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How Close Did I Come?

By Jean Brashear on September 19, 2019   /   Behind the Scenes   /   Leave a comment
How Close Did I Come?

I’ve told you before that I don’t love plotting ahead before I write a book, but when planning a series, sometimes even I have to take a stab at it. I will scribble notes on paper or the whiteboard in my office, and all too often they

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The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

By Jean Brashear on April 11, 2019   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

This book is as powerful–maybe more so–than when I first read it some years back. The pain, the beauty, the gorgeous prose, the characters who leap to life…a very rare few characters are as unforgettable, heart-breaking and inspiring as Victoria Jones. It’s one of the books that

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Faithful by Alice Hoffman

By Jean Brashear on March 14, 2019   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
Faithful by Alice Hoffman

Shelby is a character, by turns tragic and eccentric and touching, I’ll never forget. A remarkable story of a character I wasn’t at all sure would get her happy ending (her characters sometimes don’t!) but I was rooting for her and her merry cast of characters, every

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An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky

By Jean Brashear on January 17, 2019   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment
An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky

I thought I’d read all of Barbara Delinsky’s books (a longtime fave author) but came across this one and realized I hadn’t. (Yay! Unexpected treat!) It’s trademark Delinsky–difficult dilemmas to solve and hurdles to overcome by characters you can’t help but feel deeply about and root for

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Good Luck with That by Kristan Higgins

By Jean Brashear on December 27, 2018   /   Books I Love (Book Recommendations)   /   Leave a comment

Kristan Higgins has long been a favorite author of mine because I know I’m always going to get a light-hearted, engaging story with colorful characters, and I can count on some terrific belly laughs while I’m reading. Good Luck with That is all those things, but Ms.

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