Aimie K. Runyan
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Aimie K. Runyan

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Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Aimie K. Runyan writes to celebrate history’s unsung heroines. She has been honored as a Historical Novel Society Editors’ Choice selection, as a three-time finalist for the Colorado Book Awards, and as a nominee for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year. Aimie is active as an educator and speaker in the writing community and beyond. Her next books, The Castle Keepers (in collaboration with J'nell Ciesielski and Rachel McMillan) and A Bakery in Paris will release in 2023 from Harper Collins. Also from Harper Collins, Aimie's contemporary Women's Fiction debut, The Memory of Lavender and Sage, will release in early 2024. She lives in Colorado with her amazing husband, two (usually) adorable children, two (always) adorable kitties, an ...more

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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
Aimie K. Runyan Stop aspiring, start writing. There are a million people peddling advice. Some of it is good, some of it isn't. A lot of it is contradictory. The only…moreStop aspiring, start writing. There are a million people peddling advice. Some of it is good, some of it isn't. A lot of it is contradictory. The only bit of it I've never been able to argue with is that in order to learn the craft of writing, you must write. A lot. Often. Daily if you can. Find the medium that works for you--laptop, notepad and fountain pen, iPhone, marble slab and chisel--what have you, and keep it with you always. Even if you can only work for 10 minutes some days, it's all forward momentum, which is absolutely key to success. (less)
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Will there be a third "Daughters of New France" book?
Aimie K. Runyan I hope someday in the future! I have a plot laid out for a book 3 and possibly even 4, but have shifted my focus to more current issues in women's his…moreI hope someday in the future! I have a plot laid out for a book 3 and possibly even 4, but have shifted my focus to more current issues in women's history, as it seems that's what the market is after. I'd love to finish out the series, though!(less)
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Average rating: 4.12 · 66,031 ratings · 6,467 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors
Across the Winding River
4.17 avg rating — 16,572 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions
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Daughters of the Night Sky
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The School for German Brides
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A Bakery in Paris
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Aimie Runyan voted for The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives Forever as Readers' Favorite History & Biography in the Final Round of the 2025 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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The Academy by Elin Hilderbrand
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Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson
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Aimie Runyan and 2 other people liked Paulette Kennedy's review of The Wandering Season:
The Wandering Season by Aimie K. Runyan
"An elegantly written exploration of family history, belonging, and hereditary ties that transcend the passage of time. When Veronica Stratton receives a DNA test kit for Christmas, she knows it'll expose the truth she's long suspected--that she's ado" Read more of this review »
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"Ridiculously beautiful. Where did this book even come from?? I’m still sitting in the sweet afterglow of finishing a book with beautiful growth, the bravery to accept a second chance, and the grit to pursue what you really want. There’s something abo" Read more of this review »
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"This is a story of finding yourself and who you want to be. Veronica goes on a month long trip to Europe to trace her family’s history. As she visits the different cities, she has a supernatural experience and can see into history. I really enjoyed t" Read more of this review »
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“The longer I live, I find the people I struggle to get along with were never worth getting along with in the first place.”
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“The key to success doesn’t lie in hard work alone, but more often in believing we are capable.”
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