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Kaira Rouda

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Kaira Rouda is a USA TODAY and Amazon Charts bestselling author of contemporary fiction exploring beneath the surface of seemingly perfect lives. Her suspense novels include BEST DAY EVER, THE FAVORITE DAUGHTER, ALL THE DIFFERENCE, THE NEXT WIFE and SOMEBODY'S HOME. Her next novel, THE WIDOW, is out December 1, 2022.

She lives in Southern California with her family and is at work on her next novel. Connect with her on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest: @KairaRouda; and on Facebook at Kaira Rouda Books.

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The Next Wife

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The Favorite Daughter

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Somebody's Home

3.77 avg rating — 2,466 ratings — published 2022 — 12 editions
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Beneath the Surface (The Ki...

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Here, Home, Hope

3.41 avg rating — 1,356 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions
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3.33 avg rating — 1,213 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions
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The Goodbye Year

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Happy Spring! Here’s some fun book news!

It’s a busy, fun time over at Kaira Rouda Books as we celebrate the second month birthday of SOMEBODY’S HOME, and the rights have just been acquired by a publisher in Albania! That’s fun. I also just saw the amazing cover and preorder link for THE GOODBYE YEAR audiobook out the end of April, but ready for preorder now. I hope you’ll take a look.

And in what is the most fun news, THE WIDOW, my next

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What the Nanny Saw by Kaira Rouda
"What the Nanny Saw is what I would consider a popcorn read. The action within the story is so wild and bizarre that one needs a big tub of popcorn to eat while reading it. (Kind of like when you're watching a fight on a daytime talk show where people" Read more of this review »
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I CANNOT get enough of the character Cecilia. I knew after “The Second Mrs. Storm”, the sequel to “Best Davy Ever” she was one to watch.

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"“Paul Strom is back and as unhinged as ever in this wonderfully twisty sequel to Best Day Ever. But he may have met his match in Cecelia, his second wife. She’s played the role of dutiful wife for long enough, and now it isn’t just his money she’s af" Read more of this review »
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"I read Best Day Ever almost seven years ago (reviewed here), but it's one of those books that I haven't forgotten about. I was so excited to find out there was a sequel and I had to get my hands on it right away!

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“It’s really a blessing, to let go of grudges, to forgive, and to move on. To allow yourself to get rid of what they called emotional hoarding.”
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“I didn’t know how good change could feel. I just worried about the risks, not the rewards.”
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“I marveled about our collective ability as women to keep all the pain hidden, just below the surface.”
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“My life is up to me to define. I needed to make my own dreams come true.”
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“It’s really a whole new feeling when you realize you’re in charge of your life, your thoughts, and your actions—or inaction.”
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“I marveled about our collective ability as women to keep all the pain hidden, just below the surface.”
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Richard Dominguez thank you for the friend


Juliew. Thanks for adding me,Kaira!Nice to meet you!!


message 5: by Dale (last edited Jul 19, 2014 06:37PM)

Dale Thele Kaira, thank you for the Goodreads connect.
Wish you the very best in 2014!


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Jan Moran Hi Kaira

Thanks for connecting!
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Jan


Harlequin Books Hello Kaira, it is a pleasure to meet you.


Stuart Hi Karia, I am delighted to be friends here on GoodReads. All the best from Australia, Stuart


Pamela Hey Kaira...Thanks for accepting my friend request.


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