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Jane O'Brien

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Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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Jane O'Brien discovered her love of writing at the age of ten when she wrote her first ten-chapter book in pencil on notebook paper. She passed it around to all of her friends at school and told them she wanted to be an author. And that planted the seed.
O'Brien's career life has been varied. She was a piano teacher for over 50 years, a librarian, and a professional proofreader. She is also interested in genealogy, having worked on her own family tree, as well as her husband's, for over 40 years, which helps to color most of her novels.
Today, as a grandmother, Jane is finally fulfilling her lifelong dream, after successfully having her thirty-fifth book published, which includes two trilogies, one six-book series, three Christmas novellas ...more

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Average rating: 4.53 · 9,882 ratings · 803 reviews · 36 distinct works • Similar authors

	Yesterday's Tears (A Slip in Time, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,346 ratings — 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
	Yesterday's Hopes (A Slip in Time, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 977 ratings — 3 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
	Yesterday's Dreams (A Slip in Time, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 879 ratings — 3 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
	Yesterday's Woes (A Slip in Time #4) 4.50 avg rating — 661 ratings — 3 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
	Yesterday's Blood (A Slip in Time, #5) 4.59 avg rating — 607 ratings — 3 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
	Yesterday's Moon (A Slip in Time, #6) 4.58 avg rating — 515 ratings — published 2020 — 3 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
	Yesterday's Mercy (A Slip in Time, #8) 4.61 avg rating — 481 ratings — 3 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
	Yesterday's Kin (A Slip in Time, #7) 4.53 avg rating — 418 ratings — 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
	Yesterday's Boys (A Slip in Time #9) 4.52 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2021 — 3 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
	Yesterday's Wishes (A Slip in Time Book 11) 4.65 avg rating — 363 ratings — 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

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“just in case the property was a disaster. And if it was, she would be firm; there would absolutely be no bed and breakfast in the picture for them.”
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“Maybe it’s heading for the Locks. I love imagining where those big ships might be going. ”
― Jane O'Brien, The Dunes & Don'ts Antiques Emporium

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“Her idea of a man who liked to hunt and fish was not that of one who also liked plants. She was learning all kinds of new things here about the men of Northern Michigan. While”
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