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Now I spend my days, and many of my nights, trying to keep up with the characters springing to life within my mind. I find creative ways of avoiding errands and housework because I can’t drag myself away from the dramas unfolding in my latest story. And every day I thank God I was able to quit my day job and actively pursue my dream! (I also write paranormal romances for Ellora’s Cave as Cyndi Friberg. They are still smoking hot, just less adventurous than Aubrey’s books.)

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Codename Winter

ISBN 9781419940750

Codename Winter Copyright © 2012 Aubrey Ross

Edited by Beverly Horne

Cover design by Caitlin Fry

Photo: Marisha Sha/Shutterstock.com

Electronic book publication July 2012

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