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Kim Vandel is an award-winning author, a science nerd, and a recovering overachiever. She lives in the Seattle area, where she’s learned to substitute caffeine for Vitamin D. Her favorite stories are about transformation and becoming the hero you were meant to be.

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Average rating: 4.59 · 153 ratings · 62 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Into the Fire (Under Fire #1) 4.59 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Among the Flames (Under Fire Book 2) 4.57 avg rating — 49 ratings — 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
	Through the Smoke (Under Fire Book 3) 4.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — 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
	The Christian Writer's Coach: How to Get the Most out of a Writers Conference by Lynnette Bonner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Dennis Brooke (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kathleen Freeman (Contributor) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 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

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