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Courtney Gruenholz

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in Louisville, The United States

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https://www.goodreads.com/Theresthegirl

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Fiction, Romance, Paranormal

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Stephen King, R.L. Stine, Anne Rice, Jude Devereaux, V.C. Andrews

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May 2013

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I was born in Louisville, Kentucky (now living in Greencastle, IN) and have been writing since I was 13 years old. I wrote my first novel Heartsong back in 2004 but have just now gotten it published. I love to read romance, horror, fantasy, suspense and novels about the paranormal as well as listening to music and watching movies. I'm always up for questions on anything so don't be shy even though I kind of am until I get to know people better. I'm continuing to write when I have time but being a mother of a one year old is not easy so I have not posted videos or blog entries for a while. I hope to have new novels out soon. ...more

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	Heartsong (The Heartsong Saga, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2018 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll by Ann & Nancy Wilson with Charles R. Cross

Kicking & Dreaming: A Story of Heart, Soul, and Rock and Roll by Ann Wilson

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Of course, when this book came out, I rushed to buy a copy.

I have been a lifelong fan of Heart since I was a toddler and I won't claim to be a number one fan in all of my knowledge, but I will say that Ann and Nancy Wilson have been my idols.

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Dawn and the Halloween Mystery (Baby-Sitters Club Mystery, #17)

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The End of the World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand

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Another Kristy mystery which happens to be the best one I have read. There is fun to be had in this one as the cover suggests but it also has a really good mystery with a reveal that not even the characters saw coming! The title is misleading so if you ...more
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