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Zina Abbott

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Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Zina Abbott is the pen name used by Robyn Echols for her historical novels. Her novel, Family Secrets, was published by Fire Star Press in October 2014 and her novelette, A Christmas Promise, was published by Prairie Rose Publications in November 2014. The first two novellas in the Eastern Sierra Brides 1884 series, Big Meadows Valentine and A Resurrected Heart, are now available.

The author currently lives with her husband in California near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” She enjoys family history and any kind of history. When she is not piecing together novel plots, she pieces together quilt blocks.

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Average rating: 4.52 · 4,824 ratings · 943 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors

	Kendrick: Too Old for Babies (Bachelors and Babies #9) 4.46 avg rating — 349 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
	Mail Order Blythe (Secret Baby Dilemma, #8) 4.56 avg rating — 212 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
	Mail Order Roslyn (Widows, Brides, and Secret Babies, #9) 4.36 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2020	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 Bride for Devlin (The Sheriff's Mail Order Bride, #6) 4.57 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Nissa (The Widows of Wildcat Ridge, #3) 4.59 avg rating — 155 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
	Mail Order Lorena (Widows, Brides and Secret Babies, #17) 4.46 avg rating — 158 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
	Lauren (Rescue Me - Mail-Order Brides, #2) 4.55 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 2023 — 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
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	Mail Order Penelope (Widows, Brides & Secret Babies, #23) 4.41 avg rating — 141 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
	A Shopkeeper for Christmas (Spinster Mail-Order Brides, #33) 4.43 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2020	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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Saturday Snippet: You can step dance, can you?

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The Bride Who Step Dances

The Bride Who series

by Zina Abbott

As the sound of a bow being drawn across violin stringsreached his hearing, Cecil straightened and turned his gaze toward the stage. What is going on? Instead of the pianoplayer in his worn vest and frayed shirt cuffs, a young beanpole in his teensstood on the stage with his back to the piano, sh Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Zina Abbott

Gamble on Judgment (2 books)
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4.81 avg rating — 72 ratings

Eastern Sierra Brides 1884 (3 books)
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4.43 avg rating — 37 ratings

Too Old in Columbia (1 book)
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4.47 avg rating — 34 ratings

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Zina Abbott liked Renate Deutsche Oma's review of The Bride Who Step Dances: The Bride Who Series Book #12: "An unpredictable, humorous, somewhat unusual mail order bride series. The Bride Who Step Dances is a story with strong, intelligent, and at times stubborn characters – Maggie, Eddie and Cecil Bellamy. A page turning plot with a whole bunch of not you" Read more of this review »
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Zina Abbott and 1 other person liked Jean Volk's review of The Bride Who Step Dances: The Bride Who Series Book #12: "A Sweet, Engaging Western Romance The Bride Who Step Dances is such a charming and heartfelt story. I loved following Maggie and her brother as they traveled West, and the cultural mix‑ups between the British siblings and the American frontier added s" Read more of this review »
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Zina Abbott liked Nethanja's review of Lucy: Prairie Roses Collection - Book 46: "Life is becoming dangerous for Lucy and her aunt, so living near family is the best thing to do. But traveling is long and dangerous but luckily they get some help. Can they accept what is asked from them to arrive safe with their family? This story " Read more of this review »
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Zina Abbott liked Lori D's review of Lucy: Prairie Roses Collection - Book 46: "The war between the States broke many families apart and left a lot of women alone on their own. This author always weaves a story full of historical facts that bring a lot of the realities to life and makes you feel you are there. This is a tale of Lu" Read more of this review »
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