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Jamie Beck

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Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than three million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist, a National Readers' Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly (starred reviews), and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart,” “uplifting,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slop ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 98,711 ratings · 5,313 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Worth the Wait (St. James, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 17,715 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Before I Knew (The Cabots, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 12,050 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Worth the Trouble (St. James, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 7,585 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Worth the Risk (St. James #3) 4.27 avg rating — 6,773 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Accidentally Hers (Sterling Canyon, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 9,395 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Secretly Hers (Sterling Canyon, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 5,633 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	In the Cards 4.14 avg rating — 7,491 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	All We Knew (The Cabots, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 4,926 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	The Memory of You (Sanctuary Sound, #1) 4.09 avg rating — 5,133 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Unexpectedly Hers (Sterling Canyon, #3) 4.21 avg rating — 4,585 ratings — published 2017 — 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

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St. James (3 books)
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4.12 avg rating — 32,071 ratings

Sterling Canyon (3 books)
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The Cabots (3 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 20,728 ratings

Sanctuary Sound (3 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 10,062 ratings

Potomac Point (3 books)
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Jamie Beck rated a book it was amazing Beach Read by Emily Henry (Goodreads Author)	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
What a sparkling romance novel! I love this author's writing voice--she completely sucked me in and held me with her witty writing and fun characterizations. Those elements kept the tragic backstories and certain plot points (the nihilism vs. optimis ...more
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Jamie Beck rated a book it was amazing The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Goodreads Author)	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'm still reeling a bit from this story--an epic family drama steeped in social issues. It poses so many questions--not just about race, but about the choices we all make as we discover who we are and what matters most to us. I still can't decide if ...more
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Jamie Beck rated a book it was amazing What You Wish For by Katherine Center (Goodreads Author)	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
This author keeps getting better with her inspirational stories that remind us that we are surrounded by everyday heroes and that we, ourselves, must also be the heroes of our own journeys. I love the message about seizing and celebrating joy, and wh ...more
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What a wonderful trip to Devon I took in the midst of a pandemic. Seriously, no one paints pictures with words better than Ms. O'Neal, so I literally feel as if I just spent several weeks in the gorgeous (fictional) town of Axetowe, walking the moors ...more
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Jamie Beck rated a book it was amazing Always the Last to Know by Kristan Higgins (Goodreads Author)	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
Kristan Higgin’s continues to impress with another terrific women’s fiction novel that delves deeply into the female psyche and family relationships. This novel hits on themes involving the necessity and power of self-acceptance, while also deliverin ...more
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Jamie Beck made a comment on her review of If You Must Know (Potomac Point, #1) " Bridget wrote: "Great story!!! I just finished it and loved the way you can relate to the characters!!! 💜"Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed it. "
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“Most people aren’t living. They’re planning, remembering, or regretting.”
― Jamie Beck, In the Cards

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“Keeping quiet forces other people to do all the talking and all the revealing.”
― Jamie Beck, In the Cards

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“Even in the crisp night air, being near her felt like standing under the sun. Warmth seeped from her body and flowed along the ground, like a river of heat seeking to penetrate the frozen places inside his chest.”
― Jamie Beck, Worth the Wait

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