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Julie Arduini loves to encourage readers to surrender the good, the bad, and ---maybe one day---the chocolate. She’s the author of the contemporary romance series SURRENDERING TIME, (Entrusted, Entangled, Engaged,) as well as the stand-alone novellas, MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN and RESTORING CHRISTMAS. Her other series, SURRENDERING STINKIN' THINKIN', was co-authored with her teenage daughter, Hannah. Those titles, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL, YOU'RE AMAZING, and YOU'RE BRILLIANT, are for girls ages 10-100. Her next series, SURRENDERING HEARTS, will release in 2022 with Book 1, ANCHORED HEARTS. Julie maintains a blog at juliearduini.com and participates in the team blog Christians Read. She resides in Ohio with her husband and two children. Learn more by vi ...more

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	Entrusted: Surrendering the Present (Surrendering Time #1) 4.40 avg rating — 43 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
	Anchored Hearts (Surrendering Hearts, #1) 4.64 avg rating — 25 ratings — 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
	Entangled (Surrendering Time #2) 4.38 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	Restoring Christmas 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — 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
	A Walk in the Valley: Christian encouragement for your journey through infertility by Julie Arduini (Goodreads Author), Heidi Glick (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Maddrey (Goodreads Author) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Match Made in Heaven 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — 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
	Repairing Hearts (Surrendering Hearts #2) 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — 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
	Clean Sweep (Dogwood Creek Matchmakers #6) 4.80 avg rating — 10 ratings	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
	Engaged (Surrendering Time, #3) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — 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
	You're Beautiful (Surrendering Stinkin' Thinkin', #1) by Julie Arduini (Goodreads Author), Hannah Arduini 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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

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I have a September release! Below you will find Autumn’s Grace, my contemporary Christian small-town romance. It’s part of the Dogwood Creek Matchmakers series also featuring Leah Atwood, Robin Bayne, JoAnn Durgin, Dawn Kinzer, Lisa Prysock, and Lori Soard. You can read the series (SO GOOD) or enjoy the titles as standalones.

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Thursday starts the Books for Life Book Club featuring Entrusted. I will post discussions each Thursday and be on the page answering your questions and sharing behind-the-scenes information from 8-9 pm EST.

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Thanks for your Goodreads friendship, Julie!
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You're very welcome! Have a blessed day.
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