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When I published my first novel, Slammed, I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.

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Colleen Hoover
Age: 44
Born: 1979
Born: December 11
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Sulphur Springs
Texas
Margaret Colleen Fennell
Margaret Fennell
Colleen Fennell
Margaret Hoover
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