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Barbara Hinske

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USA Today Bestselling Author Barbara Hinske is an attorney who recently left the practice of law to pursue her career as a full-time novelist. She inherited the fiction gene from her father who wrote mysteries when he retired and told her a story every night of her childhood. Barbara is the bestselling author of the beloved Rosemont series; the acclaimed Guiding Emily series; a collection of murder mystery thrillers in her "Who's There?" collection; and her sweet Christmas novellas The Christmas Club (adapted for the Hallmark Channel in 2019), Paws & Pastries, and No Matter How Far.

She and her husband share their own Rosemont with two adorable and spoiled dogs. She is besotted with decorating, entertaining, cooking and gardening. Now that h
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So sorry this has taken me so long to respond to -- but the date is now set. Drawing Close will be released on Aug 1. To reward my loyal readers, I've set the ebook price at 99 cents for that date.
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From the Heart Cover Reveal

I’m thrilled to share the cover of From the Heart, the 5th novel in the Guiding Emily series. It will be available on Amazon for Kindle and in print on May 8th.

Pre-order information is coming soon!

Here’s the back jacket description:

Settling into the rhythms of married life with her blended family, Emily finds herself at the epicenter of a storm—juggling the intricacies of managing a distant divisi

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Threads of Kindness by Barbara Hinske
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I thoroughly enjoyed the latest entry in the Rosemont series. We are back with Maggie and friends in the charming town of Westbury but the focus of this story is on Sunday Sloan, rare book librarian at Highpointe Colle" Read more of this review »
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“Their kiss was sweet, certain, and sacred--the kind that bore witness to a love elevated to a lifetime commitment. Threads of Kindness”
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“Sunlight streamed through the stained glass above the altar, casting colors like watercolor brushstrokes across the stone floor. Threads of Kindness”
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"SHARING THEIR LOVE

I was captivated when author Barbara Hinske wrote the GUIDING EMILY series! I must admit, it also helps that one of the main characters is a beautiful black Labrador Retriever named Garth—my favorite breed and color. I even own two " Read more of this review »
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I’m excited that Emily Main’s journey through life, with Garth at her side, continues in book 6 of the series. Emily and her new husband are juggling challenges—sometimes successfully and sometimes not—as they blend their families and cope with the d ...more
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I was inspired to write Guiding Emily after I toured the Foundation for Blind Children. I was moved to tears by the life-changing work I witnessed -- with students from birth to 104. I asked what I could do to help? They said that they wanted to rais ...more
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I spent many happy hours of my childhood baking with my mother and grandmother. My love of the broader breadth of cooking came later in life. When I'm not in a rush (it's 6:30--everyone is starved--and I've got no idea what I'm going to put on the ta ...more
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“months.  Weather was unpredictable and synthetic ice was now readily available”
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“Sugar, Rocco, and I trotted over to our people. Something big was happening, and we needed to be part of it. From the Heart”
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“The photos on their website are gorgeous. Enchanted Grove Estate is definitely where I want to get married.” - Wishful Tails”
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Barbara Hinske Helen -- thank you so much! I'm hard at it on the sequel -- up at 4:45 this morning to write before work! I'm really liking where the next book is going! Thank you!!


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Helen I really loved "coming to Rosemont". I am waiting for the next book so I can continue the saga. Please hurry. Thanks for writing a book that has a woman character that thinks like a woman.


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