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Kealohilani

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The United States

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http://www.Kealohilani.com

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Genre

Fantasy, Contemporary, Mystery

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J.K. Rowling William Shakespeare C.S. Lewis Gaston Leroux
Agatha Chris ...more

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Kealohilani is the Authoress of the fantasy/adventure series The Half-Hearts Chronicles, the murder mystery series The Romeo Killed Juliet Saga, and the romantic comedy novella I Don't! A Comedy of Error.

Biography

Kahuku High Valedictorian, Kealohilani, graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Kappa Phi from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, in International Business Management, with an emphasis in Digital Media and a minor in Polynesian Studies. She chose this combination to develop her abilities for storytelling through film. She pursued a career in the film industry and has worked on several Hollywood productions, including LOST, Soul Surfer, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, MythBusters, Journey 2: Mysterious Island, and Battleship. T Kealohilani is the Authoress of the fantasy/adventure series The Half-Hearts Chronicles, the murder mystery series The Romeo Killed Juliet Saga, and the romantic comedy novella I Don't! A Comedy of Error.

Biography

Kahuku High Valedictorian, Kealohilani, graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Kappa Phi from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, in International Business Management, with an emphasis in Digital Media and a minor in Polynesian Studies. She chose this combination to develop her abilities for storytelling through film. She pursued a career in the film industry and has worked on several Hollywood productions, including LOST, Soul Surfer, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, MythBusters, Journey 2: Mysterious Island, and Battleship. Through this process she fell in love with creative writing and her life-long passion for literature continued to thrive. Her other passions include dancing hula, fencing, and anything that allows her to spend time being active or gives her time to simply meditate outdoors. She has a profound love for the deep blue ocean, the vibrant green mountains, and especially the people and cultures of her islands.

She saved her first kiss for across the altar at her first wedding— but circumstances beyond her control resulted in her needing to leave the man she thought would protect and love her forever. Divorced, she struggled to pick up the pieces of her shattered real-life fairy tale, and, as therapy for her broken heart, she returned to the fairy tale she had begun to write two years earlier. The Half-Hearts legend “explained” her own love-life misfortunes, as well as the ones experienced by those around her. She still believes in true love and knows that one day she will marry her other Half-Heart.

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Kealohilani is a Young Adult Genre author dedicated to writing compelling stories with main characters age 18-35.

Favorite Books

Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein. Gaston Leroux’s Phantom of the Opera. Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma. Helen Hunt Jackson’s Ramona. Almost everything William Shakespeare ever wrote. J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Lisa Mangum's Hourglass Door trilogy. C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia series. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. ...more

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Average rating: 4.41 · 70 ratings · 46 reviews · 22 distinct works

	Half-Hearts (Half-Hearts, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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
	Romeo Killed Juliet (Romeo Killed Juliet, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	I Don't!: A Comedy of Error 3.75 avg rating — 8 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 Half-Hearts Chronicles (The Half-Hearts Chronicles, #1) by Kealohilani (Goodreads Author), Steven Squire (Illustrator), Deborah Wallace (Editor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
	The Half-Hearts Chronicles— Revelation (The Half-Hearts Chronicles, #2) by Kealohilani (Goodreads Author), Steven Squire (Illustrator), Deborah Wallace (Editor) 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Half-Hearts II: Redemption (Half-Hearts, Book #2) 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	Romeo Killed Juliet (The Romeo Killed Juliet Saga, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — 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
	Pride Killed Prejudice (Romeo Killed Juliet, #2). it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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 Half-Hearts Chronicles— Redemption (The Half-Hearts Chronicles, #3) by Kealohilani (Goodreads Author), Deborah Wallace (Editor), Roger Jellinek (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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 Half-Hearts Chronicles— Relentless (The Half-Hearts Chronicles, #4) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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

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“Sir” Steven Squire— The Half-Hearts Artist

“How/where did you find your Half-Hearts Artist? And who is he?” are questions I am very often asked. So, in this next “Behind the Scenes” blog post, I will endeavor to explain— although, in truth, the English language doesn’t have the words needed to describe how talented my artist is as an artist— or how wonderful he is as a human being.

Call It Fate, Destiny, Or What You Will

“Sir” Steven

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As You Like It

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Stand a Little Taller: Counsel and Inspiration for Each Day of the Year

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A Future As Bright As Your Faith

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“I’d rather be a hopeless romantic than a skeptic, because while the hopeless romantic may get burned many times, the skeptic will never really experience love.”
― Kealohilani, Half-Hearts

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“Things don't always end up the way we planned but it doesn't mean the plan wasn't magical while it lasted.”
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“[When asked for her advice to aspiring writers] Run! Just kidding. Sort of. Really, I think the best advice I can give is to wait for the book that compels you to write it-- the one that you eat, sleep, and breathe.

If you try to force yourself to create an epic story, you will feel the ensuing drudgery quite acutely-- and worse, your readers will feel it too.

Conversely, if you wait for the book that won't leave you alone until you finish it, your readers will feel that energy and it will make it difficult for them to put the book down until they have finished it!”
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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”
― Ernest Hemingway

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“Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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“I’d rather be a hopeless romantic than a skeptic, because while the hopeless romantic may get burned many times, the skeptic will never really experience love.”
― Kealohilani, Half-Hearts