National Author, Rena Olsen lives in Ankeny

Following her debut novel, Rena Olsen’s newest book, With You Always is said to be a riveting work of domestic suspense centered on a picture-perfect love story gone horribly wrong. Olsen lives in Ankeny and we invited her into the Crystal Studios at the Iowa State Fair to talk about the launch of her second novel!

Iowa Author

Olsen has been visiting several local book stores to promote the book and meet with fans of her work. She stopped by Beaverdale Books on August 10, came to the Iowa State Fair to speak with Justin Brady and Adrianne Branstad on WHO Radio live in the Crystal Studio and headed off to Plot Twist bookstore in Ankeny, Iowa later that day. 

Olsen's book is what she calls a reverse fairy tale. It's a crazy story about one woman's experience, accidentally ending up in a relationship that goes very wrong. This relationship ends up being difficult to escape. After a painful break-up, Julia can’t believe her good fortune when she falls into the arms of the man of her dreams: Bryce Covington, a delightful and successful lawyer. Unbeknownst to her, Julia finds herself being dragged further away from her old life, slowly transformed into a different person. The person Bryce and the leaders of his cult want her to be. 

About Rena Olsen

A licensed therapist, Olsen’s background in psychology and marriage counseling informs the complex and dangerous dynamic between the couple at the novel’s heart. When she's not writing, Olsen loves to help kids at Orchard Place in Des Moines, Iowa. In that job she has run into a lot of interesting family relationships and dynamics, which she admit likely inspired the book. Also, her father was a minister, and she also saw a good mix of church dynamics as a pastor's kid. Olsen is also the author of "The Girl Before" which was also published on Penguin, Random House. You can learn more about Olsen at her website.

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