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Jennifer Walkup

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Jennifer Walkup is an award-winning author, artist, and positive psychology practitioner. A silver lining enthusiast, Jennifer is often found adventuring with her husband, sons, and beloved beagle. Jennifer also works as an English professor and editor and is an advocate for epilepsy awareness.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 624 ratings · 163 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	This Ordinary Life 3.74 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Second Verse 4.04 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Literary Lab Presents: Genre Wars by The Literary Lab, Jennifer Walkup (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010	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
	365 Days of Positive Living it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	365 Days of Positive Living: Daily inspiration for a year of joyful living and personal growth 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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365 Days of Positive Living

So … my newest book, 365 Days of Positive Living, releases in a little over a month. I will be sharing some daily(ish) thoughts and tidbits on the topic leading up to the release, and also dispelling a bit of beliefs about what positive living really means. Sure, being positive can be a life approach or state of mind, but it doesn’t mean you’re always happy, and it definitely doesn’t mean you don’ Read more of this blog post »

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Once Upon a River

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“My eyes meet his and I understand exactly what he's saying. He's my person. He's my home.”
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“What is your secret? What could you possibly know, more than 80 years after you death, that someone doesn't want us to find out?”
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“Did you mean what you said before? About the dead hanging around? You really believe it?”
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“My eyes meet his and I understand exactly what he's saying. He's my person. He's my home.”
― Jennifer Walkup, Second Verse

tags: mystery, mystery-suspense, paranormal, paranormal-romance, paranormal-thriller, romance, romantic-thriller, thriller, ya, young-adult

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“What is your secret? What could you possibly know, more than 80 years after you death, that someone doesn't want us to find out?”
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tags: mystery, mystery-suspense, paranormal, paranormal-romance, paranormal-thriller, romance, romantic-thriller, thriller, ya, young-adult

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“And when whatever happened in that barn happened, it was a moment I’ll never forget. Like a missing key slid into a dusty old lock. Click. My world opened.”
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“Did you mean what you said before? About the dead hanging around? You really believe it?”
― Jennifer Walkup, Second Verse

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“I look away, but we've caught each other. And I know this wasn't just a ghost story to him, even if it was to the others.”
― Jennifer Walkup, Second Verse