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“…a reflective and inspirational story, set against the 1970s wave of the feminist movement” ….”Hel’s story will resonate with readers who appreciate stories of women filled with courage, resilience, growth, and the role of community in personal transformation.”

- Readers' Favorite

"…a transformative story of murder and intrigue, paradise found and paradise lost, and a woman trying to find the truth within herself…descriptive writing and interesting characters…The unique storyline captures and holds the reader’s attention from the opening murder to the climactic finish."

 — American Writing Awards, finalist in fiction, 2023

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" brilliantly written novel of intrigue… the dialogue is masterful… a treasure of cultural understanding. The ending is a story of redemption on numerous levels, and the book leaves the reader wanting to read more from this author."

— A 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award General Fiction Honorable Mention

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Now available in paperback or ebook from the following retailers:
(ebook only available from Amazon)

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Raising Hel

The Prequel to the Heartland Trilogy

How can you find your path if no one, including you, believes you’re going anywhere?

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Beach of the Dead

Book Two of the Heartland Trilogy

Was murdering her lover the best thing she’d ever done for herself?

A History of Silence

Book One of the Heartland Trilogy

Four women, unknowingly bound together by one man’s violent past.

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Seasons Such As These

How Homelessness Took Shape in America

During the Reagan years, homelessness went from as seldom-noticed social ill to a central poverty-related concern that demanded a national policy solution.

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About Cindy
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Cynthia J. Bogard has reinvented herself as a novelist after a successful career as a Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies at Hofstra University in New York. Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, she’s lived in Kuwait, Greece, Mexico, New York and in Madison, Wisconsin and Texas.

        World traveler, longtime feminist and environmentalist, Greece, mid-20th century jazz, and Mother Nature are all close to her heart. These days, Cynthia lives with her spouse and two rescue dogs in Montpelier, Vermont. 

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