Kaje Harper
Biography
I've been writing as long as I can remember (which is longer than I like to admit). I started creating M/M romances in high-school, filling binders with stories about what Starsky and Hutch really did on their days off. (Pretty PG-rated stuff - we're talking sheltered fourteen-year-old here. I was into the romantic possibilities.) Any potential writing career got side-tracked by forays into art, psychology, teaching, and a biomedical profession. And the challenges of raising children.
When I took up the keyboard again it was just for fun, writing books for my own entertainment. At about manuscript seven, my epically patient spouse told me that if I was going to spend that much time at it, I should try to get published. And he kept saying it, loudly, until I submitted one. And it was accepted! (Really exciting!) That's Life Lessons that was published May 2011 MLR Press. A short story, And to All a Good Night, that follows it is available here for free. The sequel, Breaking Cover, came out from MLR in late July. And I'm currently in the editing process for other work, including a werewolf novel, Unacceptable Risk.
My Smashwords book, Lies and Consequences, started as a kind of reaction after the November 2010 elections when the DADT repeal looked like it might be derailed. Then I was caught by surprise as I finished the book in December and the repeal passed. I tweaked it by upping the action, and deemphasizing the DADT subplot. The result was something lightweight, but hopefully fun. So I put it out as a free read. I hope you enjoy it. As a new author, I really appreciate reviews - what you liked and what you didn't. Remember those other six manuscripts? (Okay, nine now.) Maybe your comment will help turn the next good book into a better book. KH
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Books
Unsettled Interlude - Hidden Wolves 1.15
by Kaje Harper
Price: Free! 11430 words.
Published on April 14, 2013. Fiction.
An expanded version of "Interlude" (comes after Unacceptable Risk - Hidden Wolves book 1)
Paul Hunter spent two days captive to werewolves, a witness to crimes and craziness. Now he's back in his regular life, living with Simon, and part of a werewolf pack. It's a lot to take in.
Simon thought saving Paul from his pack would be their biggest challenge, but he's realizing it's just the beginning.
Compensations - Life Lessons 3.5
by Kaje Harper
Price: Free! 11230 words.
Published on December 8, 2012. Fiction.
This is a Life Lessons short story, occurring a week after Home Work (*spoilers*).
Mac, Tony and the kids have had a long complicated year. Each of them has dealt with fears and losses, joys and triumphs. As December 31st approaches, it's time to look forward to the new year, and what may be in store. Mac and Tony figure whatever happens, they can handle it, as long as they go through it together
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Smashwords book reviews by Kaje Harper
- Curran: Volume I
on April 10, 2011
It's fun to get Curran's viewpoint, although I was a little disappointed that these vignettes didn't add anything deeper or unexpected to the character (especially in the scene with the soup - I would have loved more of his potential self-debate and motivations). There were also a few more typos than I would have expected from professional authors. As a freebie, this is worth a quick read by fans of the series but don't anticipate anything more than a superficial POV shift, although skillfully written as always.
(4.50 from 2 reviews)