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Marta Acosta

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About this author

Marta Acosta lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She was a feral reader, roaming the stacks of the public library.

She received a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from Stanford University and has written for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Contra Costa Times, and Spaces Magazine.

Marta lives with her husband, spawn, and their crazy dogs. An avid gardener, she likes independent films, funny novels, loud music and lively conversations.

She’s always happy to hear from readers, even the ones who point out typos.


A Library Journal Women's Summer Reading Selection

To celebrate the beginning of summer, my new ebook edition of Nancy's Theory of Style is FREE at Amazon through May 26, 2013.

Start your summer with this funny, frothy, and romantic book!
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"A witty, emotion-packed contemporary romance novel that will leave you longing for the story to go on." --Romance Junk... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on May 24, 2013 08:00 Tags: chick-lit, romantic-comedy, romcom
Average rating: 3.66 · 4,410 ratings · 755 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors
Dark Companion
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 1,516 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula ...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 1,300 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions
Midnight Brunch (Casa Dracu...
3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 559 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions
The Bride of Casa Dracula (...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 478 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
Haunted Honeymoon (Casa Dra...
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions
The Shadow Girl of Birch Grove
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 114 ratings
Wolfish in Sheep's Clothing
3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011
Nancy's Theory of Style
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3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
The She-Hulk Diaries
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions
Haunted Honeymoon at Casa D...
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010
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November 2009, Marta Acosta
" What Readers want to know... SS: How would you describe perfect happiness? MA: This is a question for beauty contestants, isn't it, and I'm supposed to say world peace. However, if that's not possible, then I'd be thrilled with a cup holder for my car. ..." ...More

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The Glimpse
Marta Acosta is currently reading
by Claire Merle (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading

Marta Acosta Marta Acosta said: "Finally charged up my ereader and figured out how to download galleys again. (This info never stays in my long-term memory.) Now to settle in and read!"

 
The Pledge
Marta Acosta rated a book 5 of 5 stars
by Kimberly Derting (Goodreads Author)
bookshelves: currently-reading, dystopian, ya
read in January, 2011

 
North and South
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bookshelves: currently-reading

 

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"Being a vampire has never looked so fun! A hilarious novel with plenty of colorful characters; MIDNIGHT BRUNCH will make you an instant Marta Acos... Read more of this blog post »
"Hi, I hope it counts as participating if I've been reading the posts in this group! I have a free read of my new ebook edition of MIDNIGHT BRUNCH AT C...more "
Marta Acosta rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula by Marta Acosta
Midnight Brunch at Casa Dracula (Casa Dracula, #2)
by Marta Acosta (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
This ebook is FREE today, Monday, May 6, at Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/csbeza2

"Sexy, sardonic...unique and alluring Milagro will continue to amaze readers in Acosta's terrific new adventure." --Booklist

"Hilarious. Acosta's heroine is fresh and sassy....more
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Miss J added a status update: You know that devastatingly sad, feeling-like-you-could-cry-for-weeks, don't-know-how-you're-going-to-go-on-with-your-life feeling you get after you've finished reading an epic series that you absolutely loved? Yeahhhh.

Makes me wonder what else I do with my life...
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Misty added a status update: Though for the most part, I don't think it'd be a good thing, sometimes I REALLY WISH there was a downvote button on reviews...
Sometimes you don't want to get sucked into some ridiculous GR debate/rant/trolling session, but you still want to be able to say, LOL NOPE, on something you just read, and then move on.
"Just a reminder that the e-books for the first five Elemental Assassin urban fantasy books — Spider’s Bite, Web of Lies, Venom, Tangled Threads, and Spider’s Revenge— are currently on sale for $2.99 each. The …"
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Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling by Michael Boccacino
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“Life isn't fair, so you have to play the best game you can with the cards you're dealt.”
Marta Acosta, Dark Companion

“Sometimes you suffer for the things that are important to you.”
Marta Acosta, Dark Companion

“Slim and neatly groomed, he looked like a really sexy mathematician unaware that he was a prime number. I wanted to unbutton his shirt, muss his hair, and exclaim, "Good heavens, Professor Dracula, you're stunning!”
Marta Acosta, Happy Hour at Casa Dracula

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SOS: Serious Over...: OCT 2010: Adult Next-in-Series Releases 8 68 Jul 06, 2010 10:55pm  
Chick Lit Book Club: October Suggestions 19 61 Sep 15, 2010 01:59pm  
Romance Readers R...: 2010 September Monthly Challenge: Participants' List Thread 650 437 Nov 02, 2010 06:28am  
SOS: Serious Over...: Casa Dracula / Marta Acosta [PNR] 1 6 Nov 27, 2010 10:08pm  
Romance and Paran...: Marta Acosta 2 15 Nov 28, 2010 01:28pm  
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“It is a common delusion that you make things better by talking about them.”
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“So they left the subject and played croquet, which is a very good game for people who are annoyed with one another, giving many opportunities for venting rancor.”
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“The voice of Love seemed to call to me, but it was a wrong number.”
P.G. Wodehouse, Very Good, Jeeves!

“There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature.”
P.G. Wodehouse

“Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.”
Evelyn Waugh

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Nevey Berry Hands down; I do believe that that best adventures comes out from Sam & Dean Winchester that I think; I will die after the show is over. Still season 7 is a bless. What do you think ???


I am so glad to meet you.


message 5: by Marta

Marta Acosta Wicked Lil Pixie (Natasha) wrote: "You'd like it Marta, but its definitely fantasy not UF"

Hi, Natasha, no one agrees on what to call my Casa Dracula books. I call them comedies-of-manners with a paranormal theme. Yeah, that's too long! I never stay within any genre's conventions...because I like coloring outside the lines.


Wicked Lil Pixie (Natasha) You'd like it Marta, but its definitely fantasy not UF


Harlequin Books Hello Marta, it is a pleasure to meet you.


message 2: by Kate

Kate Hi Marta! Thanks so much for the add!


Carolyn Crane Marta! How lovely to see you here. Thanks for inviting me to be GR pals!!


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