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Barbara Conrey

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Born

in Chicago, The United States

November 07

Website

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: 4.24 · 1,768 ratings · 263 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nowhere Near Goodbye 4.19 avg rating — 1,023 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 — 598 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 4.46 avg rating — 143 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
	A Fine Layer of Dust: A Novel by Barbara Conrey (Goodreads Author), Joe Sanfelippo (Narrator) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 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

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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing The Secrets We Carry (Soul Sisters Book 1) 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 was hooked on this author, Annette G. Anders, from her Colors of Happiness series, so when she created The Soul Sisters series, I jumped right in with the first book. The Secrets We Carry is a treasure trove of mysteries, seances, chemistry, wishful ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris (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 young woman of mixed ancestry who dares to fall in love with a White man, her determination to seek justice at whatever the cost, and a history fraught with violence are the foundations of The Girls of Good Fortune. Meticulously researched and mast ...more
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This is the first Karen Osborne book I’ve read. It won’t be the last. Tightly written, fast-paced, riddled with tension, and yet the author weaves in a love story that will set readers’ hearts fluttering. Osborne brings into the light what we already ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing Once in a Blue Moon by Kristan Higgins (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
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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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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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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