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Emily-Jane Hills Orford

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Born

in Toronto, Canada

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http://www.emilyjanebooks.ca

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Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction and Creative Nonficti

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Emily-Jane Hills Orford is an award-winning author of several books, including Gerlinda (CFA 2016) which received an Honorable Mention in the 2016 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, To Be a Duke (CFA 2014) which was named Finalist and Silver Medallist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and received an Honorable Mention in the 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. She writes about the extra-ordinary in life and her books, short stories, and articles are receiving considerable attention. For more information on the author, check out her website at: http://emilyjanebooks.ca ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 177 ratings · 108 reviews · 33 distinct works

	Queen Mary's Daughter 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Mrs. Murray’s Ghost (Piccadilly Street, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2018	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
	Mrs. Murray's Hidden Treasure: A Piccadilly Street Series Book 2 4.55 avg rating — 11 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
	King Henry's Choice 4.27 avg rating — 11 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
	Mrs. Murray's Home: The Piccadilly Street Series Book 3 4.40 avg rating — 10 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
	Beauty in the Beast 4.50 avg rating — 8 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
	To be a Duke 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Personal Notes 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008	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
	Spring (Four Seasons, #1) 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005	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
	Summer (Four Seasons, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2007 — 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

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message 5: by Emily-Jane

Aug 08, 2016 03:54PM

People in the writing business know the name C. Hope Clark. She has created, edited and maintained for many years the award winning site, FundsforWriters.com, a weekly newsletter that reaches over 40,000 authors, publishers, professors and more. Writing is but one of her many passions. Mysteries and dachshunds are another.
Check out my blog for a complete interview with award-winning mystery writer, C. Hope Clark. http://beyondtheordinaryincanadiansto...

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message 4: by Emily-Jane

Jan 01, 2016 01:29PM

What a great way to start the new year: http://bookgoodies.com/interview-with...

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message 3: by Emily-Jane

Apr 01, 2011 07:06AM

Last Saturday's book signing went very well. This is what the press said: http://www.emcottawawest.ca/20110331/...

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message 2: by Emily-Jane

Mar 27, 2011 05:42AM

Northerngirl wrote: "Hello,
I just wanted to say Thank you for the book! I am really enjoying it so far and will be sure to post a review once I complete it!

Cynthia"

Thanks for letting me know you received the book. Glad to hear you're enjoying it so far.
Emily-Jane

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message 1: by Northerngirl

Mar 25, 2011 12:56PM

Hello,
I just wanted to say Thank you for the book! I am really enjoying it so far and will be sure to post a review once I complete it!

Cynthia

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