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Ann Shanks Etter gives voice to women on the edge that life is hard at best. The great gift was to hear Karin share at the end of this reading.

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Karin feels it is completely inappropriate that the two-word titles of two of her novels are now one word: rollercoaster and carpool.

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The narration was exquisite and flowed very smoothly! Well done!

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Never has a fictional character’s Happily Ever After delighted me more. - Lou Morgan's Reviews

Never has a fictional character’s Happily Ever After delighted me more.

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Image of reader review of Car Pool by Karin Kallmaker. Car Pool, like many of Kallmaker's books, presents readers with a sweet romance. But, she doesn't shy away from including real-world issues in her books. Those situations force her characters (and readers) to tackle difficult topics along the way to the HEA ending.

Karin Kallmaker's books are always worth reading again, just to see how you and the world have (or, sadly at times, haven't) changed.

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