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Brian W. Smith

Brian W. Smith is the bestselling author of sixteen novels to include: If These Trees Could Talk, Quagmire, and the Sleepy Carter Mystery Series. His novels have appeared on several bestsellers list to include: Dallas Morning News, Amazon, Black Expressions, and others. Brian has owned a publishing company and is currently signed to an imprint of Simon and Schuster.

Brian holds multiple college degrees to include an MBA. When he is not writing novels and touring he serves as an Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing at Collin College and Dallas Community College, both schools are in the Dallas, TX, area. Brian is a native of New Orleans, La., and currently lives in McKinney, TX.

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Review: Adapt and Overcome: Life Lessons I Learned on My Journey from Hollygrove to Hollywood – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor3 years ago01 mins

Adapt and Overcome: Life Lessons I Learned on My Journey from Hollygrove to Hollywood by Brian W. Smith Published by…




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Review: Animus – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor5 years ago03 mins

Animus by Brian W. Smith Pages: 206 Robert Sumina, a successful entrepreneur, husband, and father, hates his own father, Enis,…




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Review: Missing – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor6 years ago02 mins

Missing by Brian W. Smith on July 14, 2019 Pages: 191 Award-winning, bestselling author, Brian W. Smith, is at the…




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Review: The Life and Times of Gigolo Number Nine – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor6 years ago12 mins

The Life and Times of Gigolo Number Nine by Brian W. Smith Published by Hollygrove Publishing on December 14, 2018…




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Review: When the Rabbit’s Got the Gun! – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor8 years ago8 years ago03 mins

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of…




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Review: The Delusion of Inclusion – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor9 years ago04 mins

The Delusion of Inclusion by Brian W. Smith on January 27, 2017 Pages: 195 pages Wood Mercer, a single father,…




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Review: Glass Houses – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor9 years ago9 years ago03 mins

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of…




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Review: Quagmire – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor10 years ago02 mins

Quagmire by Brian W. Smith on August 19, 2015 Pages: 204 pages Buy on Amazon Would you protect your brother…




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Review: Boss – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor11 years ago02 mins

Boss by Brian W. Smith Buy on Amazon The Baptiste Family run K and E Publishing, the largest African-American owned…




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Review: Lagniappe – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor12 years ago12 years ago04 mins

Lagniappe by Brian W. Smith Published by Hollygrove Publishing Genres: Fiction   REVIEW Lagniappe tells the story of four Army…




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Review: Slave – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor12 years ago11 years ago04 mins

Slave by Brian W. Smith Published by Hollygrove Publishing Genres: Suspense Slave by Brian W. Smith is an interesting read….




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Review: The Audubon Park Murder – Brian W. Smith

Orsayor13 years ago12 years ago03 mins

The Audubon Park Murder by Brian W. Smith Published by Hollygrove Publishing Genres: Mystery There’s a Murder in Audubon Park……




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