on the “On-Demand Best Sellers” list. Its sales captured the attention of BET Books. It has been recorded for the Maryland School for ...more

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Kizmic’s Journey

Kizmic’s Journey is a novel that has been with me for a very long time. It’s crazy because every time it was to be published, something happened. But now I’ve decided that no matter what Kizmic’s Journey will be release in 2019. I haven’t narrowed down a date as of yet, but I’m pushing for a December release. I’m in the process of doing some re-writes, which is my favorite part of writing. Re

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	Water in a Broken Glass 4.12 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1999 — 6 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
	In the Mirror 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	In The Mirror it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Kizmic's Journey it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	In The Midst Of My Resistance: Designed On Purpose by Odessa Rose (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), S. Marie Vargas, Spurgeon Thomas (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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