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Katie Ganshert

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Christian, Fantasy, Romance

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March 2011

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Katie Ganshert is the Christy Award–winning author of inspirational novels that explore hope, redemption, and the complexity of human relationships.

While she no longer writes contemporary Christian fiction, Katie’s inspirational novels continue to connect with readers who love emotional, thought-provoking stories grounded in faith.

Under the pen name K.E. Ganshert, she now writes clean, high-stakes fiction—fantasy, dystopian, and supernatural romance with all the yummy tension but none of the explicit content.

Explore her full catalog at katieganshert.com.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 31,222 ratings · 4,487 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	No One Ever Asked 4.19 avg rating — 9,328 ratings — published 2018 — 6 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
	The Gifting (Gifting, #1) by K.E. Ganshert (Goodreads Author), Katie Ganshert (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 6,431 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Gathering (Gifting, #3) by K.E. Ganshert (Goodreads Author), Katie Ganshert (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 3,112 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Life After 4.22 avg rating — 2,409 ratings — published 2017 — 12 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
	A Broken Kind of Beautiful 4.20 avg rating — 1,915 ratings — published 2014 — 13 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
	Wildflowers from Winter 4.11 avg rating — 1,470 ratings — published 2012 — 11 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
	The Art of Losing Yourself 4.18 avg rating — 1,213 ratings — published 2015 — 12 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
	Wishing on Willows 4.23 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 2013 — 9 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
	An October Bride (A Year of Weddings, #11) 4.03 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2014 — 10 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
	The Perfect Arrangement (A Year of Weddings 2, #11) 4.22 avg rating — 356 ratings — published 2015 — 3 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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Wicked is the Hollow Audiobook Release

The audiobook for Wicked is the Hollow has officially hit shelves, exclusively (for now) with Audible. I’m running some giveaways this week on my socials (TikTok & Facebook) so if you’d like a chance to snag a free copy, make sure to follow me there. The TikTok giveaway is already live. The Facebook giveaway will go live tomorrow. I also hosted a giveaway with my email subscribers. That one is

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Quotes by Katie Ganshert (?)

“God’s not in the business of pampering His children. He’s in the business of perfecting them.”
― Katie Ganshert, A Broken Kind of Beautiful

tags: god, perfection

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“Even if we do everything right, things are still going to go wrong.”
― Katie Ganshert, Wildflowers from Winter

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“You shouldn't let something that happened in the past stop you from having something that could be great in the present.”
― Katie Ganshert, The Art of Losing Yourself

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Since the top two books had the same number of votes, we need a tie-breaking poll for April! The book with the most votes will be our Group Read, and the one with the second most votes will be a Buddy Read for the month.

Wildflowers from Winter by Katie Ganshert

17 votes 58.6%

Land of Silence by Tessa Afshar

12 votes 41.4%

29 total votes

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message 8: by Rissi

Mar 19, 2013 05:19PM

Thanks for accepting the friend request, Katie - I am very much looking forward to reading your novels. :)

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message 7: by Katie

Jan 29, 2013 11:58AM

Ganise wrote: "I enjoyed it Katie! Just finished Wildflowers yesterday. REALLY good!" YAY! So glad you enjoyed it Ganise!

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message 6: by Karen

Nov 07, 2012 04:14PM

Hello Katie, and thanks so much for accepting the friend invite. I like your name as it's the name of a main character in my recent series!!!

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message 5: by Sarah

May 23, 2012 03:35PM

Thanks for adding me!

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message 4: by Katie

Mar 02, 2011 12:26PM

Jennifer wrote: "Hey, girl! Good to see you here!"

I'm just getting it figured out. Wendy told me about it. I feel like I've been in the dark about this really awesome party and I'm arriving super late. :)

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message 3: by Jennifer

Mar 02, 2011 11:57AM