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Melissa Tagg

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September 28

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Melissa Tagg is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and Carol Award-winning author of swoony and hope-filled small-town contemporary romances. She’s also a former reporter, current nonprofit marketing strategist, and total Iowa girl.

Melissa has taught at multiple national writing conferences, as well as workshops and women’s retreats. When she’s not happily lost in someone else’s book or plugging away her own, she can be found spoiling her nieces and nephews, watching old movies, and daydreaming about her next fictional hero. Connect with Melissa at melissatagg.com.

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Average rating: 4.33 · 22,492 ratings · 4,346 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	From the Start (Walker Family, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 2,559 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Autumn by the Sea (Muir Harbor, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 2,060 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Made to Last (Where Love Begins, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,893 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
	Like Never Before (Walker Family, #2) 4.27 avg rating — 1,670 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
	Now and Then and Always (Maple Valley, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 1,507 ratings — published 2019 — 9 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
	Three Little Words (Walker Family, #0.5) 4.17 avg rating — 1,572 ratings — published 2015	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 Seaside Wonder (Muir Harbor, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 1,313 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Here to Stay (Where Love Begins, #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,373 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
	One Enchanted Christmas 4.22 avg rating — 1,237 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Keep Holding On (Walker Family, #3) 4.42 avg rating — 1,165 ratings — published 2016 — 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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Launch Day for Wedding at Sea + a GIVEAWAY

Good morning, dear reading friends . . .

If you read that greeting in any sort of calm or even-keeled way, I have to happily inform you that I’m nowhere near calm or even-keeled just now.

OH NO. I am beside myself with excitement . . . because it’s book launch day! Wedding at Sea is officially out in the world and I. am. ecstatic!! It’s out in paperback, ebook and in Kindle Unlimited.

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Series by Melissa Tagg

Muir Harbor (3 books)
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4.48 avg rating — 4,445 ratings

Where Love Begins (2 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 3,410 ratings

Maple Valley (2 books)
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4.47 avg rating — 2,748 ratings

Enchanted Christmas (3 books)
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4.36 avg rating — 2,499 ratings

Right Where We Belong (1 book)
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4.29 avg rating — 630 ratings

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All. The. Stars!! If you only read one novel this year, please let it be this one. It's powerful and needed...and also a really, really great story. Roseanna M. White has long been one of my favorite historical authors—to the point that I buy her book ...more
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One word: brilliant! More words: I am endlessly excited when I discover a new author with a pitch-perfect voice and a storytelling talent that shines. Angela Bell's A Lady's Guide to Marvels and Misadventure is such a delight! I adored the humor, the ...more
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So lovely! I never, ever miss a Laura Frantz book—her lilting wordsmithing, gentle and atmospheric storytelling and lovely characters never fail to burrow their way into my heart....and The Seamstress of Acadie is no different. She's got a forever pl ...more
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Looooooooooved! The more Kristy Cambron writes, the harder time I have picking a favorite of her books, but this one is definitely up there in the top tier. I loved this story of loss and love and hope. Fantastic setting, interesting history, as alwa ...more
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Loved, loved, loved, loved! I am endlessly fascinated by stories of the Berlin Wall and Katherine Reay's storytelling is as fabulous as always. Love the writing, love the intrigue. Reay is an auto-buy author for me—even if I read digital copies of he ...more
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Melissa Tagg answered Marie Van Ryn's question: Hi! I just finished the Muir Harbor series, and I LOVED them. Your characters are so lifelike and sweet and funny! Are you going to write any more for that series? Like a novella? I'm just so sad to see Muir Harbor go! Awww, thank you so much, Marie! I'm so glad you liked the Muir Harbor books. I had a blast writing them and with so many of my other books taking place in Iowa, it was fun to branch out to Maine. Although, I will admit, the mystery of that series abo See Full Answer
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Melissa Tagg voted for All My Knotted-Up Life: A Memoir as Best Memoir & Autobiography in the Final Round of the 2023 Goodreads Choice Awards. Cast Your Vote
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“Why was it that a person could forget a thousand moments over a lifetime but never purge the one memory she truly wanted to forget?”
― Melissa Tagg, Made to Last

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“Life's greatest adventure is love. Loving each other, loving others. And being loved--first by God, then by each other. There's no better purpose.”
― Melissa Tagg, Here to Stay

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“Maybe that was the best part. The beautiful peace that came with
living her own story, knowing every turn of the page and tug of the
heart was a new beginning.”
― Melissa Tagg, From the Start

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Vote here for March's Book of the Month! The book with the most votes will be our Group Read, and the one with the second most votes will be a Buddy Read for the month.

The Painter's Daughter by Julie Klassen

9 votes 25.0%

The Icecutter's Daughter (Land of Shining Water, #1) by Tracie Peterson

The Icecutter's Daughter by Tracie Peterson

5 votes 13.9%

The Irish Healer by Nancy Herriman

4 votes 11.1%

Irish Meadows (Courage to Dream, #1) by Susan Anne Mason

Irish Meadows by Susan Anne Mason

3 votes 8.3%

Bride of a Distant Isle (Daughters of Hampshire, #2) by Sandra Byrd

Bride of a Distant Isle by Sandra Byrd

3 votes 8.3%

Only the River Runs Free (The Galway Chronicles, #1) by Bodie Thoene

Only the River Runs Free by Bodie Thoene

3 votes 8.3%

A Home for My Heart by Anne Mateer

3 votes 8.3%

Lethal Action (Danger in the Deep South #1) by Rachel Dylan

Lethal Action by Rachel Dylan

3 votes 8.3%

Like Never Before (Walker Family, #2) by Melissa Tagg

Like Never Before by Melissa Tagg

2 votes 5.6%

Summer of Promise (Westward Winds, #1) by Amanda Cabot

Summer of Promise by Amanda Cabot

1 vote 2.8%

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