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Kate Betterton

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Literature & Fiction, Paranormal, Romance

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Kate Betterton grew up in the Mississippi Delta, and has lived in Minnesota, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. She now makes her home in North Carolina.
Kate's new novel, THE ROMANTIC'S GUIDE TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, a quirky metaphysical literary romance, is now available in paperback and as a Kindle e-book edition, on Amazon:
Synopsis: Billy Charbonneau, a charismatic young homeless man, flees Seattle for the rugged Cascade Mountains, accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He becomes stranded with Walt McCullough and Eleanor Sakamura, a conflictual yuppie couple who’ve come to the mountains for one last try at rekindling their relationship. These three, and Max, a disfigured but plucky Cairn Terrier who’s adopted Billy, must share r Kate Betterton grew up in the Mississippi Delta, and has lived in Minnesota, New England, and the Pacific Northwest. She now makes her home in North Carolina.
Kate's new novel, THE ROMANTIC'S GUIDE TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL, a quirky metaphysical literary romance, is now available in paperback and as a Kindle e-book edition, on Amazon:
Synopsis: Billy Charbonneau, a charismatic young homeless man, flees Seattle for the rugged Cascade Mountains, accused of a crime he didn’t commit. He becomes stranded with Walt McCullough and Eleanor Sakamura, a conflictual yuppie couple who’ve come to the mountains for one last try at rekindling their relationship. These three, and Max, a disfigured but plucky Cairn Terrier who’s adopted Billy, must share resources and work together to survive--or perish. Their struggles are complicated by a serious injury, an early snowfall, and an emerging love triangle. When they hear ghostly bagpipes in the night beckoning them in an unexpected direction, they must decide: is the Piper’s restless spirit intent on leading them to safety—or into even deeper peril? And could the enigmatic young woman who keeps appearing in Billy’s dreams hold the key to his future?

For more information about Kate’s work, and some thoughts on writing, dreams, and life after death, please visit www.KateBetterton.com.

Kate Betterton's first novel, WHERE THE LAKE BECOMES THE RIVER, won the Novello Literary Award, underwritten by Charles and Katherine Frazier's Cold Mountain Foundation. It was included in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY's Fall Preview: "...examines the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on a Mississippi Artist." Named a finalist for FOREWORD MAGAZINE's Book of the Year Awards, and nominated for North Carolina's Sir Walter Raleigh Literary Award, WHERE THE LAKE was chosen as a NC BookWatch selection. Kate appeared on the popular PBS literary show with host D.G. Martin, and a video of the interview can be viewed on BookWatch's website.
WHERE THE LAKE BECOMES THE RIVER examines "The Truth About Life After Death," after the father of its heroine, Parrish McCullough, dies, and she sees his ghost sitting beside his coffin--just one in a series of extraordinary events. For more about the book and author, see Kate's website. Kate has finished a second metaphysical novel, and is editing the book through a series of revisions before sending it out for publication. ...more

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Hi Kate,

I just started your book. It is amazing! I had it in my vast collection of books and my resolution is to read books I have purchased. I looked on Amazon and was shocked that only 4 people had reviewed it! It didn't appear to be available as an Ebook. Len Edgerly who does The Kindle Chronicles could help you find the people who could get

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“We are not as the World sees us;
We are the Beloved of the Lord.
We are not as the Schedule pins us;
We are Immortal, Wing'd Creatures.

--St. Jabsha of Byzantium”
― Kate Betterton

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“We are not as the World sees us;
We are the Beloved of the Lord.
We are not as the Schedule pins us;
We are Immortal, Wing'd Creatures.

--St. Jabsha of Byzantium”
― Kate Betterton

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“Tell me a story. / In this century, and moment, of mania, tell me a story. / Make it a story of great distances, and starlight. / The name of the story will be time, / But you must not speak its name. / Tell me a story of deep delight.”
― Robert Penn Warren

tags: audubon-a-vision

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“A billion stars go spinning through the night,
glittering above your head,
But in you is the presence that will be
when all the stars are dead.”
― Rainer Maria Rilke, The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke

tags: poetry

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“And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough.”
― William Faulkner

tags: patience

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