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I am a teacher for pay and a writer for fun who seeks to reverse the two.

Many thanks to all the commenters and supporters who helped Forgiveness Fits reach the desk in February 2013. I am working my way through a long list of return reads. I tried my best to track all reads and backers, but I'm sure I've made errors.

* * * Please let me know if I owe you a read. * * *

My English teacher alter-ego, The Grammar Hag, often accompanies me when I read books, particularly in our crit groups. The Hag and I write honest, thorough reviews after reading at least three chapters. We catch typos and missing punctuation and the like. We do not provide ego-massages, unless we feel your book belongs on the shelves of the local bookstore.

While I currently live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, as the child of an actual Brit (my father was born in Glasgow) I am fully bilingual and can read both British and American English. Even so, I've discovered I'm ignorant of any number of British conventions. I do my best.

favourite books

To Kill a Mockingbird
The Bible
The World According to Garp
The Cider House Rules
Atonement
The Hunger Games
The Outsiders/That Was Then, This is Now
Cold Mountain
Anything by Alice Hoffman

my websites

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my books

Steadfast

Audrey Bennett

Heather loves Chris Monahan with all her heart. He loves her, too. Just not in the same way.


Heather doesn't understand why the intense affection she feels for the older boy across the street is unrealistic. When he returns from medical school sick and broken, Heather's boundless love for him breaks down the resistance of his family and persuades them that love doesn't have to be predictable to be powerful.

 

Forgiveness Fits

Audrey Bennett

Caroline and Paul understand the importance of forgiveness.
Until their enemies do something unforgivable.


Caroline MacDougall longs for acceptance at her new high school, where people have mysteriously yet forcefully rebuffed her attempts at friendship. Football player Paul Corbin doesn’t care what the others think. When he falls for her, she believes her problems might be over.

But the guys who bullied Caroline have something else in mind.

With Paul lying bruised and broken in a hospital room, the victim of a savage beating, Caroline finally knows how far her detractors will go to hurt her. But Paul heals, and his relationship with Caroline grows ever stronger. The two of them find comfort in their love for each other, and prepare to forgive the perpetrators.

And then the bullies do something much worse.

FORGIVENESS FITS is complete at 90,000 words.

 

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Oceana wrote 8 hours ago

Thanks for taking my grammar question.

Joy Eastman wrote 8 hours ago

Dear Audrey As you know I have had my book, God’s Gracious Gift on t....

RJU74 wrote 11 hours ago

Audrey RJU here from the BHCG. I have changed the title of my w....

Bill Scott wrote 1 day ago

Audrey B CHPT 3 With "drove the ball toward my head" I envision....

Oceana wrote 1 day ago

Until an editor calls you on it, I suppose. ;-)

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I wrote 4 days ago

A YARG review from your old friend. I really appreciate the voice you've achieved in this piece. I'll be sending over other YARGers to admire your example. You pull off adolescent patter while also conveying story. The dialog between Karen and Jacob is also appropriately teenage-y. I think ... view book

I wrote 5 days ago

Hi, Sarah...here's your YARG review from the eldest YARG'er. I like the prologue. The situation might be a bit cliched, but the truth is, it works. I want to know why this girl has been chased. If anything, I'd suggest adding another detail about who is hunting her or why she's being hunted.... view book

I wrote 6 days ago

Hi, Aliss – this is your YARG review from AudreyB. I am often accompanied on my reviews by my English teacher alter-ego, The Grammar Hag. If I say anything you don’t like, it was probably her idea. There’s repetition with your current pitches. I’d suggest deleting the text in bold, then using ... view book

I wrote 7 days ago

Hi, there – this is your YARG review from AudreyB. I am often accompanied on my reviews by my English teacher alter-ego, The Grammar Hag. If I say anything you don’t like, it was probably her idea. Your long pitch has too much of the short pitch—which is very good--in it. It also reads a bit l... view book

I wrote 8 days ago

Hi, Linda—here’s my CLF review for Mighty Fine. Now that I’ve read the well-done pitches, here’s some full disclosure: I didn’t win the lottery, but the money I earned on my Microsoft stock was much like winning the lottery except that it arrived much more slowly, then we lived well for fifteen ... view book

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