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Danielle Thorne

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Danielle Thorne freelanced for online and print magazines from 1998 through 2001, adding reviewing and editing to her resume. She has published poetry, short fiction and novels. Danielle is the author of sweet romantic adventure books, both historical and contemporary.

Other work has appeared with Espresso Fiction, Every Day Fiction, Arts and Prose Magazine, Mississippi Crow, The Nantahala Review, StorySouth, Bookideas, The Mid-West Review, and more. She won an Honorable Mention in Writer’s Digest’s 2006 annual writing competition and won the 2008 Awe-Struck Short Novel Contest. In 2009, Danielle won Classic Romance Revival's Work in Progress Contest, which resulted in another contract for her fiction.

Danielle currently writes from south of...more


It seems like everybody's scrambling. I think most people are so stressed out they forget about patience, could care less about anyone else's problems and while we're at, nobody sleeps at night either.

This past year I found myself spinning in the same relentless cycle. At some point driving from point A to point B and flipping out because I was not going to be on time, I realized that all I cou... read more »
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By Heart and Compass
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Josette
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Turtle Soup
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The Privateer
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Death Cheater
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Southern Girl, Yankee Roots
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Excerpt: Death Cheater (Literature & Fiction)
1 chapters   —   updated Mar 09, 2012 05:33am
Description: Athena Gray lives vicariously through her sister because people in general avoid her. Whether it's strange things like dead butterflies fluttering to life, or the time she saved her dying grandpa just by willing him to live, Athena knows that she is different. The only person who doesn't seem to think so is Dan, the most popular boy on Omega High School's baseball team. But even Dan can't understand the reason she acts haunted, until a spirit roaming the local historic burial mounds takes an interest in people Athena cares about.
Excerpt: THE PRIVATEER (Romance)
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Excerpt: TURTLE SOUP (Romance)
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Description: Sea turtles may be endangered but after an encounter with marine biologist, Jack Brandon, nothing will stop Sara Hart from naming her deli, Turtle Soup. When Jack takes a job at the nearby Georgia Aquarium, Sara finds the environmental poster boy at her door, hungry and carrying a chip on his shoulder. Neither thinks the other has what it takes, until a scuba class reveals what lies beneath the surface.
Excerpt: BY HEART AND COMPASS (Romance)
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Description: An excerpt from sweet sea-romance novel, BY HEART AND COMPASS.
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date: May 05, 2012 11:00AM
location: Mayfield Library, Mayfield, KY, The United States
description: You are invited to a Derby Day Book Signing Party on Saturday, May 5th at the Graves County Public Library, 601 North 17th Street, Mayfield, KY from 11am-2pm. Four authors from four states will be here with books in every genre. Refreshments, live keyboard music, and giveaways of print books and ebook CDs. Join us for a fun day. You can be a winner, too!
Danielle Thorne added a photo to the group ¡ POETRY !
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"Danielle Thorne never forgot her Yankee heritage, even as the beauty of the South shaped and influenced her path. This is the volume of a young woman...more "
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Promise Keeper; Maine Shore Chronicles
by Mary Fremont Schoenecker
Hardcover; 226 pages
Publication Date: October 21, 2011
Publisher: Five Star
ISBN: 1432825372
Book Source: Author
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This Time Forever
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"Surely Nicholas Sparks is a good example of this. I have edited two of author David Bond's romances (a blind author) and I think he's a wonderful writ...more "
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Growing Pains: Kendras Diaries
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Kendra is a middle school aged young girl, preparing herself for the rigors and expectations of high school. Her brush with failure her first time trying out for cheerleading is easy to relate to; her later attempts to tackle the sport once more are...more
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“Fairytales are more than true. Not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.”
― GK Chesterton

J.R.R. Tolkien
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Ernest Hemingway
“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
Ernest Hemingway

Douglas Adams
“The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe, and Everything

Stephen King
“When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off.”
Stephen King, Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay

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33752 The Sweetest Romance Authors — 120 members — last activity May 10, 2012 07:44am
This group is for those who write, and enjoy reading, sweet G-rated romance stories like our mothers/grandmothers recall reading. We take the reader t...more
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Hi, I made this group because I was bored and plus I love YA books :) So, why not all YA lovers and authors come together and get to know each other a...more
30255 Authors Without A Yacht (AWaY) — 163 members — last activity May 03, 2012 05:22pm
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Cornelia Amiri the Celtic Romance Queen welcomes everyone to post. The first discussion topic is: With the popularity of paranormal, fantasy, and Sci-F...more
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No pretensions: just poetry. Stop by, recommend books, offer up poems (excerpted), tempt us, taunt us, tell us what to read and where to go (to read it...more
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Helping authors get together and market their books. Promotional posts welcome. In fact, they are encouraged.
20430 Calls for Submissions — 60 members — last activity Mar 28, 2012 03:19pm
Publishers and editors with a current call for submissions are invited to post them here. ALL GENRES OF FICTION, LITERARY, AND NON-FICTION ARE WELCOME. ...more
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LK Hunsaker Hi Danielle, just added Turtle Soup to my To Read list since it's one I've been planning to get. :-)


Harlequin Historical Hi, I'm very happy to meet you and look forward to discussing books with you. If you ever have any questions about any of the titles on my shelves, please ask away. I'll be happy to answer them. If you are on MySpace you can join me at www.myspace.com/historicals or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HarlequinHistorical I have monthly contests for free books and I try to keep everyone up-to-date with what all the authors are doing.


message 1: by Lee

Lee Thanks for being my goodreads buddy, Danielle!

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THE TWIST, BookStrand #1 Bestseller
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