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Lisa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Lisa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Lisa Ard
Goodreads Author
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Brighter Than Her Fears
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Saving Halloween
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Fright Flight (Dream Seekers, #1)
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Dream Team (Dream Seekers, #2)
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New Editorial Reviews for Brighter Than Her Fears
I'm excited to share these editorial reviews for my debut historical fiction novel:
'"Brighter than Her Fears" is a captivating and
emotional book that explores important themes such as love, independence, and identity in a
world dominated by social conventions and rigid expectations.'
The Historical Fiction Company
5-Star Review Award
'Libraries and readers seeking historical novels of American histor Read more of this blog post »
'"Brighter than Her Fears" is a captivating and
emotional book that explores important themes such as love, independence, and identity in a
world dominated by social conventions and rigid expectations.'
The Historical Fiction Company
5-Star Review Award
'Libraries and readers seeking historical novels of American histor Read more of this blog post »
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I am thrilled to share this story with readers. In the words of characters Aunt Mattie and Aunt Tilda, it's "Matilda meets the Munsters". 'Matilda' and all the works by Roald Dahl are favorites of mine and this book is a tribute to this great author
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| Really a 3.5. Solid writing. An interesting if troubling plot. The characters are well written, if sometimes unlikable. Corby is complex - evoking sympathy and anger and making me cry out “wise up!” The story tackles a lot and that’s what had me knoc ...more | |
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| The concepts within - that the United States today parallels the gilded age in terms of economic inequality, political separation, social division and cultural perceptions - I found interesting, even more so the idea that in between we moved 180 degr ...more | |
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Goodreads Authors...: Authors wanted! | 42 | 153 | Feb 12, 2012 11:41AM | |
| Making Connections: 256. FRIGHT FLIGHT, Dream Seekers Book One by Lisa Ard | 1 | 25 | Apr 06, 2012 07:33AM | |
| Making Connections: 515. THE SHADOW OF BLACK WINGS byJames Calbraith | 11 | 52 | Oct 07, 2012 04:09PM | |
| indieBRAG : Indie Authors needing review | 67 | 57 | May 23, 2013 07:28PM | |
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| Making Connections: Authors Interested In Being Interviewed | 216 | 666 | Jan 15, 2014 07:35PM | |
| Children's Books: Moving Beyond Magic Treehouse, etc. | 33 | 1955 | Nov 24, 2014 09:45AM | |
| Goodreads Authors...: * Post/View a Book Video/Trailer | 2235 | 4257 | Mar 06, 2026 08:39AM | |
| Kids/Teens Book Club: * Introduce Yourself! | 6667 | 5047 | Mar 11, 2026 09:50PM |
“Success is getting what you want..
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“You will see what you want to see. For it is human to do so.”
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Lisa, Loved your book! I have placed a review on Good reads and also will place review on Amazon.
Thanks for friendship, Lisa! I look forward to reading your blog.
And the shofar blew by Francine rivers is a great read