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Kate Aukes

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in Des Moines, IA, The United States

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Kate Aukes writes dark, emotionally immersive fiction across romantasy, horror, suspense, and thrillers, along with memoir drawn from lived experience. No matter the genre, she tends to return to the same things: complicated people, dangerous choices, tenderness under pressure, and the question of what we hold on to when everything else starts to fall apart.

When she isn’t writing, Kate is usually deep in another story, rearranging fictional lives in her head, or starting a project she definitely had no business adding to the list. She has a particular weakness for complicated characters, beautiful books, and stories that hurt a little before they let you breathe again.

Her work moves between imagined darkness and real survival, but the hear ...more

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	Lingering Shadows (The Remnant Duet Book 1) 4.92 avg rating — 12 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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Who Deserves Your Love: How to Create Boundaries to Start, Strengthen, or End Any Relationship

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The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You

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