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Gayle Roper

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Gayle Roper rejoices every day that she gets to be a writer because she's in love with story. Even on the days that words rebel and have to be coerced onto the paper, there is nothing else she'd rather do. When readers like her work, it's like God says, "See? I knew what you were wired to do." When her books win awards like the Carol Award (Caught Redhanded) or the RITA Award (Autumn Dreams), the Holt Medallion (The Decision, Caught in a Bind, Autumn Dreams) or the Reviewer's Choice (The Decision), it's icing on the cake. And she gets to teach others how to write at conferences too. She spends a lot of time smiling. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Romance Writers of America and is the best-selling author of Hide & ...more

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	A Stranger's Wish (Amish Farm Trilogy, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 602 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	A Widow's Journey: Reflections on Walking Alone 4.55 avg rating — 387 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Shadows on the Sand (Seaside Seasons #5) 3.94 avg rating — 297 ratings — published 2011 — 15 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
	A Fatal Arrangement 4.15 avg rating — 281 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
	A Secret Identity (Amish Farm Trilogy, #2) 4.10 avg rating — 258 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Spring Rain (Seaside Seasons #1) 3.88 avg rating — 268 ratings — published 2001 — 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
	A Rose Revealed (Amish Farm Trilogy, #3) 4.16 avg rating — 219 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Summer Shadows (Seaside Seasons #2) 3.87 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 2002 — 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
	Fatal Deduction 3.62 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Autumn Dreams (Seaside Seasons #3) 4.05 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2003 — 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

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“Find a woman who makes you feel more alive. She won't make life perfect but she'll make it infinitely more interesting. And then love her with all that's in you.”
― Gayle G. Roper, Shadows on the Sand

tags: love, marriage, relationships, woman

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“Remember that there's a time to hate and a time to heal.”
― Gayle G. Roper, Shadows on the Sand

tags: hate, heal

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“In many ways we were what Billy and Ruth Graham called 'happily incompatible'.”
― Gayle Roper, Shadows on the Sand: A Seaside Mystery

tags: inspirational-love

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The Seasonal Read...: 30.1 (Roseann's Task - Spring Fling)	56	169	Mar 23, 2010 03:32AM
The 104 Book Chal...: Aerykah's 2011 book list - Finished 104 And Moving On	12	30	Dec 01, 2011 02:46PM
Christian Fiction...: ...Amish	20	31	Aug 20, 2012 08:58PM
Fans of Amish Fic...: 2014 New Releases	119	304	Dec 01, 2014 03:53PM
Fans of Amish Fic...: January 2015 - An Unexpected Match	1	10	Jan 02, 2015 06:32AM
The Seasonal Read...: Fall Challenge 2015: Completed Tasks (DO NOT DELETE POSTS)	3249	611	Nov 30, 2015 09:01PM
Cozy Mysteries : Title and Author Game, Round 2	15570	1218	Mar 21, 2016 09:15AM

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