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BOOK SALE!

Happy Autumn! Whenever I see the leaves turning, I think of curling up in a cozy spot inside with a good book on chilly days. I’m not alone, either—lots of book lovers I know would rather read by the fire than on a beach. So if you’re looking for a good book to snuggle up with indoors, you’ll be happy to know my bestselling novel THE DIARY is on sale for a limited time.

This book is very special to me. Dedicated to my parents, it was inspired by their unique love story. If you haven’t read it already, I think you’d enjoy it. If you remember it fondly, might be time for a reread. Whatever your pleasure or taste in literature, I wish you many happy days of reading to come.

Read on to find out what THE DIARY is about!

Two sisters discover startling secrets in their mother’s old journal in this “poignant” novel by the New York Times –bestselling author of Garden of Lies (Debbie Macomber).



Emily and Sarah Marshall are cleaning out their dying mother’s attic when Emily finds an old leather diary. Their mother’s handwriting on the yellowed pages takes them back to a small Nebraska town in the summer of 1951, where sheltered, almost-engaged Elizabeth Harvey is swept into a clandestine romance with AJ, her rebellious childhood friend. When AJ becomes the prime suspect in a neighborhood fire, Elizabeth has to make the most difficult decision of her young life and choose between passionate but unpredictable AJ and her stable, longtime beau, Bob.
 


Shocked to learn that their mother was in love with a man other than their father, Emily and Sarah must confront painful truths about their mother, their father, and ultimately, themselves. Moving and uplifting, with a surprise ending readers won’t see coming,  The Diary is a novel about the mysteries of romantic love and the unassailable bond between parents and children.

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I’m a writer by day, wife of a film critic by night. Be careful what you tell me or it might end up in one of my novels. I come from a large family with a few skeletons rattling around in the closet. I’m also a mom and serial wife (as my current and forever husband calls me—you may have guessed he’s not my first). Luckily my friends and family are still speaking to me, and readers continue to read what I’ve written. Maybe because I’m not afraid to go there. So, please, pull up a chair if you dare.
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