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Lisa Jensen

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in San Diego, CA, The United States

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http://ljo-express.blogspot.com/

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Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult

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I've painted pottery, sold movie tickets and books, drawn cartoons, and hand-crafted fabric dolls. Now I get to write full-time; the hours are flexible and there's no dress code. My movie reviews appear on Rotten Tomatoes. My novel, "Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge," came out in 2018, from Candlewick. My historical/fantasy "Alias Hook," was published by Thomas Dunne Books in July, 2014. My historical pirate novel, "The Witch From the Sea," was published in 2001. Visit me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lisa-Jensen-...

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	Alias Hook 3.60 avg rating — 2,686 ratings — published 2013 — 11 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
	Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge 3.14 avg rating — 1,906 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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 Witch from the Sea 3.67 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	Story Behind the Book : Volume 1 by Kristijan Meic (Editor), Ivana Steiner (Editor), Ian Whates 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 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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My historical novel, A Comedy of Marriage, is now complete and absolutely free online! Against a backdrop of theatrical life in Britain in the age of Edmund Kean, a motley collective of strolling players grapples with issues of social, racial, sexual and marital equality within the looking glass of life imitating art imitating life that is the theater, where the ever-relevant words of Shakespeare Read more of this blog post »

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“Children must find not only their happiest fantasies, but their most violent and terrible nightmares. They must face their demons and laugh at them. That is the key to growing up.”
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“Kindness freely offered that asks for no reward, love that values another above yourself, the wisdom to live without fear. That is the best of life”
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“He has youth and innocence on his side, and the heartlessness that comes with them. I have only heartlessness, and it is never, ever enough.”
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“They've been through every kind of hell together. What else do you suppose love is?”
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