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    Gratitude of the Ocean: Jolene Tomberlin
    Gratitude of the Ocean: Jolene Tomberlin
    Gratitude of the Ocean: Jolene Tomberlin
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    Gratitude of the Ocean: Jolene Tomberlin

    By Stephannie Tallent

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    This collection includes six short stories in the Jolene Tomberlin urban fantasy series.

    The Gratitude of the Ocean
    The Little Animals, the Vermin, of Venice
    The Love of the Sea
    The Sacrifice of the Modern World
    The Salt Side of Brass
    and 
    The Seduction of the Sea
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStephannie Tallent
    Release dateJul 7, 2021
    ISBN9781942655237
    Gratitude of the Ocean: Jolene Tomberlin
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    Stephannie Tallent

    Stephannie Tallent is a 1989 West Point graduate. Since then she's served in the Army as a Military Intelligence officer, gotten a Zoology degree, went to vet school, worked as a small animal veterinarian, and designed and published knitting patterns and books.Throughout all that she's always wanted to be a writer, and she's finally put all her type A, soft-spoken, liberal, invisible middle-aged woman focus on that goal, writing everything from fantasy to science fiction to mysteries to romance.Check out her website at www.stephannietallent.com.

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