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Helen Powers is a university student who is working towards her BA with a combined major in English Literature and creative writing, and a minor in Sociology. In her spare time she likes to read a few of the hundreds of books that she owns and is always working on multiple knitting projects. If you’re having trouble finding her, she’s probably snuggled up in her room watching Tangled or working on her latest manuscript.

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This is the Beginning

Hi everyone,
My name is Helen, and if you are reading this, you can probably see that my debut novel, Scarlett, just came out!

I am incredibly excited to be able to talk about this now, as I've been keeping it to myself for quite some time! I've been working on Scarlett for the last two years, and I am incredibly excited to be able to share it with the world.

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Published on November 09, 2016 19:14 • Tags: booktube, debut, new-author, novel, questions, scarlett, serial-killer, thriller

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When I Was Death

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