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C.K. Donnelly

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in Chicago, IL, The United States

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Fantasy, Young Adult, Mystery

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While other kids read comic books under the covers with a flashlight at bedtime, C.K. DONNELLY wrote Star Wars like fan fiction and fantasy stories.

She used her love of writing to pursue a career in journalism and was honored with several press awards. She continued to follow her dreams of writing a novel — a journey that was "uphill, both ways" — and every day she promised she would quit. Just as soon as she finished the next chapter. After 20 years, the self-described “Unsuccessful Quitter” self-published her first YA Fantasy novel.

"'Unsuccessful quitting' really means persevering, and allowing yourself the chance to catch your breath, try a new direction, even fail epically, but trying again and moving forward," C.K. says.

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Average rating: 4.47 · 68 ratings · 32 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Trine Rising (The Kinderra Saga, #1) 4.34 avg rating — 44 ratings — 8 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
	Trine Fallacy (The Kinderra Saga, #2) 4.59 avg rating — 17 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
	Trine Revelation (The Kinderra Saga, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 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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Murder in an Irish Village (An Irish Village Mystery, #1)

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C.K. Donnelly liked The Book Critiques's review of Trine Rising (The Kinderra Saga, #1): "Who doesn't want to possess all the powers of the universe and be a saviour? But what if that saviour can become the destruction of the same universe? Mirana was no less, the Aspects Above, gifted her all three magical powers of the Aspects ( Seeing," Read more of this review »
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C.K. Donnelly rated a book it was amazing Home Game (Waiting: Next Generation, #1) by Ginger Scott (Goodreads Author)	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
Ginger Scott leads the league of Sports & Spice! I'm not usually one for romances, so if one draws me in, you know it's good. Peyton and Wyatt are solid heroes in their own arcs. They feel a bit more mature than 18, but maybe that's because they are s ...more
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C.K. Donnelly made a comment on Jessica Piro’s review of Veiled Intentions: A Romantic Thriller " Oh, lord. Did the poor author misspell "intenTions" in the title? In the first printing of my own book, I had a typo in the back blurb, so I know how ...more "
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C.K. Donnelly liked Jessica Piro's review of Veiled Intentions: A Romantic Thriller: "This wasn't a romantic thriller to me. Thrilling? No. Romantic? Also no. It just seemed like a lot of character POVs, each of them waking up at the beginning of the book, repeating certain words (ex. immaculate), and finding out everyone's connected." Read more of this review »
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Love and Truth are worth fighting for, even beyond Death The stakes grow higher in Katie Keridan's thrilling Felserpent Chronicles sequel, "Blood Divided." The star- and blood-crossed lovers Kyra and Sebastian continue their dangerous search for the t ...more
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C.K. Donnelly rated a book it was amazing A Tale of the Broken Heart (Rellion's Rogue, 1) by Rose Plieseis (Goodreads Author)	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
Take one part "Oliver Twist," one part Jim Butcher's "The Cinder Spires" series, and a dash of the "Chronicles of Narnia," and you have an exciting and heartfelt new YA Fantasy novel, "A Tale of the Broken Heart" by Rose Plieseis. A sister-brother du ...more
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