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Kim Deister

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in Potsdam, NY, The United States

August 12, 1970

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I was born and raised in a tiny town in the wilds of northern New York, a pretty, little college town called Potsdam. I grew up in a family of lawyers and teachers and bucked all the traditions. Before becoming a writer, I spent a lot of years wearing combat boots in the US Army. I spent most of my time in boots working as a Signals Intelligence Analyst (no jokes!) and a linguist. I also worked as a tech writer, an entirely different kind of writing, for Corning Glass Works. Now, I’m an Army wife and a mom to four sons.  Over the years, our Army life has taken us all over the place and I have been lucky enough to work and live in some pretty amazing places.  Now we live in Hawaii, just minutes from the beach!

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Average rating: 4.68 · 285 ratings · 234 reviews · 4 distinct works

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	25 Days of Christmas by Hanleigh Bradley (Goodreads Author), Janet Mota , Anna Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.82 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2017	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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	Unleashed: A Paranormal Romance Anthology by Melissa Bell, Samantha Britt (Goodreads Author) , Kim Deister (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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What’s new in June?

There are so many books coming out this month and I want to read them all!

Smoke in the Sun (Flame in the Mist, #2) by Renée Ahdieh: 5 June
Little Do We Know by Tamara Ireland Stone: 5 June
Us Against You (Beartown, #2) by Fredrick Backman: 5 June
Always Forever Maybe by Anica Mrose Rissi: 5 June
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessi: 5 June
The Opposite of Here by Tara Altebrando: 5 June
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)

by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Crossroads Saga Box Set

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“In a calm, clear voice, she suggested that the wyrsa in question could do several highly improbable, athletically difficult and possibly biologically impractical things involving its own mother, a few household implements, and a dead fish.”
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“Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable with the idea of me being undead. But I’m here to tell you that undead are just like you and me … well, okay. Possibly more like me than you.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

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“Hello, my name is Angel, and I’ll be your zombie today.”
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“I was just telling Claire about a guy I met in bread class. I hate him, but he could be my soul mate.”
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“Was it really that simple? Choosing a life? ...
Maybe you don't fall in love. Maybe you jump.
Maybe, just maybe, it's all a choice.
(Josh Matteson)”
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