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Kathy Harris

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Christian, Fiction, Suspense

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Kathy Harris is an author by way of a "divine detour" into the Nashville entertainment business. After graduating with a Communications degree from Southern Illinois University, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work with a well-known gospel music quartet. A few months later, The Oak Ridge Boys began their transition into country music, and Kathy had the opportunity to help build an entertainment empire from the ground up.

She worked her way to becoming a member of the Operations Management Team, eventually heading up the company's public relations and marketing department. A lifelong fascination for books and editing led to her working as a book agent for Oak Ridge Boys' vocalist Joe Bonsall. Joe, subsequently, published a number of boo ...more

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Average rating: 4.18 · 1,058 ratings · 185 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Deadly Commitment (Deadly Secrets #1) 4.24 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Road to Mercy 3.91 avg rating — 234 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Deadly Connection (Deadly Secrets Book 2) 4.25 avg rating — 210 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Deadly Conclusion (Deadly Secrets #3) 4.41 avg rating — 154 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
	Christmas Cookies Mysteries: An Anthology Inspired by The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Cookies Album by Patricia Bradley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Beth Pugh (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), M.M. Chouinard (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 55 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

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In memory of Linda Veath

Linda Veath, 1950-1925

Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone. ― Vincent van Gogh

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“Perhaps the old man had chosen to look up through—or at least around—his problems while still smiling, knowing that a detour didn’t have to alter the destination, it merely changed the path.”
― Kathy Harris, The Road to Mercy

tags: choice, destination, detour, how-you-look-at-life, path, problems

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