Kirsten Pursell
Kirsten Pursell

Kirsten Pursell is an American indie author. Released in November 2024, The Scarlet D is her fifth novel. Her fourth book, Long Enough to Love You, earned numerous awards in women’s fiction, divorce fiction and romance. Previous works include her memoir, On Becoming Me: Memoir of an 80’s Teenager, and two additional novels: Harvard and Company Clown. Her books have been downloaded over 15,000 times and have been #1 in select Amazon categories.

Outside of writing, she is an avid swimmer who enjoys training and competing in open water and pool events near and far. She is fluent in German, loves to channel her inner mermaid through SCUBA adventures, and will travel just about anywhere given the opportunity. Time with her now adult children is her favorite (a nonfat latte a strong second).  She lives in the San Diego beach community of Ocean Beach.

 

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The Scarlet D

Literary Titan Silver Book Award (2024)
Reader's Favorite 5 Stars (2024)

New love. Old flame. Boy toy.
Who said starting over in your fifties wasn’t complicated?

Fueled by the unrealistic expectations of Nicholas Sparks’ novels, Scarlet sets her sights on South Carolina as the backdrop for her new beginning. After a thirty-year marriage, divorce...

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Long Enough to Love You

Firebird Book Awards First Place: Fiction, Divorce Fiction, and Romance (2024)
Book Excellence Winner - Divorce Fiction (2024)

The BookFest Second Place Award Contemporary Romance (Spring 2023)
A Literary Titan Gold Book Award Winner (2023)
Reader’s Favorite 5 Stars (2023)

Jenn, fifty-something and empty-nesting, feels like a donut: whole on the...

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Harvard

Helena “Harvard” Schmitt could not leave her life on the mountain soon enough. A life of academic rigor at Harvard was made possible by her extraordinary athletic gift: running. Thor Himmel was the Harvard equivalent of a movie star: attractive, intelligent, and unattainable. As Helena and Thor run from their demons, their paths inevitably and...

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The Scarlet D earns Literary Titan Book Award The Scarlet D was honored

The Scarlet D was honored with The Literary Titan Silver Book award: "Celebrating the brilliance of outstanding authors who have captivated us with their skillful prose,...

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Music from The Scarlet D There are two original songs from The Scarlet D,

There are two original songs from The Scarlet D, Shattered Pieces and Stuck. The words are mine from the book. The music and voice are Song AI generated. This was so fun to do!

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I am excited to announce that Tertulia is offering a 25% discount on The Scarlet D until November 25. Type in SCARLET at check out. ...

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