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Jenny Hale

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in The United States

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http://www.itsjennyhale.com

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Genre

Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

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September 2010

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Jenny Hale is a USA Today, Amazon, and international bestselling author of romantic contemporary fiction. Her books have sold worldwide, have been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for television. Her novels Coming Home for Christmas and Movie Guide Epiphany Award winner Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses are Hallmark Channel original movies.

She was included in Oprah Magazine’s “19 Dreamy Summer Romances to Whisk You Away” and Southern Living’s “30 Christmas Novels to Start Reading Now.” Her stories are chock-full of feel-good romance and overflowing with warm settings, great friends, and family.

Jenny is at work on her next novel, delighted to be bringing even more heartwarming stories to her readers. When she isn’t writi ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 112,246 ratings · 8,648 reviews · 34 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Magic of Sea Glass 4.36 avg rating — 13,035 ratings — published 2023 — 13 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
	The Summer House 4.04 avg rating — 9,199 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	An Island Summer 4.10 avg rating — 7,571 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	The Beach House 4.16 avg rating — 6,809 ratings — published 2021 — 15 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
	Summer at Firefly Beach 3.91 avg rating — 6,899 ratings — published 2019 — 10 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
	The House on Firefly Beach 4.13 avg rating — 4,575 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	A Christmas to Remember 4.03 avg rating — 4,401 ratings — published 2014 — 14 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
	The Christmas Letters 4.15 avg rating — 4,221 ratings — 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
	Christmas Wishes and Mistletoe Kisses 3.98 avg rating — 4,039 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
	Coming Home for Christmas 4.01 avg rating — 3,904 ratings — published 2013 — 21 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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Jenny Hale made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Incorrect Author Listed & We neeed to combine books topic " Hi there, The Jenny Hale attached to the newest edition of The Summer Hideaway is incorret. Also, this is a second edition and should be combined with ...more "
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Jenny Hale made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Wrong author for book topic " The new edition of The Summer Hideaway has the wrong author Jenny Hale listed. The correct author is USA Today Bestselling Author Jenny Hale. (We usua ...more "
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“You don’t have to be strong enough to do it all at once—no one is. You just have to be strong enough to do one thing. That’s it. Then you rest, and when you’ve regained that strength back, you tackle the next thing.”
― Jenny Hale, Coming Home for Christmas

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“Seek out those who support you.”
― Jenny Hale, A Christmas to Remember

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“Sometimes, it’s when you stop looking that you find what you’re searching for.”
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