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Laura Whiskens

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in Birmingham, The United Kingdom

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Ebooks, Fiction, Contemporary

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Cecilia Ahern; Mitch Albom; Stephen King; Cara Hunter; Claire Douglas; ...more

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I began writing as a hobby when I was still at school. Always very shy I never let a soul read any of my stories and sadly I have lost all of my note books and discs from back then so I can't salvage any of my young self's work!

In Autumn of 2012 I began thinking about a book which I tried to dismiss - after all it had been around a decade since I'd last allowed myself write anything. But this idea would not go away and so Danny Boy was born.

Apprehensively, I gave a copy to my parents to read - they were so encouraging that I found a way to publish it and got some lovely reviews. Since then I have published a further three short stories and am currently working on two new stories as well as editing my first paperback!

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Laura Whiskens’s books

Average rating: 3.77 · 132 ratings · 28 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Riot Girl 3.33 avg rating — 86 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
	Danny Boy 4.50 avg rating — 28 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
	Hunter (The Hunter Series Book 1) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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
	Pieces of Me 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	The Entity 4.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Telling Tales it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Becoming (The Hunter, #3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Boy (The Hunter, #2) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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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I have seriously loved August this year! Here in England the weather hasn't been amazing, but the rain can't dampen my spirit.

Riot Girl has been given such a warm welcome from readers across the world and has by far been my best seller to date. This has been so great; it's not secret that I hit a bit of a rut with my writing earlier this year. I found it hard to keep motivated following the loss Read more of this blog post »

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Laura is Currently Reading

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire / Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #4-5)

by J.K. Rowling

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The Family Remains (The Family Upstairs, #2)

by Lisa Jewell (Goodreads Author)

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The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2026

by Lia Leendertz

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