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Kaitlyn Oruska

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in Philadelphia, The United States

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Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult

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Mission Statement:

I might never become your favorite author, and I don’t always believe in happy endings.
I don’t know how to play the game, and I don’t want to learn.
But I promise this:
Every story I write will have pieces of my soul embedded in the pages.
Every character I breathe life into will exist forever in my heart.
And I will love my art with an aching intensity that will never fade or cease.
I’m a work in progress, but aren’t we all?

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Average rating: 4.17 · 788 ratings · 69 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Consequences of Forever (Haven, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 291 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Heart of a Girl (Haven, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Edge of Everything (Haven, #3) 4.20 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Before You Say Goodbye (Haven, #4) 4.26 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Endless (Haven, #4.5) 4.31 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2014	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
	Wishing Well 4.11 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Endless (The Haven Series) (Volume 5) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014	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
	Dream Sequence 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2016 — 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

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The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook for Beginners: Versatile Instant Pot Recipes for Every Meal | From Breakfast and Meats to Poultry, Seafood, Vegetables, Soups, Snacks, and Desserts Made Simple

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“I’m not going to answer that because it’s ridiculous. I love you, Lainey. I've loved you from the day I met you, if not before, and I've loved you every day since. How could you even doubt that?”
― Kaitlyn Oruska, The Consequences of Forever

tags: consequences, forever, love

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“If only either of us knew the challenges a simple word like forever could bring.”
― Kaitlyn Oruska, The Consequences of Forever

tags: challenges, forever, simple

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“I loved him in that moment more than I thought possible, but it would end when this night did. We might chase the phantoms of these feelings for a while afterward, but in the end we’ll concede defeat and move on. Nothing is meant to last past its novelty. Some things are too painful to chase after their expiration date.”
― Kaitlyn Oruska, Wishing Well

tags: love, love-hurts

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“I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.”
― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

tags: dark, disillusionment

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“I love books. I like that the moment you open one and sink into it you can escape from the world, into a story that's way more interesting that yours will ever be.”
― Elizabeth Scott, Bloom

tags: books

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“They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

tags: humor, intimacy, sexual

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“Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity.”
― Thor Heyerdahl

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“′Classic′ - a book which people praise and don't read.”
― Mark Twain

tags: books, classic, reading

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