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Karen A. Wyle

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Karen A. Wyle is the author of multiple science fiction novels, including The Twin-Bred Series: Books 1-3; YA novel Water to Water; and near-future novels Division, Playback Effect, and Who: a novel of the near future. Her first novel outside the SF category was the afterlife fantasy/family drama Wander Home. Most recently, she has turned to historical romance with her Cowbird Creek series, including What Heals the Heart, What Frees the Heart, and What Shows the Heart. She has also published one nonfiction work, Closest to the Fire: A Writer's Guide to Law and Lawyers, a resource for authors or for anyone interested in understanding more about American law. An updated and slightly retitled edition came out at the end of July 2021. And final ...more

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Karen A. Wyle I hope you'll allow me two favorites :-). Neither is from classic literature, and one is from fan fiction. Both couples combine passion with impressiv…moreI hope you'll allow me two favorites :-). Neither is from classic literature, and one is from fan fiction. Both couples combine passion with impressive intellectual ability and compatibility.
--Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, from Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. I particularly like how their relationship has matured in the authorized post-Sayers novel The Attenbury Emeralds.
--Sherlock Holmes and Mary Russell in the Sherlockiana series by Laurie King, which begins with The Beekeeper's Apprentice.(less)
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Twin-Bred (Twin-Bred #1)

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Wander Home

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Division

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The Baby

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Reach (Twin-Bred, #2)

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Playback Effect

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“I remember that story. You have read it four times." Samson shrugged. "Why should I stop with the first reading? Nobody says, 'That was a fine piece of music. I'll never listen to that again." But some people treat books that way. Not I!”
Karen A. Wyle, Twin-Bred

“Joshua Gibbs felt sun on his face and thought about opening his eyes. He decided to wait. He had some blessings to savor that wouldn’t need sight.”
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“For now, as he drifted toward dreaming, what came to him were not images of grappling and lust, but a sort of phantom copy of the bed where he lay, a dream of future days where he shared such a bed with a woman who had a claim on him, and who claimed him in return.”
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