In addition, her work as a listener means she has a sense for how people talk, and this shows up in the sometimes witty, sometimes poignant, and always thoughtful dialogue. When readers learn that she has been working with children and families all her adult life, and that she is a licensed professional counselor, their response is something along the lines of ‘ of course.’ It just makes sense to them that her ability to develop rich, three-dimensional characters and nuanced relationships has its roots in her counseling. It is Jo’s other career that has informed her writing. Inspired madness, as it turns out, is not necessarily a bad thing. The contemporary - No Place Like Home - was well received, being named one of the top ten romances by The Library Journal in 2011. Jo Goodman is the author of thirty plus historical romances, six short stories for various anthologies, and, in a moment of inspired madness, one contemporary romance.
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