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Karen Mead

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Paranormal, Memoir

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Karen Mead (1982-) was born on Long Island, New York and still lives there because she's too lazy to move. As a journalist/editor, Karen lives the double life of writer by day...writer by night. Okay, so maybe it's not much of a double life. When not writing for work or for fun, Karen also enjoys reading, drawing, playing games, playing with her My Little Ponies (which she liked BEFORE it was cool) and watching anime.
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	The Problem with Black Magic 3.93 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Succession of Witches 4.13 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Random Acts of Sorcery 4.36 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Never Just One Apocalypse (Demonic Café #4) by Karen L. Mead, Karen Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
	Rescued From Retail (The Traveling Billionaire, #1) by Karen L. Mead, Karen Mead (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2019	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
	Penguin of Fortune 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 2 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
	Overleveled: My Life in Videogames 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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Low-priced Demons

Just did a price drop on my entire Demonic Cafe series. The first book, The Problem with Black Magic, is just $0.99, while the other books are $2.99.

I know a lot of you are busy with Christmas shopping and other holiday activities, but when you feel like kicking back and taking a break, this affordably priced series will be there for you:).

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Writing About Magic: Professional Techniques for Paranormal and Fantasy Fiction (Writer's Craft Book 3)

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I Survived to Tell: A Holocaust Memoir about Survival in the Warsaw Ghetto and 7 Camps

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Afterlife Saga: Books 1-4 (Afterlife Saga #1-4)

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