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RaeAnne Thayne

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I'm not one of those people who knew from birth she was destined to become a writer. I always loved to read and throughout my childhood I could usually be found with a book in my hands. To the disgust of my friends, I even enjoyed creative writing assignments that made them all groan. But I had other dreams besides writing. I wanted to be an actress or a teacher or a lawyer.

Life took a different turn for me, though, when my mother made me take a journalism elective in high school (thanks, Mom!). I knew the first day that this was where I belonged.

After I graduated from college in journalism, I took a job at the local daily newspaper and I reveled in the challenge and the diversity of it. One day I could be interviewing the latest country mu ...more

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Average rating: 4.1 · 196,695 ratings · 16,954 reviews · 301 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sleigh Bells Ring 4.13 avg rating — 8,896 ratings — published 2021 — 13 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
	Snow Angel Cove (Haven Point, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,219 ratings — published 2014 — 28 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
	Christmas at the Shelter Inn (Shelter Springs #1) 3.97 avg rating — 7,458 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	The Sea Glass Cottage (Cape Sanctuary, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 7,218 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	15 Summers Later 3.96 avg rating — 6,797 ratings — published 2024 — 10 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 Cliff House (Cape Sanctuary #1) 4.11 avg rating — 6,494 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Summer at the Cape (Cape Sanctuary #4) 4.14 avg rating — 6,401 ratings — published 2022 — 22 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
	Blackberry Summer (Hope's Crossing, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 5,904 ratings — published 2011 — 34 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
	Christmas at Holiday House 4.06 avg rating — 5,711 ratings — published 2020 — 14 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 Path to Sunshine Cove (Cape Sanctuary #3) 4.27 avg rating — 4,999 ratings — published 2021 — 22 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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Haven Point (11 books)
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“Haven’t I proved to you yet that I don’t give a damn about your missing parts?”
― RaeAnne Thayne, Dancing in the Moonlight

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“We are each of us angels with one wing. And we can only fly embracing each other.” —Luciano de Crescenzo”
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15 Summers Later by RaeAnne Thayne

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More or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova

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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

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The Liars' Club by Mary Karr

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