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Kortney graduated from the University of Utah with an English degree and spent a few years before motherhood teaching 7th and 8th graders how to write a book report, among other things. But after a reading slump, where no plots seemed to satisfy, Kortney pulled out her laptop and started writing the "perfect" love story...or at least she tried. Writing love stories is her job...just kidding. Her real job is taking care of her five awesome kids and spending time with her husband.

Kortney loves a good romance movie or book, warm chocolate chip cookies, and traveling the world.

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hey there ! i am a fan of your books i have read promised prince and im currently reading the rejected king and god i absolutely love it. But my real question is i know the promised prince is clean but are your other books also clean? cause i read only clean books and basically my definition of clean is nothing more than kissing but violence is chill so could you tell me! also i love your books they are so amazing!!!!

Kortney Keisel Thanks for your question! All of my books in the Desolation Series are about the same level of clean and will continue to be. There will be some kiss …moreThanks for your question! All of my books in the Desolation Series are about the same level of clean and will continue to be. There will be some kiss scenes, an awkward moment when the man has his shirt off (not in a sexual way), there might be one or two innuendos, there might be a death or two, and MAYBE one small swear word. I would say my books are around PG to a PG-13 rating on some scenes, but they won't get steamier as you read through the series. My goal is to be able to hand my 12 year-old-daughter what I am writing. I hope this answer helps.(less)

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Hey! First of all I just finished reading your book “The Rejected King" and I love it!! My question is: How many books will the series have? And will they all be companion novels? Thanks in advance for ur reply!

Kortney Keisel When I am done with the Desolation series, I hope to have one novella that takes place during Desolation, and then a book for every kingdom. So in tot…moreWhen I am done with the Desolation series, I hope to have one novella that takes place during Desolation, and then a book for every kingdom. So in total there will be eight books for the series. I won't start working on the 5th book until fall of 2022.(less)

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	Compared (The Sweet Rom"Com", #1) 3.89 avg rating — 8,501 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
	Summer Ever After 3.99 avg rating — 6,200 ratings — published 2024 — 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
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	Never With You (Always Say Never, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 4,062 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Complete (The Sweet Rom"Com" #3) 4.20 avg rating — 3,795 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
	The Rejected King (Desolation, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 3,546 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
	Complex (The Sweet Rom"Com", #2) 4.01 avg rating — 3,306 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Promised Prince (Desolation, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 2,308 ratings — published 2021 — 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

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Kortney Keisel answered Δ's question: Do you plan to write a marriage of convenience Contemporary romance? I liked Forgotten Queen & it had this trope. Yes! Someday. I just haven't found the right fit yet. Hopefully soon because this trope is definitely on my radar!
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“Sometimes, life comes from behind and scares you so badly that it takes your breath away.... But don't worry. You will breathe again.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Promised Prince

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“Grief sticks with you—it changes and shifts as you grow, but it never leaves you.”
― Kortney Keisel, The Promised Prince

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“My stomach ties up in knots every time I get together with my family. I feel anxious that I’m not going to fit in the way they want me to. Or that I’m just the disappointing misfit they all have to tolerate. I’m worried I won’t know what to say or that every exchange will be forced and awkward. I’m stressed that I won’t be able to leave when I want to. I literally stew over it for hours beforehand.”
― Kortney Keisel, Summer Ever After

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