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Suzanne McKenna Link

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Suzanne McKenna Link is the author of the SAVE ME SERIES featuring SAVING TOBY, KEEPING CLAUDIA and FINDING EDWARD and her latest novel, #GIRLFIGHT. Each story is a heartfelt and emotional journey of a young person struggling with family, love, and understanding exactly who they are.

A native Long Islander, Suzanne writes the kind of stories she enjoys reading: ones that pull readers to dark emotional depths, but also uplift and inspire. (*Bonus points if they make her laugh along the way)
To keep up-to-date on upcoming book and author news, visit Suzanne's author website at http://www.suzannemckennalink.com

On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SuzanneMckennaLink
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Suzanne McKenna Link I'm working on my 4th novel, Girl Fight! It's a story about a small town's first female wrestler who is pressured to take an MMA fight against her ex'…moreI'm working on my 4th novel, Girl Fight! It's a story about a small town's first female wrestler who is pressured to take an MMA fight against her ex's new girlfriend to save her family's home. She's trained by her former high school coach's son — a guy she has unfinished business with. He's going to hold her feet to the fire, push her past what she believes she's capable of, and reawaken the attraction she once felt for him all over again. This time, though, it will be finished. (less)
Suzanne McKenna Link Even if it kills me, I'm tackling the pile of books accumulating on my nightstand. All books that have been passed on to me and recommended by the lon…moreEven if it kills me, I'm tackling the pile of books accumulating on my nightstand. All books that have been passed on to me and recommended by the loner. So, my hit list for this summer currently includes Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, Leaving Time by Jodie Picoult, Shanghai Girls by Lisa See and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

My editor said my new book Keeping Claudia has strong Pride and Prejudice feel to it. Though I've seen the 2005 movie with Keira Knightley, I'm embarrassed to admit, I've never read the book!(less)
Average rating: 3.99 · 427 ratings · 213 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Saving Toby (Save Me, #1)

3.92 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions
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Keeping Claudia (Toby & Cla...

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Finding Edward

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#Girlfight

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The Move Part 2

Letting Go

Things surrounding the sale of my home are building … in a BIG way.
After listing our home of 37+ years for sale this past June, my husband and I threw ourselves into decluttering and sprucing it up for the open house, held mid-June. By the end of the month, we had secured buyers.
Despite our diligent effort to attain our home’s Certificate of Occupancy as promised in our contract, it Read more of this blog post »
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I'm late to the game reading this book. Emily Giffin is a kind of new-to-me author. I only just recently read one of her books before this. And while I enjoyed Giffin's writing in this book as her other, it was a highly stressful read. Who was kissin ...more
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“Focusing on what I want, and what I need to do to get it, seems like such a small change in mindset, but it’s made a huge difference. I feel almost … invincible.
~ Toby Faye”
Suzanne McKenna Link, Saving Toby

“If you give a writer a line, they'll take a paragraph…”
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“I’d waited for this opportunity with Claudia for a long time—ever since elementary school when I tried to impress her on the monkey bars and woo her with my crayon drawings. But I couldn’t have been with her any sooner. You can’t expect someone to love a shadow.”
Suzanne McKenna Link, Keeping Claudia

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Never Too Old For...: Read 4 Review #248 - Saving Toby (Toby & Claudia #1) (Closed) 25 47 May 06, 2015 12:29PM  
New Adult Book Club: #266 ~ Saving Toby by Suzanne McKenna Link 62 163 Sep 03, 2015 11:58AM  
Never Too Old For...: March: New To You Author 63 54 Mar 19, 2016 05:49AM  
Making Connections: 4525. - SAVING TOBY (Toby & Claudia #1) by Suzanne McKenna Link 8 31 Oct 06, 2016 04:20PM  
New Adult Book Club: This topic has been closed to new comments. 2018 Yearly Challenge 28 213 Jan 13, 2019 03:44AM  
Aussie Readers: This topic has been closed to new comments. Share Your Reviews (and Thoughts) Here - 2020 3227 283 Dec 31, 2020 07:22PM  
A Good Thriller: 25,000 Pages Read in 2020 69 113 Jan 04, 2021 08:11AM  
A Good Thriller: Can 1,500,000 Pages Be Read In 2020? 1266 306 Jan 07, 2021 09:25PM  
New Adult Book Club: This topic has been closed to new comments. * Introduce yourself 2233 6822 Mar 04, 2023 09:56PM  
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Dunja *a chain reader* Tnx for accepting.

I just read Saving Toby. Amazing story, really amazing. I enjoyed every minute of it.

Looking forward reading a sequel.

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Dunja


Tracey Thanks so much for the friend invite Suzanne!! :)


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