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Lauren K. Denton is the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of THE HIDEAWAY and HURRICANE SEASON, along with GLORY ROAD, THE SUMMER HOUSE, THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, and A PLACE TO LAND.

Her books have received widespread accolades, including...

*Women.com's Most Anticipated Summer Beach Reads
*Travel + Leisure's 20 Most Anticipated Books for Summer
*Southern Living's 25 Beach Reads Perfect for Summer and Best Spring Break Reads
*Starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly
*PopSugar's Best 20 Destination Romance Novels
*Deep South Magazine's Spring/Summer Reading Lists
*Woman's World Book Club's Week's Best Fiction
*BuzzBooks Spring/Summer Great Reads
*Travel + Leisure 10 Spring Reads That Will Make Winter a Distant Memory

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Lauren K. Denton My go-to fix for words that just won't seem to come is to go on a walk. Outside, in the fresh air, no kids, no music, just me and my feet on the road.…moreMy go-to fix for words that just won't seem to come is to go on a walk. Outside, in the fresh air, no kids, no music, just me and my feet on the road. Something about moving my body and the flow of endorphins gets my brain working in a different way than if I'm just sitting at my desk staring at the computer screen. It also happens when I'm in the shower or cooking dinner, and I have post-it notes all over the place to catch ideas that pop up when I break through the writer's block!(less)
Lauren K. Denton I'm current writing my 6th novel, which will come out in the later part of 2022. It's still fluid at this point, but it takes place in a small riversi…moreI'm current writing my 6th novel, which will come out in the later part of 2022. It's still fluid at this point, but it takes place in a small riverside town near the Gulf of Mexico. There's a wide cast of characters (I always love to write those!) and two older sisters and mysteries and young love and older love and seashells. (less)
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                    Happy Sunday, friends! First of all, I need to apologize−I’ve been away from my blog (and newsletter, if you read those too) for a couple months now, which means I’ve missed my Sunday Dishes with you. The end of school crush plus a handful of…
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“MR. VAN BUREN DIED IN THE ARMS OF HIS LOVER, ANNABELLE WHITAKER, IN TENNESSEE. HIS WIFE, MAGS, CAN NOW REST IN PEACE.”
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“It’s always easier to ignore the things we don’t really want to know.”
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“The air was that perfect spring temperature when it’s hard to tell where your skin stops and the air begins.”
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