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Elle Otero grew up on the central coast of California and now lives with her husband and daughter in Monterey, California, where she draws inspiration for her writing.

In addition to her Amazon titles, Elle’s writing has been published in various literary magazines. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate, and when she’s not learning, teaching or writing, she enjoys spending time in her garden and at the beach with her family.

She welcomes comments from her readers through social media, and you can find out more by visiting www.elleotero.com.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 177 ratings · 40 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Boat (In Caves & Catacombs #1) 4.03 avg rating — 80 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
	The Grave (In Caves & Catacombs #2) 3.88 avg rating — 34 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
	The Road (In Caves & Catacombs #3) 4.39 avg rating — 23 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
	The Cave: A Novel (In Caves and Catacombs Book 4) 4.47 avg rating — 19 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
	Wizards in Winter: A Christmas Tale by Joshua Converse (Goodreads Author), Elle Otero (Goodreads Author) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
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Greetings my wonderful readers! Here we are in 2023… in October… which means this year is almost over. The years do roll faster downhill, don’t they? So here’s your update on all things writing:

Progress on the next book has been… slow. I realize that I swore up and down that Book 4 would be the final chapter in the “In Caves & Catacombs” series, but I find myself conflicted on whether to continue

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Human Performance Improvement: Building Practitioner Performance

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