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Kathy J. Jacobson

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in Madison, Wisconsin, The United States

June 05

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Judy Christie, Jan Karon, Jodi Picoult

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Kathy J. Jacobson is the author of the Noted! fiction series and two mysteries. She has also written devotions for The Word in Season (Augsburg Fortress) periodical.
Kathy is an avid traveler, having visiting all fifty U.S. states and six continents. She loves the theater, hiking, and the Wisconsin Badgers, but her true passion is writing. Her first novel, Noted!, debuted in 2015. Since then, she has published six more books.
Kathy's first mystery novel, In The Secret Heart, was published in 2021 and a sequel, A Change of Heart, in 2022. She is currently working on a third mystery in this series. ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 123 ratings · 37 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Noted! (Noted! #1) 4.08 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Secret Heart 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scratch Pad (Noted!, #4) 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Another Note (Noted!, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Note (Noted! #3) 4.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Footnotes (Noted! #5) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Change of Heart 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matters of the Heart 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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So excited to be in conversation with Christine DeSmet at Mystery To Me bookstore in Madison, WI tonight at 6 pm. Drop by in you are in the area!
Also, did you catch the article in last Sunday’s Wisconsin State Journal, section D page 3? Dream do come true!

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Noted! (4 books)
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Brown Day: A Collection of Short Stories

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The Word in Season: Apr-Jun 2023

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