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Kendra C. Highley

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August 06

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Madeleine L'Engle, Jane Austen, Judy Blume, Laurie Halse Anderson ...more

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August 2010

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Kendra C. Highley lives in north Texas with her husband and two children. She also serves as staff to four self-important and high-powered cats. This, according to the cats, is her most important job. She believes in everyday magic, extraordinary love stories, and the restorative powers of dark chocolate

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Average rating: 3.91 · 7,788 ratings · 1,062 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bad Boy Bargain (Suttonville Sentinels, #1) 3.70 avg rating — 2,089 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Finding Perfect (Finding Perfect #1) 3.79 avg rating — 1,300 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
	Matt Archer: Monster Hunter (Matt Archer #1) 4.05 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Defying Gravity (Finding Perfect, #2) 3.78 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2016	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
	Matt Archer: Blade's Edge (Matt Archer #2) 4.18 avg rating — 412 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Matt Archer: Legend (Matt Archer #3) 4.24 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Matt Archer: Bloodlines (Matt Archer #4) 4.30 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Matt Archer: Redemption (Matt Archer #5) 4.44 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Matt Archer: Monster Summer (Matt Archer #1.5) 4.11 avg rating — 246 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Unstrung 4.19 avg rating — 160 ratings — 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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As many of y’all know, I’m slowly working my way back into writing. It’s been a bumpy few years, between some health issues, seeing my oldest fly from the nest, and being with my dad as he fought lung cancer. After Dad passed in June, I took some time to rest, realizing I’d been running non-stop for some time, and doing that seemed to recharge my brain. Slowly, the desire to start writing again be

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Suttonville Sentinels (3 books)
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Matt Archer (5 books)
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Finding Perfect (2 books)
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Unstrung (3 books)
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Republic (The Emperor's Edge, #8)

by Lindsay Buroker (Goodreads Author)

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Defy the Night (Defy the Night, #1)

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The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose, #1)

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“Sometimes life was weird. And sometimes it was perfect. Every so often, it was both weird and perfect, all on the same day.”
― Kendra C. Highley, Finding Perfect

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“Promise me, though. Promise you'll start paying attention to how amazing you are.”
― Kendra C. Highley, Finding Perfect

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“Love that's too easy isn't worth much. It's better when there's some work involved.”
― Kendra C. Highley, Finding Perfect

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Kendra’s Quotes

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
― Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

tags: better-life-empathy

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“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.”
― Charles M. Schulz

tags: chocolate, food, humor

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“I don’t feel very much like Pooh today," said Pooh.

"There there," said Piglet. "I’ll bring you tea and honey until you do.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

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“Ben was different. He’d told her she was amazing. No
one had ever said that before. Oh, they’d said “conscientious”
or “driven” or “intelligent.” But not amazing. That one word
hung on her heart like a talisman.”
― Kendra C. Highley, Finding Perfect

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“Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic.”
― Laini Taylor, Daughter of Smoke & Bone

tags: hope, hopelessness, magic

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