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Lorna Collins

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Lorna Collins co-authored 31 Months in Japan: The Building of a Theme Park, a memoir, published in 2005 with her husband, Larry K. Collins. They are also the authors of two cozy mysteries: Murder...They Wrote, and Murder in Paradise. Their latest collaboration is The Memory Keeper, a historical novel.
She and her husband completed a story idea begun by her brother following his death. Dominic Drive is a coming-of age story set in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Lorna has co-written six romance anthologies: Snowflake Secrets, Seasons of Love, Directions of Love (2011 EPIC eBook Award for Romance Anthology), The Art of Love, ...And a Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe, and An Aspen Grove Christmas
Lorna's fantasy/mystery/romance novel Ghost Writer, r ...more

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	Paradise, Passion, Murder: 10 Tales of Mystery from Hawaii by Lorna Collins (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Terry Ambrose (Goodreads Author), JoAnn Bassett (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Ghost Writer 4.65 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 5 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
	Christmas Miracle 4.83 avg rating — 12 ratings	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
	An Aspen Grove Christmas (Aspen Grove Romance Anthologies Book 4) by Lorna Collins (Goodreads Author), Sherry Derr-Wille, Luanna Rugh 4.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Romance in the Time of Social Distancing 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — 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
	Be Mine 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings	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
	...And A Silver Sixpence in Her Shoe (Aspen Grove Romance Anthologies Book 6) by Lorna Collins (Goodreads Author), Sherry Derr-Wille, Luanna Rugh 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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 Art of Love (Aspen Grove Romance Anthologies Book 5) by Lorna Collins (Goodreads Author), Sherry Derr-Wille, Luanna Rugh 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Seasons of Love (Aspen Grove Romance Anthologies Book 2) by Lorna Collins (Goodreads Author), Sherry Derr-Wille, Luanna Rugh 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Directions of Love (Aspen Grove Romance Anthologies Book 3) by Lorna Collins (Goodreads Author), Sherry Derr-Wille, Luanna Rugh it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 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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The Sound of Silence

On January 25 of this year, I woke up with no hearing in my left ear—suddenly, and without warning.

A few years ago, I noticed some loss of clarity in my hearing and made an appointment for a hearing test. However, it was impossible to conduct the test because one ear (also the left) had so much wax in it. I contacted my doctor, who referred me to an ENT. However, the specialist could

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I had read this series before, but it was a delight to read the stories again, along with a new one added to the collection. Great stories of second chances and more mature adults. I loved it.
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I had read this series before, but it was a delight to read the stories again, along with a new one added to the collection. Great stories of second chances and more mature adults. I loved it.
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Some fun characters--especially the brothers. Nick wants to fix his mother's inn and hurry back to his life in Boston. Little does he realize the hold the small town will exert on him. Heather wants to quilt and enjoy her hometown. The plot is a bit ...more
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Lorna Collins rated a book it was amazing What I Did For Love - A Short Story from the Blessing or Curse Collection (Always Young Trilogy) by Morgan Mandel (Goodreads Author)	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
What if you were rejected because you grew too old? What if you could be young again? What if you attained all the success you ever wanted? And what if your younger self finally found your soulmate, only to have him reject you because you were too yo ...more
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This is a novella-length story. However it has FAR too many named characters and intertwining plot lines. The author should have concentrated on the primary romance, relationship between the protagonist and her grandmother, and the conversion of the ...more
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An inn with a mysterious guest/reindeer wrangler and owners who seem to believe in Santa. Some of the plotlines are not explained or are not believable. Maybe that is the intention.
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Lorna Collins rated a book it was amazing By Design (Around the Square Book 2) by Holly Jacobs (Goodreads Author)	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
Donovan wants to be a partner in his law firm. Sara needs a lawyer desperately. In order to get his partnership, Donovan needs to be married--or at lest engaged. So Sara agrees to pose as his fiancée. This is a fairly basic story, but in Holly's capa ...more
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This book is much longer than I normally read. It contains much more graphic sex than I usually enjoy. And a few of the characters are not likeable. However, it has interesting and original characters, many (actually, too many) creative plotlines, an ...more
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“Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down.”
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“Intense desire not only creates its own possibilities, but its own talents. Don't be afraid to do something just because it's impossible.”
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“Never Doubt
There comes a moment when you begin to realize that virtually anything is possible - that nothing is too good to be true.”
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