Blood & Water
“From the opening of this absorbing novel, as Delilah nurses a black eye and ransacks her apartment, trying to decide what she can’t leave behind, I was fully along for the ride. The widening ensemble of characters each have their own voice, their own journey to define family and home. Blood & Water is Katie O’ Rourke’s most compelling and heartfelt novel to date, a story about family—past and present, predetermined and chosen—and the deep veins that keep them connected.” –Mary Vensel White, author of The Qualities of Wood
“Blood & Water is an emotionally engaging story and one I would recommend for women’s fiction readers.” -Samantha March for Readers’ Favorite
2015 KINDLE SCOUT WINNER, Finding Charlie
“Family oriented drama with a dark thoughtful edge. If you have ever been through a family crisis you won’t fail to be touched by this. Looking forward to the next one.” –Kevin Keely, A Fistful of Salt
“Finding Charlie is about the ties that bind – the ties that bind until they chafe and more. Inter-family dynamics are explored as well as themes of independence, forgiveness, accountability, and love.” -Maggie Toussaint and Rigel Carson, Muddy Rose Reviews
“Very well-written book. Beautiful prose and wonderful use of figurative language, yet simultaneously simple, realistic dialogue that made it so easy to read I couldn’t put it down. In a unique form of storytelling, the characters’ individual struggles are all tackled one way or another, giving the reader a multi-dimensional picture.” –Holly Pepe. Lesson Plans
A Long Thaw
“O’Rourke’s prose has a definite talent for drawing me into the story from the first page; the world of her fiction comes to life with impressive clarity and her characters are immediately interesting.” (read more) -Casee Marie, Literary Inklings
“This is the second book I’ve read by Katie O’Rourke, and it reminded me a lot of her first novel, Monsoon Season. Both books are compulsively readable, and more complex than you expect.” (read more) – The Book Stop
“In this book, as in real life, there is always more to every story, and O’Rourke reminds us that things aren’t always what they seem to be. Sometimes decisions have unintended consequences that change the course of your life.
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Best-selling debut, Monsoon Season
“There’s so much about this novel that was spectacular. It’s a book that stays with you, and changes you just a little bit. This is another one of those books I wish I would have read as part of a book club. I’d definitely recommend this to just about any reader over age 18.” (read more) – Authors to Watch
“Monsoon Season is a perfect example of how literary fiction can be gripping and compelling, and would be more popular outside of book club circles if more of it was written like this. Riley is one of the most well-defined characters I’ve come across. I think Katie O’Rourke is destined to become a household name. –John Breeden II, Old Number Seven
“Reading the first chapter immediately put me in mind of the likes of Margaret Atwood and Alice Sebold. This is literary fiction with real emotional strength.” -Malcolm Richards, The Hiding House
“This is really well-crafted. Beautifully told – no overwriting, no strangled metaphors, not a cliché in sight. I really enjoyed reading it.” -Sandie Zand, The Sky is Not Blue