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D. Thrush

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in New York, The United States

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Contemporary, Chick Lit, Spirituality

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January 2014

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D. Thrush mixes it up with Literary & Women’s Fiction, PG-rated Rom Coms, and a Spiritual Inspirational novel. All her books explore family and friendship, love and romance, relationships and life. She writes from the heart and finds it difficult to part with her characters when their stories end, hence several sequels. All books are standalones.

“Fairy Tale Karma” was a #1 Amazon Bestseller, “Guardian of the Light” earned a B.R.A.G. Medallion, and “The Daughter Claus” (which her mother told her to write) was a finalist for the Ian Book of the Year, Wishing Shelf Awards, and Readers’ Favorites. Three books and a free prequel complete the popular Santina Series.

She enjoys reading (of course!), taking walks, brain games, movies (she was an ex ...more

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Average rating: 3.9 · 1,500 ratings · 271 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Daughter Claus 3.71 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 2013 — 6 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 Santa Secret: Santina Series - Prequel 3.93 avg rating — 309 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
	Fairy Tale Karma 3.78 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	All the Little Secrets 3.80 avg rating — 122 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 Claus Cause 4.19 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Merrily Ever After (Santina #3) 4.54 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2016 — 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 More the Merrier (Santina #4) 4.60 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Whims & Vices 3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Guardian of the Light 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Little Secrets Revealed 4.50 avg rating — 10 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

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My Mother

My mother passed away 7 years ago. We had a difficult relationship, as many mothers and daughters do. The best gift she gave me was the idea for the book The Daughter Claus. Despite my initial resistance, she insisted I write it, and I really enjoyed expanding on her idea, which became a 4-book series and a prequel. Mrs. Claus is named after my mother Clara. Unfortunately, she had Alzheimer’s and Read more of this blog post »

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“Give me the gamblers and the dreamers.”
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Aussie Readers: * What Are You Currently Reading? (doesn't have to be an Aussie book)	15617	2524	Mar 07, 2016 06:26PM
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“We live for books.”
― Umberto Eco

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“We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.”
― Stephen Hawking

tags: inspirational, science

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“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good, and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
― Abigail Van Buren

tags: character, life, wisdom

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“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― Paul Auster, The Brooklyn Follies

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“The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough of is love.”
― Henry Miller

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