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Kay Smith-Blum

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Austin, Texas, The United States

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Kay Smith-Blum is a former business owner and Seattle School Board President. A lover of the natural world and an avid gardener, Smith-Blum founded Environmental Endeavors, the first greenhouse program in Seattle Public Schools. A fan of mid-20th-century history, Smith-Blum has penned two other manuscripts set in Texas, but the recent upheaval over leaking waste tanks at the Hanford site drew her in. A meticulous researcher, Smith-Blum felt compelled to write the Hanford story in a way that would educate and entertain readers, redefining historical fiction. The result is her debut novel, TANGLES, coming December 3, 2024. Smith-Blum’s published short works may be found in multiple literary journals. A companion short story to TANGLES is incl ...more

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	Tangles: A Cold War Love Story and Mystery 4.50 avg rating — 246 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
	Feisty Deeds: Historical Fictions of Daring Women by Kimberly Sullivan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Debra Borchert (Goodreads Author), Teri M. Brown (Goodreads Author) 4.69 avg rating — 67 ratings — 5 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
	Feisty Deeds II: Historical Tales of Batches and Brews (Feisty Deeds, #2) by Carolyn Korsmeyer (Goodreads Author), Apple An (Goodreads Author), Debra Borchert (Goodreads Author) 4.65 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

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Horsewoman of merit, author Nicki Ehrlich hits the literary trail during a time of great tumult. The Civil War has technically ended but in the hills and plains of the southeast and beyond, not everyone knows. The death of her mother propels Ellis, o ...more
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From the moment the gnarled hand grips Lindmark’s arm, his voice a death rattle, you know you’re in for a riptide of life and death struggles. But who can predict the forces behind the chaos in the ICU? Certainly not a lowly intern. But Lindmark is d ...more
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Welcome to The Thirty-Fifth Page and the very real world of fairy tales with grim truths, and not-make-believe. Who hasn’t sensed a deeper presence in folklore, sitting on a grandparent’s knee – listening to a story that resonates through the ages? A ...more
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