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Barbara Conrey

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Born

in Chicago, The United States

November 07

Website

https://www.barbaraconreyauthor.com/

Twitter

www,Twitter.com/barbaraconrey

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

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Barbara Conrey is the USA Today Bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye and Award Winning My Secret to Keep. Barbara’s stories delve into the emotional drama of family dynamics and the choices made in the name of love.
Barbara is a long-standing Women’s Fiction Writers Association member and an administrator of the Facebook Group Bookish Road Trip, where she facilitates their monthly book club. Beagles are her passion. She proudly supports the Beagle Freedom Project, a volunteer organization that rescues Beagles and other animals from product testing facilities.
Barbara lives in Central Pennsylvania, close to family and friends, where she is impatiently awaiting the release of her third book, A Fine Layer of Dust, and scurrying to finish h ...more

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Average rating: 4.23 · 1,689 ratings · 257 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nowhere Near Goodbye 4.18 avg rating — 993 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	My Secret To Keep 4.28 avg rating — 590 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	A Fine Layer of Dust 4.52 avg rating — 104 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 Fine Layer of Dust: A Novel by Barbara Conrey (Goodreads Author), Joe Sanfelippo (Narrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	My Secret to Keep really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	My Secret to Keep: Library Edition by Barbara Conrey (Goodreads Author), Robin Weigert (Narrator), Jesse Bickford (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Whether she’s writing romantic comedy, women’s fiction, or a combination of the two, Kristan Higgins has always been my go-to author. Once In A Blue Moon has everything I’m looking for in a book. Characters that are so real, I want to know them in re ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Painting Over Cracks by Lee Bukowski (Goodreads Author)	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 stunning tale of secrets and lies, Painting Over Cracks is proof positive that we never know those we love the most. As Beth Collins pulls herself from the depths of grief and accepts that perfection is unrealistic, she rebuilds her life with her e ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Where the Heart Meets the Sea by Kimbra Drake	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
Who are you if you don’t know your legacy? Author Kimbra Drake explores that question through her endearing protagonist, Ella, as she seeks the history of the mother she never knew. Set in the equally beautiful yet treacherous coastal landscape of No ...more
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Barbara Conrey liked Carol Nauss's review of A Fine Layer of Dust: "The story of how one wrong step can ruin two families. Jake is an ambitious, workaholic lawyer whose goal is to make partner in his law firm. His altruistic wife, Sophia, wants to give back by becoming a surrogate to a childless couple. And last of a" Read more of this review »
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing I'm Not Yours by Cathy Lamb	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
This is my first Cathy Lamb book. How have I never read her gloriously romantic love stories filled with witty characters and loaded with hope, a touch of sorrow, and a dose of regret? I’m Not Yours is actually two stories: it’s like getting two books ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing The Perfect Catch by Samantha Verant (Goodreads Author)	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
Nothing is as it seems, and no one is who they seem to be in The Perfect Catch by Samantha Verant. Fall into her latest thriller—tense, written so tightly you can bounce a quarter off it—and just try to climb out before you reach the final page. Impo ...more
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