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Janice Coy

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Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Suspense

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Mary Higgins Clark, Kate Morton, Liane Moriarty, Kristen Hannah

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Janice Coy is an award-winning author of eight books readers find hard to put down. Her work also appears in the San Diego Decameron Project Anthology as well as other anthologies and in 3ElementsReview-A Literary Journal. She mostly writes books that she would enjoy reading: books that explore deeper themes such as justice, success, secrets, friendship and contentment. They are fun to read and discuss with book club friends.
Ms. Coy studied American and English literature at UC Davis where she graduated with honors. She worked as a daily newspaper journalist, and later as a freelance feature writer, earning numerous awards including a national award for best feature.
She lives in Southern California with her husband and her Labrador retrieve ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 243 ratings · 76 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Grave in the Vegetable Garden 3.74 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Table On Kilimanjaro 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Robin's Folly: A Woman's Search for Meaning 4.04 avg rating — 23 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 Water's Fine: A Novel 4.53 avg rating — 17 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 Smallest of Waves: A Beach Suspense 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	North of Eden: Two Women -Two Choices 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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
	I'll Be There: Can Kelly Escape With Her Soul Intact? 4.36 avg rating — 11 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
	California Gold 4.67 avg rating — 3 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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Rule Follower or Rule Breaker?

My answer: I notice when others break the rule.

In general, I do my best to be a respectful member of society. Yes, I occasionally break a rule. I walk where I’m not supposed to; I sometimes drive faster than I should. I’ve let my dog off-leash on a field and on trails that were not off-leash.

Which is why I didn’t say anything the other day when I tried to enjoy a picnic lunch at a local park.

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Janice Coy rated a book liked it Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke	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 book blurb was deceiving - this is not a book about a "tradwife" influencer somehow transported back in time to the 1800s where she must actually live the life she is deceptively living on Instagram. Natalie, the main character, is a psychologica ...more
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Janice Coy rated a book liked it The Midnight Train (The Midnight World, #2) by Matt Haig (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
3.5 stars. I absolutely loved the Midnight Library so my expectations were unfairly high for this book. While I found the story interesting and enjoyed some of the insights, I didn't find it as original as the Midnight Library. It sort of reminded me ...more
Aug 07, 2026 09:21PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Midnight Train by Matt Haig. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Midnight Train by Matt Haig <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Janice Coy rated a book liked it The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (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
3.5 stars. I wasn't going to read this book because it was completely told through the exchange of letters, emails, and telegrams which didn't sound interesting to me, but a friend highly recommended it, so I picked it up. It certainly was a unique w ...more
Aug 07, 2026 09:14PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Correspondent by Virginia Evans <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Janice Coy rated a book really liked it Valley of Wild Hearts: Women of the Beartooth-Book 3 by Charli West (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
In this third book of the trilogy, William, the younger brother, is not interested in the local women, but when the mysterious E.J. shows up, he can't help but notice the fiery redhead. Too bad she's not interested in any men AT ALL, she just wants a ...more
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Janice Coy rated a book it was amazing This Whiteness of Swans: The Surface and the Deep: Story of Anna of Cleves by G. Lawrence (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
The depth of research in this book is amazing! Like many others, I'm familiar with the more well-known wives of Henry VII, but knew nothing about Anna of Cleves. This book, the first in a trilogy, covers Anna's childhood in the women's court of her f ...more
Aug 07, 2026 08:58PM · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of This Whiteness of Swans by G. Lawrence. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — This Whiteness of Swans by G. Lawrence <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Janice Coy rated a book it was amazing Blurred Lies by Donna Scuvotti (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
Teenage Shay Thornton heads to the streets with her faithful sidekick Finnegan Pete, a Heinz 57 mutt, when tragedy strikes her family and she finds herself forced to figure life out on her own. She soon finds out that homeless life is nothing like he ...more
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Janice Coy has read A Grave in the Vegetable Garden by Janice Coy (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
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Janice Coy rated a book it was ok Gone Before Goodbye by Reese Witherspoon	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
Reese Witherspoon is a wonderful actor. She is not a good writer IMO.
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Janice Coy rated a book it was amazing Hide & Seek (The Blackwood Family Saga, #6) by Julia Blake (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
A fast-paced read that features a strong kick-ass female agent assigned to protect Liam Blackwood after an attempted attack on his life. Agent Kelly Euston is well-equipped to save Blackwood's life as the two race to figure out why he's been targeted ...more
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Janice Coy rated a book liked it Nightwatching by Tracy Sierra (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
This book gets off to a very fast start and is a tense page-turner with twists and turns. My only quibble is the multiple chapters that interrupted the tension to go into the main character's backstory - and she has lots of extensive traumatic events ...more
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