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Lena Gibson

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Born

in Ogden, The United States

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https://lenagibsonauthor.ca/

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Science Fiction, Romance, Thriller

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Ashley Poston, Susanna Kearsley, Ali Hazelwood, Buffy the Vampire Slay ...more

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Award-winning author Lena Gibson is a storyteller as an elementary school teacher and keeper of the family lore. As someone diagnosed late with autism, she often creates characters that reflect this lived experience.

A voracious reader from childhood onward, Lena seeks wonderful books in which to escape. She loves interesting characters and fast-paced, emotional narratives, leading her to write genre-defying stories in multiple categories. While her books are disaster romance, time slip, dystopian adventure, and sports romance, all are about love, resilience, and hope. Readers of one series, should try another.

When Lena isn't writing, she reads, practices karate, and drinks a ton of tea. She resides in New Westminster, Canada, with her fami ...more

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Average rating: 4.32 · 2,715 ratings · 660 reviews · 47 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Edge of Life: Love and Survival During the Apocalypse (Love and Survival, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 944 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
	Aftermath: Into the Unknown (Love and Survival, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 2024 — 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 Wish: A Time Slip Novel (A Time Slip Novel, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2023	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
	Switching Tracks: Out of the Trash (Train Hoppers #1) 4.21 avg rating — 301 ratings — 8 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 Long Haul: Pursuit of Hope (Train Hoppers, #2) 4.60 avg rating — 183 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
	Racing Towards Destiny: A Sports Romance (Love on Track Book 1) 4.52 avg rating — 118 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
	The Right Time: Back to the 80s (A Time Slip Novel Book 2) 4.46 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Rebels and Saints: Catching Freedom (Train Hoppers, #3) 4.64 avg rating — 78 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
	No Home Without You: A Post-Apocalyptic Romance (Love and Survival Book 3) 4.54 avg rating — 71 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
	Al borde de la vida (Amor y supervivencia nº 1) (Spanish Edition) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Some of you may have noticed my website has been redesigned and has an whole new look. I’m inviting you to check it out and let me know what you think. This is a longer post than usual because my website has been under construction.

Its got the same tabs at the top, but some new features:

The main landing page has a countdown to my next book, Racing Towards Destiny and if you scroll down, it has se

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Love and Survival (3 books)
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Lena Gibson (Goodreads Author)

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Train Hoppers (3 books)
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A Time Slip Novel (2 books)
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4.14 avg rating — 547 ratings

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Lena rated a book it was amazing Tame the Heart (Runaway Ranch, #1) by Ava Hunter (Goodreads Author)	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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Lena made a comment on Catheryn’s review of No Home Without You: A Post-Apocalyptic Romance (Love and Survival Book 3) " His sister was barely mentioned, bc she ran away at 16. Turns out she’s in Vancouver. For her story, we go back to asteroid day in Canada. "
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Lena rated a book it was amazing Cinder (Maplewood Fire #1) by Hailey Rodger (Goodreads Author)	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
Great Cinderella retelling with interesting characters and great banter.
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Lena is now following Hailey Rodger Author of Make The Play (Colorado Storm #2)
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Lena rated a book it was amazing Legacy & Lace (Ashford Ridge, #1) by Rebecka Cole (Goodreads Author)	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
Best surprise of July. Believable characters and a great romance. I discovered this on Instagram and read it at single sitting in the airplane between Vancouver and Halifax, with time to start another. Looking forward to more in this series.
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Best surprise of July. Believable characters and a great romance. I discovered this on Instagram and read it at single sitting in the airplane between Vancouver and Halifax, with time to start another. Looking forward to more in this series.
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“Kat waited behind the empty office building in Everett for Ryan to arrive.”
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“She pasted on a smile. Fake it till you make it. She might not be the same person she used to be, but she pretended.”
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“A few bison roamed on and beside the road, but the herd congregated on the right near the water source. He and Kat sat on the hill and waited for the animals to leave the road. Kat snapped a few pictures with her phone and of the two of them. They didn’t have to wait long before the herd moved on.”
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“There are no wrong turnings. Only paths we had not known we were meant to walk.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, Tigana

tags: destiny, path

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“I made Monstrous Sea because it's the story I wanted. I wanted a story like it, and I couldn't find one, so I created it myself.”
― Francesca Zappia, Eliza and Her Monsters

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“How we remember changes how we have lived.
Time runs both ways. We make stories of our lives.”
― Guy Gavriel Kay, Under Heaven

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“In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.”
― Joss Whedon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

tags: coming-of-age-metaphore, iconic

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“Watching you pretend to hate the nickname is the best part of my day.”
― Sally Thorne, The Hating Game

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message 3: by Lena

Aug 06, 2012 11:07AM

no more ereader as of yet...but thanks for the site link.

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message 2: by Ashley

Aug 05, 2012 07:31PM

Books such as "Frankenstein" can be found as a free ebook on The Gutenberg Project (www.gutenberg.org). They are legit and safe. They have many of the older, classic books: Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes, Frankenstein, etc. Just in case you wanted to read them a little faster.

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message 1: by Michael

Jul 20, 2011 12:17PM

found you. ready to share.

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