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Geanna Culbertson

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Geanna Culbertson is the award-winning author of The Crisanta Knight Series, a fairytale fantasy epic told from the empowering perspective of Cinderella’s daughter. Since Book One’s release in May 2016, the series has won many awards, including a Mom’s Choice Award for best family-friendly media, a Living Now Choice Award for “best lifestyle and world-changing books” in adventure fiction, a Benjamin Franklin Award for best books in Teen Fiction, and many more.

Culbertson graduated USC with the Discovery Scholar honors thesis "Beauty & the Badass: The Origins of the Hero-Princess Archetype." Her passion for both hero and princess main characters sent her on a quest to understand the core pillars of the hero-princess, and in accordance, create Geanna Culbertson is the award-winning author of The Crisanta Knight Series, a fairytale fantasy epic told from the empowering perspective of Cinderella’s daughter. Since Book One’s release in May 2016, the series has won many awards, including a Mom’s Choice Award for best family-friendly media, a Living Now Choice Award for “best lifestyle and world-changing books” in adventure fiction, a Benjamin Franklin Award for best books in Teen Fiction, and many more.

Culbertson graduated USC with the Discovery Scholar honors thesis "Beauty & the Badass: The Origins of the Hero-Princess Archetype." Her passion for both hero and princess main characters sent her on a quest to understand the core pillars of the hero-princess, and in accordance, create a unique series that captures these ideals while also exploring themes such as the power of change, taking fate into your own hands, self-acceptance, trust, the morality of taking life vs. mercy, love interest dynamics, and more.

Culbertson and her series are proud sponsors of various nonprofits including Girls on the Run, Read to a Child, and Girl Scouts. Culbertson is a strong advocate of the missions of these organizations and first got involved with Girls on the Run because of their shared vision of “a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential.” The Crisanta Knight series has been featured in Girls’ Life Magazine as recommended reading for preteen and teen girls. And Culbertson is a regular speaker at schools for an array of age groups (from elementary schools to major universities). She has also given keynote speeches and spoken on panels at many book festivals and bookseller conventions. Her series (six books released as of November 2019) has earned acclaim in 16 countries.

In addition to authoring The Crisanta Knight Series, Culbertson is a full-time manager at a leading digital marketing firm, representing over 25 clients from an array of industries. When Culbertson is not working or writing, she can likely be found at her local karate studio (she is a black belt), getting into shenanigans with her closest friends, or exploring delicious foods across the land! ...more

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	Crisanta Knight: Protagonist Bound (Crisanta Knight, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 755 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
	Crisanta Knight: The Severance Game (Crisanta Knight, #2) 4.25 avg rating — 236 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
	Crisanta Knight: Inherent Fate (Crisanta Knight, #3) 4.44 avg rating — 189 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Crisanta Knight: The Liar, the Witch, & the Wormhole (Crisanta Knight, #4) 4.59 avg rating — 136 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Crisanta Knight: To Death & Back (Crisanta Knight, #5) 4.55 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Crisanta Knight: The Lost King (Crisanta Knight, #6) 4.63 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Crisanta Knight: Midnight Law (Crisanta Knight, #8) 4.69 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Crisanta Knight: Into the Gray (Crisanta Knight, #7) 4.53 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Crisanta Knight: Eternity's End (Crisanta Knight, #9) 4.68 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2022 — 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 Present 4.32 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2021 — 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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Geanna Culbertson made a comment on Tanya Turner’s review of Crisanta Knight: Eternity's End (Crisanta Knight, #9) " Hi Tanya! I hope you've been doing well! I wanted to let you know that my newest book (the sequel to "Heaven't You Heard?") is now available. Order "H ...more "
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Geanna Culbertson made a comment on Kelsey Hays’s review of Crisanta Knight: Eternity's End (Crisanta Knight, #9) " Hi Kelsey! I hope you've been doing well! I wanted to let you know that my newest book (the sequel to "Heaven't You Heard?") is now available. Order " ...more "
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“Bow. A moment later I pulled a newly transformed, silver and slightly glowing archer’s bow from my bag. Daniel stared at me in disbelief. “You carry a bow in your purse?” “Well, with all the lipstick and perfume there was no room for a machete. Yes, I carry a bow in my purse, Daniel.”
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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