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Crystal Caudill

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Crystal Caudill is the author of “dangerously good historical romance,” with her work garnering awards from Romance Writers of America and ACFW. She is a stay-at-home mom and caregiver, and when she isn’t writing, Crystal can be found playing board games with her family, drinking hot tea, or reading other great books at her home outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Find out more at crystalcaudill.com.

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The Book that Broke Me & The Songs that Encouraged Me

Have you ever had a book just absolutely wreck you? Me too . . . only it was the book I was writing. However, it didn’t just wreck me. It broke me–and God used the writing of it to restore me.

The theme of Sung in Shadows, the book that broke me, is mental illness and the struggle of those who support others with mental illness. Why that topic? It’s actually a topic near and dear to my heart. While

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	Counterfeit Love (Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2022 — 10 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
	Counterfeit Hope (Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age, #2) 4.50 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2023 — 8 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
	Counterfeit Faith (Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age, #3) 4.49 avg rating — 226 ratings — 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
	We Three Kings: A Romance Christmas Collection by Crystal Caudill (Goodreads Author), Angela Ruth Strong (Goodreads Author), Cara C. Putman (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 191 ratings — 8 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
	Written in Secret (The Art of Love and Danger, #1) 4.39 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2025 — 7 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
	Counterfeit Truth (Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age, #0.5) 4.40 avg rating — 103 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
	Sung in the Shadows (The Art of Love and Danger, #2) 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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Hidden Hearts of the Gilded Age (3 books)
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Cultivate Courage: A 30-Day Devotional for Unstoppable Writers

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Pursued (The Detectives of Hazel Hill #2)

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A Companion for the Count (Clairvoir Castle Romances #2)

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Crystal Caudill rated a book it was amazing Cabin Crush by Kasey Stockton (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
fun Christmas read This was such a cute read. Just what I needed to jumpstart my holiday reading. Cute banter, friends to more, Christmas traditions, and great character arcs.
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fun Christmas read This was such a cute read. Just what I needed to jumpstart my holiday reading. Cute banter, friends to more, Christmas traditions, and great character arcs.
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Crystal Caudill rated a book it was amazing The Meet-Cute Manuscript: A Grumpy/Sunshine Romance (Love on the Page) by Kim Duffy	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 fun and humorous romance The Meet Cute Manuscript was a delight to read, with two main characters who are quirky, unique, and relatable. The story touched on the struggles of family relations in a way that added depth to the story without making the ...more
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“Theresa could hope for the best all she wanted, but hope didn't mean freedom from suffering.”
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“He’d learned to rely on God’s prompting Spirit over the years. More than once, it had saved his life.”
― Crystal Caudill, Counterfeit Love

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“It is not our doubt that defines our faith. Faith redefines our doubts”
― Crystal Caudill, Counterfeit Faith

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“Justice is intended to restore order. When a crime has occurred, it must be stopped and then made good in some way. We can’t restore things to the perfect order they were before the sin, but justice provides us with a system of laws and procedures for the restoration of order. Justice is administered by society, but revenge is something totally different, Clara. Revenge is not administered by society, but carried out by an individual. And the intention is purely to punish, not restore order.”
― Elizabeth Camden, The Lady of Bolton Hill

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“If justice cannot be administered by man, we must wait and allow the Lord to balance the scales. He always will, but we may not be there to see it. We must surrender our will to the Lord, and know that He will do what is right.”
― Elizabeth Camden, The Lady of Bolton Hill

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