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Cari Quinn

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USA Today bestselling author Cari Quinn grew up wanting to be a singer more than anything else. When she realized she probably wouldn’t be hired as the opening act for the Foo Fighters, she stopped singing and started writing. Now she happily writes about rock stars, MMA fighters, suited heroes, bodyguards and everything in between. And she blasts her music as loud as the neighbors can stand, because hey, she’ll always be a rock star in her own head.

She's also half of the duo Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott, as well as one half of the USA Today bestselling author Taryn Quinn, who writes steamy small town romantic comedies (among other things.)

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	No Flowers Required (Love Required, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 4,800 ratings — published 2012 — 11 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
	No Dress Required (Love Required, #1) 3.41 avg rating — 3,430 ratings — published 2011 — 10 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
	Insatiable 3.70 avg rating — 2,462 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Manaconda (Hammered, #1) by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Elliott (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 2,162 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Shadowboxer (Tapped Out, #1) by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Elliott (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 2,035 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	Unwrapped by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Quinn (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 1,887 ratings — published 2011 — 6 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
	Bedded Bliss (Found in Oblivion, #1) by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Elliott (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 1,592 ratings — published 2016 — 6 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
	Twisted (Lost in Oblivion, #2) by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Elliott (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 1,530 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Seduced (Lost in Oblivion, #0.5) by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Elliott (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,609 ratings — published 2013 — 7 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
	Manhandled (Hammered, #2) by Cari Quinn (Goodreads Author), Taryn Elliott (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 1,402 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

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Series by Cari Quinn

Love Required (4 books)
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Found in Oblivion (7 books)
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Hammered (5 books)
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The Boss (6 books)
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Wrong Bed Baby (Crescent Cove, #10)

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Cari Quinn answered Kelly's question: I just finished re-reading Piper/Hudson's story in the Hammered series and completely forgot the other 2 didn't get stories yet. Any idea on when we can expect them esp. Bats as I'd love to know what's up with him and Victoria??? Thanks :) Hi Kelly, thank you so much for your question! We don’t have any date for certain, but we do hope to get back to that series and finish up the stories for the remaining band members in the coming months! We haven’t abandoned all our rockstars for sur See Full Answer
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“Longing for you is the sweetest anticipation I’ve ever known.”
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“You hold my heart. Even when you didn’t want it anymore. I waited for you since the beginning of time and no separation will ever keep us apart.”
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“I can’t stop loving you. If I do that, what will be left of me?”
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Cari’s Quotes

“For once, he slept first. She lay in the dark, listening to him breathe, stealing a little of his warmth as her own body cooled. Since he was asleep, she stroked his hair.

"I love you," she murmured. "I love you so much, I'm stupid about it."

With a sigh, she settled down, closed her eyes, and willed her mind to empty.
Beside her, Roarke smiled into the dark.

He never slept first.”
― J.D. Robb, Ceremony in Death

tags: eve-and-roarke

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“Lucifer's bouncing balls, Kitten, not again!”
― Jeaniene Frost, Halfway to the Grave

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“We make destiny with every turn, every choice.”
― Nora Roberts, Valley of Silence

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“Let's go, Kitten, before you kill someone else. -Bones”
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“Laters, baby.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey

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Cari’s Friend Comments

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message 25: by MBR

Jun 26, 2013 12:36AM

Haha!
Oh sweety
Am always around for you. *kisses*

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message 24: by Amy

Feb 18, 2013 09:52AM

Hi Cari! Thanks so much for accepting my friend request. Hope you're having a fab day!

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message 23: by Cari

Dec 12, 2012 12:23PM

Korey wrote: "Thanks for the add!! So can we expect more from Des, Wendy, and Cole maybe with Vanessa too!!"

Hi Korey, thanks for friending me! Yes, I'm hoping to write a story with Cole and Vanessa with some cameos from Wendy and Des. Thank you for asking! :)

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message 22: by Korey

Dec 12, 2012 09:06AM

Thanks for the add!! So can we expect more from Des, Wendy, and Cole maybe with Vanessa too!!

