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New Look!

3/26/2021

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River and Brooke's story has a new look! Find it on Amazon!
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Back cover summary:
They say in every guy’s life there’s a girl he’ll never forget and a summer where it all began. Well, for me, 1999 is that summer, and Brooke Sommerfield is that girl. But that was nearly nine years ago. And what they don’t tell you is that you’ll blink, and both the summer and the girl will be gone.

I have no idea where Brooke ended up. She disappeared that same summer I met her. And kind of like when you move something on a wall after it’s been there for a long time and everything around it is faded, that’s how I feel about Brooke. She wasn’t there very long, but when she left, everything around her memory sort of dimmed. That is until a letter postmarked the year she disappeared mysteriously resurfaces. And call me crazy—everyone else has—but I have to find her. I have to know what became of the green-and-gray-eyed girl who stole my last perfect summer. I have to know if she believes in second chances—because I do—even if they do come with goodbyes.
"PERFECTION. A CLASSIC, ALL-AMERICAN, ENCHANTING LOVE STORY."
-Southern Belle Book Blog

 
"RIVER IS SWOON-WORTHY." -Seeking Book Boyfriends
 
"IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT DOWN." -A Soccer Mom's Book Blog
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Have you read them all?

8/7/2019

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Have you read all eight of my novels?! They all take place in small towns and involve characters that will probably remind you of the people you know or used to know! If you haven't read any OR all of them, I've put together a cheat sheet below to help you choose where to begin! They're in order of how I wrote them, starting in 2012, but you can read them in ANY order. And the best part, they're suitable for all ages! But if you get to the end, and you're still not quite sure where to start, I recommend The Life We Almost Had! Find them all on Amazon! Happy reading! ♥ Laura

Butterfly Weeds
  • My debut novel about a girl who hears a song on a downtown Charleston, South Carolina street, only to realize it's about her.
  • Themes: High school sweethearts, music, forever love, songs, famous hero
  • Why readers like it: Main character Will Stephens, the story follows the life of the characters, the ending ​
"One of the most beautiful love stories I have ever read." -Jelena's Book Blog
My Butterfly
  • The same story as Butterfly Weeds, but told in the male point of view
  • Themes: High school sweethearts, country music, small-town life, fame
  • Why readers like it: More details about Will, revisiting Butterfly Weeds​
"I have never met a more swoon-worthy character than Will Stephens."
​-Romantic Reading Escapes
​For All You Have Left
  • Story alternates between past and present. Logan Cross secretly gets married at eighteen but is forced to start over soon afterward.
  • Themes: Love and loss, mystery, hope, sisterhood, second chances, secrets
  • Why readers like it: Old loves and new loves that are interconnected, falling in love for the first time
"It takes you back to the innocence and joy of falling in love." -She Reads New Adult
By Way of Accident
  • Told from the male point of view. A girl shows up at River Asher's creek one day only to disappear. Years later, when he finds a lost letter, he goes on a quest to find her.
  • Themes: Rural life, young love, second chances, fate, letters
  • ​Why readers like it: Young love in a rural, small town
"A classic, all-American, enchanting love story." -Southern Belle Book Blog
When Cicadas Cry
  • Fast read, told from both the female and male perspectives. When Ashley Westcott shows up in Remington Jude's small town, she's the talk of the town. When she abruptly leaves one day, rumors fly.
  • Themes: Mystery, small-town rumors, love and loss
  • ​Why readers like it: Love between family and friends, the twist
"Miller brings the small-town rumor mill to life." -Kathy Reads Fiction
A Bird on a Windowsill
  • New adult romance. Salem and Savannah have known each other since childhood. But now, at 23 and having spent the last five years apart, they both must navigate the delicate line of loving and letting go.
  • Themes:​ Young love, a hint of mystery, true love, letters
  • ​Why readers like it: Main character Salem Ebenezer, reminds them of their first love
"Captures the true essence of friendship and falling in love."
​-Two Book Lovers Reviews
The Life We Almost Had
  • Berlin and Iva grow up and fall in love in the small town of Sweet Home, Missouri. But when Berlin's family moves away, they lose touch. Now, years later, Berlin has a secret he's hiding from Iva.
  • Themes: Small-town life, young love, second chances, mystery, famous hero
  • ​Why readers like it: The small town of Sweet Home, inspired by my hometown; following Iva and Berlin's love story from the beginning
"The book that feeds my need for the perfect romance." -The Bookie Rookie
​The Dream
  • Not your ordinary romance. Everton and Daisy's love comes young and fast. And it's also forbidden. Five years later, they're standing face to face for the first time since high school, but one thing remains: their love is still forbidden.
  • Themes: Young love, forbidden love, family, sisterhood
  • ​Why readers like it:  The banter between the sisters, small-town family life, the revelation at the end
"Heart-breakingly beautiful." -Jenn and Books
"This one took a turn I didn't see coming." -Cyndy, Goodreads
​Find them all on Amazon!
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Grandpa's Letters

