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Grace Greene

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Literature & Fiction, Romance, Suspense

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Grace Greene writes fiction with romance, suspense and inspiration ~ The Emerald Isle, NC Stories Series includes Beach Rental, Beach Winds, Beach Wedding, along with the Christmas novellas, Beach Christmas and Beach Walk. Her Virginia books are Women's Fiction with romance, suspense and mystery. Most are set in rural Cub Creek and include her bestselling The Memory of Butterflies and The Happiness In Between which were released in 2017. Three new Cub Creek books were released in 2019 - The Wildflower House Series: Wildflower Heart, Wildflower Hope and Wildflower Christmas, and Wildflower Wedding, A Light Last Seen was released in Feb. 2020. A Barefoot Tide and A Dancing Tide brought a new character from Cub Creek to the beach at Emerald Is ...more

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	The Memory of Butterflies 4.20 avg rating — 12,141 ratings — published 2017	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
	Beach Rental (Emerald Isle, NC #1) 4.18 avg rating — 12,001 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Beach Winds (Emerald Isle, NC #2) 4.30 avg rating — 4,878 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Beach Wedding (Emerald Isle, NC #3) 4.13 avg rating — 3,482 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Wildflower Heart (The Wildflower House #1) 4.12 avg rating — 3,373 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	A Barefoot Tide 4.47 avg rating — 2,387 ratings — 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
	Beach Heart 4.36 avg rating — 2,249 ratings — 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
	The Happiness In Between 4.13 avg rating — 2,176 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Cub Creek (Virginia Country Roads #1) 4.31 avg rating — 1,888 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Leaving Cub Creek (Virginia Country Roads #2) 4.40 avg rating — 1,816 ratings — published 2015 — 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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“Sand might shift with wind or tide, but it didn’t really change, it just rearranged itself.”
― Grace Greene, Beach Towel

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“even the Cooper women, strong-minded though they were, had to take a chance and give the good and bad the opportunity to fight it out, and have faith that the outcome would be the right one, no matter if it meant leaving oneself defenseless and leaving one’s loved ones to figure it out on their own.”
― Grace Greene, The Memory of Butterflies

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“It was hard to get ahead when your energy and time were dedicated to keeping a roof over your head and the utilities on.”
― Grace Greene, Beach Rental

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“Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.”
― Anne Frank

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“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

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“I wouldn't want to marry anybody who was wicked, but I think I'd like it if he could be wicked and wouldn't.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island

tags: anne-of-green-gables, anne-of-the-island, husband, marriage

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“Do you think amethysts can be the souls of good violets?”
― L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

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message 5: by Grace

Aug 09, 2017 06:45PM

Hi, Donna ~ Lake Union doesn't allow me to provide ARCs otherwise I definitely would. Are you a NetGalley reviewer? If so, it's there.

Grace

Donna wrote: "Grace,
Thanks very much for friending me on Good Reads and I am following on Twitter also.
Can't wait for the book, THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES. Love to get an ARC copy (that's a wish.)
God Bless
Donna"

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message 4: by Donna

Aug 09, 2017 06:37PM

Grace,
Thanks very much for friending me on Good Reads and I am following on Twitter also.
Can't wait for the book, THE MEMORY OF BUTTERFLIES. Love to get an ARC copy (that's a wish.)
God Bless
Donna

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message 3: by Sandra

May 17, 2013 10:59PM