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S. Hartley

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Chick Lit, Paranormal

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S. Hartley is a southern girl through and through. Born and raised in the South, she loves writing about some of her favorite places while bringing to life the fictional characters trapped in her mind.

She published her first book, Twice As Good, in May 2014. This will be the first in a planned trilogy.

http://www.amazon.com/Twice-As-Good-T...

S. Hartley also published the first book in the Charlie Hamilton Series in July 2016. Taking Souls is the beginning of the paranormal romance series.

https://www.amazon.com/Taking-Souls-C...

S. Hartley is currently working on the second book in the Twice As Good Trilogy and Charlie Hamilton series.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

S. Hartley Currently I have three works in progress! I have begun the second book in the Twice As Good Trilogy, almost finished with the second in the Charlie Ha…moreCurrently I have three works in progress! I have begun the second book in the Twice As Good Trilogy, almost finished with the second in the Charlie Hamilton Series, and just started a teen book.

With the Twice As Good Trilogy I was inspired after a trip to Savannah. I love the city and the beach at Tybee. I came up with the idea for the first after reading a book about a divorcee and how she reacted to finding her husband with another woman. I couldn’t help but to imagine how I would react if the same happened to me. My husband is not a Tech fan, but has tons of memorabilia…

The Charlie Hamilton Series is a paranormal – I am hoping to publish the first in the winter. As a reader I love finding something different in a genre I love. I am hoping that will be the case with this series – Charlie is a taker of souls and can give the kiss of death. In the second book she is hunting Raw Head and Bloody Bones – I based this character off of one of my greatest childhood fears thanks to my uncle who use to torment me with tales of the most gruesome thing my mind could conjure. I did a little research and found that it is actually an old folk tale.

And last but not least, the teen book I have started is focusing on Cupid’s daughter, Val, and how her life is about to change due to her acceptance into a new school. My inspiration came from a picture I saw on Pinterest and the story began to build in my mind.
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Average rating: 4.45 · 42 ratings · 25 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Going South by Elena Eames (Goodreads Author), Kolleen Fraser (Goodreads Author), S. Hartley (Goodreads Author) 4.57 avg rating — 21 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
	Twice As Good 4.25 avg rating — 12 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
	Taking Souls (Charlie Hamilton Series #1) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016 — 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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Love, adventure, and possibility. It’s all attainable when going south. Join six incredible authors in their fun and hot romantic comedies as they celebrate the wonders of all things Australian.

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