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Lyn Shaffer is a lifelong educator turned novelist whose love of storytelling began at the bedsides of her children during nighttime tuck-ins and later deepened in the classroom where she spent seventeen years teaching English at the middle school, high school, and college levels. She later served as a principal, district technology administrator, and college professor. After twenty-five years in education, she retired in 2024, returning to her first passion: writing stories that explore the tender complexities of our human connection.

Lyn lives in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, where the region’s layered histories and quiet tensions inspire her work. When she isn’t writing, she’s reading, practicing yoga, painting, or spending cherished ...more

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Hidden Among Secrets: A Page Turning Domestic Thriller!

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Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier

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When life has been hard, when you’ve suffered or witnessed the devastating suffering of someone else, you have a choice. You can stay silent or step into the darkness yourself because no one else will. In Apex Predators by Anthony Karrier, that choice ...more
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When life has been hard, when you’ve suffered or witnessed the devastating suffering of someone else, you have a choice. You can stay silent or step into the darkness yourself because no one else will. In Apex Predators by Anthony Karrier, that choice ...more
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There are no words for how much I love this book. The narrative language and connection to the readers is incredible. Kathryn Stockett is definitely one of my favorite favorite authors. I can say with 100% surety that this will definitely be a movie ...more
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Love this book. It wasn’t a page turner, but Theo was charming and someone that I could see myself sitting on a bench and opening my heart too. Definitely one of those books that you don’t want to leave life without reading.
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I know so many readers loved this book - it's just such a slow start I couldn't get into it. I'll save it for another day/time in my life. ...more
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