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Kim Deister

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Born

in Potsdam, NY, The United States

August 12, 1970

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http://kimdeister.com

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Fiction, Paranormal, Romance

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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: 4.51 · 333 ratings · 246 reviews · 15 distinct works

	Kissing Frogs 4.17 avg rating — 58 ratings — 4 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
	25 Days of Christmas by Hanleigh Bradley (Goodreads Author), Janet Mota, Anna Edwards (Goodreads Author) 4.82 avg rating — 50 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
	Unleashed: A Paranormal Romance Anthology by Melissa Bell (Goodreads Author), Samantha Britt (Goodreads Author), Kim Deister (Goodreads Author) 4.66 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2018 — 2 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
	Last Call: A Love You Snow Much Serial Novella 4.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 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
	Wicked Nights of Summer by P. Mattern (Goodreads Author), P.T. Macias (Goodreads Author), Amanda Kimberley (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 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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wishbook 2022

Are there any books you’d love to have gifted to you this year? I keep running wishlists all year, not just for the holidays but so I don’t forget books that catch my eye. Here’s some on my list for this year!

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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.”
― Diana Rowland

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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.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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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)”
― Sarah Addison Allen, First Frost

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