The author of more than 50 original novels, in twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestseller with over six million copies sold. She is known for delivering deeply emotional and psychologically astute novels of suspense and romance. Tara won the 2008 Reader's Choice Award, is a four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a multiple finalist for the Reviewer's Choice Award, the Bookseller's Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. She has appeared on national and local TV across the country, including CBS Sunday Morning. When she's not writing or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They've been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country. Visit the author at www.tarataylorquinn.com.
Quinn, Tara Taylor. It Happened on Maple Street. HCI. (True Vows).
2011. 286p. ISBN 9780757315688. pap. $13.95. CONTEMPORARY
ROMANCE
Naïve, sheltered, and bookish Tara Gumser is a smalltown Ohio 'good
girl' with one enduring dream--to write for Harlequin--until she
meets Tim Barney in a college geology class and adds another dream
to her list. But life has other, far less pleasant plans for Tara,
although she soon succeeds at carving out a stellar professional
career. It isn't until decades later, when an out-of-the-blue email
from Tim reunites them, that the cruel betrayal and emotional
devastation of Tara's past are finally laid to rest, and she and
Tim are given another chance at love. Told from alternating
viewpoints (Tara's and Tim's), this introspective, soul-searing
story takes its protagonists on a turbulent journey from
angst-ridden teenage insecurity and painful self-doubt to adult
understanding and acceptance and leaves them stronger, more
resilient, and more sure of their love.
Verdict Poignant and brutally hard-hitting but shimmering with joy
and newfound hope, this autobiographical reality-based romance by
popular Harlequin author Quinn is a noticeable departure from her
current suspenseful thrillers but is a compelling page-turner in
its own right. Arizona-based Quinn (The Fourth Victim) is 'married
to her own Harlequin Hero. Finally.'--Kristin Ramsdell, Librarian
Emerita, California State Univ., East Bay--Library Journal Express
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