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USA Today bestselling author C. J. Carmichael has written over 50 novels, including two mystery series, as well as romance and women鈥檚 fiction. Three of her novels have been nominated for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, including . A film version of premiered as a Hallmark Mystery movie in 2017.

Married, with two grown daughters and some adorable grandchildren, C. J. and her husband and their Welsh Springer Jazz divide their time between their home in Calgary, Alberta and the family cottage on Flathead Lake, Montana. C.J. enjoys giving workshops to aspiring authors--her talk on writing a Christmas story is a favorite.

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	Buried (Twisted Cedar Mysteries, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 10,909 ratings — published 2012 — 11 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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	A Bramble House Christmas (Carrigans of the Circle C, #6) 4.25 avg rating — 4,229 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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	A Daughter's Place (Chatsworth #3) 4.02 avg rating — 2,573 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Forgotten (Twisted Cedars Mysteries, #2) 4.23 avg rating — 1,892 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Fourth Child (Family Matters #3) 3.62 avg rating — 2,086 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Promise Me, Cowboy (Carrigans of the Circle C #1; 75th Copper Mountain Rodeo #3) 3.80 avg rating — 1,423 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	A Cowgirl's Christmas (Carrigans of the Circle C, #5) 4.02 avg rating — 1,336 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Good Together (Carrigans of the Circle C #2) 4.07 avg rating — 1,271 ratings — published 2014 — 8 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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“Independence is a fine thing. But having people in your life who love you and need you is a hell of a lot better.”
― C.J. Carmichael, A Bramble House Christmas

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“God. Her husband was in love with another woman. This man she'd thought was her partner, her lover, her friend was really a stranger. For months he'd been lying, sneaking around behind her back鈥�”
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“Mom doesn鈥檛 like calories, either,鈥� Savannah said in a very matter-of-fact voice. 鈥淚 think they鈥檙e delicious.”
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Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

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Hangman by Jack Heath

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Twisted by Steve Cavanagh

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Borderlands by Brian McGilloway

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Blink by K.L. Slater

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Fearless by Fiona Higgins

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Lapse by Sarah Thornton

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Garnethill by Denise Mina

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Buried by C.J. Carmichael

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Bloodstream by Tess Gerritsen

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Snare by Lilja Sigur冒ard贸ttir

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Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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