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Anna Schmidt is the award-winning author of over twenty works of historical and contemporary fiction. A reviewer from Romantic Times notes that “Schmidt is not timid about presenting her characters with their faults laid bare for the reader to see.”
Currently Anna is working on a new series set in WWII Germany with an American Quaker protagonist. Her trilogy of contemporary novels about Mennonites living in the community of Pinecraft just outside Anna’s winter home of Sarasota, Florida will be complkete with the publication of the third and final book A MOTHER'S PROMISE in Dec..
Anna is a three-time finalist for the coveted RITA award from Romance Writers of America and has finals and won the Reader's Choice award from Romantic Times magazi...more


Tis the season…


The media bombards us with images of the Norman Rockwell perfect holiday–the feast, the gifts, the decor, the music, the sheer joy that we are repeatedly told is the hallmark of the season. The message is clear–THIS is Christmas and you need to get on board and make sure it’s all in place by December 25th. But for so very many people it is not a time of joy.


For so many it is a ti...

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Average rating: 3.84 · 785 ratings · 150 reviews · 32 distinct works · Similar authors
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date: November 01, 2012 07:00AM
location: Boswell's Books/Milwaukee WI, Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, The United States
description: Award-winning Wisconsin author, Anna Schmidt, will greet guests and talk about her series WOMEN OF PINECRAFT as the final book in the series hits the bookstores (and Kindles and Nooks et al). Join Anna for an evening of food, fun and friendship.
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Anna Schmidt Hi all and thank you so much for your kind comments about my novels!! A couple of news flashes: A CONVENIENT WIFE is a finalist for the RITA award from Romance Writers of America -- it's my third time as a finalist and I keep thinking about that old adage "Always a bridesmaid..." -- maybe this time!!! Also if you like HANNAH'S JOURNEY (out now), watch for the sequel FAMILY BLESSINGS coming in October. Right after that will come the release of the first in a trilogy of contemporary Mennonite stories set in Florida. The first book -- A STRANGER'S GIFT -- opens with a raging hurricane!!! Finally, keep an eye on my website at www.booksbyanna.com -- I am working on a major update that will also involve a new contest, so stay tuned!! Happy spring (such as it is here in Wisconsin) and I'll be in touch soon!! All best, Anna


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