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JULIE CAROBINI is an award-winning author of inspirational beach romances and cozy mysteries. She has received awards from The National League of American Pen Women and American Christian Fiction Writers; and several of her novels have reached Amazon bestseller status.

Julie is known for spunky heroines, charming heroes, quirky friends, and the secrets they keep. She lives on the California coast with her husband, Dan--not far from their grown-up kids.

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	Chocolate Beach (Chocolate #1) 3.46 avg rating — 1,088 ratings — published 2007 — 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
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	Sweet Waters (Otter Bay #1) 4.04 avg rating — 708 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Walking on Sea Glass 4.18 avg rating — 666 ratings — 5 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
	Truffles By The Sea (Chocolate #2) 3.84 avg rating — 707 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Beneath a Billion Stars 4.39 avg rating — 392 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Unleashed Melody: A Heartwarming Story of the Dogs Who Rescue Us 4.61 avg rating — 369 ratings	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
	Windswept (Sea Glass Inn Book 3) 4.58 avg rating — 317 ratings — 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
	The Christmas Thief (Cottage Grove Mystery #1) 3.84 avg rating — 292 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
	A Shore Thing (Otter Bay #2) 3.97 avg rating — 265 ratings — published 2010 — 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

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Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt Stop #8

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Sea Glass Inn (4 books)
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Chocolate (3 books)
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Otter Bay (3 books)
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4.05 avg rating — 1,254 ratings

Cottage Grove Mystery (3 books)
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3.94 avg rating — 464 ratings

Hollywood by the Sea (2 books)
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4.39 avg rating — 168 ratings

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Real Virtue (Web of Lies #1)

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“We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.”
― Julie Carobini, Chocolate Beach

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― Julie Carobini, The Otter Bay Novel Collection: Sweet Waters, A Shore Thing, Fade to Blue, Books 1-3

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When I Fall in Love (Christiansen Family, #3) by Susan May Warren

When I Fall in Love by Susan May Warren

9 votes 21.4%

Forsaken Dreams (Escape to Paradise, #1) by MaryLu Tyndall

Forsaken Dreams by MaryLu Tyndall

9 votes 21.4%

The Guest Book (Sunset Beach #2) by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen

The Guest Book by Marybeth Whalen

6 votes 14.3%

Distant Echoes (Aloha Reef #1) by Colleen Coble

Distant Echoes by Colleen Coble

5 votes 11.9%

Roadtrip to Redemption (Pawleys Island Paradise Book 1) by Laurie Larsen

Roadtrip to Redemption by Laurie Larsen

4 votes 9.5%

A Lady's Honor (Cliffs of Cornwall, #1) by Laurie Alice Eakes

A Lady's Honor by Laurie Alice Eakes

3 votes 7.1%

Where Yesterday Lives by Karen Kingsbury

2 votes 4.8%

Chocolate Beach (Chocolate #1) by Julie Carobini

Chocolate Beach by Julie Carobini

2 votes 4.8%

Tidewater Inn (Hope Beach, #1) by Colleen Coble

Tidewater Inn by Colleen Coble

2 votes 4.8%

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“You may be a bit presumptuous, Miss Woodhart, and may lack certain habits of good etiquette. But in dancing, you exceed many—and in loveliness, I have known no equal.”
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