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Reader Rewards MarilynMarilyn says: "I'm a 5th generation Texan, born and raised in rural Central Texas back in the day of no satellite, cable, or internet. I spent most of my time outdoors, caring for our large menagerie of animals, working in the fields, and exploring the creek and surrounding woods collecting rocks and other artifacts.

My indoor-time was spent reading library books and playing the piano. Since I never could sit still while watching television or sports, I learned to knit, crochet, quilt, and sew at an early age.

Before we kids were able to read, Mom would read stories to my 2 sisters and me. We were fortunate that the Taylor library opened at that time. Every week My Mom drove 20 miles to the library where we each checked out 5 books per week. The library started in a trailer. When the limestone building was completed 8 years later, the librarian put our picture and story in the local newspaper to promote the new permanent library.

I started accumulating books soon after I moved to College Station for grad school. Now my house is overflowing with books. I buy fiction and non-fiction, all genres. As I discover an author I like, I try to collect the author's work. Most of the books I own are used books. I must make room for more books!

I started collecting signed modern first editions a couple of years ago. When traveling, I buy regional signed first editions when I can find them, and I always pack books to read on trips.

My fabric, yarn, and sewing collections rival my book accumulation. I create art quilts and enjoy restoring old quilts.

I was a Customer Service Supervisor for the USPS and retired March 2010 after 25 years of service. My husband and I reside in College Station TX. In addition to reading, I enjoy traveling, art, and antiques. I still play the piano, but now it requires electricity. I am a second generation lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association.

I still love animals, the outdoors, and the land. I may spend more time away from the farm, but I will always be a country girl.

I've never had a local source for signed first editions. I was delighted to find VJ Books when browsing the Internet. VJ Books is my go-to source for signed first editions. VJ Books is the Best! Happy Reading!"

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Seecond Chair
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Signed John Lescroart the Second Chair

Janet Evanovich
Seven Up
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Lisa Scottoline
Vendetta Defense
Signed First Edition

Signed Lisa Scottoline Vendetta Defense

John Lescroart
The First Law
Signed First Edition

Signed John Lescroart First Law

Jeff Abbott
Fear
Signed First Edition

Signed Jeff Abbott Fear

Sue Grafton
U is for Undertow
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Signed Sue Grafton U is for Undertow

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N is for Noose | Grafton, Sue | Signed First Edition Book Grafton, Sue | N is for Noose | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1995 NY: Henry Holt  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Lean Mean Thirteen | Evanovich, Janet | Signed First Edition Book Evanovich, Janet | Lean Mean Thirteen | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2007 NY: St. Martin's  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author, remainder marked.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Ten Big Ones | Evanovich, Janet | Signed First Edition Book Evanovich, Janet | Ten Big Ones | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: St. Martin's Press. First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Dark of the Moon | Sandford, John | Signed First Edition Book Sandford, John | Dark of the Moon | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Penguin  First edition, later printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Second Chair, The | Lescroart, John | Signed First Edition Book Lescroart, John | Second Chair, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2004 NY: Dutton  First edition, first printing, in in a fine dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Fearless Fourteen | Evanovich, Janet | Signed First Edition Book Evanovich, Janet | Fearless Fourteen | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2008 NY: St. Martin's  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Presumption of Death | O'Shaughnessy, Perri | Double-Signed 1st Edition O'Shaughnessy, Perri | Presumption of Death | Double-Signed 1st Edition

Signed Hardcover Book.  2003 NY: Dell  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by both authors. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Divided in Death | Robb, J.D (Roberts, Nora) | Signed First Edition Book Robb, J.D (Roberts, Nora) | Divided in Death | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2004 NY: Penguin First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Serpent's Tooth | Kellerman, Faye | Signed First Edition Book Kellerman, Faye | Serpent's Tooth | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 1997 NY: MacMillan  First edition, first printing, near-fine (lightly bumped corners) in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Kill Clause, The | Hurwitz, Gregg | Signed First Edition Book Hurwitz, Gregg | Kill Clause, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2003 NY: Morrow  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Hold Tight | Coben, Harlan | Signed First Edition Book Coben, Harlan | Hold Tight | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  April 2008 NY: Penguin  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Scarecrow, The | Connelly, Michael | Signed First Edition Book Connelly, Michael | Scarecrow, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  May 2009 NY: Little, Brown and Co.  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Hard Eight | Evanovich, Janet | First Edition Book Evanovich, Janet | Hard Eight | Unsigned First Edition Copy

2002 NY: St. Martin's  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket.

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Metro Girl | Evanovich, Janet | Signed First Edition Book Evanovich, Janet | Metro Girl | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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To the Nines | Evanovich, Janet | Signed First Edition Book Evanovich, Janet | To the Nines | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2003 NY: St. Martin's Press  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Jolie Blon's Bounce | Burke, James Lee | Signed First Edition Book Burke, James Lee | Jolie Blon's Bounce | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2002 NY: Simon & Schuster  First edition, later printing, fine in a fine  dust jacket, signed by author, remainder marked.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Chasing the Dime | Connelly, Michael | Signed First Edition Book Connelly, Michael | Chasing the Dime | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2002 NY: Little, Brown & Co.  First  edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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O is for Outlaw | Grafton, Sue | Signed First Edition Book Grafton, Sue | O is for Outlaw | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1999 NY: Henry Holt  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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R is for Ricochet | Grafton, Sue | Signed First Edition Book Grafton, Sue | R is for Ricochet | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2004 NY: Putnam  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Gator A-Go-Go | Dorsey, Tim | Signed First Edition Book Dorsey, Tim | Gator A-Go-Go | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  January 2010 NY: HarperCollins  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Innocent, The | Coben, Harlan | Signed First Edition Book Coben, Harlan | Innocent, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2005 NY: Penguin  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Woods, The | Coben, Harlan | Signed First Edition Book Coben, Harlan | Woods, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Penguin  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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M is for Malice | Grafton, Sue | Signed First Edition Book Grafton, Sue | M is for Malice | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  1996 NY: Henry Holt  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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U is for Undertow | Grafton, Sue | Signed First Edition Book Grafton, Sue | U is for Undertow | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  December 2009 NY: Penguin  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Bone Garden, The | Gerritsen, Tess | Signed First Edition Book Gerritsen, Tess | Bone Garden, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Random House   First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Honeymoon | Patterson, James | Signed First Edition Book Patterson, James | Honeymoon | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2005 NY: Little, Brown & Co. & Company  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author. Every dust jacket is placed in acid-free archival quality acetate.

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Second Chair, The | Lescroart, John | Signed First Edition Book Lescroart, John | Second Chair, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2004 NY: Dutton  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread, flawless dust jacket, signed by author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Hide | Gardner, Lisa | Signed First Edition Book Gardner, Lisa | Hide | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2007 NY: Bantam  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Grave Secrets | Reichs, Kathy | Signed First Edition Book Reichs, Kathy | Grave Secrets | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  2002 NY: Scribner  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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First Law, The | Lescroart, John | Signed First Edition Book Lescroart, John | First Law, The | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book. 2003 NY: Dutton  First edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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