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Bernadette Walsh

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Fiction, Humor, Paranormal

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When Bernadette is not annoying her fellow commuters on the Long Island Rail Road with the tap-tap-tapping of her computer, she enjoys eating chocolate and indulging in her favorite mind candy -- reality TV.

While Bernadette has hopped around genres, from paranormal romance to humorous romance to serious women's fiction, all of her books to date have a common theme: strong women handling what life throws at them the best way they can.

Bernadette has written seven novels: Gold Coast Wives (contemporary romance); The Devlin Witch (paranormal romance); The Girls on Rose Hill (women's fiction); Friends Forever (women's fiction), Cold Spring (women's fiction), Johnny Be Good (women's fiction) and See Me (paranormal romance). She is also the host o ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 296 ratings · 113 reviews · 21 distinct works

	The Girls on Rose Hill: Three Generations of Love, Betrayal and Secrets (North Shore Stories Book 4) 3.96 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Devil's Mountain (The Devlin Legacy, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Friends Forever 4.11 avg rating — 37 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
	Stolen Innocence 4.17 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Gold Coast Wives 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2011 — 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
	Johnny Be Good 4.20 avg rating — 15 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
	The Devlin Witch (Devlin Legacy, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — 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
	You Know, Yourself (North Shore Stories Book 1) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Devil's Shore (The Devlin Legacy, #2) 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	See Me 3.88 avg rating — 8 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

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So I heard second hand that some 40 something lady called me “old looking”. To this lady I say, respectfully, fuck you.

I am 56 years old and while, yes, I wish I had my 30 year old ass and wrinkle free face, I accept that those days are gone. And I am ok with that. Because I am lucky to be here. Not everyone makes it to 56. Just recently I saw that one of my fellow Bona alum will not be reaching t

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The Shining (The Shining, #1)

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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The Last of the Savages

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Hausfrau

by Jill Alexander Essbaum (Goodreads Author)

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Bernadette Walsh said: " I'm still in the middle of this book and I am truly conflicted. The writing, as other reviewers have said, is beautiful and as a writer I can appreciate this. Ms. Essbaum has created in Anna a character that is so immediate--I feel like she has crawl ...more "

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Bernadette Walsh rated a book really liked it If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets by Virginia DeLuca (Goodreads Author)	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
Quick read -- while the topic could've been a downer and a misery-fest, the writer's optimistic personality shined through. ...more
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Bernadette Walsh rated a book really liked it If You Must Go, I Wish You Triplets by Virginia DeLuca (Goodreads Author)	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
Quick read -- while the topic could've been a downer and a misery-fest, the writer's optimistic personality shined through. ...more
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Bernadette Walsh wants to read The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens by Nicola Clark	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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Bernadette Walsh rated a book it was amazing Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)	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
Historical fiction is not usually my jam but this one felt timeless. Loved the writing style. Loved the characters. Not sure what else to say--Loved it! Great for a book club selection. Looking forward to exploring more from this author.
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Bernadette Walsh rated a book it was amazing Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)	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
Historical fiction is not usually my jam but this one felt timeless. Loved the writing style. Loved the characters. Not sure what else to say--Loved it! Great for a book club selection. Looking forward to exploring more from this author.
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Bernadette Walsh rated a book liked it The Amendments by Niamh Mulvey	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
Picked this up while vacationing in Ireland--I love to wander real book stores and discover new authors whenever I travel. While I enjoyed the style of writing, I wish the author had just "let go" of the characters instead of seemingly shoe-horning t ...more
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“mother’s nervous chatter had tapered off. Knuckles white against the wheel, my mother, who never drove her battered Chevy hatchback on”
― Bernadette Walsh, Friends Forever

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Making Connections: 170. GOLD COAST WIVES by Bernadette Walsh	1	16	Mar 02, 2012 04:51PM
Making Connections: 169. THE HOUSE ON PROSPECT by Bernadette Walsh	14	49	Jun 01, 2012 05:29AM
Making Connections: 369. DEVIL'S MOUNTAIN -- Book One of The Devlin Legacy by Bernadette Walsh	11	47	Oct 04, 2012 10:13AM
Goodreads Authors...: DEVIL'S MOUNTAIN	1	2	Nov 10, 2012 10:24AM
Making Connections: 658. DEVIL'S SHORE (Book Two of the Devlin Legacy) by Bernadette Walsh	13	87	Jul 10, 2013 09:16PM
Making Connections: 1351. - DEVIL'S DAUGHTER by Bernadette Walsh	8	49	Aug 24, 2013 03:54PM
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