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I write sweet romance and uplifting historical women’s fiction—warm, feel-good stories to bring readers’ hearts home.

A Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® finalist and shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association Joan Hessayon award, I live in small-town Ontario, Canada with my husband, daughter and floppy-eared rescue hound.

I love reading, ice cream, ballet and paddling my purple kayak.

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	The Cottage at Firefly Lake (Firefly Lake, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	Summer on Firefly Lake (Firefly Lake, #2) 3.94 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	Back Home at Firefly Lake (Firefly Lake, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 2017 — 8 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
	The Wishing Tree in Irish Falls (Wishing Tree, #1) 4.51 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2019 — 8 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
	The Sweetheart Locket 4.46 avg rating — 54 ratings — 4 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 Wish in Irish Falls (Wishing Tree, #2). 4.62 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Montana Reunion 4.38 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 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
	The Cowgirl Nanny (The Montana Carters, 3) 4.43 avg rating — 35 ratings — 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
	A Family for the Rodeo Cowboy 4.46 avg rating — 28 ratings — 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
	A Rancher's Return (The Montana Carters #4) 4.37 avg rating — 27 ratings — 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

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I’ve owned, or rather ‘been owned’, by two dogs. And both have enriched my life immeasurably.

First was Ladybug, a white and brown spotted floppy-eared mutt.

Adopted from a farm, she joined the family soon after my ninth birthday. Smart, active and curious, she’s part of all my family holiday memories and major young and early adult milestones.

When she crossed the rainbow bridge at almost fifteen, I

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With twists and turns that kept me guessing, "That Other Family" is a compelling domestic thriller I highly recommend. This fast-paced story gripped me from the first page to the last and I was quickly drawn into what, on the surface, is an ordinary a ...more
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Jen Gilroy rated a book it was amazing The Croatian Island Library (Bookish Escapes, #3) by Eva Glyn	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
It’s always a delight to visit Croatia in Eva Glyn’s books and 'The Croatian Island Library' is no exception. Via a catamaran, a ‘boat of books’, we as readers journey between Dubrovnik and various Croatian Islands for ten weeks as part of a governme ...more
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Poignant and thought-provoking, ‘What We Left Behind,’ a story of London schoolchildren evacuated to Wales at the start of WW2, touched my heart. The main characters are well-crafted and multi-dimensional, and I especially enjoyed how deftly, through ...more
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Emotional, uplifting and beautifully written…'The Santorini Writing Retreat' by Eva Glyn is women’s fiction at its best. When reading any Eva Glyn book, I promptly want to visit the story’s location, and 'The Santorini Writing Retreat' is no exception ...more
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Beautifully written and focused around an unlikely book club in an historic book shop in Dubrovnik, Croatia, this multi-generational contemporary women's fiction story has romance, mystery, echoes of war, friendship, acceptance/inclusion and more. Th ...more
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