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Gail’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gail’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Gail Ward Olmsted
Goodreads Author
Born
in Waterbury, CT, The United States
October 08
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November 2013
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Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
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Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
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Miranda Writes
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2022
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4 editions
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Guessing at Normal: A Rockstar Romance
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2015
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11 editions
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Jeep Tour
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2014
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10 editions
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Class Action: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You
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Miranda Nights
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2018
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3 editions
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Driving on the Left
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Miranda Fights
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Second Guessing
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Then & Now
By way of introduction, I am a writer of contemporary fiction with a new book in the historical genre. In thinking about how I made the ‘switch’, I would like to share a few thoughts with you.
First and foremost- in my experience, writing a novel set 150 years ago is not all that different from writing one based in modern times. In my first four contemporary novels, my main characters were women o Read more of this blog post »
First and foremost- in my experience, writing a novel set 150 years ago is not all that different from writing one based in modern times. In my first four contemporary novels, my main characters were women o Read more of this blog post »
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| Her Daughter by new-to-me author Fran Hawthorne is part mystery and part family drama focusing on the breakup of a marriage and the effects on custody of the minor daughter, Esme. It was fascinating (as well as heartbreaking) to watch the insidious w ...more | |
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Class Reunion: Keep Your FRIENDS Closer (Raising the Bar Book 2):
"Once again Olmsted brings us the pure pleasure of reading with this brilliant mixture of crime fiction and romance. With her masterful storytelling she weaves in Lennon’s, the main character’s, backstory which makes this second book in the series sta"
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Class Reunion: Keep Your FRIENDS Closer (Raising the Bar Book 2):
"Things are looking up for Lennon. Her legal career is advancing and her relationship with Nick Russo, a famous author and restaurateur, is blossoming until she gets involved in a criminal case at the request of an old classmate. Things turn dark and "
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Gail Olmsted
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Jill Caugherty's review
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Class Reunion: Keep Your FRIENDS Closer (Raising the Bar Book 2):
"In this spicy legal thriller, smart and strong-willed attorney Lennon Gallagher meets an acquaintance from her past who quickly embroils her in a murder trial where she might have to serve as a witness for both the prosecution and defense. Chock-full"
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Diverted: A Town, A Tune, A Secret... (A Tyler Zahn Mystery-Suspense Novel)
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| Diverted: A Town, A Tune, A Secret . . . is the sixth book in the Tyler Zahn mystery-suspense series and Torrens delivers everything his fans could hope for. All the thrills and suspense that readers expect from a Tyler Zahn novel—with an irresistibl ...more | |
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| Taut, suspenseful and page-turning: A.J. McCarthy delivers a powerful tale of the impact that grief can have on the body and the mind. Julie escapes to a secluded lake-side cabin, craving isolation and time to heal from an unthinkable loss, when she ...more | |
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Gail Olmsted
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Girls Our Age
by Phoebe Thompson (Goodreads Author)
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“me this advice, and I never forgot it. “You must work past the horror of all that we see and hear day after day, but you must never become immune to it either. It is what will inspire you to give your very best to these brave men every day of your service.”
― Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
― Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
“are not meant to be alone in our grief. Sharing our feelings about the loss of those we love keeps them alive, if only in our hearts.”
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
“Is that what marriage was all about? Periods of happiness and contentment between the drips of illness and disagreements? If so, they should give new brides umbrellas as wedding gifts. Something to ward off”
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
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