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73    <h1>Stories of women living their best lives</h1>
74    <p>Strong female characters, the ocean, and the belief that the next chapter can be the best one.</p>
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82        <a class="cover" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWPF4MDP" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="/assets/img/black-pearl-bestseller.jpg" alt="Black Pearl: A Love Letter to the Ocean by Cynthia Manion, Amazon number one bestseller edition"></a>
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84          <b>Black Pearl: A Love Letter to the Ocean</b>
85          <p>A love letter to the sea and to every woman finding her depths. Written for anyone who has ever stood at the water's edge and felt both small and infinite.</p>
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87            <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BWPF4MDP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>
88            <a href="https://www.audible.com/search?keywords=Black+Pearl+Cynthia+Manion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Audible</a>
89            <a href="https://a.co/d/0gdLErz1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" hreflang="es">Perla Negra (Espa&ntilde;ol)</a>
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94        <a class="cover" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ44NF79" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="/assets/img/savannah-seas-bestseller.jpg" alt="Savannah Seas: Maiden Voyage by Cynthia Manion, Amazon number one bestseller edition"></a>
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96          <b>Savannah Seas: Maiden Voyage</b>
97          <p>The Amazon best-seller that launched the Savannah Valley Series, following a heroine who is strong, focused, and unafraid of her own horizon.</p>
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99            <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJ44NF79" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>
100            <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/savannah-seas-cynthia-manion/1144073674?ean=9798885811170" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barnes &amp; Noble</a>
101            <a href="https://www.audible.com/search?keywords=Savannah+Seas+Cynthia+Manion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Audible</a>
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106    <h2 class="shelfhead">For the businesswoman</h2>
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109        <a class="cover" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1963986199" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img src="/assets/img/network-effect.jpg" alt="The Network Effect: Unlocking Success Through Connections, featuring Cynthia Manion"></a>
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111          <b>The Network Effect: Unlocking Success Through Connections</b>
112          <p>Cynthia joins Ken Walls, Glenn Morshower, and a circle of master connectors to share how real relationships unlock real success. Featured contributor.</p>
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114            <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1963986199" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amazon</a>
115            <a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Network_Effect.html?id=uOCY0QEACAAJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Books</a>
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125    <div class="kicker">Savannah Seas</div>
126    <h2>Book trailers</h2>
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128      <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/7DZRVeawvnw?rel=0" title="Savannah Seas official book trailer" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen allow="encrypted-media; picture-in-picture"></iframe>
129      <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CkcVJKCm018?rel=0" title="Savannah Seas book trailer II" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen allow="encrypted-media; picture-in-picture"></iframe>
130      <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CRGzwYDfTok?rel=0" title="Savannah Seas teaser" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen allow="encrypted-media; picture-in-picture"></iframe>
131      <iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/nQMnmUw2Sns?rel=0" title="Savannah 

131Seas teaser II" loading="lazy" allowfullscreen allow="encrypted-media; picture-in-picture"></iframe>
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139      <div class="kicker">From the Author</div>
140      <h2>Why she writes</h2>
141      <p>Every heroine Cynthia writes carries the same belief she brings to every conversation on her show: you are allowed to reinvent yourself, at any age, in any chapter.</p>
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143    <blockquote>"She reinvents herself at any age. She knows her worth, and her principles are not for sale."</blockquote>
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