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Connie Shelton

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The United States

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Romance

Influences

Books: Nancy Drew and other assorted mysteries
Writers: Sidney Sheldon ...more

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March 2010

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My love of books started with weekly trips to the library as a child and from the moment I learned to read I can't remember a time that I didn't have at least one book going. For the past 25 years, that list has grown to include what I'm reading and what I'm writing at any given time.

I began writing my Charlie Parker series when my husband and I lived on Kauai, then continued them in my home state of New Mexico. Charlie lives in Albuquerque and manages to travel to a variety of locations, wherever her investigation business and her husband's helicopter business take them. My second series featuring Samantha Sweet, the 50-ish woman who breaks into houses for a living, is set in Taos, New Mexico.

In addition to reading and writing, I've trave ...more

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In my November newsletter I commented about Daylight Savings Time and asked my subscribers how they felt about this twice-yearly change of the clocks. Wow---did I hear back from you! I received so many emails that I couldn't possibly respond to all of them, so I decided to share the results here on my blog.

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Connie Shelton’s books

Average rating: 4.08 · 34,452 ratings · 2,607 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sweet Masterpiece (Samantha Sweet #1) 3.88 avg rating — 6,038 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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
	Deadly Gamble (Charlie Parker, #1) 3.78 avg rating — 5,407 ratings — published 1995 — 16 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
	Spooky Sweet (Samantha Sweet #11) 4.20 avg rating — 1,747 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Sweet's Sweets (Samantha Sweet #2) 4.08 avg rating — 1,535 ratings — published 2011 — 9 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
	Sweet Holidays (Samantha Sweet #3) 4.20 avg rating — 1,235 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Sweet Hearts (Samantha Sweet #4) 4.26 avg rating — 1,139 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Vacations Can Be Murder (Charlie Parker, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,079 ratings — published 1995	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
	Bitter Sweet (Samantha Sweet, #5) 4.24 avg rating — 840 ratings — published 2012 — 9 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
	Sweets, Begorra (Samantha Sweet #7) 4.24 avg rating — 767 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Diamonds Aren't Forever (Heist Ladies Caper Mystery, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 754 ratings — published 2017 — 7 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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Adventures of Daisy and Maisie (2 books)
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The Power (The Secret, #2)

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“The ride through town and out to the gorge was filled with that inane ‘how was your day’ chitchat which seems to mark the beginning of new friendships that don’t yet have enough momentum to simply pick up where the last conversation ended.”
― Connie Shelton, Sweet Masterpiece

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message 3: by Connie

Apr 21, 2011 07:01AM

Hi Sandy,
Great to see you here!!

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message 2: by Connie

Apr 21, 2011 07:01AM

Hi Simon,
Are you mostly writing or mostly reading these days? I've just finished writing a new Charlie book and am looking forward to kicking back for a few weeks and just reading!

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message 1: by Simon

Apr 06, 2011 10:36PM

Hi Connie!!!

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