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Barbara Conrey

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Born

in Chicago, The United States

November 07

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https://www.barbaraconreyauthor.com/

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Contemporary

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Barbara Conrey is the USA Today Bestselling author of Nowhere Near Goodbye and Award Winning My Secret to Keep. Barbara’s stories delve into the emotional drama of family dynamics and the choices made in the name of love.
Barbara is a long-standing Women’s Fiction Writers Association member and an administrator of the Facebook Group Bookish Road Trip, where she facilitates their monthly book club. Beagles are her passion. She proudly supports the Beagle Freedom Project, a volunteer organization that rescues Beagles and other animals from product testing facilities.
Barbara lives in Central Pennsylvania, close to family and friends, where she is impatiently awaiting the release of her third book, A Fine Layer of Dust, and scurrying to finish h ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 1,512 ratings · 232 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Nowhere Near Goodbye 4.17 avg rating — 937 ratings — published 2020 — 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
	My Secret To Keep 4.28 avg rating — 572 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	A Fine Layer of Dust it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	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
	My Secret to Keep 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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
	My Secret to Keep: Library Edition by Barbara Conrey (Goodreads Author), Robin Weigert (Narrator), Jesse Bickford (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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Barbara Conrey entered a giveaway The Elements (The Elements, #1-4) by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 25 copies available, ends on September 30, 2025 Enter to win »
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing The House on Mountain Laurel Lane: A Novel (Gold Creek Book 2) by Eileen Goudge (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
Returning to Gold Creek for book two in the Gold Creek series was like stopping in to see good friends in a place you’ve grown to love. It takes an exceptional author to wield that kind of power in a world of make-believe. Goudge skillfully guides her ...more
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“Pitch-perfect from the first chapter to the very last page, Sacken bares her soul amidst the breathtaking beauty of Africa, where both man and beast prove treacherous. The Women Who Stand Between is fraught with tension and danger. And a passion so ...more
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Barbara Conrey rated a book it was amazing My Sister's Only Hope: Utterly gripping and heartbreaking women's fiction packed with family secrets by Alison Ragsdale (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
“Reading a Ragsdale book is like hearing her vivid characters whisper in your ear. They share their crushing secrets, their hopes and dreams. You feel their pain and fear when they are forced to make heartrending choices. My Sister’s Only Hope is a st ...more
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Ultimately, one of the most endearing love stories I’ve read in quite some time. Told from two points of view, in dual timelines, grandmother and granddaughter share their impetuous and passionate stories of love, trust, and happiness. Elizabeth’s Moun ...more
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There is reading a book by a favorite author and then there’s devouring it. Sucking it in so fast for fear the words might disappear and all that would be left was a front and back book cover filled with empty pages. Falling For You by Kerry Lonsdale ...more
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By Any Other Name was so much more than I expected, and I’m not going to lie, I expect a lot from a Jodi Picoult book. And I’m never disappointed. There were times when I had to put this book down, and other times when I couldn’t read it fast enough. W ...more
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Barbara Conrey liked Barbara’s update 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 Barbara White shared a highlight from Falling for You Again by Kerry Lonsdale (Goodreads Author) See all Barbara’s notes and highlights for this book “I’m sorry I didn’t trust you enough to tell you the truth. We both have some sanding to do, don’t we?”
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Barbara Conrey liked Barbara’s update 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 Barbara White shared a highlight from Falling for You Again by Kerry Lonsdale (Goodreads Author) See all Barbara’s notes and highlights for this book “Every moment in life is a chance to create something beautiful, with someone or for someone. Even for yourself. Embrace the impermanence of life, like falling leaves. What you’re going through right now is but one of many seasons for you. Use these moments to prepare your masterpiece. In other words, your creativity won’t be sequestered for long. It will resurface, and when it does, you’ll be ready to find an appropriate outlet. This time, it’ll be what’s right for you, not what anyone—your uncle, your parents, that blockhead ex-fiancé of yours, even Aaron—tell you.”
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