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L.M. Coppa

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L.M. Coppa grew up in Brooklyn, where a third-grade teacher let her put on plays after recess and told her, decades later on a street corner, that she had to keep writing. It took a divorce, two jobs, a daughter to raise, and a psychology degree finished the same year her daughter graduated high school—both of them in masks, during a pandemic—for her to finally listen.

She started writing And Then Ben in 2014, squeezing pages in around a full-time job, a teenage daughter, and a degree she was still working towards. She completed the first draft the day before her 40th birthday.

Her second novel, The Shady Oaks Division, won a Distinguished Favorite at the NYC Big Book Award and received a Kirkus review. She lives bicoastally between New Jerse ...more

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L.M. Coppa Hmm... I'd say this next book is very different from the first book in that there's no post-apocalyptic event that has to be dealt with. However, the …moreHmm... I'd say this next book is very different from the first book in that there's no post-apocalyptic event that has to be dealt with. However, the main character in a way does have to adjust to a new way of life, just like Alice did. She's recently transitioned into retirement after serving as an "asset" for a government subdivision for many, many years, so there's an adjustment for sure. That's where the similarities end, though. I can tell you this, the mc does make left turns in this book. (less)

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L.M. Coppa Since my earliest memory of writing was writing plays when I was in the third grade and my teacher letting me put them on after lunch, I can’t pinpoin…moreSince my earliest memory of writing was writing plays when I was in the third grade and my teacher letting me put them on after lunch, I can’t pinpoint what the inspiration was. I loved, loved to read so that was likely it. The feeling you get when you’re pulled into a story, and the story stays with you—I guess I wanted to be the one creating such stories too. (less)

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	And Then Ben 3.71 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2021 — 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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Jill is a retired government asset struggling with the limitations of her new life. Jackson is the agent assigned to keep her out of trouble. As the two grow closer together, they begin to wonder-are things going to far?

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