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Barbara Ankrum grew up in Upstate New York, training to be a ballerina, but secretly dreaming of being an actress. Her first fangirl crush on Haley Mills led her to practice her British accent on unsuspecting store clerks, and she dreamed of co-starring in the remake of THE MOONSPINNERS. Because she was also a compulsive reader, she discovered that the film was based on a book by the fabulous Mary Stewart, which led to Barbara's lifelong obsession with romantic fiction.

Since Haley Mills was, sadly, not in the market for a co-star, Barbara pursued a degree in English Literature from the University of Tennessee. And when that degree, predictably, led to unemployment, she pulled up her socks and moved to Hollywood where she built a career as a ...more

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	A Cowboy to Remember (Canadays of Montana #1; Big Marietta Fair #5) 3.95 avg rating — 2,432 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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
	Holiday Hearts (The Canadays of Montana, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,370 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
	Choose Me, Cowboy (77th Copper Mountain Rodeo #4; Canadays of Montana #2) 4.22 avg rating — 912 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
	Holt's Gamble (Wild Western Hearts Series #1) 4.02 avg rating — 875 ratings — published 1990 — 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
	Every Time a Bell Rings (The Guardian Angel Chronicles, #1) 4.42 avg rating — 397 ratings — 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
	Once a Hero (Band of Brothers #2) 4.19 avg rating — 413 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
	Unsung Hero (Band of Brothers #1) 4.28 avg rating — 250 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
	A Cowboy to Keep (Canadays of Montana #4) 4.26 avg rating — 234 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
	Renegade Bride (Wild Western Hearts #2) 4.29 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 1992 — 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
	The Lady Takes A Gunslinger (Wild Western Rogues Series, #1) 4.32 avg rating — 142 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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Jane Porter's newest book, FLIRTING WITH FIFTY, takes a turn from all the twenty somethings romance usually casts as heroes and heroines and I loved it. At forty-something, Paige is a woman with a lot of life behind her, a complicated and complex wom ...more
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Barbara Ankrum liked Kat's review of The Christmas Fix Up (The Guardian Angel Chronicles, #2): "This was an absolutely wonderful story. You fall in love with the characters right away – Elle, Molly, and Iris in particular grabbed me by the heart. The individual characters’ threads are woven together to make a beautiful, cohesive story of love, " Read more of this review »
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Barbara Ankrum liked Peggy's review of The Christmas Fix Up (The Guardian Angel Chronicles, #2): "I really loved this sweet romance! Elle, Sam and Molly have experienced loss and are brought together by divine intervention because Elle is sent to find someone for Sam. I could relate to Elle and her clumsy but lovable personality. I love stories a" Read more of this review »
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“Yours and Finn’s? What happened between you is like a rockslide that came out of nowhere, but maybe those rocks are not so insurmountable. Maybe they could build a bridge between you two.”
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“None of them was even your type.” “How do you know my type?” “Were they?” Eve asked, her voice tinged with disbelief. She hooked a thumb in Cree’s direction. “Is he?” “My type?” Kate shook her head. “Yes.” No. Wasn’t that the point? The men she dated were like...like seat-fillers at awards ceremonies. One person vacates and another takes his place. Simple as that.”
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