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Liz Fenton

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Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke have been best friends for over thirty years and survived high school and college together. They’ve co-authored nine novels, including the Amazon Charts bestseller, The Good Widow.

In addition to writing books, they created a podcast, We Fight So You Don’t Have to: Lessons from a thirty-year friendship.

They both reside in San Diego, California with their families and several rescue dogs.Connect with Liz and Lisa on Instagram at @lisaandliz or at www.lizandlisa.com.

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	The Good Widow by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 34,572 ratings — published 2017 — 13 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
	Girls' Night Out by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 12,664 ratings — published 2018 — 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 Year We Turned Forty by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 8,348 ratings — published 2016 — 14 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 Two Lila Bennetts by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 4,695 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	The Status of All Things 3.47 avg rating — 5,094 ratings — published 2015 — 16 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
	Your Perfect Life by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 2,481 ratings — published 2014 — 20 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
	How to Save a Life by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 2,189 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	Forever Hold Your Peace by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 1,402 ratings — 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
	The Naysayers: A Novel by Liz Fenton (Goodreads Author), Lisa Steinke (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 208 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
	I'll Have Who She's Having 3.48 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2011 — 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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“A true best friend loves you even when it seems like you've gone off the deep end.”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

tags: best-friends, friendship

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“You make all your mistakes with your own children so by the time your grandchildren arrive, you know how to get it right. Plus, once you turn fifty, you kind of stop giving a shit what others think.”
― Liz Fenton, The Year We Turned Forty

tags: grandmother, grandparents, raising-children

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“It's an unwritten rule that best friends take care of each other, and best friends' husbands understand.”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

tags: best-friends, husbands

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Stillhouse Lake (Stillhouse Lake, #1) by Rachel Caine

Stillhouse Lake - Rachel Caine

6 votes, 26.1%

Final Girls - Riley Sager

4 votes, 17.4%

Into the Water - Paula Hawkins

4 votes, 17.4%

Missing Pieces - Heather Gudenkauf

2 votes, 8.7%

Killing Trail (Timber Creek K-9 Mystery #1) by Margaret Mizushima

Killing Trail - Margaret Mizushima

1 vote, 4.3%

The Drowned Girls (Angie Pallorino, #1) by Loreth Anne White

The Drowned Girls - Loreth Anne White

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UNSUB - Meg Gardiner

1 vote, 4.3%

The Darkest Lies by Barbara Copperthwaite

The Darkest Lies - Barbara Copperthwaite

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The Late Show (Renée Ballard, #1) by Michael Connelly

The Late Show - Michael Connelly

1 vote, 4.3%

Every Last Lie - Mary Kubica

1 vote, 4.3%

Pretty Baby - Mary Kubica

1 vote, 4.3%

The Secrets You Keep - Kate White

0 votes, 0.0%

The Good Widow - Liz Fenton

0 votes, 0.0%

Blood Red (Mundy's Landing, #1) by Wendy Corsi Staub

Blood Red - Wendy Corsi Staub

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"A" is for Actress (Malibu Mystery, #1) by Rebecca Cantrell

"A" is for Actress - Rebecca Cantrell

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Don't Close Your Eyes - Holly Seddon

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Whispers and Lies - Joy Fielding

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All Fall Down - Erica Spindler

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The Child - Fiona Barton

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Now You See Her - Joy Fielding

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“Be careful what you wish for, people. You just might get it.”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

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“A very wise person once told me marriage is hard, that you have to keep fighting for it everyday.”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

tags: marriage

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“A true best friend loves you even when it seems like you've gone off the deep end.”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

tags: best-friends, friendship

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“It's an unwritten rule that best friends take care of each other, and best friends' husbands understand.”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

tags: best-friends, husbands

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“Wouldn't it be nice if we could get rid of hurtful feelings and memories the same way we so easily send a bad picture sailing into our computer's trash can?”
― Liz Fenton, The Status of All Things

tags: hurt-feelings, real-life

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