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Jamie McGuire
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Jamie McGuire

Jamie McGuire is the author of the New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster and The Providence Trilogy. She and her husband, Jeff, live with their children just outside Enid, Oklahoma, with three dogs, five horses, and a cat named Rooster. Please... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Do the thing that scares you.
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My life in 8 words: "4,000 miles per hour, backwards, in the rain."
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May 24, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
Walking Disaster will be released on April 02, 2013 in Trade Paperback, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eBook
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster is now available in Trade Paperback, Compact Disk, Audio Download, eBook
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster will be released on April 02, 2013 in eBook
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster is now available in eBook
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster will be released on April 02, 2013 in Compact Disk
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster is now available in Compact Disk
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster will be released on April 02, 2013 in Audio Download
Apr 02, 2013
Walking Disaster is now available in Audio Download
Apr 02, 2013
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Mar 17, 2013
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Mar 16, 2013
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Jan 07, 2013
Beautiful Disaster Special Signed Edition is now available in Hardcover
Nov 27, 2012
Beautiful Disaster Special Signed Edition will be released on November 27, 2012 in Hardcover
Nov 27, 2012
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Aug 22, 2012

Jamie McGuire Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Do the thing that scares you. Q. What is your greatest achievement? A. My three children. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. The list changes. Today's list: Fly Over States by Jason Aldean, Easy by Rascal Flatts, He's Mine by Rodney Adkins, I'm Through by Ingrid Michaelson, and anything by Adele Q. What is your biggest pet peeve? A. Disrespect. Q. What’s your greatest flaw? A. Anything I think or feel usually falls right out of my mouth. Learn more about Jamie McGuire

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PublishersWeekly.com, June 1, 2013
...Simon & Schuster (2638): Authors signing in its booth include Chris Matthews (Jack Kennedy), 10:30 a.m.; Jamie McGuire (Walking Disaster), 9:30 a.m., and Mary Higgins Clarke (Daddys Gone a Hunting), 11 a.m...
Buffalo News, May 30, 2013
...Jamie McGuire, a newer author to the best-seller list, made her fame with the publication of her book “Beautiful Disaster.” The love story between bad boy Travis Maddox and Abby Abernathy...
Kirkus Reviews, May 9, 2013
...the books that are slapped with the label New Adult. First up is a duo of books from Jamie McGuire. From self-published roots, McGuire was picked up by Atria who brought out the Disaster novels, one from each character’s point of view. Beautiful...
Newsday, April 30, 2013
...Grand Central) 4. I, MICHAEL BENNETT, by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge (Grand Central) 6. WALKING DISASTER, by Jamie McGuire (Atria) 7. BEAUTIFUL RUINS, by Jess Walter (Harper Perennial) 8. OBAMACARE SURVIVAL GUIDE, by Nick J. Tate (Humanix...
Poughkeepsie Journal, April 28, 2013
...of 'Wait for You' by Jennifer L. Armentrout writing as J. Lynn. Book jacket of 'Beautiful Disaster' by Jamie McGuire. 'Walking Disaster' author Jamie McGuire went from self-publishing success to getting a major publisher. / Gannett News Service ...
Sugarscape, April 27, 2013
...time, have a look at the other authors, who's romantic reads she loves. 1. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire Travis Maddox is the one fictional character I can’t forget or move on from. He takes sexy to new levels. I love his passion and...
Herald Times, April 22, 2013
...1. “Walking Disaster” by Jamie McGuire (Atria Books) 2. “Fever” by Maya Banks (Berkley) 3. “Starting Now” by Debbie Macomber (Ballantine) 4. “The Host” by Stephenie Meyer (Back Bay Books) 5. “Lean In” by Sheryle...
Cumbernauld Today, June 8, 2013
...gala day. Lindsay was pictured in the Kilsyth Chronicle with her retunue Robert Haughey (6); Nicola Haughey (8); Jamie McGuire, Kimberley Kennedy (5) and Graham Surgeon (5). VILLAGE CELEBRATES: Kilsyth and the surrounding villages celebrated the...
AL.com, June 8, 2013
...Madi Moore, Winfield, So. P – Megan Smith, Pisgah, Jr. P – Taylor West, Saks, Sr. C – Jamie McGuire, Glencoe, Sr. 1B – Anna Gayle Norris, Gordo, Sr. 2B – Lauren Walker, Montgomery Catholic, Sr. SS – Chandler Dare, American...
Hartselle Enquirer, June 8, 2013
...Madi Moore, Winfield, So. P – Megan Smith, Pisgah, Jr. P – Taylor West, Saks, Sr. C – Jamie McGuire, Glencoe, Sr. 1B – Anna Gayle Norris, Gordo, Sr. 2B – Lauren Walker, Montgomery Catholic, Sr. SS – Chandler Dare, American...
Wetumpka Herald, June 8, 2013
...Madi Moore, Winfield, So. P – Megan Smith, Pisgah, Jr. P – Taylor West, Saks, Sr. C – Jamie McGuire, Glencoe, Sr. 1B – Anna Gayle Norris, Gordo, Sr. 2B – Lauren Walker, Montgomery Catholic, Sr. SS – Chandler Dare, American...
Decatur Daily, June 8, 2013
...Madi Moore, Winfield, So. P – Megan Smith, Pisgah, Jr. P – Taylor West, Saks, Sr. C – Jamie McGuire, Glencoe, Sr. 1B – Anna Gayle Norris, Gordo, Sr. 2B – Lauren Walker, Montgomery Catholic, Sr. SS – Chandler Dare, American...
Cullman Times, June 8, 2013
...Madi Moore, Winfield, So. P – Megan Smith, Pisgah, Jr. P – Taylor West, Saks, Sr. C – Jamie McGuire, Glencoe, Sr. 1B – Anna Gayle Norris, Gordo, Sr. 2B – Lauren Walker, Montgomery Catholic, Sr. SS – Chandler Dare, American...
Herald & Review, June 3, 2013
...New Adult” books, stories featuring characters in their late teens and early 20s. Others in the genre include Jamie McGuire’s “Beautiful Disaster” and J. Lynn’s “Wait for You.” The novels, which often have explicit material, are seen by...