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M. L. Rio is an author, but before she was an author she was an actor, and before she was an actor she was just a word nerd whose best friends were books. She holds a master's degree in Shakespeare Studies from King's College London and Shakespeare's Globe and a PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 293,454 ratings · 54,211 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	If We Were Villains 4.16 avg rating — 291,537 ratings — published 2017 — 73 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 These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology by Marie O'Regan (Editor), Paul Kane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.39 avg rating — 1,768 ratings — published 2023 — 7 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
	Graveyard Shift 3.67 avg rating — 173 ratings — expected publication 2024 — 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
	Hot Wax it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — expected publication 2025	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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Delighted to be returning to the UK this fall for some Graveyard Shift events. I hope you’ll come out and get a book signed–it promises to be a spooky good time. You can grab tickets here (and grab them fast, because space is limited).

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Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond -- The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager

by Mark Blake

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The Catholic School

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M.L. Rio is on page 157 of 304 of Bring It On Home Bring It On Home: Peter Grant, Led Zeppelin, and Beyond -- The Story of Rock's Greatest Manager by Mark Blake progress:	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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M.L. Rio answered Joanna's question: Are there any subject matters (like Shakespeare and academia in IWWV) you're hoping to explore in future stories? I love your writing style and can't wait to read anything else you share! Absolutely. HOT WAX is all about road trips and concert tours (I'm also a music writer). GRAVEYARD SHIFT is interested in mycology and medical ethics. It's an eclectic mix, but you never know where story fodder will come from. Thanks for reading.
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“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

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“You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.”
― M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

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“Were you in love with him?'
'Yes,' I say, simply. James and I put each other through the kind of reckless passions Gwendolyn once talked about, joy and anger and desire and despair. After all that, was it really so strange? I am no longer baffled or amazed or embarrassed by it. 'Yes, I was.' It's not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still.”
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November BoTM Side Read Nominations ~ 1st Poll

Top 5 books move onto the final round

The Lying Game

by Ruth Ware

14 votes, 24.1%

The Chilbury Ladies' Choir

by Jennifer Ryan

10 votes, 17.2%

Here and Gone

by Haylen Beck

8 votes, 13.8%

America's First Daughter

by Stephanie Dray

7 votes, 12.1%

My Name Is Lucy Barton

by Elizabeth Strout

6 votes, 10.3%

The One-in-a-Million Boy

by Monica Wood

5 votes, 8.6%

I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith

4 votes, 6.9%

If We Were Villains

by M.L. Rio

2 votes, 3.4%

The Housekeeper and the Professor

by Yōko Ogawa

1 vote, 1.7%

Madame Bovary

by Gustave Flaubert

1 vote, 1.7%

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“I switched to thoughts of the play. It was by far the healthiest item to concentrate on. Rehearsals were only days away; there is something wildly exciting about a company assembling for the first time on stage. There is also something strangely sexy about it. I can't pin it down, there just is.”
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“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
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