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Jen Dodrill

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Jen Dodrill is living out her dreams on the pages of her books, bringing readers compelling stories of inspiration and hope for good times and bad.
As a mother of five, she cherishes the time she has now to tell her stories in between her honored role as Grandma, her passion for reading, and her adoration of all things coffee.
Her first book, Birds Alive! An Empty-nesters Cozy Mystery released in 2024. Book #2 in the series, Where’s the Quetzal, came out in February 2025. Book #3, No Egrets, will be published in 2026.
Jen has co-authored a novella collection, Trinity Sands Beach Club, with Deborah Sprinkle and Sharon H. Carpenter. It released June 17, 2025.

For more information about Jen, her books, and more, check out her blog: https://jend ...more

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	Birds Alive! (The Empty Nesters Book 1) 4.59 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Where's the Quetzal? (The Empty Nesters Book 2) 4.65 avg rating — 31 ratings — 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
	No Egrets (The Empty Nesters #3) 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings	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
	Trinity Sands Beach Club (Second Chances: Romance & Mysteries Book 1) by Jen Dodrill (Goodreads Author), Sharon H. Carpenter, Deborah Sprinkle (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — 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
	Finding Ginny 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	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
	No Egrets: A Clean and Cozy Murder Mystery it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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Anything for a Mystery (Nosy Neighbor Mystery #1)

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Not just a mystery! I not only enjoyed the mystery in this book, I also loved the theme of faith the author wound through the whole story. Great job! I look forward to reading more by this author.
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Different! Ten Years Gone led me down a path of a series of murders which collided with greedy people. Not much different than real life. Interesting and very unique. I will read more by this author.
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