{"id":4806,"date":"2019-12-04T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T21:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/?page_id=4806"},"modified":"2021-01-22T11:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:50:26","slug":"my-novels-something-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/my-novels-something-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Novels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Once-Upon-Cover-Hand-Leaf-FINAL-EBOOK-with-sparkles-WEB-version.jpg\" alt=\"Once Upon a Flarey Tale by Kirsten Mortensen\" data-id=\"7228\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Once-Upon-Cover-Hand-Leaf-FINAL-EBOOK-with-sparkles-WEB-version.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/once-upon-cover-hand-leaf-final-ebook-with-sparkles-web-version\/\" class=\"wp-image-7228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Once-Upon-Cover-Hand-Leaf-FINAL-EBOOK-with-sparkles-WEB-version.jpg 450w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Once-Upon-Cover-Hand-Leaf-FINAL-EBOOK-with-sparkles-WEB-version-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Her new apartment is a tower. Will her prince be far behind?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/can-job-cover-for-wordpress3.jpg\" alt=\"Can Job, a romantic comedy by Kirsten Mortensen\" data-id=\"4263\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/can-job-cover-for-wordpress3.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/fresh-face-for-can-job\/can-job-cover-for-wordpress3\/\" class=\"wp-image-4263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/can-job-cover-for-wordpress3.jpg 298w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/can-job-cover-for-wordpress3-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Can Job. Like your job. Only funny .<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-French-Emerald-Kirsten-Mortensen-for-website.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"6778\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-French-Emerald-Kirsten-Mortensen-for-website.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/looking-back-on-the-first-6-weeks-of-the-french-emerald-serialized-novel\/the-french-emerald-kirsten-mortensen-for-website\/\" class=\"wp-image-6778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-French-Emerald-Kirsten-Mortensen-for-website.jpg 391w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-French-Emerald-Kirsten-Mortensen-for-website-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Serial novel. Sweet, funny, fast-paced &#8212; perfect to read with a cup of coffee (or glass of wine!)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/loose-dogs-by-kirsten-mortensen-resized.jpg\" alt=\"Cover Loose Dogs by Kirsten Mortensen\" data-id=\"6619\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/loose-dogs-by-kirsten-mortensen-resized.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/rev-it-up\/loose-dogs-by-kirsten-mortensen-resized\/\" class=\"wp-image-6619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/loose-dogs-by-kirsten-mortensen-resized.jpg 476w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/loose-dogs-by-kirsten-mortensen-resized-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Loose Dogs by Kirsten Mortensen<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DC_KM_eBOOK-664x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Chemistry\" data-id=\"4602\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DC_KM_eBOOK.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/new-dark-chemistry-cover-which-teaser-blurb-do-you-like-better\/dc_km_ebook\/\" class=\"wp-image-4602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DC_KM_eBOOK-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DC_KM_eBOOK-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DC_KM_eBOOK-768x1185.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/DC_KM_eBOOK.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Because evil can take the shape of love. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BJsOntheRoofCover.jpg\" alt=\"BJs on the Roof by Kirsten Mortensen\" data-id=\"4829\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BJsOntheRoofCover.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/my-novels-something-for-everyone\/bjsontheroofcover\/\" class=\"wp-image-4829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BJsOntheRoofCover.jpg 408w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/BJsOntheRoofCover-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">A bawdy comedy. With beer.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34QYR46\"><strong>And some short stories &#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ribbon by Kirsten Mortensen\" class=\"wp-image-4834 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg 642w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-768x1226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-963x1536.jpg 963w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-1283x2048.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Ribbon-by-Kirsten-Mortensen.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DIxtJL\">Ribbon<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>is my retelling of the horror story, The Girl with the Black Velvet Ribbon.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Costume by Kirsten Mortensen\" class=\"wp-image-4836 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg 642w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-768x1226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-963x1536.jpg 963w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-1283x2048.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Costume-by-Kirsten-Mortensen.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3656QL7\">Costume<\/a><\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3656QL7\"> <\/a>is another scary story. I wrote it originally for a Halloween-themed flash fiction event. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The Vette by Kirsten Mortensen\" class=\"wp-image-4835 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg 642w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-768x1226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-963x1536.jpg 963w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-1283x2048.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Vette-by-Kirsten-Mortensen.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LknH4A\"><strong><em>The &#8216;Vette<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is more literary fiction. It&#8217;s loosely based on experiences I had when I was a teenager in Upstate New York. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Alpha by Kirsten Mortensen\" class=\"wp-image-4837 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-642x1024.jpg 642w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-768x1226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-963x1536.jpg 963w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-1283x2048.jpg 1283w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Alpha-by-Kirsten-Mortensen.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2qmc1qR\"><strong><em>Alpha<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is another story that I&#8217;d call more literary fiction. Male protag again :). The tagline:  <em>Boy met Girl a long time ago. Maybe it\u2019s time to admit that he\u2019s her match. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:20% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"642\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fourteen-Stores-of-True-Love-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-number-6-Quitter-642x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Fourteen Stores of True Love by Kirsten Mortensen number 6 Quitter\" class=\"wp-image-4838 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fourteen-Stores-of-True-Love-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-number-6-Quitter-642x1024.jpg 642w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fourteen-Stores-of-True-Love-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-number-6-Quitter-188x300.jpg 188w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fourteen-Stores-of-True-Love-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-number-6-Quitter-768x1226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fourteen-Stores-of-True-Love-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-number-6-Quitter-962x1536.jpg 962w, https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Fourteen-Stores-of-True-Love-by-Kirsten-Mortensen-number-6-Quitter.jpg 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"> I also have a whole series of sweet love stories, like this one, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2LnsEcW\"><strong><em>Quitter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. The intent was to do 14 (for Valentine&#8217;s Day, get it? hahahahaha) but I only got to 7. Maybe this year I&#8217;ll get the rest done! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34QYR46\">Click here to visit my Amazon author page!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And some short stories &#8230; Ribbon is my retelling of the horror story, The Girl with the Black Velvet Ribbon. Costume is another scary story. I wrote it originally for a Halloween-themed flash fiction event. The &#8216;Vette is more literary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/my-novels-something-for-everyone\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4806","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4806"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7295,"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4806\/revisions\/7295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kirstenmortensen.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}