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About this author

I grew up on a farm in western New York. I currently live in central Iowa. I work in IT by day and train dogs and write books by night. I live with a Rottweiler, a German Pinscher and a lot of books.

I am a fan of flyover country, wide open spaces, weather, books, working dogs, gutsy heroines and steadfast heroes.

My first novel, Wide Open, will be published by Tor on March 13, 2012.


One of the things I’m frequently asked in interviews is–what other stories are you working on?


There will be two more books set in the same universe as Wide Open. I’m currently editing the second book, Deep Down, which I mentioned briefly in a previous update. Here’s a brief excerpt:


Ten minutes later, she turned onto the rough lane up to Pabby’s ranch house. Halfway up the lane there was a low...

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Published on May 24, 2012 16:48
Average rating: 3.56 · 185 ratings · 71 reviews · 10 distinct works
Wide Open
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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3.43 of 5 stars 3.43 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions
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What Makes a River
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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Magic in a Certain Slant of...
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005
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How to Hide Your Heart
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2008
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Cat Haiku
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Deborah Coates at Prairie Lights
Author appearance, June 15, 2012 07:00PM
Prairie Lights, 15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City, US

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Deborah Coates wrote a new blog post: What I’m Working On
One of the things I’m frequently asked in interviews is–what other stories are you working on?
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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
The Curse of Chalion
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I thought this started slowly and I abandoned it once a year or two ago, but this time I was listening to it in my car and I managed to get past the slow part and to the good parts.

Overall, I liked this a lot. I loved the world building and the chara...more
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Give Up the Ghost by Megan Crewe
Give Up the Ghost
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I liked this book quite a bit and particular I liked the characters who felt like potentially real teens. I liked that when someone died it was a big deal, that no one was perfect or perfectly bad. I liked that people talked and confronted and that t...more
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Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
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Loved this book!

I'd looked at it a couple of times and thought it wasn't a book for me. It's a mystery, which I always like, but a woman doctor in the 12th century in England seemed not my sort of thing. But it was! It was totally my thing. It has lu...more
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The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
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This was fun.

I particularly loved Ani's progression from awkward to confident. It was well-paced and completely believable. This is a book that takes its time, does what it needs to do and creates a character that the reader can believe has loyal fri...more
The Unknown Ajax by Georgette Heyer
The Unknown Ajax
by Georgette Heyer
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So, I read The Unknown Ajax years ago and it's one of the Heyer books I like, but not necessarily in the category of prime favorites. However, it's a terrific audiobooks and may actually be one of my favorite Heyer audiobooks You get the full flavor...more
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The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg
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I--and apparently a lot of other people--have a great fondness for Swedish mysteries, though I can't tell you exactly why. They are generally a bit dry with lots of detail and an emphasis on character over action (oh yeah, that might be one of the re...more
Deadly Nightshade by Cynthia Riggs
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The main character in Deadly Nightshade is 92 year-old Virginia Turnbull who's lived on Martha's Vineyard her whole life. She's smart and interested and interested in things. The mystery in this book is average, but the sense of place is terrific and...more
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