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== Biography ==<br />
Robin Schone's novels are part of the development of the [[Erotic_Romance|erotic romance]] genre. She is known for incorporating frank sexuality as an integral part of the characters' self-discovery and the development of the romance. For example, her first published novel (''[[Awaken, My Love]]'', 1995) opens with the 39-year-old heroine literally changing her world through masturbation.<br />
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Schone's direct treatment of aging and sexuality remains unusual within the romance genre. Her 2000 novella "A Man and a Woman" features a 48-year-old widow and a 53-year-old eunuch. Her 2007 novel ''[[Scandalous Lovers]]'' stars a 49-year-old, menopausal widow and a 47-year-old widower. Her other central characters have included a male prostitute and a male victim of rape.<br />
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Schone studied art, classics, and world religion at Rockford College in Rockford, Illinois. She met her husband, Don, on their first day of university, and they married a few months later, in June 1975. Schone suffered a heart attack on December 25, 2008. She is recovering.<br />
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== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.robinschone.com Robin Schone]<br />
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== Books ==<br />
* ''[[Cry For Passion]]'' - 2008 ([[Berkley]])<br />
* ''[[Scandalous Lovers]]'' - 2007 ([[Kensington]])<br />
* ''[[Gabriel's Woman]]'' - 2001 ([[Kensington]])<br />
* ''[[The Lover - Robin Schone|The Lover]]'' - 2000 ([[Kensington]])<br />
* ''[[The Lady's Tutor]]'' - 1999 ([[Zebra]]); reissued 2002 ([[Kensington]])<br />
* ''[[Awaken, My Love]]'' - 1995 ([[Avon]]); reissued 2001 ([[Kensington]])<br />
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== Novellas ==<br />
* "The Men and Women's Club" in ''[[Private Places - Anthology|Private Places]]'' - 2008 ([[Berkley]])<br />
* "A Man and a Woman" in ''[[Fascinated - Anthology|Fascinated]]'' - 2000 ([[Kensington]] [[Brava]])<br />
* "A Lady's Pleasure" in ''[[Captivated - Anthology|Captivated]]'' - 1999 ([[Kensington]] [[Brava]])<br />
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== Series/Related Titles ==<br />
* ''[[Gabriel's Woman]]'' and ''[[The Lover - Robin Schone|The Lover]]'' are connected.<br />
* "The Men and Women's Club" (in ''[[Private Places - Anthology|Private Places]]'') follows ''[[Scandalous Lovers]]''.<br />
* "A Man and a Woman" (in ''[[Fascinated - Anthology|Fascinated]]'') follows ''[[The Lady's Tutor]]''.<br />
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== Interviews ==<br />
* "Masturbation, Wanton Women, & Other Romance No-Nos: A Writer Rants About Sexuality". 1999, [http://www.likesbooks.com/wb16.html All About Romance].<br />
* "RBL Presents Robin Schone". 1999 and 2006, [http://www.geocities.com/rblinterviews/schoneinterview.html RBL Romantica].</div>Rnff65