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Originally from the Missouri Ozarks, Paulette Kennedy now lives with her family in a quiet suburb of Los Angeles.

When she's not writing or reading, she enjoys tending to her garden, knitting, and finding unique vintage treasures at thrift stores and flea markets.

As a history lover, she can get lost for days in her research—learning everything she can about the places in her stories and the experiences her characters might have had in the past.

This dedication to research infuses her world-building with realistic detail and creates a cinematic, immersive experience for the reader.

Paulette’s next novel is The Devil and Mrs. Davenport, a domestic gothic set in the 1950s about a homemaker who develops psychic abilities after a viral illness.
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Paulette Kennedy I am currently working on a southern gothic novel set in the Ozark mountains. The story follows a family of hereditary witches/folk healers who grappl…moreI am currently working on a southern gothic novel set in the Ozark mountains. The story follows a family of hereditary witches/folk healers who grapple with a generational curse set into motion by their ancestor's spurned, vengeful suitor. It's highly feminist and a love letter to the place I'm from.(less)
Paulette Kennedy I'm super excited to dive in to some fun romances like BETTING ON A DUKE'S HEART by Royaline Sing, HOT BRITISH BOYFRIEND by Kristy Boyce and BEACH REA…moreI'm super excited to dive in to some fun romances like BETTING ON A DUKE'S HEART by Royaline Sing, HOT BRITISH BOYFRIEND by Kristy Boyce and BEACH READ by Emily Henry. There's always more room for suspense on my reading list, and I'm especially looking forward to Laura McHugh's WHAT'S DONE IN DARKNESS.(less)
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Title/Author: The Night Pool by Lauren Lee Smith
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Pub date: August 25, 2026
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Page Count: 400
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Every now and then a debut comes along that is so fresh, unique, and boldly written that it demands to be read in one sitting. Such is the case with The Night Pool. From the very first chapter, I was hooked by Lauren Lee Smith's strong voice and her ...more
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Beneath, It Sleeps by Maria Tureaud
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After the stunning success of Tureaud's powerful debut, This House Will Feed, she returns with another haunting, seductive tale about a young woman with a scandalous past who must confront a sinister secret society hiding in plain sight. Beneath it S ...more
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Across the Earth and Sky by Elissa Grossell Dickey
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Across the Earth and Sky is a love story--to family, both by blood and by bond, and the unexpected ways in which our lives intersect. It's also a taut sci-fi adventure centered around an apocalyptic event--an asteroid set on a collision course with E ...more
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The White North Has Thy Bones by Dorian Ravenscroft
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Breathtaking and impressive in scope, The White North Has Thy Bones is a chilling pressure cooker of a novel that will have you questioning everything you thought you believed about the nature of good and evil.

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Witches of Honeysuckle House by Liz    Parker
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Witches of Honeysuckle House is both whimsical and dark, with themes of generational trauma, found family, healing, and transformation. With a sentient house and an enchanted bookstore, there are plenty of cozy aspects for readers looking for books s ...more
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Land of Dreams by Gian Sardar
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Land of Dreams is a historical mystery, but it's also a love letter to Los Angeles and the Golden Age of Cinema. Sardar's lyrical writing and impeccable pacing create a hypnotic blend of secrets, silver screen politics, and forbidden romance.

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Hollow Folk by Andrew K. Clark
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Hollow Folk will take you by surprise. Clark subverts the classic haunted hotel novel and creates something unique and beautifully strange--a gothic love story honed in a surreal crucible of frozen time, marked by old sins the land remembers, and a r ...more
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Beneath the Sicilian Stars by Lindsay Marie Morris
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There are lots of World War 2 novels out there, but few represent the Sicilian perspective. In Beneath the Sicilian Stars, Morris's sophomore historical novel, she creates a poignant story about a family divided by distance and war, whose interconnec ...more
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Bromeliad House by Jessika Grewe Glover
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Bromeliad House simmers with the drowsy redolence of a humid summer day, where lightning crackles across the watchful sky, and you can't be sure whether you saw a shadow move in the mirror, or the heat has merely gone to your head.

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“It was surreal, how everything continued, how everything kept on after a person died. Shouldn’t time stop for grief, even for a moment, so one might catch their breath before things started moving again?”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

“Loretta hated it when people commented on her fluctuating figure—as if her body had value only when it was diminishing.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Devil and Mrs. Davenport

“There’s all kinds of love, and one ain’t any better than the other. And I also understand that bein’ a woman ain’t the easiest thing, and sometimes a woman’s got to find her peace and happiness wherever she can.”
― Paulette Kennedy, The Witch of Tin Mountain

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