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C.J. Carmichael

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USA Today bestselling author C. J. Carmichael has written over 50 novels, including two mystery series, as well as romance and women’s fiction. Three of her novels have been nominated for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, including A Bramble House Christmas. A film version of A Bramble House Christmas premiered as a Hallmark Mystery movie in 2017.

Married, with two grown daughters and some adorable grandchildren, C. J. and her husband and their Welsh Springer Jazz divide their time between their home in Calgary, Alberta and the family cottage on Flathead Lake, Montana. C.J. enjoys giving workshops to aspiring authors--her talk on writing a Christmas story is a favorite.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 49,231 ratings · 4,343 reviews · 109 distinct works • Similar authors

	Buried (Twisted Cedar Mysteries, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 11,901 ratings — published 2012 — 3 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
	Bitter Roots (Bitter Root Mysteries, #1) 4.13 avg rating — 6,334 ratings — published 2017 — 3 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 Bramble House Christmas (Carrigans of the Circle C, #6) 4.26 avg rating — 4,595 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Exposed (Twisted Cedar Mysteries, #3) 4.35 avg rating — 2,793 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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 Daughter's Place (Chatsworth #3) 4.02 avg rating — 2,618 ratings — published 2000 — 3 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
	Forgotten (Twisted Cedars Mysteries, #2) 4.22 avg rating — 1,983 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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 Fourth Child (Family Matters #3) 3.61 avg rating — 2,237 ratings — published 2000 — 6 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
	Promise Me, Cowboy (Carrigans of the Circle C #1; 75th Copper Mountain Rodeo #3) 3.80 avg rating — 1,450 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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 Cowgirl's Christmas (Carrigans of the Circle C, #5) 4.02 avg rating — 1,356 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Good Together (Carrigans of the Circle C #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,299 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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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Series by C.J. Carmichael

Twisted Cedar Mysteries (3 books)
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4.23 avg rating — 16,674 ratings

Carrigans of the Circle C (8 books)
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4.10 avg rating — 10,847 ratings

Bitter Root Mysteries (5 books)
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4.22 avg rating — 9,010 ratings

Family Matters (4 books)
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3.84 avg rating — 5,275 ratings

Chatsworth (3 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 2,782 ratings

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“Independence is a fine thing. But having people in your life who love you and need you is a hell of a lot better.”
― C.J. Carmichael, A Bramble House Christmas

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“God. Her husband was in love with another woman. This man she'd thought was her partner, her lover, her friend was really a stranger. For months he'd been lying, sneaking around behind her back…”
― C.J. Carmichael, The Fourth Child

tags: cheated, hurt, stranger, the-fourth-child-lying

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“Mom doesn’t like calories, either,” Savannah said in a very matter-of-fact voice. “I think they’re delicious.”
― C.J. Carmichael, Promise Me, Cowboy

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Voting for October 2019 - a book with a one-word title

Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

6 votes, 18.8%

Hangman by Jack Heath

5 votes, 15.6%

Twisted by Steve Cavanagh

5 votes, 15.6%

Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

3 votes, 9.4%

Blink by K.L. Slater

3 votes, 9.4%

Fearless by Fiona Higgins

3 votes, 9.4%

Lapse by Sarah Thornton

2 votes, 6.3%

Garnethill by Denise Mina

2 votes, 6.3%

Buried by C.J. Carmichael

1 vote, 3.1%

Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen

1 vote, 3.1%

Snare by Lilja Sigurðardóttir

1 vote, 3.1%

Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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Terrified by Kevin O'Brien

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