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Karlene Pitters

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Born

in Trelawny, Jamaica

December 22

Website

https://jamericandream.com/

Twitter

https://x.com/jacaniellc

Genre

Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary

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Ana E Ross

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Karlene Pitters discovered her passion for writing at Lehman College in the Bronx. She returned to earn her Bachelor's Degree in Sociology, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2005 with a 3.8 GPA. As a child, Karlene had a vivid imagination and often daydreamed about stories in class. Years later, she realized her creative mind was urging her to write. Now, she is an accomplished author with six published books, specializing in multicultural romances. Exciting things are on the horizon for Karlene Pitters. Her latest book, No Ordinary Girl 2 is available on Amazon. She also has two more books planned for release nearly 2025. ...more

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	No Ordinary Girl: Spin-off Series of Eklypse (A Second Chance Romance Book 1) by Karlene Pitters (Goodreads Author), Claudette Cruz (Editor) 4.11 avg rating — 18 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
	The Eklypse Club Series 3.91 avg rating — 11 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 Sweetest Encounter 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	EKLYPSE by Karlene Pitters (Goodreads Author), Carmen Noboa-Espinal (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	EKLYPSE 2 by Karlene Pitters (Goodreads Author), IONIE really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	A Jamerican Dream it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	A Jamerican Dream it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2016	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
	No Ordinary Girl-Spin-off Series of Eklypse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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