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The Silver Boat

The Silver Boat

Praise for Luanne Rice:

“Exciting, emotional, terrific.” —The New York Times Book Review

“In her hands families. . . seem worth cherishing.” —San Francisco Chronicle

An excerpt from The Silver Boat is now available here >

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To celebrate spring: Sneak preview of The Silver Boat

To celebrate spring: Sneak preview of The Silver Boat

To celebrate spring, I’m sharing a sneak peek at the first few pages of my new novel, The Silver Boat.  Since it comes out on April 5, it seems only fitting.   Happy spring, everyone!

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Secrets of Paris

Secrets of Paris

To be published January 2011. Passion and friendship get equal billing in this entertaining love story, shaded with dark undertones, from the author of Crazy in Love. Lydie McBride, a photographer’s stylist, and her architect husband Michael move to Paris while Michael, on a cultural exchange program, redesigns a room in the Louvre. Read more …

What Matters Most

What Matters Most

Thanksgiving week, and What Matters Most is out in trade paperback.  I love the cover; it reminds me of Ireland and makes me wish I were walking on the Cliffs of Moher.   Read more …

Sandcastles

Sandcastles

Breaking news: Sandcastles is out in a beautiful new trade edition!
In bestselling author Luanne Rice’s unforgettable novel, the lives of one broken-hearted woman and her family are changed forever when one of her daughters brings back the man who left so many years ago to the family he’s always loved.
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The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners

The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners

A legendary island steeped in the mystery and wisdom of centuries…

A runaway heiress learning to trust life, and love…

A mother and daughter, separated for years, searching for a way to face the future together…

New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice tells a powerful story of love, family, and friendship through the lives of two women who reunite at a place where dreams begin—and where they may be fulfilled at last….

Years ago, Lyra Davis left behind a world of wealth and privilege and the people she loved most in the world, unable to reconcile the expectations of her celebrated family with the longings of her own wild heart. Now she lives quietly among a community of expatriates on the Isle of Capri, slowly, carefully learning to live fully for the first time, flourishing in the friendship of a singular man who recognizes in her a kindred spirit.

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Deep Blue Sea for Beginners: Out Now

Deep Blue Sea for Beginners: Out Now

This week the paperback edition of The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners is on sale.  I’m thinking of the title, of what “deep blue” means.

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Geometry of Sisters

Geometry of Sisters

Geometry of Sisters is out in paperback, and I’m so happy to revisit the characters Beck, Travis, Pell, and Lucy. They, and this novel where they first began, are very dear to my heart.

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Summer’s Child

Summer’s Child

There’s a place in our hearts reserved for miracles…

From Luanne Rice, the celebrated author of Beach Girls and many other New York Times bestsellers, comes this powerful novel of a mystery, a love affair, and a bond that cannot be broken set in a seaside town where miracles are made…

On the first day of summer, Mara Jameson went out to water her garden–and was never seen again. Read more …

Blue Moon

Blue Moon

“At the forefront of this well-crafted story stands Cass, youngest and feistiest of the Keating sisters, a mother of three who enjoys hot sex in semi-public locations with husband Billy Medieros, her sweetheart since high school. Read more …

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