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Charissa Stastny

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Charissa Stastny is an avid reader, happy writer, BYU graduate, and lover of irises, clouds, chocolate, sushi, and the outdoors. Though she was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has never pulled a handle of a slot machine and can’t shuffle cards to save her life. She has lived in Nevada and Idaho, but currently resides in Utah with her husband and four children where shuffling cards isn’t required. Whew! She is the author of ten romance novels and a collection of children's picture books. ...more

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Between Hope & the Highway

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A Wrinkle in Forever

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Finding Light (Bending Will...

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Coming soon! More book makeovers.

My cover artist, Susie Poole, has been working on new covers for my Bending Willow Trilogy. I unpublished these three titles earlier this year and will be re-releasing them in the fall. I'm excited for you to enjoy the new makeovers. These were the first books I wrote about ten years ago. I've learned so much since then, and had to redo them, using the new knowledge I have gained. I've cut a lot o Read more of this blog post »
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A Lass Beloved by Nichole Van
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This is another winner by Van! Her books always thrill me. They are the best, cleanest, yet swooniest romances I read. This one features Matthias, a one-armed younger brother of a duke who has been in love with Cecily from a distance for most of his ...more
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto
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When Vera Wong finds a dead man in her “world-famous” tea shop, she decides to become a sleuth and find his murderer. She watches intently the next day at who shows up to her shop, and then she makes a suspect list and sets about trying to solve the ...more
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The Oxford Detective Society by Faith Martin
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Fun mystery with Lyssa as the MC and her Oxford friends Carter, Jason, Frieda, and Neville. As Lyssa is tasked with writing a biography about a 60's icon who died too young, weird things happen that start making her fear someone doesn't want the trut ...more
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Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser
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This book was super amazing. When I was about half way through, I felt a little sad thinking that it would eventually come to an end, and I didn’t want it to, because I was so caught up in the story. This author did a masterful job of retelling the C ...more
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The Missing Au Pair by Carrie Rubin
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This book was super thrilling. Kelly is doing a 2nd year as an au pair for a different family–the same family that her classmate, Erin, used to work for…before she disappeared. Kelly has demons in her on past, and she refuses to stand by and not do a ...more
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All's Fair in Love and Blood by Jennifer Peel
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This book was super fun. Nicolette must marry Julian…who she used to be head over heels in love with–from their very first meet-cute. But now, marriage to him is her worst nightmare, now that she knows who he truly is. A vampire who claims he wants t ...more
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Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
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Listened to the audio of this one, and it was spectacular. Narrator is amazing. He does lots of different voices to make listening and understanding easier. I really enjoyed listening to him. The plot had tons of incredible twists I didn’t see coming ...more
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Text Wars by Whitney Dineen
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This story features opposites Serafina Lopez (an astology lover and popular app builder) and Ben Williams (an engineer who works for NASA). When they are paired together on a popular morning show, sparks fly--not the good kind. They seriously are at ...more
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Charming Artemis by Sarah M. Eden
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This is a great story. I loved the Jonquil brothers stories, and I have loved the Lancaster children’s stories. This one has one of both, the youngest Jonquil (Charlie) and the youngest Lancaster daughter (Artemis). They both despise the other. Charl ...more
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The Text God by Whitney Dineen
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Jen hits an all-time low and asks God for a sign that help is on the way. Right away, GOD texts her back that she can do it. He believes in her. And off she goes on a series of misadventures that GOD is leading her along…and eventually meets Gabe, wh ...more
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