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Mari Miniatt was born and raised in thenorth woods of Wisconsin. On a large farm in the middle of the woods.She graduated from University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point with adegree in communications.

After working in a variety of places;food service, factory, offices, she settled in on her life in retail.But on the side she wrote. Inspired by her father, who would longhandwrite every day. Mari would often have a notepad out whenever shecould.

Mari currently lives in Syracuse, NY.Where she decided to take her writing from hobby to profession. Shestill works in retail, where she can be seen writing on her breaksand lunches.

She hopes that people find her booksenjoyable and different.

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<p>Dr. Bethany McNeal is living her dream as a pediatric resident in one of the most sought-after medical centers in Seattle. Beautiful and intelligent, she’s missing only one thing—love, which she put on hold to focus on her career after ending a tumultuous relationship. Everything changes when she meets Dr. Brent Anderson, a charming and handsome fellow resident. Despite her reservations, Bethany falls for Brent—hard. When she learns Brent is married several months into their relationship, she immediately breaks it off. After graduating residency and going their separate ways, Bethany tries to move on with another man—real estate broker and personal trainer Charles Blakely. But just when things get serious with Charles, she realizes she’s still in love with Brent, and she finds herself caught between the two men, facing a series of difficult decisions and harrowing events that will change her life forever. Will she be able to recover from the vital temptations that turned her perfect life upside down?</p>

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Over ten years ago, when I was not sleeping well. I dreamed about a tall man introducing himself to me in a technical school. He towered over me, and I knew he was a vampire, but I was not frightened. I woke up and wrote down a few notes about the dream. But I got to thinking about this vampire. Who was he? Over the next few years, he came to life. As did the other characters. But it has taken me this long to find the story that needed to be told about them.

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<strong>From Amazon (first review)<br /></strong> <div class="h3color tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;font-weight:bold;"></div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <span style="margin-left:-5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" border="0" height="12" width="64" /></span> <strong>Refreshing Vampire Tale</strong>, August 6, 2010</div> <div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">By </td><td><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/ACR4HKUT808U1/ref=cm_cr_pr_pdp"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ursula K. Raphael "Eclectic Homeschool <span style="white-space:nowrap;">Mom"<img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/carrot._V192251235_.gif" class="custPopRight" style="border:medium none;" alt="" /></span></span></a> (USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/ACR4HKUT808U1/ref=cm_cr_pr_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview">See all my reviews</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#VN"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_vn_1._V192249933_.gif" alt="(VINE VOICE)" border="0" height="15" width="62" /></a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&nodeId=14279681&pop-up=1#RN"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/communities/reputation/c7y_badge_rn_1._V192249968_.gif" alt="(REAL NAME)" border="0" height="15" width="70" /></a> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:.5em;"> <strong><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span>Fledgling: Coiree Guardians: Book One (Volume 1) (Paperback)</strong> </div> Anyone who knows me, knows I prefer zombies to vampires, at any given time. Even when I do take a break from the usual zombie apocalypse, I don't stray much further than the Warhammer fantasy novels, and the occasional historical fiction. However, after reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061558230/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">The Strain</a> about a year ago, I realized that the vampire genre has improved a great deal in the last few years. Authors are breaking away from the typical stereotypes of drop-dead gorgeous vamps with sordid love lives. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0982666004/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk">Fledgling: Coiree Guardians</a> is the perfect example of breaking the vampire mold. <br /><br />The main character is Beka, an overweight young woman with a history of mental issues and a medicine cabinet full of prescriptions to prove it. She lives in an apartment above The Burgundy Rathskeller, a gothic nightclub run by her brother John. He doesn't charge her rent, and sometimes she helps out for a little extra cash. One night, while working at the club, she discovers that her brother's friend Vincent is a vampire. Before she has any time to prcoess this information, she's attacked by another vampire who was hunting on Vincent's territory without permission. <br /><br />Her attacker is a giant by the name of Steopa. Luckily for her, Steopa is more like Vincent than the other vampires; both Vincent and Steopa value the companionship of others. Steopa returns to help Beka make the adjustment to her new existence. Once again, time is not a luxury that Beka has, even as an immortal. There are already other vampires hunting her, but when she is attacked, she discovers her own unique ability, which Vincent tells her is "better than turning into mist." She also learns that she overlooked a lot of what was going on around her as a human, especially with her friends: one is a beserk, and another is a psychic. <br /><br />As Steopa teaches her to think more like a vampire, they find out that a string of brutal murders is related to the arrival of another vampire in the city. This mysterious vampire is hunting on grounds belonging to a vampire called Ogden. Steopa and Beka want to stop the mass killings, which have attracted the attention of the police, but Ogden requires proof before he lets them hunt the killer on his territory. While searching for evidence, with the help of Vincent, the four of them -- Steopa, Beka, Vincent and Ogden -- uncover a plot that is a threat to all vampires. <br /><br />I don't think this novel qualifies as horror, but it's definitely a great blend of thriller and mystery. What begins as a personal evolution, ends as the first installment of a chilling saga. There's no abrupt cliff-hanger, but you will be left wondering what will become of Beka and her two vampire companions<br /><strong><br />First review ever!<br />Review by: </strong> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/unimportant">unimportant name</a> on Apr. 25, 2010 : <img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" alt="star" /><img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" alt="star" /><img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" alt="star" /><img src="https://www.smashwords.com/static/img/star.png" alt="star" /><br /> What Mari Miniatt has created is a character driven story that holds no compunctions about what it is. Like the characters in her story it's honest about who it is, and makes no angst ridden apologies for it. Fledgling Coiree Guardians - Book One leaves me wanting more. I could fill this review with a lot more nonsense. I couldn't tell you how much I enjoyed reading this book without giving allot away. However, as Steopa would say "Vampires are cruel." I hope more people pick this story up and read it.<br /><br /><strong>Great Story from my book launch</strong><br />The owner of the shop had bought a copy a few weeks ago. She had to go to California last weekend to see family. While she was there, her niece picked up the copy of the book. She had just put in a recent vampire movie (that will remain nameless here) to show the owner. A movie which is a fan of. But she started to read the novel. Did not realize the movie had ended and would not give the book back. The owner had to buy a new copy. <br /><br />From Goodreads:<br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/3824352-teresa" title="Teresa">Teresa</a> rated it: <img alt="3 of 5 stars" class="star" src="http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/stars/red_star_3_of_5.gif?1275933555" title="3 of 5 stars" height="15" width="75" /><br /><div class="bookshelves"></div> <div style="margin-left:60px;"> <div class="greyText" style="margin-top:2px;"> Read in May, 2010 </div> <div class="reviewText"> <span> <span class="reviewText">This was an interesting twist on a common topic. The ending was a little soft, but overall was good. It was easy to read and follow along with. I would have liked to have a little more "tension" between our hero and heroine. I would have liked it to be a little longer and have a little more action and explore some of the supporting characters a little more. I'm definately looking forward to the next book!!!</span> </span> </div> </div>

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