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message 21: by Cari

Nov 22, 2012 06:22PM

Thanks for friending me, Stevie! Looks like we almost share a birthday. :) Happy Thanksgiving to you as well!

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message 20: by Stevie

Nov 21, 2012 02:30PM

Thanks for accepting my Friend Invitation, Cari! Happy Thanksgiving!

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message 19: by Baba

Nov 08, 2012 07:42AM

Thanks for the friend invite, Cari. Look forward to chatting books with you.

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message 18: by Renee

Jul 15, 2012 03:13PM

Hello Cari,

Thank you for accepting my Friend Invite & I'm very much LQQking forward to reading your Books.
Take care & Stay Naughty,
Renee ;)

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message 17: by Cari

Feb 14, 2012 11:02AM

Thanks, Jessi..Happy Valentine's Day to you too! :)

Jessi wrote: "Happy Valentine's Day!

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message 16: by Jessi

Feb 14, 2012 10:37AM

Happy Valentine's Day!

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message 15: by Cari

Feb 08, 2012 07:07PM

Thank you so much, Blez! I really appreciate your kind words about Bad Kitty. I hope you enjoy my other stories if/when you read them...they're all pretty erotic! :)

Blez wrote: "Thank you Cari for accepting my friend request. I've enjoyed Bad Kitty so much. I am looking forward to reading more of your books. If they were as erotic and sexy like Bad Kitty, then I'm sure I w..."

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message 14: by ThePerpetualBookJunkie

Feb 07, 2012 10:42PM

Thank you Cari for accepting my friend request. I've enjoyed Bad Kitty so much. I am looking forward to reading more of your books. If they were as erotic and sexy like Bad Kitty, then I'm sure I would like to read them all.

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message 13: by Cari

Jan 24, 2012 02:17PM

Thank you so much for friending me! Looking forward to getting to know you. :)

Cari

Book Review Diva wrote: "Hello,

Thank you for being my friend.

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message 12: by Cari

Jan 24, 2012 02:16PM

LOL, Angela, yay, I'm glad we'll be friends everywhere! I followed you back on Twitter and will accept your friendship on FB as well. Thanks for checking me and my work out! Looking forward to getting to know you. :)

Angela Carr ~Lusty Lace~ wrote: "Hi Cari, Thanks for the accept. I took the liberty to friend you on FB and twitter as well. (face cringing) not really stalking but I try to be active there as well. LOL"

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message 11: by Angela Carr

Jan 24, 2012 02:14PM

Hi Cari, Thanks for the accept. I took the liberty to friend you on FB and twitter as well. (face cringing) not really stalking but I try to be active there as well. LOL

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message 10: by Book Review Diva

Jan 23, 2012 07:21PM

Hello,

Thank you for being my friend.

Warm Wishes,
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message 9: by Cari

Sep 30, 2011 02:52PM

Romance Novel Junkies wrote: "thank you! your books looks yummy."

Thank you for accepting! I appreciate it. :)

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message 8: by Lady Raven RAVE!

Sep 30, 2011 02:50PM

thank you! your books looks yummy.

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message 7: by Damon

Jun 20, 2011 09:13PM

Thanks for the request, Cari!

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message 6: by Erin

May 16, 2011 09:34PM

Thanks for the friendship Cari.

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message 5: by Cari

Mar 25, 2011 07:57PM

Aww, that's so cool! I'm glad I'm the first! Bet there will be many more happy birthday wishes in your future from authors!

And yep, I know what you mean. I have so many books I want it's just silly, LOL.

Enjoy your day! :)

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message 4: by MBR

Mar 25, 2011 07:53PM

Cari wrote: "Happy birthday! Hope you have a wonderful day! And yes, Anything You Want by Erin Nicholas is a new twist on the friends to lovers stories...really loved it! :)"

Thank you Cari! Yay! You are the 1st author to wish me a happy birthday - EVER!! ^_^
And you are just killing me with all the talk about how good Anything You Want is. I am waiting for my next paycheck to buy it. Hopefully next week ^_^

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message 3: by Cari

Mar 03, 2011 03:48PM

Thanks, Missy! Looking forward to getting to know you. :)

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message 2: by Missy

Mar 03, 2011 12:03PM