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Ana Balen

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Ana Balen was born in Zagreb, Croatia, where she still lives with her husband, their son (read boss!) and the son’s pet rabbit named Shhh! (or some other gibberish that’s the favorite of their son for the day.)
She spends her days driving her husband up the wall (when he can’t get her ass up from the bed in the mornings), reading and daydreaming, or following orders from a two-year old. In the hectic life she leads (and loves every second of it), she never thought about writing. But, then one day a name popped in her head, then, the snippets of things, and she sat down and started typing. Next thing, she wrote a book. And now, she’s trying to write another one ;)

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Ana Balen liked Allie Koval's review of Conquering (DRS #2): "As a new F1 fan in the past couple years, this story was a fun one to read. I have been looking forward to Jess and Lance's story since I could sense the tension in Homecoming (DRS book 1). They didnt disappoint. I truly recommend this to anyone who " Read more of this review »
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Ana Balen liked Amy Reierson's review of Conquering (DRS #2): "Conquer - "means to overcome or defeat an enemy, obstacle, or feeling, either through force or by gaining control through great effort." And that is exactly what Jess and Lance have to do throughout the entirety of their story. Not conquer everything" Read more of this review »
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“Nobody ever gets to the end of their life and thinks, ‘I wish I had lived more cautiously’, ‘I’m so happy I never tried something new’ or ‘I’m glad I let the potential love of my life go because I was too scared to take a chance’.”
― Tillie Cole, Eternally North

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