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Barbara Jean Coast

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Born

in Santa Lucia, California, The United States

Website

http://www.barbarajeancoast.com/

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BarbaraJCoast

Genre

Mystery, Chick Lit, Historical Fiction

Influences

Nancy Drew,Carolyn Keene, Cozy Mysteries, Mary Stewart Mysteries, Film ...more

Member Since

February 2013

URL

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Barbara Jean Coast is the pen name of authors Andrea Taylor and Heather Shkuratoff, both of whom reside in Saint Martins, New Brunswick, Canada. Barbara Jean, however, is a resident of Santa Lucia, California (eerily similar to Santa Barbara), where she enjoys long lunches, cocktail parties, fancy dinner dates with attractive and attentive gentlemen. Her interests include Alfred Hitchcock movies, reading Carolyn Keene, music by popular musicians, such Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, shopping for new dresses, attending society events and always looking fabulous in kitten heels. DEATH OF A BEAUTY QUEEN is the follow-up to STRANGLED BY SILK in the Poppy Cove Mystery Series. Visit her website www.barbarajeancoast.com where you can also follow h ...more

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Average rating: 4.15 · 84 ratings · 39 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Strangled by Silk (A Poppy Cove Mystery, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Death of A Beauty Queen (A Poppy Cove Mystery, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	A Nate To Remember (A Poppy Cove Mystery, #3) 4.92 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Chasing the Codex: A Mystery by 24 Authors by Joyce Oroz (Goodreads Author), Christian Belz, Lane Buckan 3.79 avg rating — 14 ratings — 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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Hi there, guys and dolls! Welcome to a new year – may it be a blessed one for us all. I’m so happy that my writer gals have gotten back into the swing of things and are letting yours truly come out and play. As are my fellow Santa Lucians, who have been going on and living their lives with glamorous intrigues and fashionable victims, giving me so much to tell about in the future.

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A Poppy Cove Mystery (3 books)
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“A girl with plenty to do is sure to draw the interest of a man who's worth knowing. Be sure to get a hobby girls.”
― Barbara Jean Coast

tags: humorous-yet-true

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“Do you mind? Just drape your arm around her shoulder. That's it. Yes this is good, Mr.Henshaw. Getting your picture taken with Daphne is a great way to introduce you to our set. Welcome to Santa Lucia!”
― Barbara Jean Coast, Strangled by Silk

tags: humorous, introductions, romance

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