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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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Average rating: 3.91 · 1,545 ratings · 487 reviews · 24 distinct works • Similar authors

	Until Ace 3.96 avg rating — 314 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
	Jason (Ryan Family #1) 3.77 avg rating — 266 ratings — 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
	Max (Ryan Family #2) 3.73 avg rating — 230 ratings — 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
	Wishing For a Star 4.38 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Good Intentions (Volume One) 3.78 avg rating — 138 ratings — 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
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	Good Intentions (Volume Two) 3.76 avg rating — 68 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
	Good Intentions (Volume Three) 3.96 avg rating — 49 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
	Never Too Late 3.95 avg rating — 41 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

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Fighting to Breathe (Shooting Stars, #1)

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Ana Balen and 1 other person liked Jennifer Leigh (jenjenbookfan)'s review of Carter: Ryan Family #4: "𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 is the 4th book in the Ryan Family series by Ana Balen, featuring an exciting rockstar/bodyguard forbidden romance for Harley and Carter. I enjoyed the tension and high drama of a heroine in danger with a tortured hero determined to protect he" Read more of this review »
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Ana Balen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please change the cover and add the book to the series topic " Carter: Ryan Family #4 Ana Balen Hello, Could you please change the cover of my book? You can find the cover here https://drive.google.com/drive/folder.. ...more "
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Ana Balen made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Changing cover & adding the book to existing series topic " Hello, Could you please change the cover of my book? You can find the cover here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oncB... And also, can you please add t ...more "
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Ana Balen and 1 other person liked thebeespot72's review of Conquering (DRS #2): "I haven’t read many F1 romance stories, and my knowledge of the sport is limited. The ones I have read have been heavy on F1 and not enough on romance and spice. Author Ana Balen solves this for me in her recent release, Conquering, which is Lance an" Read more of this review »
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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 made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book Cover Update topic " Ana Balen Hello, I need help updating my book cover. I used a placeholder, but now the cover was revealed, needs to be updated. Thank you so much! Goodrea ...more "
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Ana’s Quotes

“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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