Donna J.A.Olson✍🏻📚🇨🇦

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Introducing my books 🌸📚 🤍

As a multi-genre author, these are my books that I currently have published (with more to come)

The Bookworm Monsters Collection are my kids books with:

👾 The Bookworm Monsters

👾 The Monsters Learn Their ABCs

👾 Monster Love

👾 The Bookworm Monsters Collection Vol 1 (which is the first 3 books in 1)

👾The Monsters Get Spooky

👾 It’s a Bookworm Monster Christmas

My poetic thriller

🔪 They Walk Among Us

My second chance rom-com

💕 A Holiday Worth Fighting For

My YA fantasy

💜 The Darkest Fairytale

My dark romantasy

🌹 The Queen of Thorns

My dark fairytale retelling poetry

💀 The Unhappily Ever Afters

#HelloLemon8 #bookrecommendation #booklemon8 #reading📖 #authorsoflemon

2025/6/18 Edited to

As someone who loves exploring various book aesthetics, I found that Donna J.A. Olson’s work offers a distinctive blend of styles that appeal to many readers. For example, her children's books featuring nerdy, bookworm monsters creatively combine education and fun, making them a great choice for young readers who enjoy engaging characters and learning ABCs in an imaginative way. For fans of romantic comedies with an emotional twist, "A Holiday Worth Fighting For" provides a heartfelt story about second chances, MMA fighters, and café owners, bringing a fresh perspective to the rom-com genre. The darker, more atmospheric titles like "They Walk Among Us," "The Darkest Fairytale," and "The Queen of Thorns" offer fascinating journeys into thriller and fantasy realms inspired by mythology and poetic storytelling, perfect for readers who appreciate complex narratives and mood-rich settings. Incorporating poetry and fairy tale retellings with a dark edge, titles like "The Unhappily Ever Afters" show Donna’s talent in melding genres and crafting unique voices. Overall, if you enjoy a variety of book aesthetics from lighthearted children’s stories to moody, dark fantasy narratives, her collection is definitely worth exploring.

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Books I’ve Read In Dec 23

Iykyk, if you don’t you just gotta read them to find out. What’s stopping you? (Or you could just go into my small profile and look at my opinions of them. I post at least once or twice a week of book reviews).

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An overhead shot of several books and a tablet, with an open book in the foreground. The text overlay reads "books that look innocent but aren't," introducing a collection of romance novels with unexpected themes.

The book cover for "My Killer Vacation" by Tessa Bailey, featuring an embracing couple. Overlaid text describes it as a "quick n spicy m*rder mystery" with "grumpy x sunshine" and a bounty hunter character.

The book cover for "Night Shift" by Annie Crown, showing a man and woman in a library, the man holding a basketball. Overlaid text highlights it as a "quick read" with a "swoon worthy college basketball mmc" and a "book worm."

books that look innocent but aren’t

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