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A letter to Rod Stewart resulting in a Cinderella birthday for her daughter sowed the seeds of USAToday, Kindle and NOOK bestselling author Jean Brashear's writing career. A lifelong avid reader, at the age of forty-five with no experience and no training, she decided to see if she could write a book. It was a wild leap that turned her whole life upside down, but she would tell you that though she's never been more terrified, she's never felt more exhilarated or more alive. She's an ardent proponent of not putting off your dreams until that elusive 'someday'—take that leap now.

Over thirty published novels later, the three-time RITA finalist and RTBookReviews Career Achievement Award winner has accumulated a whole passel of war stories to s...more

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Do You Love The Voice?

The Voice is new to me, in the sense that I'd heard of it but never watched it before this season, and I'm struck by several things

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Average rating: 3.78 · 2,475 ratings · 324 reviews · 45 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Goddess of Fried Okra 3.44 of 5 stars 3.44 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2010	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
	Texas Secrets (Texas Heroes #1) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 206 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	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
	Texas Lonely (Texas Heroes #2) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 51 ratings — 4 editions	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
	Texas Bad Boy (Texas Heroes #3) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	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
	Texas Refuge (Texas Heroes #4) 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012	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
	Black Flag, White Lies (Harlequin NASCAR, #34) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	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
	Texas Star (Texas Heroes #5) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2012	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
	So Tempting 3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	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
	The Way Home (Harlequin Superromance)(Everlasting Love, #4) 3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	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
	Extreme Caution (Harlequin NASCAR, #31) 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2008 — 3 editions	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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Texas Heroes (5 books)
by Jean Brashear (Goodreads Author)
3.856741573033708 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 356 ratings

The Gallaghers of Morning Star #1 (1 book)
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3.7233009708737863 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 206 ratings

Deep in the Heart (4 books)
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Mother & Child Reunion (2 books)
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3.9375 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 16 ratings

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Jean Brashear wrote a new blog post Do You Love The Voice? The Voice is new to me, in the sense that I'd heard of it but never watched it before this season, and I'm struck by several things
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Jean Brashear wants to read Me Before You by Jojo Moyes	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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Jean Brashear rated a book 4 of 5 stars Spark (Elemental, #2) by Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author)	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
Terrific series--so glad Spark was available when I finished Storm. Now I'm more than ready for Spirit, and it will be months! This family is richly-drawn, and the pacing is sharp...very engaging story lines, and the overall story arc is compelling....more
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Jean Brashear wants to read Breathless (Elemental, #2.5) by Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author)	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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Jean Brashear wants to read Spirit (Elemental, #3) by Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author)	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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Jean Brashear rated a book 4 of 5 stars Storm (Elemental, #1) by Brigid Kemmerer (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2012	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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“Know inside yourself that you're strong. It's the only weapon that matters, and no one can teach that to you.”
― Jean Brashear, The Goddess of Fried Okra

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“I might not know every step of my journey, but standing still wouldn’t accomplish a thing. Sometimes you just had to take a step, whatever the direction, and see what happened.”
― Jean Brashear, The Goddess of Fried Okra

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“Fate didn't always speak up when called.”
― Jean Brashear, The Goddess of Fried Okra

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