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name: Krista Holle
about: Krista has been writing since she was nine years old when she first scribbled out her first adolescent work entitled Merish, the completely illogical story of a girl who was part mermaid, part fish. As a young mother, she added to her repertoire some middle-grade readers and picture books. In 2004, she began an intensive four-year period working part-time as a critical care nurse while homeschooling her four children. During this hectic time, courses of writing were taught and learned, and rules of syntax were scolded to memory. This period of time equipped her with the tools needed to enter the next phase of her writing experience—writing novels. She has since published two books. Her brand is historical, sometimes magical, with a fast-pac Krista has been writing since she was nine years old when she first scribbled out her first adolescent work entitled Merish, the completely illogical story of a girl who was part mermaid, part fish. As a young mother, she added to her repertoire some middle-grade readers and picture books. In 2004, she began an intensive four-year period working part-time as a critical care nurse while homeschooling her four children. During this hectic time, courses of writing were taught and learned, and rules of syntax were scolded to memory. This period of time equipped her with the tools needed to enter the next phase of her writing experience—writing novels. She has since published two books. Her brand is historical, sometimes magical, with a fast-paced plot and a mandatory love story woven through. Her novel, The Lure of Shapinsay, was a finalist for the Reader’s Favorite Award. She currently resides in Montpelier, Virginia with her husband in a nearly empty nest. When she’s not writing, she’s babying her very drooly Great Dane, or backpacking sections of the Appalachian Trail. ...more