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Emilie Richards

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Born

Bethesda, MD, The United States

Website

http://emilierichards.com

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Romance

Influences

Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum

Member Since

January 2009

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I'm the author of seventy-something novels, including romance, women's fiction and mystery. When We Were Sisters debuted in June 2016, a stand alone novel about two foster sisters traveling back into their past together. I loved writing it and love the cover my publisher chose.

I'm also excited about my recent series, Goddesses Anonymous, which started with One Mountain Away and was followed by Somewhere Between Luck and Trust. The third book in the series, A River Too Wide, came out in July 2014. The Color of Light debuted in August 2015. Will there be more? We'll see.

I'm also putting up my newly edited romance backlist and love re-reading and updating them a bit.

Last year my husband and I moved from Virginia, to Osprey, Florida, the state ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 45,557 ratings · 4,707 reviews · 189 distinct works • Similar authors

	When We Were Sisters 3.99 avg rating — 5,160 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	A Family of Strangers 4.11 avg rating — 3,601 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Wedding Ring 4.11 avg rating — 2,969 ratings — published 2004 — 36 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
	Happiness Key (Happiness Key, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 2,343 ratings — published 2009 — 26 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 Mountain Away (Goddesses Anonymous #1) 4.25 avg rating — 1,876 ratings — published 2012 — 29 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
	Iron Lace 4.23 avg rating — 1,668 ratings — published 1996 — 33 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
	Lover's Knot 4.12 avg rating — 1,691 ratings — published 2006 — 35 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 Swallow's Nest 4.23 avg rating — 1,596 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
	Sister's Choice (Shenandoah Album, #5) 4.14 avg rating — 1,575 ratings — published 2008 — 32 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 Guests 3.81 avg rating — 1,677 ratings — published 2021 — 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

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Emilie Richards wrote a new blog post Sunday Inspiration: Praise and Celebrate “The more you praiseand celebrateyour life,the more there isin lifeto celebrate.”– Oprah WinfreyThe post Sunday Inspiration: Praise and Celebrate a Read more of this blog post »
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“Worrying never heads off a crisis, and it doesn't prepare you for one.”
― Emilie Richards, Sister's Choice

tags: life

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“It's not who you come from, but who's standing right beside you, that counts most.”
― Emilie Richards

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“Growing old is not for sissies.”
― Emilie Richards, Sister's Choice

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Select a series to be read from mid-September through the end of the year. The winner will be announced 9/15.

Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris

6 votes, 33.3%

No Evil by Allison Brennan

3 votes, 16.7%

Samantha Kincaid by Alafair Burke

2 votes, 11.1%

Karen Vail by Alan Jacobson

2 votes, 11.1%

Lizzy Gardner by T.R. Ragan

2 votes, 11.1%

Bone Secrets by Kendra Elliot

1 vote, 5.6%

Happiness Key by Emilie Richards

1 vote, 5.6%

Turing Hopper by Donna Andrews

1 vote, 5.6%

Lena Gamble by Robert Ellis

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Kendall O'Dell by Sylvia Nobel

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Topics Mentioning This Author

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Chicks On Lit: Quilting books	50	140	Mar 20, 2010 08:27PM
Cover to Cover Ch...: Read-a-thon Final Summary - March	59	137	Apr 03, 2010 08:07PM
Romance Readers R...: August - Pick It For Me! Challenge	555	377	Sep 08, 2010 08:55PM

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Emilie’s Quotes

“Let us hope that we are all preceded in this world by a love story.”
― Don J. Snyder, Of Time and Memory: My Parents' Love Story

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message 5: by Emilie

Sep 30, 2011 05:14AM

Laura wrote: "Are you going to write any more of the quilt series? I loved "Sisters Choice""

I hope to. My publisher has the final say, but right now we have tentatively scheduled a novella in a Christmas anthology. We'll see.

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message 4: by Laura

Sep 29, 2011 09:50PM