Alison Kent

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born

August 31, 1958

gender

female

website

http://www.alisonkent.com/

genre

Romance, Mystery & Thrillers, Nonfiction

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I often read of or hear about authors who knew they were meant to tell stories from the time they left the crib. Me? I didn't decide what I wanted to be when I grew up until I was thirty years old - and then sold my first book at thirty-four. Still, it was obvious that I always knew I was going places.

Like so many other authors, I was a voracious reader from day one, devouring everything from Nancy Drew to My Friend Flicka, which I remember sitting hovered over the heater vent in the kitchen floor to read while my father made his coffee.

I moved on to my mother's Phyllis Whitney, Dorothy Eden, and Mary Stewart gothics before discovering my first true romances written by Lucy Walker and set in the Australian Outback. And then, at last, when I...more

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Easter at The Second Chance Café

Shortly after the husband left this morning to log his third oil well of the week, I started thinking about Easter food, and how our family historically has eaten barbecue. Which got me to thinking about the Easter scene in THE SECOND CHANCE CAFÉ. I made sure to time the book around it’s actual release date (I do that a lot) so Kaylie and Ten (and Luna and Mitch and Will) are all in the Easter...

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Alison Kent's Books

Average rating: 3.75 · 5,786 ratings · 636 reviews · 82 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Bane Affair (Smithson Group SG-5, #1) 3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Second Chance Cafe 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shaughnessey Accord (Smithson Group SG-5, #2) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Undeniable (The Dalton Gang Series, #1) 3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Samms Agenda (Smithson Group SG-5, #3) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beach Alibi (Smithson Group SG-5, #4) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With Extreme Pleasure 3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The McKenzie Artifact (Smithson Group SG-5, #5) 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deep Breath (Smithson Group SG-5, #7) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Larger Than Life (Smithson Group SG-5, #6) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 2005 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Alison Kent

Smithson Group SG-5 (10 books)
by Alison Kent
3.7291487532244196 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,163 ratings

www.gIRL-gEAR... (7 books)
by Alison Kent
3.6626794258373208 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 418 ratings

Hope Springs (1 book)
by Alison Kent
3.7333333333333334 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 255 ratings

The Dalton Gang Series (3 books)
by Alison Kent
3.8711340206185567 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 194 ratings

Barnes (2 books)
by Alison Kent
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings

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“And so because he was half bastard, half gentleman, he asked for her bra”
― Alison Kent, The Samms Agenda

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“She wanted to be his candle, to light the darkness in his soul, to burn in the window and show him the way home. She wanted to be his rain, a sweet storm of the senses. She wanted to be his warmth, a solace for his soul.”
― Alison Kent, Love Me Tender

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“No one made cars like this anymore. She could suck a gas pump dry and empty a man's wallet without ever coming up for air. Hard to resist a beauty with that combo of skills - especially when she made him feel so damn good while it happend.”
― Alison Kent, Deep Breath

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