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I worked for more than a decade as a journalist for a small Midwestern newspaper. My family recently moved to Missouri where I now work at a university. In my spare time, I am working on the Emily O'Brien series.
From the time I started writing the series, I struggled with the fact the books weren't going to fit neatly into any category. The books have strong Christian elements, yes, but they weren't necessarily written as Christian books. I tried writing the first book that way initially but it just didn't fit well with the story or the characters. So I decided to write it the way that felt right to me. I guess that's the reporter in me.
And when I made that choice, I found Emily's voice and that propelled the story forward. At the time, tha ...more

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Back in May, my husband and I went on a low carb diet to lose weight.

I had zero expectations that we were going to be able to stick to it because… bread. And pasta. And potatoes. And even healthier carbs like black beans and oranges. So we committed for three months.

We had good results and – surprise, surprise! – we did stick to it. Both of us lost weight. And it had an unexpected side effect for

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	Buried Truth (An Emily O'Brien Novel #2) 4.25 avg rating — 28 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
	Vengeance Is Mine (Emily O'Brien #1) 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Foul Play 4.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Flesh and Blood 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Hidden in Darkness (Emily O'Brien #7) 4.60 avg rating — 5 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
	Tangled Web (An Emily O'Brien novel #8) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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
	Extreme Measures (An Emily O'Brien novel #6) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	In the Presence of My Enemies (Emily O'Brien #5) 4.50 avg rating — 2 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

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