Cathy Yardley (Author of Role Playing)

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Cathy Yardley

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January 03

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Romance, Chick Lit, Fantasy

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Cathy Yardley is an award-winning author of romance, chick lit, and urban fantasy, who has sold over 1.2 million copies of books for publishers like St. Martin's, Avon, and Harlequin. She writes fun, geeky, and diverse characters who believe that underdogs can make good and that sometimes being a little wrong is just right. ...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 46,330 ratings · 6,783 reviews · 76 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Role Playing 3.92 avg rating — 14,589 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Love, Comment, Subscribe (Ponto Beach Reunion, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 5,860 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Do Me a Favor 3.73 avg rating — 4,833 ratings — published 2024 — 3 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
	Gouda Friends (Ponto Beach Reunion, #2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2,867 ratings — published 2022	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
	Prose Before Bros (Green Valley Library, #3) 3.91 avg rating — 2,608 ratings — published 2019 — 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
	Level Up (Fandom Hearts, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 2,709 ratings — published 2016	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
	Ex Appeal (Ponto Beach Reunion, #3) 3.85 avg rating — 2,149 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	One True Pairing (Fandom Hearts, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 1,021 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Rock Your Plot: A Simple System for Plotting Your Novel (Rock Your Writing, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 734 ratings — published 2012 — 2 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
	Game of Hearts (Fandom Hearts, #3) 4.03 avg rating — 723 ratings — published 2018 — 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

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Ponto Beach Reunion (3 books)
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Rock Your Writing (5 books)
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The Persuaders: At the Front Lines of the Fight for Hearts, Minds, and Democracy

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The Nameless Restaurant (Hidden Dishes, #1)

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Heartbreaker (Hell's Belles, #2)

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“If you can鈥檛 handle me in sweatpants, you don鈥檛 deserve me in stilettos,”
― Cathy Yardley, Role Playing

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“Yeah," he said, rolling his eyes. "Because when I think 'game architect' and 'engineering,' I think 'extrovert.”
― Cathy Yardley, Level Up

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“If the shoe fits," she ground out, "lace up that bitch and wear it!”
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