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Emilie Richards

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Born

Bethesda, MD, The United States

Website

http://emilierichards.com

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Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers, Romance

Influences

Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum

Member Since

January 2009

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I'm the author of seventy-something novels, including romance, women's fiction and mystery. When We Were Sisters debuted in June 2016, a stand alone novel about two foster sisters traveling back into their past together. I loved writing it and love the cover my publisher chose.

I'm also excited about my recent series, Goddesses Anonymous, which started with One Mountain Away and was followed by Somewhere Between Luck and Trust. The third book in the series, A River Too Wide, came out in July 2014. The Color of Light debuted in August 2015. Will there be more? We'll see.

I'm also putting up my newly edited romance backlist and love re-reading and updating them a bit.

Last year my husband and I moved from Virginia, to Osprey, Florida, the state ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 45,793 ratings · 4,714 reviews · 141 distinct works • Similar authors

	When We Were Sisters really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,198 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	A Family of Strangers 4.11 avg rating — 3,664 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Wedding Ring 4.11 avg rating — 2,974 ratings — published 2004 — 37 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
	Happiness Key (Happiness Key, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 2,351 ratings — published 2009 — 28 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
	One Mountain Away (Goddesses Anonymous #1) 4.25 avg rating — 1,883 ratings — published 2012 — 29 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
	Iron Lace 4.23 avg rating — 1,679 ratings — published 1996 — 34 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
	Lover's Knot 4.12 avg rating — 1,701 ratings — published 2006 — 36 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 Swallow's Nest 4.23 avg rating — 1,606 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Sister's Choice (Shenandoah Album, #5) 4.14 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — published 2008 — 33 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 House Guests 3.81 avg rating — 1,693 ratings — published 2021 — 13 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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Sunday Inspiration: Fasting for Lent

DO YOU WANT TO FAST THIS LENT?• Fast from hurting words and say kind words.
• Fast from sadness and be filled with
gratitude.
• Fast from anger and be filled with patience.
• Fast from pessimism and be filled with hope.
• Fast from worries and have trust in God.
• Fast from complaints and contemplate
simplicity.
• Fast from pressures and be prayerful.
• Fast from bitterness and fill your hearts with
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Series by Emilie Richards

Shenandoah Album (5 books)
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Goddesses Anonymous (4 books)
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Happiness Key (3 books)
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3.98 avg rating — 5,141 ratings

Iron Lace (2 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 3,011 ratings

Ministry is Murder (5 books)
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“Worrying never heads off a crisis, and it doesn't prepare you for one.”
― Emilie Richards, Sister's Choice

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“It's not who you come from, but who's standing right beside you, that counts most.”
― Emilie Richards

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“Growing old is not for sissies.”
― Emilie Richards, Sister's Choice

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Select a series to be read from mid-September through the end of the year. The winner will be announced 9/15.

Harper Connelly by Charlaine Harris

6 votes, 33.3%

No Evil by Allison Brennan

3 votes, 16.7%

Samantha Kincaid by Alafair Burke

2 votes, 11.1%

Karen Vail by Alan Jacobson

2 votes, 11.1%

Lizzy Gardner by T.R. Ragan

2 votes, 11.1%

Bone Secrets by Kendra Elliot

1 vote, 5.6%

Happiness Key by Emilie Richards

1 vote, 5.6%

Turing Hopper by Donna Andrews

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Lena Gamble by Robert Ellis

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Kendall O'Dell by Sylvia Nobel

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Chicks On Lit: Quilting books	50	140	Mar 20, 2010 08:27PM
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Romance Readers R...: August - Pick It For Me! Challenge	555	377	Sep 08, 2010 08:55PM

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Emilie’s Quotes

“Let us hope that we are all preceded in this world by a love story.”
― Don J. Snyder, Of Time and Memory: My Parents' Love Story

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message 5: by Emilie

Sep 30, 2011 05:14AM

Laura wrote: "Are you going to write any more of the quilt series? I loved "Sisters Choice""

I hope to. My publisher has the final say, but right now we have tentatively scheduled a novella in a Christmas anthology. We'll see.

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message 4: by Laura

Sep 29, 2011 09:50PM