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Don't put your characters on a treadmill. They need to go new places, face new challenges and do new things.

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Ally Carter
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: January 1
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Sarah Leigh Fogleman
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His hands are off, Gabrielle pointed out. Posture's wrong, Kat said. He's still ... hot, Gabrielle said, as if it were the greatest insult in the world. I feel so objectified. So ... cheap, Hale told them.
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Might have a couple of kinks to work through, Hale admitted then reached for her hand. As soon as he touched her, Kat knew there was no such thing as curses. People make and break their own fortunes--they are the masters of their own fate. And right then Kat wouldn't have changed a thing.
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First time it's a stranger. Second time its just a coincidence. Third time it's a tail
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