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T.K. Lukas

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As a young girl and long before she could remember remembering, there were two things in T.K. Lukas’s life: books, and horses. And mostly, the books she read were about horses.
When T.K. reached twelve years of age, her father surprised her with a birthday gift—her very own horse—a palomino gelding named “Thomas Dandy.” Dan, as she called him, was the first male to whom she gladly gave her heart.
Unfortunately, it was a short love affair. Two years later after a family tragedy, she had to surrender Dan to another owner. Depressed and rebellious, at times the only things to get T.K. through her misery were the stories playing out in her head, fanciful tales of magical horses—fast horses with swift hooves and kind eyes. The horses she conjure As a young girl and long before she could remember remembering, there were two things in T.K. Lukas’s life: books, and horses. And mostly, the books she read were about horses.
When T.K. reached twelve years of age, her father surprised her with a birthday gift—her very own horse—a palomino gelding named “Thomas Dandy.” Dan, as she called him, was the first male to whom she gladly gave her heart.
Unfortunately, it was a short love affair. Two years later after a family tragedy, she had to surrender Dan to another owner. Depressed and rebellious, at times the only things to get T.K. through her misery were the stories playing out in her head, fanciful tales of magical horses—fast horses with swift hooves and kind eyes. The horses she conjured in her dreams would always be at the ready to spirit her away from any sadness.
At eighteen and graduated from High School, T.K. would journey through life wearing many hats, high-heels, and boots until finding her way home: ballroom dance instructor, US Air Force Air Traffic Controller (followed by a stint with the FAA), co-owner of a tree company, returning college student, Realtor, free-lance journalist, and finally, full-time novelist. Now, the circle complete, she once again focuses on the two things (er, three things) she loves: horses, books, and her husband and family.
T.K.’s life experiences and world travels fuel the native Texan’s ever-expanding imagination, which she pours into everything she writes. Combining history with fiction, fact with fantasy, she delivers stories that, at some point along the narrative, always have horses making their presence known.
Her first book, Orphan Moon, published in 2015, immediately climbed the charts and became an Amazon.com Kindle international best seller in several countries and on a variety of categorical lists, from U. S. Historical Fiction to Western Romance. Soon after its publication, Orphan Moon was chosen as a top-five-finalist in the 2015 Writers’ League of Texas Manuscript Contest, placing in the Historical Fiction category.
An active member of the Historical Novel Society, Writers’ League of Texas, and Romance Writers of America, the author continues to hone her craft by attending conferences, workshops, and seminars. In conjunction, she works closely and tirelessly with editors to make sure that what she brings to the reader is a quality product.
T.K. and her husband live in north-central Texas on a small ranch that they share with a variety of four-legged friends: equine, canine, feline, and bovine. Their three grown children are scattered across the globe. When not on horseback, T.K. enjoys international travel, snow skiing, photography, and collecting antique deviled egg plates. (The egg plates are a long story—please email her for that explanation. She’ll be delighted to share it with you, along with some favorite deviled egg recipes!)
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“Friday’s as good a day as any to run for your life,”
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“A rainy day's a good day to be in bed with a good book or with someone whose read one.”
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“Loving you has caused me to want to change things about myself, to be more like who I know my true self to be.”
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“When the spirit passed through him he groaned, throwing body and soul into his weekly purge. The "Amen enema", as I call it. My palindrome for the Reverend.”
― Barbara Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible

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“Loving you has caused me to want to change things about myself, to be more like who I know my true self to be.”
― T.K. Lukas, Orphan Moon

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“I took care of that evil man. I sewed a curse into his pocket. Sewed it tight. First five stitches take away his health, happiness, love, money an family. Six be the number of Evil. Sixth black stitch make it final. Satan his self gonna steal his breath and escort him to hell.”
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