Carla Laureano | |
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Pen name | Carla Laureano C.E. Laureano |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | America |
Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
Genre | Romance, inspirational Young Adult fantasy |
Notable awards | RITA award – Best Inspirational Romance 2014 Five Days in Skye |
Website | |
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Carla Laureano is an American author of inspirational romance and young adult fantasy. She has received two Romance Writers of America RITA Awards, including Best Inspirational Romance for her debut novel Five Days in Skye in 2014.
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]
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