Wendy Higgins (born May 15, 1977) is an American ''

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'' bestselling author of romantic fantasy and paranormal fiction for young adults. Wendy is a voice of hybrid publishing, having been published traditionally and independently.

Personal life

Wendy Higgins (née Wendy Hornback) was born in Anchorage,

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. After graduating from Potomac Senior High School in

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, she attended Longwood College for three semesters. Higgins then transferred to George Mason University where she graduated with a

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in Creative Writing, and went on to study at Radford University, where she earned a

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in Education. Higgins taught 2 years of 9th and 12th grade English before becoming a full-time author. She now lives in

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with her children and dog Rue.

Bibliography

Standalone Works

* Flirting with Maybe: A Novella (2013) - HarperCollins * See Me (2014) - Independent Publishing Platform *''Kiss Collector'' HarperTeen, 2018

The Sweet Series from HarperCollins

* Sweet Evil (2012) * Sweet Peril (2013) * Sweet Reckoning (2014) * Sweet Temptation (2015)

Eurona Duology from HarperCollins

* The Great Hunt (2016) * The Great Pursuit (2017)

Unknown Trilogy, Independently Published

* Unknown (2016)

References

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