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Barbara Bretton is the USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of more than 40 books. She currently has over ten million copies in print around the world. Her works have been translated into twelve languages in over twenty countries.

Barbara has been featured in articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Romantic Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Herald News, Home News, Somerset Gazette,among others, and has been interviewed by Independent Network News Television, appeared on the Susan Stamberg Show on NPR, and been featured in an interview with Charles Osgood of WCBS, among others.

Her awards include both Reviewer's Choice and Career Achievement Awards from Romantic Times; Gold and Silver certificates from Affaire de ...more

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	Casting Spells (Sugar Maple, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 3,643 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Shore Lights (Paradise Point, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 2,774 ratings — published 2003 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	At Last 3.88 avg rating — 2,205 ratings — published 2000 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Day We Met (Jersey Strong #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,954 ratings — published 1999 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	A Soft Place to Fall (Shelter Rock Cove, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 1,911 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Somewhere in Time 3.87 avg rating — 1,796 ratings — published 1992 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Laced with Magic (Sugar Maple, #2) 3.74 avg rating — 1,704 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Spun By Sorcery (Sugar Maple, #3) 3.73 avg rating — 1,279 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Spells & Stitches (Sugar Maple, #4) 3.84 avg rating — 982 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Chances Are (Paradise Point, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Sugar Maple (8 books)
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Jersey Strong (6 books)
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Paradise Point (2 books)
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3.93 avg rating — 3,457 ratings

Time Travel Trilogy (3 books)
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3.95 avg rating — 2,664 ratings

The Idle Point Stories (2 books)
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The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (Evan Tanner, #1)

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Dick Van Dyke & Mary Tyler Moore: The Premiere Sitcom Stars of the ‘60s and ‘70s

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What Does It Feel Like?

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“Love makes you crazy. Love crawls into your brain and plays games with your neurons. All the things you thought you knew about yourself fly out the window when love flies in.”
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“I use to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Tom Cruise too.”
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“Human males are fascinating creatures. No matter how old they get, the little boy never goes away. ”
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A belated thanks for choosing me to be among your friends, Barbara. It may interest you that my book Marvin Clark—In Search of Freedom in now a matching FREE download on Amazon Kindle. Enjoy it while you can. (A little review on Amazon wouldn't hurt either!)
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