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New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra credits her love for strong heroes and courageous heroines to a childhood spent devouring fairy tales.

Virginia is the author of over twenty books, including the Children of the Sea paranormal romance series for Berkley. Her stories have earned numerous awards including Romance Writers of America's RITA and two National Readers' Choice Awards. This July 2012 look for Carolina Home , the first book in her new Dare Island series. Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of three kids, Virginia is a firm believer in the strength of family, the importance of storytelling, and the power of love.
Her favorite thing to make for dinner? Reservations.

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I’m so excited about the upcoming release of Carolina Home, the first in my new Dare Island series!

The wonderful JoAnn Ross calls Carolina Home “a deeply moving story of family, love, and second chances...prose as lush and warm as a coastal summer.” Publishers Weekly says, “This first in a proposed trilogy introduces readers to the Fletcher clan, whose warmth and devotion feel genuine, and... read more »

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Books by Virginia Kantra

Average rating: 3.92 · 10,123 ratings · 870 reviews · 29 distinct works

	Sea Witch (Children of the Sea, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 655 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	Sea Fever (Children of the Sea, #2) 3.85 avg rating — 421 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sea Lord (Children of the Sea, #3) 3.84 avg rating — 399 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	Immortal Sea (Children of the Sea, #4) 4.00 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Forgotten Sea (Children of the Sea, #5) 3.98 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Close Up 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Home Before Midnight 3.71 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Mad Dog And Annie (MacNeill Brothers, #4) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 1048) 4.36 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	The Temptation of Sean MacNeill (MacNeill Brothers #3) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 1032) 3.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill (MacNeill Brothers, #1) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, #906) 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1998	My rating:

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Series by Virginia Kantra

Children of the Sea (5 books)
by Virginia Kantra (Goodreads Author)

3.95 avg rating — 6,763 ratings

MacNeill Brothers (4 books)
by Virginia Kantra (Goodreads Author)

3.93 avg rating — 83 ratings

Dare Island (1 book)
by Virginia Kantra (Goodreads Author)

4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings

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Virginia Kantra wrote a new blog post: Free E-book! Free E-book! I’m so excited about the upcoming release of Carolina Home, the first in my new Dare Island series! The wonderful JoAnn Ross calls Carolina Home... read more »
May 24, 2012 02:15pm · like
Virginia made a comment on The MacNeills are coming!: "Thanks so much, Jacquie! Patrick is one of my favorite heroes EVER. Hope you enjoy! Should have links up this week. "
Apr 29, 2012 12:01pm
Virginia became a fan of Goodreads Author Kristan Higgins
Apr 27, 2012 08:15am · all of Virginia's favorite authors
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Virginia gave to: Somebody To Love by Kristan Higgins (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Goes down like a beer on a hot day. Frothy on top, cool and easy, with an unexpected strength and a lovely emotional buzz.
Apr 27, 2012 08:15am · see review
Virginia gave to: Never a Gentleman (The Drake's Rakes, #2) by Eileen Dreyer	My rating:
Apr 27, 2012 08:09am
Virginia gave to: My One and Only by Kristan Higgins (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Apr 27, 2012 08:09am
Virginia gave to: Born To Darkness (Fighting Destiny, #1) by Suzanne Brockmann	My rating:
Apr 27, 2012 08:06am
Virginia gave to: The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne (Fairbourne Quartet, #1) by Madeline Hunter (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Prose as round and smooth as pearls and a wonderful setting. Emma and Southwaite's inability to talk to each other was at times frustrating but always believable. I'm hooked.
Mar 13, 2012 05:03pm · see review
Virginia gave to: Rainshadow Road (Friday Harbor, #2) by Lisa Kleypas (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Emotionally satisfying and sensual with well-developed characters and a great sense of place. I felt the magic could have been excised without affecting much of the characterization or the plot. But the touch of "other" added a nice spark of imaginat...more
Mar 05, 2012 04:19am · see review

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Quotes by Virginia Kantra

“Sweet Mother in Heaven, please don't let me be dreaming." He raised his hand, stopping Rachel's interruption before she could get it properly started. "Or if this is a dream," he continued, "then don't let me wake up. Amen.”
― Virginia Kantra, The Temptation of Sean MacNeill (MacNeill Brothers #3) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 1032)

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“Feeling like a fool, he went to convince Jane to water her crabs.”
― Virginia Kantra, Sea Witch

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Which RITA Finalist would you like to read in June?

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Unchained by Sharon Ashwood

2 votes, 6.3%

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2 votes, 6.3%

Water Bound by Christine Feehan

1 vote, 3.1%

Immortal Sea by Virginia Kantra

1 vote, 3.1%

Killbox by Ann Aguirre

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Marked By The Moon by Lori Handeland

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The Clearing by Heather Davis

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“We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin

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“E.L. Doctorow said once said that 'Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.' You don't have to see where you're going, you don't have to see your destination or everything you will pass along the way. You just have to see two or three feet ahead of you. This is right up there with the best advice on writing, or life, I have ever heard.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

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