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Andrea Hurst

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When not writing, visiting local farmer’s markets, or indulging her love for dark chocolate, Andrea enjoys meeting fans at signings and working as an editor for other authors. She writes hopeful books in charming settings that take readers on uplifting journeys and leaves them with lasting impressions. She lives with her rescue poodle, Ellie, near Raleigh, North Carolina.

Her published books include the Amazon bestseller, The Guestbook, Tea & Comfort, and Island Thyme Café. Two novellas have been added to the Madrona Island trilogy, including Madrona Island: B&B and Christmas on Madrona Island. Her other publications are Always with You, The Lazy Dog’s Guide to Enlightenment and Everybody’s Natural Foods Cookbook, and she co-authored A Book
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The Guestbook (Madrona Isla...

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AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDREA Part 2

"Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it."-Truman Capote

Do you feel writing is an emotional experience?
With Always with You, it was an extremely emotional experience. The idea came to me in a dream—a very powerful dream. It must have resonated with me deeply because I had to write that story. The story flowed out of me in just a matter of months. I Read more of this blog post »
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Published on July 31, 2014 14:06 Tags: always-with-you, andrea-hurst, editing, sequels, series, the-guestbook, writing
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“The best way out of your own troubles is to help somebody else with theirs,” Grandpa John said. “Works every time.”
Andrea Hurst, Tea & Comfort

“With all her heart, she hoped that willing the Madrona Island Bed and Breakfast Inn to Lily would bring the same joy to her beloved granddaughter that it had brought her. The ballpoint pen had quivered in her hand as she signed the final document.”
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“I don’t dream anymore,” she said. “I just go with the flow.”
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“When someone loves you, they always think you're beautiful. Those who don't see your beauty can't really see you at all.”
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“To know true love, even though it was impossible to keep, had finally cracked her heart open enough to let someone else in.”
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“Like a white knight in a station wagon, he drove out of her life.”
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Claudine Carmel Hi Andrea, I was wondering if there is a release date for book 3 in the Madrona Island series?


Andrea Hurst I’m so excited my new women’s fiction book, Always With You, has been added to Goodreads. Always With You explores the boundaries of love and focuses on a woman who falls in love with a married man and must decide what to do. To find out more or to read an excerpt, check it out here.


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