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Anne McCarthy Strauss

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in New York City, The United States

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Anne McCarthy Strauss is versatile novelist, writer, interviewer, researcher and public relations pro who focuses on shelter, technology and health.

NOVELS

Anne's first novel, A Medical Affair, (Booktrope 2013) is the intriguing story of a doctor who violates a sacred medical oath by having an affair with one of his patients. Her recent novel, The Passion Thief, (Booktrope 2014) is the story of a a woman, aptly named Betty Boomer, in a stale midlife marriage, and her encounter with the one who got away.

The Passion Thief (Booktrope, 2014) The tumble between the sheets can get a little stale and infrequent in some marriages. At least that’s what Betty Boomer tells herself at night, while Stan, her husband of two decades, snores upright on the c
Anne McCarthy Strauss is versatile novelist, writer, interviewer, researcher and public relations pro who focuses on shelter, technology and health.

NOVELS

Anne's first novel, A Medical Affair, (Booktrope 2013) is the intriguing story of a doctor who violates a sacred medical oath by having an affair with one of his patients. Her recent novel, The Passion Thief, (Booktrope 2014) is the story of a a woman, aptly named Betty Boomer, in a stale midlife marriage, and her encounter with the one who got away.

The Passion Thief (Booktrope, 2014) The tumble between the sheets can get a little stale and infrequent in some marriages. At least that’s what Betty Boomer tells herself at night, while Stan, her husband of two decades, snores upright on the couch. Emboldened by too much Chardonnay, she searches the Internet for her college boyfriend Michael, the proverbial one who got away. Memories of their youthful passion reignite a lust Betty thought had dried up long ago. Michael responds to Betty’s cyber message, and temptation calls this globe-trotting freelance journalist. While Stan’s idea of excitement is staying up past ten o’clock on a Saturday night, Michael has evolved into a flashy Las Vegas casino manager with three ex-wives. Which man offers stimulation and which one brings monotony coupled with reliability is vividly clear. Written with the yearning and struggle many women feel, Betty Boomer is not alone when she asks, “Is this all I need or should I take another shot at passion?” Author Anne McCarthy Strauss brings us her latest women’s fiction coupled with a large dose of romantic comedy and a dozen long-stemmed roses.

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On the shelter side, Anne has written for both consumer and trade magazines including Old House Journal, Waterfront Home & Design, Design Trade Magazine, Distinction, Log Home Design Ideas and Florida Design Review. She has written regularly for Martha's Vineyard Magazine and Vineyard Style.

ABOUT ANNE

Anne McCarthy Strauss is a writer of women’s fiction as well as articles for publications and corporate media.

Anne lives in upstate New York with her husband and their two dogs. She has written for both consumer and trade magazines including Old House Journal, Waterfront Home & Design, Design Trade Magazine, Design New England, Distinction, Log Home Design Ideas and Florida Design Review. She has been a regular contributor to Martha’s Vineyard Magazine and Vineyard Style. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA). Anne is hard at work on her next novel. When not writing, she’s likely to be hiking, kayaking, crafting, swimming, or walking her dogs.

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There’s a great new book out and I hope many will have the chance to read The Many Faces of Love Collection. The book is a collection of nice novels of the many aspects of love – heartbreak, passion, true love, and everything in between. The Many Faces of Love features: Arielle Immortal Passion by award-winning author Lilian Roberts, Another Tomorrow by Julie Farley, Between Heartbreak

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Summer of '69

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The Midwife of Hope River

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“A Medical Affair is more than compelling fiction. It also is a powerful narrative about how relationships between physicians and patients can evolve in unethical, even unlawful ways. And as a medical ethicist and educator, I was delighted to see Strauss deftly weave important information about sexual misconduct by physicians into her story line.”
David Orentlicher
Professor of law, medicine and ethics at Indiana University. Oversaw drafting of American Medical Association's ethical guidelines on intimate relationships between physicians and their patients”
― Anne McCarthy Strauss, A Medical Affair

tags: affair, doctor, medical, patient, women-s-contemporary-fiction

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“thanks to my husband, Mel, who kept the house from falling down”
― Anne McCarthy Strauss, The Passion Thief

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“Thank you to my beloved friends and family who take me the way I am, especially Ann Lamendola who reads all my drafts and supports me with”
― Anne McCarthy Strauss, The Passion Thief

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“Never, ever ever ever ever give up.”
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“You should write because you love the shape of stories and sentences and the creation of different words on a page. Writing comes from reading, and reading is the finest teacher of how to write.”
― Annie Proulx

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“Let me tell you about love. Love is a kind of madness and you would follow it anywhere, you don't care.”
― Elizabeth Brundage, Somebody Else's Daughter

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