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Carol DeVaney
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Carol DeVaney

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Genre
Romance, Humor and Comedy, Contemporary

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Thing is, I make up stories. Yes, I know, my mother always said to tell the truth. But, I have an excuse. Characters whisper their stories in my ear, what else can I do but write them down and share? For the record, my mom listens to my stories, so I guess she's forgiven me for telling a tale or two.

Carol's won numerous awards, published in short stories and novels.

Carol's a wife, proud mom and ecstatic grandmother. She lives in the sunny South with her husband who patiently awaits his time away from her writing. Carol has an amazing son, who is a remarkable writer, a wonderful daughter-in-law, and is blessed with two awesome grandchildren.

She loves a great story that makes her think about the problems life throws at us and how we react. S ...more

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Average rating: 4.3 · 262 ratings · 28 reviews · 19 distinct works
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
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I'll be answering questions about my newest short story, Stone of Truth. Thanks!
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A Moment on the Lips (Whistle Stop Romance #3)
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“Cutty was so overcome with fear that temporary paralysis set in.”
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message 5: by Sally
Feb 21, 2015 02:36PM

Sally Chambers Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Carol!
Sally


message 4: by Melanie
Jul 13, 2013 04:27PM

Melanie Nowak Thanks for the friendship! I hope you'll add my ALMOST HUMAN series to your "want to read" list - my venomous vampires love new blood! You can check out free chapters on my website at: www.MelanieNowak.com
Nice to meet you :-)

~ Melanie Nowak


message 3: by Penelope
Jul 11, 2013 05:32AM

Penelope Marzec Thanks for your friendship. :-)


message 2: by Carol
May 06, 2010 03:02PM

Carol DeVaney Both books sound very exciting! I'll check them out.


message 1: by Beth
May 05, 2010 04:14PM

Beth Hi Nanacjd,
Thanks for befriending this mystery author on Goodreads! I hope you will put my books, A Real Basket Case and To Hell in a Handbasket, on your to-read list. If you'd like to enter a contest for a free copy of To Hell in a Handbasket, sign up for my email newsletter at: http://bethgroundwater.com/ .
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