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T.K. Thorne

T.K. Thorne’s childhood passion for storytelling deepened when she became a police officer in Birmingham, Alabama. “It was a crash course in life and what motivated and mattered to people.” When she retired as a captain, she took on Birmingham’s business improvement district as the executive director. Both careers provide fodder for her writing, which has garnered several awards, including “Book of the Year for Historical Fiction” (ForeWord Reviews) for her debut novel NOAH'S WIFE. Her first non-fiction book, LAST CHANCE FOR JUSTICE was featured on the New York Post’s “Books You Should Be Reading” list. Her newest nonfiction is BEHIND THE MAGIC CURTAIN: Secrets, Spies, and Unsung White Allies of Birmingham's Civil Rights Days. A dally with murder and magic resulted in the Magic City Stories trilogy (HOUSE OF ROSE, HOUSE OF STONE, and HOUSE OF IRON). She loves traveling, especially to research her novels, and speaking about her books and life lessons. She writes at her mountaintop home, often with a dog or cat vying for her lap and sometimes a horse or two at the front door.

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“Go to the edge of the cliff and jump off. Build your wings on the way down.--Ray Bradbury”
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