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Karen A. Wyle
Goodreads Author
Born
in Hartford, CT, The United States
Website
Twitter
Genre
Influences
Member Since
February 2011
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/kawyle
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Twin-Bred (Twin-Bred #1)
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2011
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8 editions
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What Heals the Heart (Cowbird Creek, #1)
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Wander Home
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2012
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3 editions
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You Can't Kiss A Bubble
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2021
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3 editions
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The Baby
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2011
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2 editions
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Division
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2013
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3 editions
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That the Dead May Rest
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Reach (Twin-Bred, #2)
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Playback Effect
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2014
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3 editions
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What Frees the Heart (Cowbird Creek, #2)
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Checking Back In, Finally -- With a Character Sketch
I haven't been living under a rock in a cave on a mountain. I swear! I've been writing and editing, working with my cover designer, fumbling around at promotion, failing to solve a Word formatting problem, and writing my monthly newsletter and my weekly Substack. But I reread (well, re-skimmed) an article about keeping my "brand" alive and was reminded that I should do more than that -- including,
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Like the first two books in this series (especially the first), this book is more about the cozy atmosphere and the worldbuilding than about plot. One could say it takes a gentle approach to storytelling. I do wish the author would do a little more co ...more |
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Like the first two books in this series (especially the first), this book is more about the cozy atmosphere and the worldbuilding than about plot. One could say it takes a gentle approach to storytelling. I do wish the author would do a little more co ...more |
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Like Book 1, this second book in the series thoroughly deserves and could almost define the term "cozy." It has a touch more plot than the first book, though it's notable for its atmosphere and characters more than its relatively low-key action. Ther ...more |
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| This book's worldbuilding and characters not only take center stage. I've rarely (if ever before) read a book with so little plot. It invites one into the coziest and comfiest of atmospheres and allows one to stay a while. If one wants to be caught u ...more | |
“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!”
― Twin-Bred
― Twin-Bred
“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.”
― What Heals the Heart
― What Heals the Heart
“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.”
― What Heals the Heart
― What Heals the Heart
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Making Connections: Karen Wyle | 1 | 18 | May 08, 2012 06:40PM | |
Writers and Readers :
Q and A with author Karen A. Wyle
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45 | 42 | Jun 17, 2012 07:21PM | |
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Shut Up & Read:
Looking for Authors to feature on our Blog!
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17 | 74 | Jun 30, 2012 12:59PM | |
| The Pen Is Mighti...: All things Lynxie | 19 | 46 | Dec 10, 2012 06:14PM | |
| Making Connections: 563. WANDER HOME by Karen Wyle | 8 | 91 | Mar 27, 2013 07:34PM | |
| Making Connections: 1831. DIVISION by Karen A. Wyle | 1 | 10 | Nov 02, 2013 01:41PM | |
| Making Connections: 635. WANDER HOME by Karen A. Wyle | 9 | 231 | Nov 24, 2013 01:00PM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: DO NOT POST ON THIS THREAD! LINK IS PROVIDED IN FIRST MESSAGE!!! | 71 | 343 | Mar 06, 2014 04:53PM | |
| Making Connections: 5045. - THE LINK by Karen A. Wyle | 5 | 17 | Jan 07, 2018 08:29AM | |
| Making Connections: 5521. - WHAT HEALS THE HEART by Karen A. Wyle | 4 | 8 | Aug 02, 2019 06:04PM |
“...he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days.”
― The Portrait of a Lady
― The Portrait of a Lady
“If you have work to do, don't wait to feel like it; set to work and you will feel like it.”
― Roderick Hudson
― Roderick Hudson
“I should think that to hear such lovely music as that would really make him feel better."
The lady gave a discriminating smile.
“I am afraid there are moments in life when even Beethoven has nothing to say to us. We must admit, however, that they are our worst moments.”
― The Portrait of a Lady
The lady gave a discriminating smile.
“I am afraid there are moments in life when even Beethoven has nothing to say to us. We must admit, however, that they are our worst moments.”
― The Portrait of a Lady
“Her desire to think well of herself had at least the element of humility that it always needed to be supported by proof.”
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