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L.B. Simmons

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After graduating from Texas A&M University, L.B. Simmons did what any biomedical science major could do. She entered the workforce as a full-time chemist. Years later, never in her wildest dreams would she have imagined herself a USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance author as well.

What began as a memoir for her children, ended up being her first self-published book, Running on Empty. Initially it was written to chronicle their actions, their phrases, and their silly arguments so that when they were older, they would always have those memories. The memoir soon began to take on a life of its own, morphing into the story of a single mother with three little girls finding love when she least expected it. Soon after, her girls were given ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 18,902 ratings · 2,649 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	Running on Empty (Mending Hearts, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 5,623 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
	Into the Light (Chosen Paths, #1) 4.08 avg rating — 5,296 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
	Under the Influence (Chosen Paths, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,772 ratings — published 2015 — 11 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
	Recovery (Mending Hearts, #1.5) 4.16 avg rating — 2,230 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
	Running in Place (Mending Hearts, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 1,940 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
	Out of Focus (Chosen Paths, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 552 ratings — 12 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
	We, The Wildflowers 4.25 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 2020 — 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
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	Recovery by L.B. Simmons (2013-06-12) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Under the Influence, Phillips March 2015 by L.B. Simmons (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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It’s been a while, so I wanted to post a little something!!! I made an announcement a while back, but this is for those of you who may have missed it. So, here it is!

In Under the Influence, the story centered around Dalton Greer’s internal struggle to keep the road he chose in order to escape his abusive childhood a secret from the girl he loved, Spencer Locke. Along the way, we also

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“But you'll never have your happy ending unless you're brave enough to open the book and start your story.”
― L.B. Simmons, Running on Empty

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“I think you look good, wearing my future.”
― L.B. Simmons, Running on Empty

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“Every being in this world makes an impact on at least one person they encounter during their lifetime. You can change the course of someone’s life by just a kind word, a hateful one, or even by simply choosing not to say anything at all. Every choice you make has the potential to create a ripple effect, trickling into and affecting the lives of others.”
― L.B. Simmons, The Resurrection of Aubrey Miller

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“You're beautiful. The kind of beautiful that doesn't go away. Do you even know how beautiful you are? Christ. Stop looking at me! Killing me. Do you know what that does to me? Seeing you look at me like you're half in love with me? Are you? If I write it does it make it true? So let it be written, so let it be done.”
― T. Torrest, Remember When

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Apr 18, 2016 10:55AM

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Feb 21, 2015 11:45AM

Autom wrote: "Thank you for adding me! It was an honor to meet you in OKC. Love your books and can't wait to read more from you. :)"

How did I miss this Autom???? LOL! Thank you so much for visiting with me OKC and of course, thank you for reading!!! <3

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