4/4/2018

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I love letters! My grandma saved the letters Grandpa wrote to her. One from 1950 says: “I hope we’re together this time next year ‘cause I love you so much, and I just keep thinking of you all the time.” They married nearly two years later and were together for 54 years. Every letter talks about “waiting on Sunday.” That’s the day Grandpa would meet Grandma at her parents’ home for supper. In another letter, Grandpa talks about how “awful bashful” he was when meeting Grandma’s parents for the first time. ☺️❤️

P.S. This is the same grandpa that inspired River's grandpa in By Way of Accident!


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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: By Way of Accident

5/13/2017

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​​​READING GROUP GUIDE
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

By Way of Accident

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  1. River seems to fall head over heels for Brooke when he first meets her at the creek. Do you think it’s possible to fall in love so quickly or do you think River’s age played a part in it?
  2. What are your first impressions of Brooke?
  3. Brooke says that eventually everyone gets used to pretty. Do you think this is true?
  4. Why do you believe River held onto Brooke? Do you think it’s possible to hold onto someone for years, without contact?
  5. What do you think of River’s relationship with Amy?
  6. River asks Amy what she thinks she’ll miss about life when she dies. Amy says he shouldn’t think about things like that. Do you think Brooke’s free spirit helped to shape River’s thoughts? Do you think our first loves somehow help to shape our thoughts on love, life?
  7. River sets out to find Brooke after he receives her lost letter. Would you have done the same?​
  8. When River sees Brooke with another guy, he leaves without talking to her. Why do you think he does this?
  9. Were you surprised that it was Amy who showed up to see River at the coffee bar? Were you expecting Brooke? Do you think it's reasonable for River to have considered taking Amy back?
  10. Did you suspect that River was bidding against Brooke for Mrs. Catcher's house? Why do you think Brooke bought the house?
  11. Near the end of the novel, Brooke recites a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald that says: There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice? Do you think this is true?
  12. What role do you think fate plays in this story? Do you believe that River and Brooke were meant to find each other again or do you think it was purely a lucky coincidence?
  13. In the epilogue, River says: There are no accident, but instead, only things we cannot see, only hidden memories--later disguised and made to look as if they merely came to us...by way of accident. How do you interpret this quote? Do you believe it to be true?
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Photos That Inspired By Way of Accident!

11/4/2014

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Sometimes photos or events or certain people inspire my characters. And if you've read By Way of Accident, you've read about River's grandpa. In some ways, his grandpa reminds me of mine. So, this post today is a little story about the guy I called Grandpa and the man who helped to bring to life River Asher.

GRANDPA
My grandpa was a raccoon-trapping, frog-leg-eating, small-town Missouri farmer–the type who had worked in the fields since he was eight, served his country in World War II and was a member of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars most of his life. He was painfully quiet, but when he did find some words he felt worthy of sharing, you could sometimes catch him talking about his time in World War II. He was drafted near the end of the war in 1944. He had received a postponement of induction from the United States government that allowed him to finish his harvest before reporting to duty. And it was on a cool, sunny afternoon in December when he reported to boot camp at Camp Wolters, just four miles northeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. 

