Holly Schindler

• May-2010
• / Fantasy
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All I see are murky depths that could swallow me whole Mom knew that the mermaids -- hand-carved from driftwood by the owner of a souvenir shop -- were all I wanted to take home from Florida. As she bought them, she looked down at me, her eyes not j...

• Mar-2011
• / Romance
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Star basketball player Chelsea "Nitro" Keyes had the promise of a full ride to college -- and everyone's admiration in her hometown. But everything changed senior year, when she took a horrible fall during a game. Now a metal plate holds her together...

• Feb-2014
• / General Fiction
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"Beasts of the Southern Wild” meets Because of Winn Dixie in this inspiring story of hope. August "Auggie” Jones lives with her Grandpa Gus, a trash hauler, in a poor part of town. So when her wealthy classmate’s father starts the House Beau...

• Sep-2014
• / Horror
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The Lovely Bones meets Black Swan in this haunting psychological thriller with twists and turns that will keep readers guessing until the very last page. It's too late for you. You're dead. Those words continue to haunt Claire Cain months after sh...

• Mar-2015
• / Contemporary Romance
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Once upon a time, there was a princess who felt like a dog…I mean a real mutt.

• Oct-2015
• / Contemporary Romance
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A Second Chance at First Love (A Playing Hurt Novel)

• Nov-2015
• / General Fiction
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A sweet, short holiday tale about opening yourself up to magical possibilities.

• Jan-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Short Story #3: A tale of happy accidents, mystical events, and the beautiful things that can happen after (or even as the result of) a broken heart.

• Jan-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #2: A tale of big dreams, small towns, and friends who know you better than you know yourself.

• Jan-2016
• / General Fiction
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An illustrated short book for reluctant readers. Even the slowest, most resistant reader can feel a sense of accomplishment after reading this short book cover to cover.

• Feb-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #4: A tale that asks if literary heroes ever do walk straight off the page into modern life.

• Mar-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Short Story #5: A tale of long-distance relationships -- the sort in which “distance” refers not to the miles that stretch between you, but the miles you’ve traveled together.

• Apr-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #6: A tale that explores how holiday magic can carry forward into the rest of the year, featuring Natalie and the mysterious George from “Come December.”

• Apr-2016
• / Fantasy
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A novelette that insists we grab the starring roles -- become the princesses of our own fairy tales.

• May-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Episode / Short Story #7: What do we discover when we dig deep into our past?

• May-2016
• / Horror
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Acclaimed author Holly Schindler writes a compelling contemporary tale with a dash of magic. The theater comes to life in this story of family ties, fate, love, and one girl’s quest to rewrite history. The local Avery Theater was just a run-down...

• Jun-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Short Story #8: Mysterious sightings -- and a legend of unrequited love -- draws Finley’s newest resident into the midst of the folklore surrounding the town.

• Jul-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Short Story #9: It has been said that seeds of love planted beneath an August moon will bind two meant to be together -- forever.

• Aug-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Short Story #10: Dreams often linger like a haunting melody.

• Sep-2016
• / General Fiction
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Forever Finley Short Story #11: Superstitions float around us constantly. We choose to believe or discount them based on where our hearts happen to be at that particular moment.

• Nov-2016
• / Magical Realism
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• Dec-2017
• / General Fiction
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Do all roads really lead us home?

• Jan-2018
• / General Fiction
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~Christmas at Ruby's inspired an ongoing holiday series. I Remember You and Sentimental Journey, additional Ruby’s Place books, are available now.~

Welcome to Ruby’s, where the Christmas spirit is alive and well.

• Mar-2018
• / General Fiction
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Kindness is a superpower!

Award-winning author Holly Schindler turns her attention to superheroes in this short adventure story. Using a character Schindler created when she was eight (a hero whose superpower is kindness), The Adventures of Su...

• Sep-2018
• / General Fiction
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~If you enjoy I Remember You, you’ll love Christmas at Ruby’s and Sentimental Journey, two books also set in Ruby’s Place~

Welcome to the Grand Reopening of Ruby’s Place

• Jun-2019
• / Literary
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Can you have more than one happily ever after?

Taken in a flash at the beginning of their life together, Sharon Minyard's portrait of herself and her husband, Michael, hangs on her studio wall as a testament to the possibility of love.

• Oct-2019
• / Literary
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~If you enjoy Sentimental Journey, you’ll love Christmas at Ruby’s and I Remember You, two books also set in Ruby’s Place~

This Christmas Eve, Ruby’s Place is in danger.

• May-2020
• / General Fiction
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Cross paths. Bump into. Encounter. Come face-to-face. Three cheers for the happy accident! Oftentimes, the very best part of a story is the section in which the characters meet. The initial spark. The twists of fate. The you'll never believe wha...

• Sep-2020
• / Horror
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What is the true story of Ruby's Place?For years, gossip has swirled throughout the small Missouri town of Sullivan. Something strange going on out there at Ruby's, they say. Ruby's Place is no mere bar. Why? The ghosts of Christmases past are all st...

• Jun-2021
• / General Fiction
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All They Needed Was a Little Luck It's a story just itching to be told—and you're going to hear it. What choice do you have, really? Your car's overheated, and you're fortunate enough to have coasted in here—Lucky Lou's Earnest Servi...

• Aug-2021
• / Magical Realism
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How Ruby returned to Sullivan, opening the supper club that became the stuff of Christmas Eve legends. On Christmas Eve, Ruby Westbrook finds herself alone in an empty train car, no longer the wide-eyed, ready-to-take-on-the-big-city dancer she'...

• Nov-2021
• / General Fiction
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Once upon a time, in a land far, far away… you were a child. And fairy tales were delightful stories that insisted life wasn't scary and overwhelming, but magical and sweet. Oh, there were happy endings galore—not to mention plenty ...

• Sep-2022
• / General Fiction
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The Story of Ruby's Favorite Regular—Her Best Friend, Elizabeth The best Christmas present Elizabeth Rossi ever received was given to her by a complete stranger—plucked from the folds of a desperate woman's tattered winter garment du...

• Sep-2023
• / Literary
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It's Christmas Eve, the night of the grand reopening of Ruby's Place. But the Christmas spirit is nowhere to be found.Anticipation should be soaring as Ruby's Place, the beloved supper club, prepares for its grand reopening. Carols should be ringing,...

• / General Fiction
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Forever Love in the Town of Finley

True love never dies. So begins the legend of Amos Hargrove, a brave Civil War soldier who survived battle and returned home only to learn his beloved had died before they could marry. His spirit, some say, s...

• / General Fiction
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It’s Never the End of the Road

None of them really expected to wind up at the Granite Ridge Retirement Community for Active Seniors. And yet, here they are -- Jim arriving after his wife’s unexpected passing, Norma after selling her home t...

• / General Fiction
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Is the magic of Christmas Eve enough to change Mallory’s mind and heart?

Mallory Stewart is an on-the-rise young editor certain she’s about to land a position at one of the “Big Five” publishing houses. All she has to do to clinch the ...