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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 — 590 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 4.54 avg rating — 323 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Shadows on the Sand (Seaside Seasons #5) 3.97 avg rating — 289 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 Secret Identity (Amish Farm Trilogy, #2) 4.11 avg rating — 255 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 — 264 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 — 216 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) 3.88 avg rating — 220 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 3.61 avg rating — 228 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 — 193 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
	An Unexpected Match (Between Two Worlds #1) 4.23 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 2014 — 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

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Seaside Seasons (5 books)
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Amish Farm Trilogy (3 books)
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Amhearst Mystery (4 books)
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Between Two Worlds (1 book)
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The East Edge Mysteries (3 books)
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Sweet Revenge

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Holly and Nick Hate Christmas: A Novel

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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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