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Leta P. Hawk

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Paranormal, Mystery, Fantasy

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Barbara Michaels, Victoria Holt, Susanna Kearsley

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I don't remember when I knew I wanted to be an author; it was just something that was always present inside my soul. Words have always fascinated me, especially the way the right words strung together could capture almost any experience and make it live for whoever was reading them. In fact, I loved writing so much that I was that one weirdo in class who would rather write a 10-page essay than take a multiple-choice exam.

I have tried my hand at many kinds of writing--poetry, children's stories, short stories, novels, scripts, and the occasional song lyric (although I usually deal with parodies of popular songs rather than my own). In addition to writing about Kyrie Carter's paranormal adventures, I am also working on a young adult fantasy/r ...more

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	The Newbie: A Kyrie Carter Ghost Hunting Adventure (Kyrie Carter Paranormal Adventures, #1) 4.44 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2014 — 7 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
	School Spirits (Kyrie Carter Paranormal Mystery Book 2) 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Witch of Willow Lake 4.11 avg rating — 9 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
	School Spirits (Kyrie Carter: Supernatural Sleuth, #2) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015	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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Chasing Skylab

In loving memory of D.P.D.
9/5/1956 – 4/4/2026

All I recall of that long-ago night
Is an open field,
And darkness,
And stars in the darkness.

I remember Doug and Daddy
In the dark.
We were watching for Skylab.

Were we there a long time?
I don’t know.
Was it cold that night?
I don’t remember.
Was it a school night?
I don’t recall.

But something special was happening,
Something amazing,
Something rare,
And Doug w

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Kyrie Carter Paranormal Mysteries (2 books)
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Bicentennial Summer (The Cottonwood Chronicles, #1)

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