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Elena Mikalsen

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction

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March 2011

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I am a Women's Fiction/Romance author. I write books about smart women in extraordinary circumstances. WRAPPED IN THE STARS was short-listed for the Del Sol First Novel Prize in 2017.

I am somewhat obsessive about travel, but, when I am at home, in San Antonio, I can be found browsing through bookstores or antique shops with my husband and two children.

When not writing stories, I am a Pediatric Psychologist helping children with chronic medical illness.

I blog on issues of mental health for teens and adults at https://www.drelenamikalsen.com ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 353 ratings · 180 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Wrapped in the Stars 4.05 avg rating — 164 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
	The House by the Cypress Trees 4.03 avg rating — 116 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
	All the Silent Voices 4.32 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2020 — 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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Elena Mikalsen's Blog

It’s Not About Me. My New Parenting Mantra.

I’ve now been a parent for 18 years–WOW, RIGHT? I’ve also been a Pediatric Psychologist for longer than that, working with children ages 2-18 and their parents.

I am not sure what has been my greatest learning experience: the thousands of families I have worked with or having to handle my own two children. What I am sure of is that every stage of my children’s development has brought a new mantra

Elena’s Quotes

“Do you think the universe fights for souls to be together?
Some things are too strange and strong to be coincidences.”
― Emery Allen

tags: coincidence, fate, serendipity, strange, universe

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“Invisible threads are the strongest ties.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: connection, invisibility, thread, ties

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“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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“If you cry because the sun has gone out of your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.”
― Rabindranath Tagore

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“The stars are not afraid to appear like fireflies.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

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