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Cathy Yardley

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Born

January 03

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Romance, Chick Lit, Fantasy

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February 2011

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Cathy Yardley is an award-winning author of romance, chick lit, and urban fantasy, who has sold over 1.2 million copies of books for publishers like St. Martin's, Avon, and Harlequin. She writes fun, geeky, and diverse characters who believe that underdogs can make good and that sometimes being a little wrong is just right. ...more

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Movin’ to the Country…

The view from our stable. Yes, stable.

Most of my life, I have been a suburbanite, although I’ve lived urban-adjacent to some major cities: New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle. I wouldn’t say I’ve been nomadic, but I’ve been around, geographically speaking.

After last year’s breast cancer shenanigans (note: for those who don’t follow me on social media — I had breast cancer. S

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Cathy Yardley’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 51,645 ratings · 7,451 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors

	Role Playing 3.91 avg rating — 16,127 ratings — published 2023 — 6 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
	Do Me a Favor 3.67 avg rating — 7,548 ratings — published 2024 — 6 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
	Love, Comment, Subscribe (Ponto Beach Reunion, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,118 ratings — published 2021 — 6 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
	Gouda Friends (Ponto Beach Reunion, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 3,089 ratings — published 2022 — 6 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
	Level Up (Fandom Hearts, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,776 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Prose Before Bros (Green Valley Library, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 2,641 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Ex Appeal (Ponto Beach Reunion, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 2,333 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	One True Pairing (Fandom Hearts, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 1,060 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel (Rock Your Writing, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Hooked (Fandom Hearts, #1.5) 3.65 avg rating — 834 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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Ponto Beach Reunion (3 books)
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3.83 avg rating — 11,537 ratings

Fandom Hearts (6 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 7,313 ratings

Rock Your Writing (5 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 1,294 ratings

Geek Actually (1 book)
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Cecilia Tan (Goodreads Author)

3.72 avg rating — 409 ratings

Necessary Evil (1 book)
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3.82 avg rating — 245 ratings

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The Duchess's Guide to Corporate Warfare: A Villainess Light Novel

by Alicia Maoka

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Best Served Cold (Morcster Chef, #3)

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Into the Fire (Morcster Chef, #2)

by Actus

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“If you can’t handle me in sweatpants, you don’t deserve me in stilettos,”
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“Yeah," he said, rolling his eyes. "Because when I think 'game architect' and 'engineering,' I think 'extrovert.”
― Cathy Yardley, Level Up

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“If the shoe fits," she ground out, "lace up that bitch and wear it!”
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