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Laina Turner

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As a child, Laina thought she would either be a truck driver (thanks to Jerry Reed in Smokey and the Bandit) or work at Taco Bell (her favorite restaurant as a child). As she grew older, she realized her talents lay in other areas, and for the last several years has been a college professor teaching business and English.

Through all her career choices, she has continued to have a passion for writing stemming from childhood, where, as an only child, she developed a vivid imagination.

She is proud of her vast experiences in life from barrel racing, to being on the dance team for a semi-pro basketball team, to being a mom of 2 amazing kids.

She decided to follow her dream as an author in 2009 and has worked her way up to having 5 fans (maybe 6 no ...more

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Average rating: 4.03 · 10,108 ratings · 1,569 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors

	Friends and Foes (Read Wine Bookstore #0.5) 3.50 avg rating — 1,443 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
	Cupcakes and Killers (Read Wine Bookstore #3) 4.05 avg rating — 873 ratings — published 2013 — 23 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
	Switched Up by Laina Turner (Goodreads Author), L.C. Turner (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 465 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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
	Promotions & Poison (Presley Thurman #0.5) 3.67 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Death By Suspenders (Spencer University #1) 3.80 avg rating — 464 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Mistletoe & Murder (Presley Thurman #3.5) by Laina Turner (Goodreads Author), L.C. Turner (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Snowglobes and Secrets (Read Wine Bookstore #2) 3.91 avg rating — 317 ratings — published 2012 — 13 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
	Gems & Gunshots (Presley Thurman #4) by Laina Turner (Goodreads Author), L.C. Turner (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 253 ratings — 9 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
	Handbags & Hooligans (Presley Thurman #3) by Laina Turner (Goodreads Author), L.C. Turner (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Tiaras & Texans (Presley Thurman #5) 4.33 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2012 — 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

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Read Wine Bookstore (7 books)
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Mastering Amazon Descriptions: An Author's Guide

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Home Blooms (Hometown Harbor Series, #2)

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Laina Turner wrote a new blog post Read Wine Bookstore Cozy Mystery Series Cover Reveal Book 8 in the Read Wine Bookstore Cozy Mystery series will be coming out in 2026 and here is a little tease of the cover.
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Laina Turner made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Dunes and Deads Bodies topic " Please add me as author to this book. The cover needs updated but I can request that after the author is added. Thank you. * Title: Dunes and Dead Bodi ...more "
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Laina Turner made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Updating authoer name topic " Sorry, here's more. :) Please update the author’s name on these books to Laina Turner: 1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... 2. https://www.goodrea ...more "
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Laina Turner made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Done! Change author name topic " Please update the author’s name on these books to Laina Turner: 1. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... 2. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7... 3 ...more "
Dec 29, 2025 05:57AM
Laina Turner made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Book cover topic " Promotions and Poisons https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... Please change cover to: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CN4BYQC8 Thank you! ...more "
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Laina Turner made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — combine editions topic " Please combine these editions https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1... https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5... This is the most current one https://www.a ...more "
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“Much less all the other things people post that they really should keep to themselves. Like when Peter Dyer commented on Teresa Green’s post of the picture of her in a bathing suit, saying she looked hot. And his wife saw it? He’s lucky he’s still alive.” “Facebook has really brought out the stupid in people. Like his wife wasn’t going to find out. And when she did, what did he think would happen?” I shook my head, thinking about his stupidity.”
― Laina Turner, Friends and Foes

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