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Gail’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gail’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Gail Ward Olmsted
Goodreads Author
Born
in Waterbury, CT, The United States
October 08
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November 2013
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Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
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Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
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Miranda Writes
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2022
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4 editions
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Guessing at Normal: A Rockstar Romance
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2015
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11 editions
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Jeep Tour
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2014
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10 editions
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Class Action: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You
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Miranda Nights
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2018
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3 editions
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Driving on the Left
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Miranda Fights
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Second Guessing
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Then & Now
By way of introduction, I am a writer of contemporary fiction with a new book in the historical genre. In thinking about how I made the ‘switch’, I would like to share a few thoughts with you.
First and foremost- in my experience, writing a novel set 150 years ago is not all that different from writing one based in modern times. In my first four contemporary novels, my main characters were women o Read more of this blog post »
First and foremost- in my experience, writing a novel set 150 years ago is not all that different from writing one based in modern times. In my first four contemporary novels, my main characters were women o Read more of this blog post »
Gail’s Recent Updates
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Gail Olmsted
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| In the aftermath of a tragic accident, a young woman finds herself a position as a live-in nanny in the home of a total stranger in the mountains of North Carolina. A worthy sequel that honors the amazing Elizabeth's Mountain, yet stands on its own.. ...more | |
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Gail Olmsted
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No Home Without You: A Post-Apocalyptic Romance (Love and Survival, #3)
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| No Home Without You is a post-apocalyptic romance chock-full of danger and page-turning suspense. Enjoy it as a stand-alone or as the newest installment in the popular Love and Survival series. | |
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Gail Olmsted
entered a giveaway
The Woman Underwater
by Penny Goetjen (Goodreads Author)
100 copies
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March 31, 2026
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Gail Olmsted
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Falling Leaves: An Inspector Inoue Mystery (Inspector Inoue Mysteries Book 4)
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| FALLING LEAVES by Lea O’Harra is an emotionally riveting story set in Japan, the author’s adopted homeland. It features expertly interwoven themes of historical fiction, murder mystery, multiple timeline suspense, socio-political commentary, crime dr ...more | |
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"A sweet story
Katharine reminds us that kindness goes a long way. Not just for the ones we are kind to but for ourselves too. Embrace where we have been, enjoy where we are, and look forward to where we are going." |
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"Gail Ward Olmsted is a gifted writer and born storyteller inspired by family and history. Two of her popular books are based on real, bigger-than-life figures. Just as Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip is a fictionalized depiction of a solo car journe"
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“me this advice, and I never forgot it. “You must work past the horror of all that we see and hear day after day, but you must never become immune to it either. It is what will inspire you to give your very best to these brave men every day of your service.”
― Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
― Katharine's Remarkable Road Trip
“are not meant to be alone in our grief. Sharing our feelings about the loss of those we love keeps them alive, if only in our hearts.”
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
“Is that what marriage was all about? Periods of happiness and contentment between the drips of illness and disagreements? If so, they should give new brides umbrellas as wedding gifts. Something to ward off”
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
― Landscape of a Marriage: Central Park Was Only the Beginning
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