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Authors: Dorothy Garlock
Dorothy Garlock is one of America’s—and the world’s—favorite novelists. Her work has consistently appeared on national bestsellers lists, including the
New York Times
list, and there are over fifteen million copies of her books in print translated into eighteen languages. She has won more than twenty writing awards, including an
RT Book Reviews
Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Historical Fiction for
A Week from Sunday
, five Silver Pen Awards from
Affaire de Coeur
, and three Silver Certificate Awards. Her novel
With Hope
was chosen by Amazon as one of the best romances of the twentieth century.
After retiring as a news reporter and bookkeeper in 1978, she began her career as a novelist with the publication of
Love and Cherish
. She lives in Clear Lake, Iowa. You can visit her website at DorothyGarlock.com.
After the Parade
Almost Eden
Annie Lash
By Starlight
Come a Little Closer
Dreamkeepers
Dream River
The Edge of Town
Forever Victoria
A Gentle Giving
Glorious Dawn
High on a Hill
Homeplace
Hope’s Highway
Keep a Little Secret
Larkspur
Leaving Whiskey Bend
The Listening Sky
Lonesome River
Love and Cherish
Loveseekers
Midnight Blue
The Moon Looked Down
More than Memory
Mother Road
Nightrose
On Tall Pine Lake
A Place Called Rainwater
Promisegivers
Restless Wind
Ribbon in the Sky
River of Tomorrow
River Rising
The Searching Hearts
Sins of Summer
Song of the Road
Stay a Little Longer
Sweetwater
Take Me Home
Tenderness
This Loving Land
Train from Marietta
Under a Texas Sky
Wayward Wind
A Week from Sunday
Wild Sweet Wilderness
Will You Still Be Mine?
Wind of Promise
Wishmakers
With Heart
With Hope
With Song
Yesteryear
DOROTHY GARLOCK
AND HER UNFORGETTABLE NOVELS
“Garlock is a master.”
—
Booklist
“A gifted writer.”
—
Chicago Sun-Times
“One of America’s most endearing historical fiction authors.”
—
RT Book Reviews
“Garlock’s lovely, sweet novel is a testament to the last great generation.”
—
RT Book Reviews
“
Take Me Home
has a unique perspective for a historical novel set during World War II.”
—FreshFiction.com
“Garlock is a masterful storyteller who recognizes what her audience craves and consistently delivers a sweet, nostalgic read that conveys the reality and romance of the era…There is enough depth of emotion in
Under a Texas Sky
to satisfy her fans.”
—
RT Book Reviews
“Who could resist a romantic summertime read from the ‘Voice of America’s Heartland,’ especially with ‘Texas’ in the title?”
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
(TX)
“The latest from romance doyenne Garlock mixes light suspense with traditional romance for an entertaining effect.”
—
Booklist
“Few authors can recreate the atmosphere of a 1930s small town as beautifully and faithfully as Garlock. She imbues each story with a classic American aura while creating a touching, realistic plotline peopled by authentic characters.”
—
RT Book Reviews
“An emotional tale of two people in an almost impossible situation…Dorothy Garlock has made the early twentieth century her own and has another winner in her latest novel.”
—RomRevToday.com
“This is an entertaining Depression-era romantic suspense that brings to life Prohibition in Big Sky Country. The lead couple is a delightful pair…the speakeasy with mobsters, customers, employees, and Prohibitionists [make] for an enjoyable Americana.”
—GenreGoRoundReviews.blogspot.com
“Few authors capture the atmosphere and voices of the heartland during the mid-twentieth century like Garlock. She completes her Tucker family trilogy with a tender, realistic look at small-town America after WWII and what war can do to those who fought and those who waited at home. Crisp prose and simple words cannot hide the powerful underlying lessons of loss, friendship, brotherly love, family ties, and the simple acts of kindness that bind a community.”
—
RT Book Reviews
“Another winner for Dorothy Garlock…a wonderful romance.”
—BestsellersWorld.com
“This delightful post-WWII thriller stars a strong small-town cast struggling to move past the war. The tenuous relationships between Tyler, Holden, and Christina make the tale fun to read while Dorothy Garlock paints a vivid backdrop of 1946 Wisc
onsin
.”
—GenreGoRoundReviews.blogspot.com
“Garlock is a master at developing characters through their actions and evoking settings so real they transport the reader back in time…All the elements that keep Garlock’s fans coming back for more are here.”
—
Booklist
“Four stars…[Garlock] takes readers back in time with her simple prose and likable characters, making them able to believe they are witnesses to the story. Not only is Garlock a premier Americana writer, but she is one who touches chords in readers’ hearts.”
—
RT Book Reviews
“Excellent…enjoyable and compelling…eminently readable…engaging characters, romance, suspense, and small-town America in an era gone by.”
—TheRomanceReadersConnection.com
“Heartwarming…love blooms.”
—
Publishers Weekly
“Touching…[a] poignant, engrossing story of life, death, and second chances…Well written and swiftly paced, this story brings to life a time period that is seldom used in romance.”
—
Library Journal
“An emotional…profound Americana tale [with a] strong ensemble cast…fans will relish this terrific historical.”
—GenreGoRoundReviews.blogspot.com
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This book is a work of historical fiction. In order to give a sense of the times, some names of real people or places have been included in the book. However, the events depicted in this book are imaginary, and the names of nonhistorical persons or events are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance of such nonhistorical persons or events to actual ones is purely coincidental.
Copyright © 2015 by Dorothy Garlock
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