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Janet W. Ferguson is a Christy Award finalist and the winner of the 2020 FHL Readers Choice Award. An avid reader and former librarian, she turned her love of story into writing contemporary faith-filled novels with realistic characters who feel like best friends. You’ll laugh and cry as the quirky heroes and heroines chase their happily ever after.

Janet and her husband live in Mississippi where they say y’all a lot, and she forces him to visit the beach as often as possible. They have two grown children, one really smart dog, and a cat that allows them to share the space.

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	Leaving Oxford (Southern Hearts, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 1,396 ratings — published 2016 — 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 Art of Rivers (Coastal Hearts #3) 4.60 avg rating — 672 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	For the Love of Joy (Coastal Hearts #5) 4.52 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Going Up South (Southern Hearts, #2) 4.49 avg rating — 375 ratings — 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
	Star Rising (Coastal Hearts #4) 4.62 avg rating — 361 ratings — 2 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
	Magnolia Storms (Coastal Hearts #1) 4.37 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Tackling the Fields (Southern Hearts, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 314 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Blown Together (Southern Hearts, #4) 4.45 avg rating — 297 ratings — 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
	Healing Skye (Coastal Hearts #6) 4.62 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 2021 — 2 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
	Southern Hearts Series: Books 1 - 4 4.59 avg rating — 211 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

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It’s time to start a new book again! The quest for a great opening and first line are always challenging for me. I thought it would be fun to hear some of your favorite first lines for inspiration, and it might be helpful to go back and look at the first line (or more) of my other novels in the Coastal Heart Series.

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Janet Ferguson and 16 other people liked Susan's review of Holding On To Hope (Coastal Hearts #7): "Wow, Janet Ferguson is now an auto buy author for me! HOLDING ON TO HOPE is my second book by her but holy cow! She had my emotions all over the place. Once I started reading, it was very hard to stop! The twists and turns made it impossible to put d" Read more of this review »
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Janet Ferguson liked Ann Leatherman's review of The Art of Rivers (Coastal Hearts #3): "Well written Christian story of overcoming and forgiving (onesself and others). I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend. Looking forward to the second book in this series. Thank you Janet W Ferguson for an excellent book."
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Janet Ferguson liked Ann Leatherman's review of For the Love of Joy (Coastal Hearts #5): "Like the other two books I read in this series, this is a well written Christian story of overcoming and forgiving (onesself and others). I couldn't put it down. Highly recommend. Looking forward to the rest of the books in this series. Thank you Jan" Read more of this review »
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Janet Ferguson liked Rebecca's review of The Art of Rivers (Coastal Hearts #3): "no words I can’t remember the last book I read that touched my heart the way this one did . I truly don’t have words to express my feelings . Please read …you life will change I promise . I know mine has ."
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“But courage is only fear that has said its prayers. And we are going to pray.”
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“A smiling man who tickles your ears with what you want to hear is not always better than an annoyingly truthful one.”
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“Don’t ever give up in freedom what we would never have given up in persecution! That is our witness to the power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ!”
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