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Linda Barrett

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Linda's emotional stories of contemporary romance have earned many industry awards through Romance Writers of America chapter contests. In 2011, Quarterback Daddy took first place in the Write touch Reader's contest while in 2010, Summer at the Lake did the same. Previously, she's garnered the Holt Medallion and The Award of Excellence among others. With laughter and tears, she touches the hearts of her readers by writing stories they'll remember long after the book is finished.

This year, Linda is publishing her first women's fiction novel. Family Interrupted will be available in the spring of 2013. ...more

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Starting Over~ From Barrett’s Garret

A Year in this writer’s life~

As romantic a vision as it may be, I don’t really work from a freezing writer’s garret. My little old office does nicely. Today I have some writing news I wanted to share which will partly explain why I’ve been quiet these past few weeks.

I’m working on a brand new romance series called Sea View House, and I’m about halfway through the first book. The working tit

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	The House on the Beach (Pilgrim Cove, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 6,291 ratings — published 2004 — 15 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
	Her Long Walk Home (Sea View House, #1) 4.30 avg rating — 3,709 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Summer at the Lake (Flying Solo #1) 4.22 avg rating — 2,531 ratings — published 2009 — 12 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
	True-Blue Texan (Starting Over #1) 4.20 avg rating — 1,343 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	No Ordinary Summer (Pilgrim Cove #2) 4.51 avg rating — 859 ratings — 15 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 Daughter He Never Knew (Pilgrim Cove, #4) 4.50 avg rating — 781 ratings — 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
	Flying Solo: Books 1-4 4.66 avg rating — 736 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
	Pilgrim Cove: Books 1-4 4.79 avg rating — 704 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
	No Ordinary Family: Books 1-5 4.75 avg rating — 710 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
	Sea View House: Books 1-4 4.67 avg rating — 695 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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Pilgrim Cove (4 books)
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Starting Over (4 books)
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No Ordinary Family (5 books)
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“I want you to remember this—you and I are in this life together. All the way. We don’t run just because we get sacked a few times.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

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“You’re facing it now, and it’s never too late.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

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“I’ve read that the dying often wait to be by themselves. They need the freedom to go, with nobody holding them back.”
― Linda Barrett, Quarterback Daddy

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