About Us
The Unwanted Series
The Unwanted Series is a series of family-friendly, engaging stories with imperfect people dealing with events and characters that are "unwanted" at best. We purposely crafted our stories without foul language, graphic sex/violence and the occult so that everyone can enjoy reading about Sharon and Callie, our heroines.
On a side note, Sharon and Callie are loosely based on us, the authors. Between us, we are able to provide the experience and outlook of the mature generation and also capture the energy and perspective of our younger characters.
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The Authors
Sandra Denbo
I'm Sandra Denbo and I am a native of Portland, Oregon, the setting for our stories. I write my stories with my daughter, Tamarine Vilar. She is the youngest of my five children.
My first attempt at writing was in high school with a friend. When I moved in 2015, I looked at those stories again and cringed. My first attempts were pretty sad. In my lifetime. I didn't follow through because of the distractions of life, but that gave me the life experience that I needed to draw upon to create the variety of characters that you will learn to love and hate.
When my mother passed away a few years ago, I started a journal to record all of the experiences I could remember about her so the family would know our history. That led me to record events around my childhood too. That was the springboard that rekindled the writer within me.
In 2010, Tamarine asked me for help with an idea for her class assignment to write a short story. By then, my desire to write was in full bloom. So, after she turned in her story, I asked if we could continue to play with the concept. We worked together, enjoyed our characters, and it wasn’t long before Unwanted Discovery morphed and grew from that first spark. We were on our way to create The Unwanted Series.
I received Honorable Mention for a 50-word story that I submitted in 2019.
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Tamarine Vilar
I’m Tamarine Vilar and I have one son. I graduated from Portland State University (PSU) with an English degree and a minor in Writing. Because my mother loves to read, she read to me from infancy. As a result, reading became my favorite way to relax.
But I have more than just a passion for reading; I also love to write. Professors and fellow students alike have enjoyed my writing and they encouraged me to never give up. I have the natural ability to evoke emotion, even tears, in my writing. After earning my degree from PSU, I would love to work in the book industry and help others with the same passion for reading and writing.
How We Started
In college, Tamarine received an assignment to write a short story in her writing class. She asked her mother to help with an idea. After turning in her assignment, they decided to play with the story and it morphed into Unwanted Discovery. Although they did not intend to become published authors, they liked their characters so much that they decided to continue the series.It felt like a self-driven machine that pulled them along until it was accomplished.
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