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Karen Healey

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in Whangarei, New Zealand

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance

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September 2007

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Karen Healey lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, where she jars stubborn scenes loose by wandering along the river.

She writes speculative fiction and magical romance for young adults and adults, including the award winning When We Wake duology and Guardian of the Dead. Her recent books include Bespoke & Bespelled and (as Kate Healey) the Olympus Inc. series.

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Savory & Supernatural has a cover!

I am so delighted by Liz Casal’s retro stylings on this - all these adorable sparkles and swirls, and the old-fashioned film camera! And the cute free-standing oven!

Green background with sketches of a film camera and an oven; white and yellow text reading Savory & Supernatural. Foreground shows two figures, a black man in blue plants and a light mint shirt leaning down to take a slice off a cake plate held by a white woman in a pink dress and blue apron. She has a whisk and a wooden spoon in her apron pocket. They are making cute eye contact and there are sparkles and swirls everywhere.

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Average rating: 3.63 · 13,015 ratings · 2,127 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	When We Wake (When We Wake, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 5,622 ratings — published 2013 — 15 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
	Guardian of the Dead 3.51 avg rating — 3,291 ratings — published 2010 — 18 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 Shattering 3.56 avg rating — 1,440 ratings — published 2011 — 15 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
	While We Run (When We Wake, #2) 3.69 avg rating — 1,106 ratings — published 2014 — 15 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
	Bespoke & Bespelled (Movie Magic, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 113 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
	The Empress of Timbra (Hidden Histories, #1) by Karen Healey (Goodreads Author), Robyn Fleming 4.32 avg rating — 60 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
	Savory & Supernatural 3.77 avg rating — 56 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
	The Spymaster's Apprentice by Karen Healey (Goodreads Author), Robyn Fleming 4.39 avg rating — 18 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
	Teen Movie Times 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2012	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 Unicorn Bell 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012	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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“Stories change us; they change the world. People are stories of themselves.”
― Karen Healey, Guardian of the Dead

tags: inspirational

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“No matter how much money he'd been offered or how many glittering stars had requested duets, he hadn't sung for them.
But he'd sung for me.”
― Karen Healey, When We Wake

tags: love, music

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“Stories change us. They change the world. People are stories of themselves.”
― Karen Healey, Guardian of the Dead

tags: legends, myths, story, storytelling, writing

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