Upon arriving, he was shuffled into a line full of young men, mostly in their late teens and early twenties. He was twenty-one at the time. All the men were waiting to give their names and birth dates and other pieces of information to a man holding a wooden clipboard and a fountain pen at the front of the line.  

“Name and birth date,” the thin, blond-haired man said in a monotone, gruff voice as my grandpa reached the man’s fold-up chair.

Grandpa stated his name and birth date and waited as the man scribbled it onto a little white card attached to the clipboard.

“Nationality,” the man echoed back when he was done scribbling.

Nationality? Grandpa said he stood there and thought about it for a moment. He was suddenly a little rattled. It had been generations ago, but his family had originally come to the United States from Germany. He even spoke the language. But not only had he never been asked that question before, he was also quite clear on whom the enemy was, and he was even more certain that his light brown hair and bright, blue eyes matched its description pretty closely.

“I don’t know,” Grandpa eventually said. The words came out timidly as he shrugged his shoulders. He was an American. He prayed this man would see this. After all, this state they called Texas might as well have been a foreign country. It was by far the farthest my grandfather had ever traveled from his bed in rural Missouri.

The man looked up from his clipboard for the first time. He eyed my grandpa up and down once, settled on his eyes and then silently returned his attention back to the clipboard. He then checked a couple boxes and handed the card to Grandpa.

“Give this to the man in the next line,” the thin, blond-haired man said, gesturing him onward.

Curious to know what the thin man had checked, Grandpa glanced down inconspicuously at the white card now in his tanned, callused farm hand. His eyes jumped over his name and birth date scribbled in the pen’s black ink, then quickly caught the word nationality and slowly read what was followed by a single black check mark: American Indian. 

Well, German American or American Indian, he was just Grandpa to my two sisters and me. He called the same place home his entire life. He wore overalls or coveralls...and on most days, an old, leather cap. And this is just one of the many memories he left us. 

Grandpa passed away a month before his 83rd birthday not too long ago. But today, he still inspires me. And I think you might even be able to see a little of him in River's grandpa too.



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Thank You!

10/22/2014

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Love these By Way of Accident images made by Books to Breathe! 

And THANK YOU to all those who read, reviewed, shared, liked, tweeted and commented yesterday! You helped make the release day a great day! Thank you for your support! ♥

Also, for all those who picked up a copy of River and Brooke's story, I hope you enjoy! For those who haven't had a chance yet, you can find it here!
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It's Release day!!!

10/21/2014

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Colleen Hoover Book-A-Day Giveaway!

10/13/2014

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New York Times best-selling author Colleen Hoover is giving away a copy of By Way of Accident!

Head on over to Colleen Hoover's Instagram page and like the By Way of Accident pic to be entered for your chance to win a signed paperback copy! ➜http://instagram.com/p/uHe06Xy2yR/

To all those who enter, good luck. And I hope you enjoy River and Brooke's story! It's one near and dear to my heart!

Just 7 more days until the release!!!
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COVER REVEAL: By Way of Accident

8/7/2014

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by way of accident - Due out Fall 2014!

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    laura miller
    Laura Miller
    Inspired by my little,  Midwestern hometown, ​​​I write about rain on tin roofs, gravel roads, old trucks with holes in the floorboards, small-town summer nights, and most importantly, love. 

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     Laura Miller's first 
    contemporary romance novel, Butterfly Weeds, hit the Amazon Best-Seller's List and Top 100 in October 2012. The sequel to Butterfly Weeds, My Butterfly, released in June 2013. For All You Have Left, By Way of Accident, When Cicadas Cry and A Bird on a Windowsill followed. The Life We Almost Had debuted as a best-seller in 2018. Laura's latest small-town romance, The Dream, released in 2019 and is an Amazon #1 Best-seller. Also check out her books of poetry: Love Story, Old Flame, Pieces of You and Echo. And look for her children's book, Pay It Forward, available now!


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