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Barbara Conrey

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Born

in Chicago, The United States

November 07

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https://www.barbaraconreyauthor.com/

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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 · 1,620 ratings · 250 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nowhere Near Goodbye 4.18 avg rating — 971 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 — 584 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 4.49 avg rating — 65 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
	My Secret to Keep 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
	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
	A Fine Layer of Dust: A Novel by Barbara Conrey (Goodreads Author), Joe Sanfelippo (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Paloma In A Pickle (Colors of Happiness Book 2) by Annette G. Anders (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
I fell in love with the Colors of Happiness series by Annette G. Anders after reading Bellini’s Mimosa. I also adored the second book in this series, Paloma In A Pickle, but only just now noticed I neglected to post a review. I admire Anders’ writing ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Abandoning the Script by Linda Rosen (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 question as old as time is the crux of Abandoning the Script by Linda Rosen. Can a woman be a good mother if she is not free to be herself? Rosen’s tale, set in the 1920s and moving forward, is the story of a woman who fights for her independence, ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Crafting Story Movement: Techniques to Engage Readers and Drive Your Novel Forward by Kathryn Craft (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
The movement of a dancer across a stage and a reader whose eyes race across the page seem an unlikely duo, yet the connection is laid bare in Crafting Story Movement: Techniques to Engage Readers and Drive Your Story Forward by the inimitable Kathryn ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing We Are Made of Stars by Rochelle B. Weinstein (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
Weinstein creates a world of secrets and second chances in We Are Made of Stars. Of forgiveness and the need to walk away. And then she throws in a final twist. It's why we love her and the stories she creates. ...more
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Morgan's writing is clean and crisp, catching her readers unprepared for the emotional roller coaster of finding love again, only to ponder the risk of heartbreak. ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Dear Orchid: Letters and New Beginnings—True Stories and Fiction filled with Heart, Humor, and Hope by Carol Van Den Hende (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
Dear Orchid reflects Van Den Hende’s compassion for the world as she bares her soul in both essay and letter format. Filled with laughter, love, and hope, the author brings readers to the heart of who she really is, her connection to wounded veterans, ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing The Complete Goodbye Orchid Trilogy: Orchid Blooming, Goodbye, Orchid, Always Orchid contemporary love stories by Carol Van Den Hende (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
There is everything to love about The Complete Goodbye Orchid Trilogy, the story of Phoenix and Orchid that became the beloved, award-winning novel, Goodbye, Orchid. Carol Van Den Hende has unapologetically created the tension that explodes into a com ...more
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