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Erica Kiefer

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in Whittier, The United States

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Erica Kiefer’s debut novel Lingering Echoes was published by Clean Teen Publishing in November 2013. She continued the series with Rumors (A Lingering Echoes Prequel) and her newest release Vanishing Act. All of her books can be read as stand-alone contemporary YA fiction, touched with romance, emotional drama and suspense. With a degree in Recreation Therapy from Brigham Young University, Erica’s experiences working with at-risk youth have influenced the realistic and relatable nature of her writing. Her first inspirational non-fiction entitled Borrowed Angel (published in April 2014 with Currawong Press) describes the loss of her infant son and her journey towards healing.

Married since 2005, Erica resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her fou ...more

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I got Rumors as an ebook on my nook, and finished it almost immediately. At the end of the book it says that Lingering Echoes is available "on all platforms", which I thought meant it would be available for the nook. When I looked, though, it's not available. Is there any plan to make it available on the nook?

Erica Kiefer Hi Niffer, So sorry for the delayed answer! I didn't realize I was receiving messages on Goodreads! My mistake. To answer your question, Lingering Ech…moreHi Niffer, So sorry for the delayed answer! I didn't realize I was receiving messages on Goodreads! My mistake. To answer your question, Lingering Echoes was temporarily unavailable at B&N but is now FREE for nook readers and kindle readers! I hope you get a chance to check it out!
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/linge...

I've written another book since then, so when you've finished Lingering Echoes, be sure to browse through Vanishing Act! My website is www.ericakieferbooks.com Hope to see you around!(less)

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Hi, Erica! I just read Rumors and loved it! How did you write about dealing with death, and opening up about it? Did you do research on it, or was it from personal experience? I'm about to read Lingering Echoes, and am very excited about it. Thank you!

Erica Kiefer Hi Car, I'm so sorry for the belated message. I'm embarrassed that it's been a year and I apologize for not seeing this. I'm so glad you enjoyed Rumor…moreHi Car, I'm so sorry for the belated message. I'm embarrassed that it's been a year and I apologize for not seeing this. I'm so glad you enjoyed Rumors! Great question! I wrote Lingering Echoes first and had not yet experienced any death on a deeply personal level. However, my background in therapy and working with at-risk youth in residential treatment provided me a lot of experience working with kids struggling with challenging life circumstances. I loved helping them work to understand their emotions and help them create positive experiences.

Unfortunately, my own personal loss happened while trying to publish Lingering Echoes. My first-born son died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. That experience and being pulled into a world of grief and healing allowed me to add some personal touches to Rumors when I wrote it four years later.

I've since published a book called Vanishing Act that is not a sequel per se to Lingering Echoes, but it has some of the same characters from Lingering Echoes (like Aaron Jackson!) and dives into similarly troubling circumstances. If you're up for another emotional read, check it out on my website: www.ericakieferbooks.com I'd love to hear from you again and see what you thought of LE. Contact me on FB. I'm on there all the time! www.facebook.com/ericakieferauthor
Thanks for your message!(less)

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	Lingering Echoes (Lingering Echoes, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 687 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Rumors (Lingering Echoes, #0.5) 3.74 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2013 — 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 Second Window (The Window #1) 4.12 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Vanishing Act 4.35 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Worlds Entwined by Erica Kiefer (Goodreads Author), Kelly Risser (Goodreads Author), Holly Kelly (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Borrowed Angel: Coping with the Loss of a Child 4.89 avg rating — 18 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
	Through the Glass (The Window #2) 4.33 avg rating — 12 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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“Change was a scary concept. Whether you were ready for it or not, sometimes it crept up on you, ambushing without warning, and no matter if you wanted it or not, you had to figure out how to accept it and adapt to its insistent nature.”
― Erica Kiefer, Lingering Echoes

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“I looked at him in mock annoyance. “So you decided to scare me and make me fall out of that tree?” I laughed in remembrance. “Your tactics could have been a little more subtle.” “True. And like I said, I didn’t mean to scare you. I was just...observing from the bushes—” I laughed out loud at his choice of words. “Oh, is that what all the stalkers are calling it these days?” He ignored my comments, placing a hand over my mouth. “Observing,” he continued, “and working up the nerve to talk to you. I had no idea I would scare you so much. But I’m kind of glad I did.” I made a face. “What? Why?” “Well, otherwise, I may not have discovered you were so feisty,” Damien said impishly. I grabbed a pillow and slammed it into his face.”
― Erica Kiefer, Lingering Echoes

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“You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.”
― Richard Lingard, A Letter of Advice to a Young Gentleman Leaving the University Concerning His Behaviour and Conversation in the World

tags: misattributed-to-plato, paraphrased, people, play

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“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.”
― Leo Tolstoy

tags: grief, inspirational

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“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”
― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

tags: fear, grief, sorrow

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“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits

tags: crying, depression, grief, hurt, pain, sadness

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“You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like having a broken leg that never heals perfectly—that still hurts when the weather gets cold, but you learn to dance with the limp.”
― Anne Lamott

tags: grief, loss, recovery

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