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Olivia Newport

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Historical Fiction, Romance

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Hello!

I’m imagining you. You walk past as I water my front flowerbeds and we wave. You check the time as we both stand in a long line at the grocery store. You sit in front of me in church. I’m at my table in the coffee shop and you’re at yours.

We may smile politely and move on with our separate lives. Or one of us may speak, a simple invitation to conversation, and the words flow between us.

Here the adventure begins. When we meet someone new, we never know where it might lead.

I’ve been married for over thirty years and have two twenty-something kids. We live in stunning Colorado at the foot of the Rockies, where the day lilies in my back yard grow as tall as I am. (No short jokes, please.)

Not every piece of my life is pretty, though. Some...more

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My Brother Made Me Do It

Some of you may have read a feature I had on the blog for about a year called Mama Says. (And if you haven’t, it’s all still there.) My mother has said many wise and hilarious things over the years.

Recently while helping her move I came across a binder labeled “Things to Keep Forever. Or a Little While.”

Cracked me up.

Along with sentimental family wedding programs, graduation announceme...

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Average rating: 3.81 · 513 ratings · 198 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Pursuit of Lucy Banning(Avenue of Dreams, #1) 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Accidentally Amish (Valley of Choice #1) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2012 — 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 Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow (Avenue of Dreams, #2) 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	In Plain View (Valley of Choice #2) 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2013	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 Corner Trumpet 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Accidentally Amish (Valley of Choice #1) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
	Taken for English (Valley of Choice #3) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2014	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 Invention of Sarah Cummings (Avenue of Dreams Series #3) 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2013	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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Avenue of Dreams Series (3 books)
by Olivia Newport (Goodreads Author)
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Valley of Choice (3 books)
by Olivia Newport (Goodreads Author)
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Olivia Newport made a comment in the group Christian Fiction Bloggers — Authors: Feel free to post about your book(s) here topic "I've heard from a few people lately who only just discovered that THE DILEMMA OF CHARLOTTE FARROW is out. If any of you read THE PURSUIT OF LUCY BANNI...more "
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“It's time for you to choose a happy ending.”
― Olivia Newport, The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow

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“Charlotte blanched. 'I'm only a maid, miss.'

'A maid is still a woman.”
― Olivia Newport, The Dilemma of Charlotte Farrow

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“A telephone is useful for business, but it's not a relationship.”
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