Marybeth Mayhew Whalen is the author of The Things We Wish Were True and five previous novels. She speaks to women's groups around the US. She is the co-founder of the popular women's fiction site, She Reads www.shereads.org. Marybeth and her husband Curt have been married for 24 years and are the parents of six children, ranging from young adult to elementary age. The family lives in North Carolina. Marybeth spends most of her time in the grocery store but occasionally escapes long enough to scribble some words. She is always at work on her next novel.
Genres: Mystery, Literary Fiction
Novels
The Things We Wish Were True (2016)
When We Were Worthy (2017)
Only Ever Her (2019)
This Secret Thing (2020)
Every Moment Since (2024)
When We Were Worthy (2017)
Only Ever Her (2019)
This Secret Thing (2020)
Every Moment Since (2024)
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