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Jen Caruso

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Chicago, IL, The United States

Website

https://www.jencaruso.net/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/JenCaruso10

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Romance, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

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Roseanne Bittner, Kathleen Eagle, Constance Bennett, Colleen French, C ...more

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July 2013

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Hello All!

Thank you for visiting my page. I truly hope you enjoy my first novel, "A Heart Unbound", a story that formed around the mystery of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.

Book One "To Catch the Wind", part of The Crosswinds Series, has been released, and is available on Amazon. This series will focus on the Rossi-Rivera family. It all starts with Santiago and Marie. I hope you'll check it out!

I'd love to hear from readers, and appreciate constructive feedback.

Many thanks go to my children and my family for their continued love and support. Special shout out to my daughter who did the cover art for my first book. I might hire her for the next one too. ;)

Having worked in the educational field for many years, and raising two children, I've ...more

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Jen Caruso I don't know that I'd call it writer's block, but if I'm struggling with where to go with a story, I step away from it for a bit. We all lead busy liv…moreI don't know that I'd call it writer's block, but if I'm struggling with where to go with a story, I step away from it for a bit. We all lead busy lives and have other things to do, think about, and people or animals to care for. Taking time away from a writing project, even if it's just a day or so can sometimes help. Forcing it never works for me. Plus, I think that although I may be away from it, my brain is still working on it. It's just not in the forefront of thought at that time.(less)

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Jen Caruso Just write. Just do it. Get all your thoughts out on paper, then go back and refine, re-write. No one can tell a story the way you can.

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	To Catch the Wind (The Crosswinds Series Book 1) 4.38 avg rating — 26 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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