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Janet Dean

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born

The United States

gender

female

website

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genre

Romance, Historical Fiction

member since

October 2009

About this author

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Janet Dean grew up in a family who cherished the past and had a strong creative streak. Her father recounted fascinating stories, like his father before him. The tales they told instilled in Janet a love of history and the desire to write.

She married her college sweetheart and taught first grade before leaving to rear two daughters, but Janet never lost interest in American history and the accounts of strong men and women of faith who built this country.

With her daughters grown, she eagerly turned to Inspirational historical romance. Today Janet enjoys spinning stories for Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical.

When she isn’t writing, Janet stamps greeting cards, plays golf and is never without a book to read. The Deans love to travel and...more

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Memorial Day happenings

Memorial Day weekend is a special time in our family. We gather to celebrate two birthdays and enjoy the long weekend together with cookouts, visits to the pool, watching the 500 race on TV. Right after church we turn on the TV and root for our favorite Indy drivers.

When I was young, the old name Decoration Day fit perfectly. My family traveled an hour to decorate family graves and to gather a... read more »

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Books by Janet Dean

Average rating: 4.13 · 248 ratings · 56 reviews · 7 distinct works

	The Substitute Bride 3.90 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Courting Miss Adelaide (Noblesville, Indiana Series, Book 1) (Steeple Hill Love Inspired Historical #16) 4.21 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Courting the Doctor's Daughter 4.29 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Wanted: A Family 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	My rating:
	An Inconvenient Match 3.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Brides of the West: Josie's Wedding Dress\Last Minute Bride\Her Ideal Husband by Victoria Bylin (Goodreads Author), Janet Dean (Goodreads Author), Pamela Nissen 4.62 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Old Playgrounds by Sue Knight, Janet Dean (Goodreads Author) (With) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	My rating:

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Janet Dean wrote a new blog post: Memorial Day happenings Memorial Day happenings Memorial Day weekend is a special time in our family. We gather to celebrate two birthdays and enjoy the long weekend together with cookouts, visit... read more »
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Janet Dean Dean made a comment in the group Dry Creek Series — Camy Tang is coming to visit! Hooray!! topic "Camy wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Camy, what are you working on now?" Right now, I'm working on a book contracted by Guideposts for their Book Club, book #...more "
May 03, 2012 06:19pm
Janet Dean Dean said "yes" to attending the event: Come chat with Camy Tang date: May 02, 2012 11:42PM location: The Dry Creek discussion group on Goodreads, The United States description: Come visit with Camy Tang -- she writes wonderful suspense books for Love Inspired http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...
May 02, 2012 06:51pm
Janet Dean Dean made a comment in the group Love Inspired Historicals — We'd Love to Know Each Other Better topic "Naomi wrote: "Hi All! My name is Naomi Rawlings, and my debut novel, Sanctuary for a Lady, just released this month with Love Inspired Historical! I'm...more "
Apr 22, 2012 09:39am
Janet Dean Dean made a comment in the group Dry Creek Series — Around the World on Goodreads topic "Janet T, I like how you think, or should I say dream? :-) Janet D "
Apr 21, 2012 04:53am
Janet Dean Dean made a comment in the group Love Inspired Historicals — Historic Sites--What have you seen lately? topic "Lyn wrote: "Terri, That's the fun of traveling by car. I often get my dh to follow some sign that reads: historic home or historic landmark. We never k...more "
Apr 20, 2012 05:36am
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Janet Dean Dean made a comment in the group Love Inspired Historicals — Easter Egg Hunt and 500th Member Party! topic "I'm sorry I wasn't able to attend the Easter Egg hunt. We were hosting our children and grandchildren in Florida during Spring Break and spending time...more "
Apr 09, 2012 10:50am
Janet Dean Dean became a fan of Goodreads Author Julie Lessman
Oct 25, 2011 09:02am · all of Janet Dean's favorite authors
Janet Dean Dean gave to: A Heart Revealed (Winds of Change) by Julie Lessman (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
I eagerly await Julie Lessman’s sagas of the O’Conner family, an engaging host of characters that live on in my mind. Her latest novel A Heart Revealed, not only reveals once again Lessman’s heart for God, but her characters possess an intensity and...more
Oct 25, 2011 09:01am · see review

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