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Claudia J. Severin

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in Lincoln, Nebraska, The United States

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Romance, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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Sarina Bowen, Rebecca Yarros, Elle Kennedy, Devney Perry

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After leaving the chaos of call-center management and graduating from child-rearing, I’d earned my peace and quiet. Time to write some romance.
I started writing novels in 2019, after spending the better part of the year researching genealogy. I published my first book about my ancestors in 2020. The Twirler Quartet romance series followed, set in Lincoln, Nebraska. It explored teen pregnancy and other social issues of the 1960s through 1980s.
The Romancing Our Roots series connects through a theme of DNA findings, and how it began affecting modern lives.
Some of my tales are set in the present day, others in decades or centuries gone by. Love is timeless. Romance should be endless.
Unfortunately, I’m stuck in the real world, splitting time ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 81 ratings · 58 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Love Genes: Romancing Our Roots Book One 4.15 avg rating — 26 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
	Catch It Spinning (The Twirler Quartet, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 14 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
	Lost Genes (Romancing Our Roots, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 14 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
	Lucky Genes 4.71 avg rating — 7 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
	Her Side of History--Finding My Foremothers' Footprints 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings	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
	Twirling Fire (The Twirler Quartet, #2) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Learning To Twirl (The Twirler Quartet, #3) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Spinning Sideways (The Twirler Quartet #4) 3.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Lost Genes (Romancing Our Roots, #2) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	Lost Genes: A Small-Town Deputy Suspenseful Romance by Claudia J. Severin (Goodreads Author), Virtual Voice (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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The Emotional Impact of Discovering Your True Parentage

If you’ve considered having your DNA analyzed by one of the popular testing services, is it because you believe secrets lurk in your family tree? As I recently discovered in doing research for my Romancing Our Roots novels, many people are talking about DNA surprises, also called (MP) misattributed paternity or (NPE) nonpaternity events/not parent expected.

Unfortunately, these surprises are pittin

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Claudia Severin liked Kat Henry's review of Lucky Genes (Romancing Our Roots): "Packed with non-stop action and incredible suspense, this fast-paced story features two anti-heroes who, often unlikeable and occasionally irascible, are persons whom you know without a doubt are the ones you want at your back for anything, anywhere." Read more of this review »
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Claudia Severin liked Devons book corner's review of Lucky Genes (Romancing Our Roots): "Lucky Genes is the perfect combination of romance, suspense, passion and so much more, and will grip the reader from page one. Archer and Cheyenne are two characters that you won't forget anytime soon. This book definitely kept me entertained because" Read more of this review »
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