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Paulette Kennedy

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Originally from the Missouri Ozarks, Paulette Kennedy now lives with her family in a quiet suburb of Los Angeles.

When she's not writing or reading, she enjoys tending to her garden, knitting, and finding unique vintage treasures at thrift stores and flea markets.

As a history lover, she can get lost for days in her research—learning everything she can about the places in her stories and the experiences her characters might have had in the past.

This dedication to research infuses her world-building with realistic detail and creates a cinematic, immersive experience for the reader.

Paulette’s next novel is The Devil and Mrs. Davenport, a domestic gothic set in the 1950s about a homemaker who develops psychic abilities after a viral illness.
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Paulette Kennedy I am currently working on a southern gothic novel set in the Ozark mountains. The story follows a family of hereditary witches/folk healers who grappl…moreI am currently working on a southern gothic novel set in the Ozark mountains. The story follows a family of hereditary witches/folk healers who grapple with a generational curse set into motion by their ancestor's spurned, vengeful suitor. It's highly feminist and a love letter to the place I'm from.(less)
Paulette Kennedy I'm super excited to dive in to some fun romances like BETTING ON A DUKE'S HEART by Royaline Sing, HOT BRITISH BOYFRIEND by Kristy Boyce and BEACH REA…moreI'm super excited to dive in to some fun romances like BETTING ON A DUKE'S HEART by Royaline Sing, HOT BRITISH BOYFRIEND by Kristy Boyce and BEACH READ by Emily Henry. There's always more room for suspense on my reading list, and I'm especially looking forward to Laura McHugh's WHAT'S DONE IN DARKNESS.(less)
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“It was surreal, how everything continued, how everything kept on after a person died. Shouldn’t time stop for grief, even for a moment, so one might catch their breath before things started moving again?”
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“Loretta hated it when people commented on her fluctuating figure—as if her body had value only when it was diminishing.”
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“Loretta found Phyllis’s bigotry far more shameful than the long-needed changes sweeping the nation.”
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