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Truly Unfortunate
2018
First Published
4.01
Average Rating
182
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Growing up in Knoll County wasn't easy, especially without any childhood memories. Truly spent her whole life searching for the answers her mind refused to reveal. There might have been horrors in her past, but her current existence wasn't much better than a nightmare itself. After beginning treatments with a new doctor, disturbing visions began to resurface. The stench of death surrounded her, but where exactly was it coming from? Jeff always knew he wanted to be one of Knoll County's finest and had no problem achieving that dream. A part of his ambition stemmed from the death of a classmate at the tender age of nine. It might have been ruled an accident, but his gut told him otherwise. When people start turning up dead in the same pattern, Jeff will be forced to put everything on the line to connect the dots between past and present. But in doing so, will his own future be jeopardized? Truly Unfortunate is a dark paranormal thriller that will leave readers with chills after answering the question: Which is stronger... the boundaries of reality or the safety of one's own mind? Although there are no explicit or graphic scenes contained in this story, some of the subject matter may be considered more suitable for mature audience.

Avg Rating
4.01
Number of Ratings
141
5 STARS
46%
4 STARS
28%
3 STARS
11%
2 STARS
11%
1 STARS
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Author

C.A. King
C.A. King
Author · 26 books

2 time USA Today Bestselling Author, C.A. King, has received the following Awards/distinctions: Hamilton Spectator Readers' Choice Award in the Best Local Author category 2017 & 2018 & 2019 Brant News Readers' Choice Award: Best Local Author 2017 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Best Novella/Short Story 2017 Silver medal 2017 SIBA Awards - Best Novella 2017 SIBA Awards - Best New Adult 2018 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Gold Medal in the Fiction - Supernatural genre 2018 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards: Bronze Medal in the Fiction - New Adult genre 2019 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Fiction - Supernatural genre 2019 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Winner in the Young Adult - Fantasy - Urban genre City of Brantford Featured Artist February 2020 Burlington Post Readers' Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2020 Toronto Star Readers' Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2020 Burlington Post Readers' Choice Award in the Best Local Author Category 2021. "Hmmmmmm, Who am I?…Who am I? Silence…chews pencil… Who am I?…Who am I? Hmmmmmm, I am… a daydreamer…a hopeless romantic…an optimistic pessimist…a psychic…a childish adult…an animal lover…an over-emotional wreck…an adventurer…an artistic fool… Aha! I am…A Fiction Writer! Nice to meet you!" About the author! I was diagnosed with clinical depression after the loss of my mother, father and husband within three years of each other; all to cancer. 24/7 in-home care, coupled with the loss I felt, left its mark on my psyche. Depression takes up a lot of my life. Reading and writing are the only things I have found that help (in connection with regular medication), even if only for a short time. To escape to a different world can make a big difference in my mood in real time. To put things in perspective, when I was at my lowest point, I couldn't open mail, talk on the phone, or even drive to the store. Walls of sadness surrounded me. As they closed in, tears would fall. There didn't need to be a reason or trigger. People ask me why I started writing. My answer is simple: I wanted to create a world into which other people with similar problems could escape. I wanted to share the one place that had helped me for many years. I have always said that as long as one person finds a little bit of happiness out of my books, I am, in my opinion, an accomplished author. The same is true for every writer out there. Please don't ever let anyone tell you different. I read books as well as write them and have visited the worlds many different authors have created. Those worlds not only make me feel better, but give me the strength to face real life again. I want to thank everyone who writes - I want them to know they are making a difference. Thank you for reading and writing.

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