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in Newport News, VA., The United States

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Award medal recipient and acclaimed writer Cynthia Ulmer was born in Newport News, Virginia, and raised in Leland, North Carolina. Her wholesome 'Southern Family Fictional' book series, The Cedar Cove Chronicles, is an award-winning series of books.

It is a Christian-themed realistic drama series that follows the Jansan family and their friends and neighbors in the fictional community of Cedar Cove, North Carolina, during the 1940s and 1950s. Books one and four of "The Cedar Cove Chronicles" have won medals from the 'Wishing Shelf Indie Book Awards' and several have received several 5-star book reviews from Readers Favorite.

Now ready to bring readers to the present, she has released a new book series called Beyond Cedar Cove. Book one, Un ...more

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	The Broken Circle: Beyond Cedar Cove, Book Two 4.62 avg rating — 97 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
	Underneath The Honeysuckle Vine: Beyond Cedar Cove (Beyond #1) 4.79 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Todd 4.68 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	'Cella: The Cedar Cove Chronicles, Book Three 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Clyde and Wanda: The Cedar Cove Chronicles, Book Two 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Trudy: The Cedar Cove Chronicles, Book Four 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Lilly Jean (The Cedar Cove Chronicles Book 6) 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Mark: The Cedar Cove Chronicles, Book Five 4.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Underneath The Honeysuckle Vine: Beyond Cedar Cove, Book One 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	Todd: The Cedar Cove Chronicles, Book One it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Beyond Cedar Cove Book Two

What a fabulous time I had for the release of book 2 of "The Broken Circle" in my new series "Beyond Cedar Cove," along with Silver Dagger Book Tours and Cat Lyon of "Lyon Literary Marketing & Media PR with hosting a New Release 2-Day Book Blitz and sale last month!!

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A Voice in the Dark (Benedict Hoffman & Helen Belle, #1)

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Cynthia Ulmer answered a question about Underneath The Honeysuckle Vine: What inspired you to write Underneath the Honeysuckle Vine? Was it based on real experiences or people? All of my books have some basis in real life. Whether I experienced it personally, or heard about it from friends and family, it's all rooted in reality. My first book, Todd, is set in 1943 and deals with a man who punishes his children by threatenin See Full Answer
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Cynthia Ulmer liked Catherine Townsend-Lyon's blog post: Cat Is Excited To Share Our Special News About Our Friend and Author Cynthia Ulmer. . . " Give her new official author website a visit today while reading the ‘Good News’ about her new release “The Broken Circle!” ENJOY! Happy To Share “The Broken Circle” Book 2 Awarded a 5- Star Book Review Given By ‘Reader Views’ ..." Read more of this blog post »
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“There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call 'the breaks.”
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”
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