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J. Andersen likes to write books, but doing so means slaying the dragons of procrastination while trudging through piles of laundry to make it to the computer. This small town, stay at home mom and former English teacher may be a world builder by day and a superhero by night, but that doesn't mean she can ignore making dinner or driving the kids to music lessons. She also works as the Director of Author Services for Brimstone Fiction and is the Author Care Manager for Burnett Young Books.

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It’s been way too long since I’ve done anything related to writing.

The main reason is I started a new job. No excuse, I know, but when the creative mind only works for me at certain hours of the day and I’m at work during those times, it does make writing challenging. But…I have a new story brewing, so I’m working to get back at it.

You will see some changes coming to the website. It’s time for a

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J. Andersen’s books

Average rating: 4.12 · 257 ratings · 79 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Breeding Tree (Destiny By Design, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 139 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
	At What Cost 3.94 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	The Gene Rift (Destiny by Design, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 21 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
	Legacy's Impact (Destiny by Design, #3) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	Lemons 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014	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
	Reckless Destiny (Destiny by Design, #0) it was amazing 5.00 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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“A nun I know once told me she kept begging God to take her character defects away from her. After years of this prayer, God finally got back to her: I'm not going to take anything away from you, you have to give it to Me.”
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Oct 05, 2012 08:43PM

Stephanie wrote: "Thank you SO MUCH for your incredible review! It was such a wonderful surprise to wake up to! I am looking forward to reading your book very soon (it's been on my list for a while!)."

You are very very welcome. You deserve it. Your book was amazing. Can't wait to read your other stuff. :)

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Oct 05, 2012 08:39PM

Hey, guys! At What Cost is available for review. If you're interested, check this out: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1...

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