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Charissa Stastny

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Charissa Stastny is an avid reader, happy writer, BYU graduate, and lover of irises, clouds, chocolate, sushi, and the outdoors. Though she was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, she has never pulled a handle of a slot machine and can’t shuffle cards to save her life. She has lived in Nevada and Idaho, but currently resides in Utah with her husband and four children where shuffling cards isn’t required. Whew! She is the author of ten romance novels and a collection of children's picture books. ...more

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My cover artist, Susie Poole, has been working on new covers for my Bending Willow Trilogy. I unpublished these three titles earlier this year and will be re-releasing them in the fall. I'm excited for you to enjoy the new makeovers. These were the first books I wrote about ten years ago. I've learned so much since then, and had to redo them, using the new knowledge I have gained. I've cut a lot o Read more of this blog post »
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