Author Story: David Bettenhausen and Carla Bogni-Kidd
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David and Carla’s Author Story
Inspired by true love and the truth, David Bettenhausen and Carla Bogni-Kidd set out to write a historically inspired novel to enlighten, challenge, inspire, and entertain readers. David and Carla have published three previous titles with 1106 Design, each of which outperformed most of the other publications in their respective genres. David and Carla returned to 1106 Design to publish their fourth title, Her Hooba and His Rose, because of the level of expertise, integrity, and professionalism they found here…
Read the full article here to learn more about David and Carla’s publishing journey.
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