Laurel Osterkamp’s award winning novels have been hailed as funny, intelligent, snarky and poignant. She is the author of four novels and two novellas, including the November Surprise series, which, like The Holdout, features the Bricker family. Enjoy!
The Holdout
Laurel Osterkamp
(46 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Humor & Satire | Women’s Fiction
Robin wanted to win The Holdout, a cutthroat reality TV show, so she gave it her all, challenge after challenge. Then she fell for Grant, with his irresistible eyes and heartbreaking life story.
But Grant was only using Robin as they competed for a million dollars.Once home, Robin wants to hide from the humiliation as episodes of The Holdout are aired, and she worries her family was right all along; she’s not a survivor.
Yet she could surprise everyone, and have the last laugh.
Besides, Robin now has jury duty. And as she forges ahead, confronting her demons about bravery, justice, and romance, Robin will come to decide which is more important: the courage to stand alone, or the strength to love again.
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Blue State
Laurel Osterkamp
(11 Reviews)
Genre: Family Life | Women’s Fiction | Contemporary Fiction
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Love. Family. Growing Older. They’re all part of the state we live in.
Lucy has left her home in Seattle and possibly her marriage too, because her father’s stroke has turned things upside down. When she’s not at her dad’s bedside, she’s at her mother-in-law’s house, caring for her children while avoiding her husband’s calls. Re-examining her professional goals and staving off heartbreak is only part of it; Lucy has to decide where it is that she belongs. But when Monty returns early from his month-long trip to Botswana, she’ll also have to decide which is more important – the life she has made for herself, or the life she left behind.
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Following My Toes
Laurel Osterkamp
(43 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Humor & Satire | Romance
Even if nobody believes her, Faith Emerson knows she’s psychic. After all, she totally saw it coming when Peter, her boyfriend of two years, dumped her for her best friend.
Heartbroken, Faith needs a fresh start. So when her good friend Carolyn suggests she move from Duluth to Minneapolis, Faith takes the plunge and embarks on a new adventure. However, Faith soon learns things don’t always go as planned when she’s forced to deal with a coffee shop customer from hell, a bruised tailbone, a phone-sex operator roommate, a freeloading little sister, her parents’ taxidermy convention, and a new love interest who may be stalking her. Yet every time Faith tries to rely on her perceptive abilities, friends or family accuse her of being self-involved.
Faith believes in love, but knows she must solve the stalker mystery before she can trust any of the new men in her life. In the process she discovers that she has more to learn about following her heart and following her instincts than she ever imagined.
Following My Toes is a tale of love and forgiveness, told with humor and a fresh, innovative voice!
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November Surprise
Laurel Osterkamp
(58 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Coming of Age | Women’s Fiction
Twenty years
Six presidential elections
Two brothers
One consuming love affair
For Lucy Jones, the distinction between love and politics is hazy at best. Both can be all-consuming, and either can lead to a heart-breaking loss or an exhilarating win. Through the years Lucy will experience stunning victories and agonizing defeats as she makes the choices that define her. Meanwhile, she also struggles to define her relationship with Monty, who comes in and out of her life like the changes in public opinion.
Over the course of twenty years and six presidential elections, Lucy grows and adjusts with the times. Filled with snarky political and pop-culture references, November Surprise is about the journey we take to believe in a candidate, in love, and in ourselves.
November Surprise is a companion piece to Campaign Promises, which is free on Amazon. They can be read in either order.
*WARNING – the political views expressed in this book are fiercely liberal. If you’re a conservative, be prepared for your blood to boil.
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Starring in the Movie of My Life
Laurel Osterkamp
(31 Reviews)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction | Women’s Fiction
Samantha acts without thinking; her heart is huge but her sense of purpose is small. Now that she’s finally left Collin (this time for good), she needs Nathan Linden to make her feel whole again.
Melody knows she can be cold and calculating, but she’s driven by the desire to better herself. Growing up has been rough, now all she needs is one person to believe in her, to love her. That person is her English teacher, Nathan Linden.
When love is a competition, can anyone win?
Told alternately from both Samantha’s and Melody’s points-of-view, Starring in the Movie of My Life tells two complete yet combined stories of love, acceptance, and redemption. It’s about the universal desire to be saved by the ones we love, and the monumental effort required to save ourselves.
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