Carla Laureano

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Carla Laureano
Pen nameCarla Laureano
C.E. Laureano
Occupation Novelist
Nationality America
Alma mater Pepperdine University
Genre Romance, inspirational
Young Adult fantasy
Notable awardsRITA award – Best Inspirational Romance
2014 Five Days in Skye
Website
carlalaureano.com

Carla Laureano is an American author of inspirational romance and young adult fantasy. She has received multiple Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, including Best Inspirational Romance for her debut novel Five Days in Skye in 2014.

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Biography

Laureano earned a degree in English in 1997 from Pepperdine University where she studied literature and criticism. She has worked as a salesperson, marketing manager, copywriter, and small business consultant. In addition, she wrote for publications produced by the World Health Organization. [1]

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband and two sons. [1]

Bibliography

As Carla Laureano

  1. Five Days in Skye. David C. Cook. June 2013 [2013]. ISBN   9780781410427.
  2. London Tides. David C. Cook. July 2015 [2015]. ISBN   9781434708229.
  3. Under Scottish Stars. Tyndale House Publishers. July 2020 [2020]. ISBN   9781496426291.
  1. The Saturday Night Supper Club. Tyndale House Publishers. February 2018 [2018]. ISBN   9781496420244.
  2. Brunch at Bittersweet Café. Tyndale House Publishers. February 2019 [2019]. ISBN   9781496432704.
  3. The Solid Grounds Coffee Company. Tyndale House Publishers. February 2020 [2020]. ISBN   9781496420329.

As C.E. Laureano

  1. Oath of the Brotherhood. NavPress. April 2014 [2014]. ISBN   9781612915876.
  2. Beneath the Forsaken City. NavPress. February 2015 [2015]. ISBN   9781612916316.
  3. The Sword and the Song. NavPress. September 2015 [2015]. ISBN   9781612916323.

Awards and reception

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References

  1. 1 2 "Bio | Carla Laureano | C.E. Laureano". carlalaureano.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Past RITA Winners". rwa.org. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "myRWA : RITA Awards : RITA Winners". rwa.org. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "C.E. Laureano | RT Book Reviews". www.rtbookreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
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