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Penelope Ward

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Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty novels.

In 2014, Penelope’s fourth book, Stepbrother Dearest, became the #1 bestselling independently published Kindle ebook of the year on Amazon.com and was credited with igniting an entirely new subgenre of romance. Her 2016 smash hit RoomHate debuted at #2 on The New York Times Bestseller list. Penelope is an Audie Award Winner and ...more

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	Stepbrother Dearest 4.03 avg rating — 76,180 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	RoomHate 3.83 avg rating — 74,611 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Cocky Bastard by Penelope Ward (Goodreads Author), Vi Keeland (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 41,283 ratings — published 2015 — 38 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
	Neighbor Dearest 4.09 avg rating — 32,827 ratings — 36 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
	Playboy Pilot by Penelope Ward (Goodreads Author), Vi Keeland (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 30,345 ratings — published 2016 — 29 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
	Park Avenue Player by Penelope Ward (Goodreads Author), Vi Keeland (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 26,756 ratings — published 2019 — 15 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
	Dear Bridget, I Want You by Penelope Ward (Goodreads Author), Vi Keeland (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 23,813 ratings — published 2017 — 23 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
	Jake Undone (Jake, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 23,452 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Rebel Heart (Rush Duet, #2) by Penelope Ward (Goodreads Author), Vi Keeland (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 22,682 ratings — published 2018 — 19 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
	Not Pretending Anymore by Penelope Ward (Goodreads Author), Vi Keeland (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 22,590 ratings — published 2021 — 21 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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Penelope Ward added a status update: TAYLOR’S FATHER is LIVE in ALL Formats! FREE to Read in Kindle Unlimited! Get it while it's $3.99 (U.S. Pricing) for a very limited time. (Moving to $4.99 permanently after release.) Amazon US: https://amzn.to/48tYHD5 Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3XHgvo3 Amazon CA: https://amzn.to/4pTsgUk Amazon AU: https://amzn.to/4a6cQYn DUET Audiobook: https://adbl.co/4rSO03Q Special Edition Paperback: https://amzn.to/4pz5H7L
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“You were the best thing that ever happen to me. I hope that someday I can say you were one of the best, but for now, it's only you.”
― Penelope Ward, Stepbrother Dearest

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“A broken heart is still a beating one.”
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“The "one that got away" was supposed to stay away, not come back and leave you all over again.”
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message 13: by Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️

Aug 11, 2019 09:57AM

Thanks for accepting my friend-vite
*Wendy Curtsies

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message 12: by CristiinaReads୨ৎ

Dec 25, 2018 10:58AM

Merry Christmas sweets! Wishing you the happiest of times with your loved ones and a Happy New year! xoxo

xoxo
Cristina🖤

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message 11: by Ramona

Dec 24, 2016 10:58AM

Have the best Christmas EVER!!!

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message 10: by Penelope

Sep 14, 2016 05:02AM

Thank you so much Ramona!!

Ramona wrote: "Thank you for accepting:) I truly believe that you are an amazing writer and I am a big fan of your books:)"

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message 9: by Ramona

Sep 14, 2016 03:57AM

Thank you for accepting:) I truly believe that you are an amazing writer and I am a big fan of your books:)

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message 8: by Nicole

May 04, 2015 12:48PM

are you doing any book signings in the future?

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message 7: by Dawyn.S.

Oct 29, 2014 02:26AM

Big thank you hug..youre an awesome writer!

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message 6: by Ann

Oct 04, 2014 11:45PM

Hi! thank you for being my friend Penelope :)
I enjoyed "Stepbrother Dearest" very much.
I liked the characters and your beautiful way of writing.
I am looking forward to reading your other novels.
Have a great day :)
Love Ann

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message 5: by K.D.

Jun 24, 2014 11:17AM