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Renee Yancy

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Born

in Buffalo, NY, The United States

Website

http:/www.reneeyancy.com/

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Genre

Historical Fiction, Romance, Religion

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Anya Seton, Francine Rivers, Diana Gabaldon

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January 2012

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Renee Yancy is a history and archaeology nut who has been living vicariously through historical fiction since she was a young girl.

Now she writes the kind of books she loves to read—stories filled with historical and archaeological detail on every aspect of living in a different time period, interwoven with strong characters and a tale full of pathos and conflict.

When she isn't writing historical fiction or traveling to see the places her characters have lived, she can be found in the wilds of Kentucky with her husband and two rescue mutts named Ellie and Charlie. ...more

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Average rating: 4.29 · 795 ratings · 257 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Test of Gold: Hearts of Gold 4.30 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	A Secret Hope (Sword and Spirit #1) 4.31 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	More Precious Than Gold 4.64 avg rating — 59 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 Battlefield Bride 4.29 avg rating — 62 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
	The Fury of Dragons: A Tale of Roman Britain (Sword & Spirit #2) 4.58 avg rating — 38 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
	On the Trail of Love: A Cowboy Road Trip Romance 4.60 avg rating — 15 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
	Have Cash, Will Marry 4.33 avg rating — 12 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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Gilded Age Romance The Test of Gold Release Day!

The Test of Gold by Renee Yancy

At long last, my first traditionally-published Gilded Age romance novel, The Test of Gold, releases today. First in the Hearts of Gold series, book one tells the tale of plucky Evangeline Lindenmayer. Here’s the Amazon blurb:

Raised in the shadow of a mother who defied convention, but won’t allow her own daughter the right to make the same choices, heiress Evangeline

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Renee Yancy liked Ann's review of More Precious Than Gold: "Loved the history in the story. Just not a romance fan. This was better than the last one of hers I read."
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Renee Yancy and 1 other person liked Tiffany www.instagram.com/tiffs_bookshelf 's review of More Precious Than Gold: "I loved this book!!!!!! This amazing tale of how you find gold in hardships is a beautiful story to behold."
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Renee Yancy liked margie jedrzejas's review of More Precious Than Gold: "Gold Oh what a story !stuff that makes you angry sad Money and spoiled life! But some how Death takes all rich or poor! Read and you will feel it! "
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Renee Yancy made a comment on Carol’s review of The Test of Gold: Hearts of Gold " So you could read the 2nd book in the series, More Precious Than Gold, and you will see that Vera does get her comeuppance! "
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Renee Yancy liked Glenda's review of The Test of Gold: Hearts of Gold: "Sweet Romance I would like to highly recommend this book. Great story about love and love lost and then found again. A wonderful story. Read it and I guarantee you will love it too. Great author as well." Read more of this review »
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“Never laugh at live dragons, Bilbo you fool!”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

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“Yesterday's gone on down the river and you can't get it back.”
― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove

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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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“These days I have to work twice as hard to look half as good.”
― Renee Yancy

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“People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.”
― Blaise Pascal, De l'art de persuader

tags: attractivenessiveness, beliefs, evidence, persuasion, prejudice, proof, subjectivity

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