Vicki Childs

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Author of the Rachel’s Butterflies trilogy and the upcoming Davis Crest historical women’s fiction trilogy.

Vicki Childs is an English-born author of warm, emotional women’s fiction—stories filled with family secrets, fierce friendships, and hopeful new beginnings.

After studying psychology and spending a decade in the corporate world, she moved to California with her growing family and finally began writing the stories she’d always carried in her heart.

Now based in Windermere, Florida, Vicki lives with her husband, two children, and far too many pets. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her reading, plotting future novels, researching curious bits of history, or wandering around with a mug of coffee in hand. She believes in the power of sec
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Vicki Childs I step away and take a break. I'm usually overthinking things and I'm in 'analysis paralysis' so some time away from my work in progress usually clear…moreI step away and take a break. I'm usually overthinking things and I'm in 'analysis paralysis' so some time away from my work in progress usually clears my head.(less)
Vicki Childs It's so exhilarating to create worlds and characters that are just as vivid as the world we live in.
I love it when a reader goes off on a rant about …more
It's so exhilarating to create worlds and characters that are just as vivid as the world we live in.
I love it when a reader goes off on a rant about one of my characters saying "he/she reminds me so much of ... They were awful too!" Or they tell me they were in tears while reading a certain section of the book. (less)
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Rachel's Butterflies (Rache...

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Rachel's Butterflies by Vicki  Childs
"Rachel’s Butterflies by Vicki Childs is a heartfelt and beautifully woven story about friendship, loss, and rediscovering oneself. Through the lives of Liz, Emily, and Chrissy three women living worlds apart yet bound by shared memories Childs captur" Read more of this review »
Rachel's Butterflies by Vicki  Childs
"one never knows what tomorrow will bring

A really great story of life, friends and family. The unfolding of life’s long. Winding road stokes of women who were so close at one time, lost touch of each other, but brought together by the death of one of " Read more of this review »
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"I won this book on Goodreads.

I wonder how many people are still friends with their high school crowd? I did not like high school one bit and don’t want to revisit it! I do follow a few people on social media but don’t interact with them in real life" Read more of this review »
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"I really enjoyed this although towards the end I had predicted one of the revelations."
" Thanks for clarifying, Scott — I understand that out-of-print books remain valid entries in the Goodreads catalog.

To be clear, I’m not requesting remo
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I’m writing regarding two titles currently listed under my Goodreads author profile (Vicki Childs). These works are early romance novelettes
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" Thank you so much to everyone who entered the Rachel’s Butterflies Goodreads Giveaway!
I’m blown away by the response and so grateful to the 1,153 read
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