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Kathy Maresca

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Air Force veteran Kathy Maresca served at the USAF Academy and then in special operations at Hurlburt Field. She edited for the University of Florida and taught English, journalism, and drama. A trigeminal neuralgia overcomer, Kathy is a retired credentialed rehabilitation counselor who has helped others experiencing facial pain. She lives in North Carolina with her husband Keith and their three dogs. Her debut novel, Porch Music, was a Christy Awards finalist.

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Kathy Maresca My latest novel is under review by some large publishing houses. It's exciting. I used my real experiences as a special ops sergeant in the Air Force …moreMy latest novel is under review by some large publishing houses. It's exciting. I used my real experiences as a special ops sergeant in the Air Force as a backdrop. It's a second chance romance. I am currently working on a "spinoff," another second chance romance that has a few scenes with one of the main characters in the novel mentioned above. (less)
Kathy Maresca Unbelievable but true stories inspire me. When I find myself shaking my head as someone remembers an incredulous experience, my mental pen begins to w…moreUnbelievable but true stories inspire me. When I find myself shaking my head as someone remembers an incredulous experience, my mental pen begins to write. I infuse these nuggets of truth into a tale, weaving real experiences into a blanket of fiction. (less)
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Someone has been finding my Facebook friends and asking them to order a signed copy of Sky Kiss. Just enter your charge card number, they say. Well, they are not Kathy. I won't be contacting individuals to sell books. I will market through Facebook, Instagram, and Amazon. Also my website, https://kathymaresca.com/ where one will be able to order a signed copy of Sky Kiss on or around October 26, 2 Read more of this blog post »
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He leaves his wife for another woman in their church. You've heard about this situation before, haven't you? As I read this book, I realized that Dawn Ringling is actually ministering to hurt people, those who have been discarded. Those who thought t ...more
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Luna, Phoenix, Queen by Julie Orringer
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This novel which is about spousal infidelity and betrayal of another kind made me angry as characters deceived each other and themselves. It was also about Alzheimer’s Disease and it was heartbreaking in its realistic portraya" Read more of this review »
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I'm an Air Force vet who worked with helicopter and C-130 pilots. I found this book to be authentic, true to life. Jolene's transformation is clever, showing us a healing process that continues until the day we take our last breaths. ...more
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Partita by Barbara Kingsolver
"Enduring a traumatic, abusive childhood and a horrible loss, Livia Bohusz has nothing but her dreams, her musical talent and her motivation left as she leaves home and becomes estranged to her family to follow those dreams . During the course of her " Read more of this review »
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"This story is about the life of Rubi Wesson beginning with her life as an airman at the Air Force Academy in working in the Cadet Chapel, then Hurlburt Field in the Florida Panhandle, until forty years later living and working in her hometown of Vila" Read more of this review »
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Mother Teresa
“If you judge people, you have no time to love them.”
― Mother Teresa

Francis of Assisi
“O Divine Master, grant that
I may not so much seek
To be consoled, as to console;
Not so much to be understood as
To understand; not so much to be
Loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned”
― Saint Francis of Assisi

Matthew Quick
“As I strode home I knew I didn’t need another second to decide anything. I would never align myself with a politician who could label a teenaged boy—with whom she’d never exchanged a word—a psychopath. My answer was a unanimous no. A billion times no.”
― Matthew Quick, We Are the Light

Gina Renee Freitag
“Let the church take care of the poor. That’s what John’s tithe was for, wasn’t it?”
― Gina Renee Freitag, Painted Vessels

Gina Renee Freitag
“But faith is a hope in things you can’t see. The trials God allows in our lives can cause us to grow and mature. Trials reveal the genuineness of our faith.”
― Gina Renee Freitag, Painted Vessels

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