Kathleen McFall ( of A Very Unusual Romance)

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Kathleen McFall

欧宝娱乐 Author

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in Washington, D.C., The United States

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Horror, Science Fiction, Romance

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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: 4.06 · 1,080 ratings · 382 reviews · 15 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	A Very Unusual Romance by Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.72 avg rating — 503 ratings — published 1999	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 (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.40 avg rating — 103 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 (欧宝娱乐 Author), Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.30 avg rating — 93 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 (Restaurantland Romance, #1) by Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author), Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.94 avg rating — 97 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 (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.14 avg rating — 64 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 (欧宝娱乐 Author), Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.74 avg rating — 42 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
	Rough Trails and Shallow Graves (The Cowboy and the Vampire, #3) by Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.26 avg rating — 42 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
	Mars Adrift (The Halo Trilogy Book 3) by Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author), Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.82 avg rating — 33 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
	The Last Sunset by Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author), Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.59 avg rating — 27 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
	Poetic Justice (Restaurantland Romance #2) by Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author), Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author) 4.14 avg rating — 28 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

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Restaurantland Romance (2 books)
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Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author),

Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author)

3.98 avg rating — 125 ratings

The Halo Trilogy (1 book)
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Kathleen McFall (欧宝娱乐 Author),

Clark Hays (欧宝娱乐 Author)

4.30 avg rating — 93 ratings

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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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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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Great insight into the world of Mexican wrestling and inhibiting views regarding sexuality in that culture; paced well with real empathy for the characters. I enjoyed this story quite a lot but found the switching back and forth between character POV ...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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