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Kathleen McFall

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Born

in Washington, D.C., The United States

Website

http://www.pumpjackpress.com

Twitter

I quit twitter

Genre

Horror, Science Fiction, Romance

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So many, and they change monthly

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September 2011

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I live, write and play in the Pacific Northwest, not far from vampire country. I love genre fiction, and with Clark, I've written twelve books.

Our first book, published two decades ago, was about a cowboy and vampire falling in love. This sexy, authentically Western, laugh-out-loud series also has a serious metaphysical edge and has now moved into cult-classic status. We wrote four books in the Cowboy and Vampire Collection and then branched out into science fiction, alt-history, and romance. As you can tell by our moving from genre to genre, our interests are eclectic. We like to explore and shake up tropes.

As for my bio, I was born in Washington, DC, and spent many years working as a journalist and science writer. I love to hike, hang o ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 1,168 ratings · 398 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Very Unusual Romance by Clark Hays (Goodreads Author), Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 546 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Blood and Whiskey (The Cowboy and the Vampire, #2) by Clark Hays (Goodreads Author), Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Gates of Mars (The Halo Trilogy, Book One) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Kitchen Heat (A Restaurantland Romance, Book 1) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2023 — 4 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
	Resurrection Road (Bonnie and Clyde Book 1) by Clark Hays (Goodreads Author), Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Scorched Earth (The Halo Trilogy Book 2) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) 4.71 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Mars Adrift (The Halo Trilogy Book 3) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Poetic Justice (A Restaurantland Romance Book 2) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Cake and Eat It (A Restaurantland Romance Book 3) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 8 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
	Cake and Eat It (A Restaurantland Romance Book 3) by Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author), Clark Hays (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Series by Kathleen McFall

Restaurantland Romance (2 books)
by

Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author),

Clark Hays (Goodreads Author)

4.01 avg rating — 130 ratings

The Halo Trilogy (1 book)
by

Kathleen McFall (Goodreads Author),

Clark Hays (Goodreads Author)

4.29 avg rating — 105 ratings

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Kathleen McFall rated a book it was amazing Dayswork by Chris Bachelder	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 was totally absorbed by this short novel, a first-person meditation on Herman Melville and Moby Dick, mixed in with observations from the narrator about her home life during the restless timelessness of the pandemic. The granularity of her research ...more
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This book is getting such rave reviews and awards, and typically I prefer to find less well-known books to spotlight, but this novel deserves all the praise and more. Truly exceptional and has such an intricate absorbing plot that in some hands might ...more
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Kathleen McFall rated a book it was amazing Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal	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
Incredible. If I could give this more stars I would. A gripping novel about human connection under the direst circumstances, an unexpectedly and profoundly uplifting story.
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This sweet story features a talking octopus and kind humans. It's a little predictable, but I'm always game for stories promoting the intelligence and autonomy of animals. It's a quick read. ...more
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This is an exceptional book. The characters are vividly drawn, the story is mesmerizing, the throughline of water beautifully links what might otherwise be a complicated plot, and the depth of detail (and associated research) renders realistic scenes ...more
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“Humans are a strange bunch. We like to be alone together.”
― Kathleen McFall, Gates of Mars

tags: alone, alone-but-not-lonely, human-nature, togetherness

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“I was hoping you might have some ideas. I mean, you're a trillion-credit mobile AI with a hard-on.”
― Kathleen McFall, Gates of Mars

tags: artificial-intelligence, funny, hard-on, hardons, ideas

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