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THE MARKED NOVEL

Riviera Hills was built on five founding principles; positivity, truthfulness, integrity, respect, and acceptance. A society without conflict, deception, or cruelty, all upheld by a unique marking system.

Permanent marks branding community members worth for the world to see and a set of marks symbolizing your value, who you can love, and where you can live.

Penelope Maximillian just turned 17. Waking up with a circle mark for negativity on her left forearm, celebrating with her twin brother, Jude, is all but forgotten.

Does she conform and allow the system to transition her, exile her, mute her, or does she fight back, resisting the mark and risking everything she believed in? Will her twin brother, Jude, stay by her side? Was Penelope's choice always made for her, already?

When the Maximillian's discover their family patriarch, Jordan, runs The Basement, the shadowy nerve center behind the entire marking system, the line between protector and enemy blurs beyond recognition.

Now the family faces an impossible choice; stay and conform, risk losing Penelope to the system her own father helped build, or flee everything they've ever known to become part of the resistance.

In a world that marks you for who you are, some truths can't stay buried.

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What People Are Saying

"Intriguing from the beginning and a great read for the entire family." F. Bowski

"A thrilling dystopian novel with a foundation asking each of us how we want to live and treat others. Brilliantly written." T. Harris

"I want more. Cannot wait to read The Muted. What a homerun trilogy for Ann Marie." S. Bowan

ABOUT ANN MARIE

Ann Marie is most happy as a Domestic Engineer and mom to four with her first grandbaby due in December! As a wife and philanthropist, Ann Marie never slows down. In 1999, Ann Marie founded The Pink Ribbon Foundation, launching the first gala in 2000. A global success, the Pink Ribbon Foundation continues supporting anyone with cancer.

You can find Ann Marie as a top Linkedin Fashion Industry veteran. Her career spanning more than two decades, successfully navigating the global off-price sector, strategizing for brands interested in selling the largest big-box retailers, around the world. Her reach extending beyond the boardroom and into the creative offices, designing brands with her natural gift. Writing for industry publications, offering intuitive insights and launching her own column, Wear on Wednesday, a weekly fashion industry tell-all for those that love to read.

Becoming an author, ALWAYS a dream, and now a dream come true.

The RH Trilogy Series became an outline during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Her then, 20 year old daughter, scripted the first five chapters in short-hand offering the intimate details she envisioned sharing with the world. With her daughters blessing, Ann Marie brought to life the characters and story crafted during the pandemic, that began as her daughters creative outlet during a dark time in the world.

With a desire to live in a world with less hate and more respect, and the possibility of spreading positivity about being imperfectly perfect, a win-win for Ann Marie.