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Cathy Yardley

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January 03

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Cathy Yardley is an award-winning author of romance, chick lit, and urban fantasy, who has sold over 1.2 million copies of books for publishers like St. Martin's, Avon, and Harlequin. She writes fun, geeky, and diverse characters who believe that underdogs can make good and that sometimes being a little wrong is just right. ...more

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Movin’ to the Country…

The view from our stable. Yes, stable.

Most of my life, I have been a suburbanite, although I’ve lived urban-adjacent to some major cities: New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, Seattle. I wouldn’t say I’ve been nomadic, but I’ve been around, geographically speaking.

After last year’s breast cancer shenanigans (note: for those who don’t follow me on social media — I had breast cancer. S

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Cathy Yardley’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 51,513 ratings · 7,429 reviews · 78 distinct works • Similar authors

	Role Playing 3.91 avg rating — 16,066 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Do Me a Favor 3.67 avg rating — 7,511 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Love, Comment, Subscribe (Ponto Beach Reunion, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,109 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Gouda Friends (Ponto Beach Reunion, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 3,076 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	Level Up (Fandom Hearts, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 2,773 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Prose Before Bros (Green Valley Library, #3) 3.90 avg rating — 2,640 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Ex Appeal (Ponto Beach Reunion, #3) 3.83 avg rating — 2,327 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	One True Pairing (Fandom Hearts, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 1,061 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
	Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel (Rock Your Writing, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 735 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Hooked (Fandom Hearts, #1.5) 3.65 avg rating — 834 ratings — published 2015 — 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

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Ponto Beach Reunion (3 books)
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Fandom Hearts (6 books)
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3.78 avg rating — 7,316 ratings

Rock Your Writing (5 books)
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4.11 avg rating — 1,294 ratings

Geek Actually (1 book)
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Cecilia Tan (Goodreads Author)

3.72 avg rating — 409 ratings

Necessary Evil (1 book)
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3.82 avg rating — 245 ratings

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The Duchess's Guide to Corporate Warfare: A Villainess Light Novel

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Best Served Cold (Morcster Chef, #3)

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Into the Fire (Morcster Chef, #2)

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“If you can’t handle me in sweatpants, you don’t deserve me in stilettos,”
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“Yeah," he said, rolling his eyes. "Because when I think 'game architect' and 'engineering,' I think 'extrovert.”
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“If the shoe fits," she ground out, "lace up that bitch and wear it!”
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Welcome to Entangled in Romance book group! We talk about all things Entangled, so join the fun! Our authors participate in this group, as well, so as ...more

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Welcome to Paranormal Romance! This group is for the discussion and recommendation of paranormal romances and paranormal erotic romance, along with ur ...more

Romance Readers and Writers — 929 members — last activity Jul 03, 2017 09:26PM
Romance Readers and Writers is a fun and friendly group who are brought together by their love of discussing about their favorite books and the author ...more

The Geek Girls Book Club — 746 members — last activity Apr 10, 2023 11:03AM
The GGBC grew out of NYT TV reviewer Ginina Bellafonte's comments on her review of "A Game of Thrones", saying that: "While I do not doubt that ther ...more

Urban Fantasy Aficionados — 818 members — last activity Apr 09, 2021 01:47PM
This is a light hearted, friendly group who enjoys Urban Fantasy. It's a place to talk about books and/or whatever else comes to mind. The rules? Pla ...more

SOS: Serious Overload of Series — 4795 members — last activity 1 hour, 0 min ago
SOS: Serious Overload of Series is the place to find and chat about Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy series. Share your favorites and find new ...more

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The Best Place for PNR & UF Junkies ► A group for everyone who loves paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and related sub-genres like vampires, dragon ...more

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