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Kathy O'Rourke

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in Brooklyn New York, The United States

June 11

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Romance, Contemporary, Suspense

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October 2013

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Kathy O’Rourke is a writer of woman’s romance suspense with an erotic twist. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America and active in her local chapter LARA ( Los Angeles Romance Authors).
Kathy grew up in East Rockaway, New York, went to college in Utah but has been a resident of Los Angeles California for many, many years.
Always a closeted writer, she took an early retirement to try her hand at being an author. She is currently writing her Men of Nirvana Flats Series.
Writing is not her only love. She also loves reading, gardening and her dogs Yogi and BooBoo.

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	Knowing Beth 4.04 avg rating — 55 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
	Starting Over (The Starting Over Series Book 1) 3.83 avg rating — 35 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
	Perfect for Me (The Men of Nirvana Flats Series Book 4) 4.16 avg rating — 25 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
	Thanking Stars (The Men of Nirvana Flats Series Book 2) 4.36 avg rating — 22 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
	Holiday Ever After by Pamela DuMond (Goodreads Author), Belle Ami (Goodreads Author), Kate Bigel (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Summer Sizzle by Christine Ashworth (Goodreads Author), Samanthe Beck (Goodreads Author), Ophelia Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 17 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
	Soap and Water (The Men of Nirvana Flats Series Book 3) 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 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 Real Me (The Men of Nirvana Flats Series Book 5) 4.73 avg rating — 11 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
	Argument and Critical Discourse Workbook by Denise R. Krause, Cheri L. Andrews, Kathy O'Rourke (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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 am so excited. A box full of my book in paperback form arrived today. It so amazing to see it in print..

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Primal Origin (Primal, #1)

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