Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Biography
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss has over 36 million novels in print, and her books, though considered old-fashioned by today's romance standards, remain classics. Though she's often singled out for writing Bodice Rippers, her work endures and draws new fans every year.
Woodiwiss's debut novel The Flame And The Flower not only heralded the dawn of the long historical romance, but also spawned many imitations. Readers, even those who did not enjoy the author's "bodice ripping" style, cite her novels as classics of the genre. This first novel, after being rejected by many publishers, was bought by Avon and went on to sell 2.3 million copies within the first four years of release. She published twelve novels over the course of a career that began in 1972.
Woodiwiss was born on June 3, 1939 in Louisiana. Kathleen Woodiwiss passed away on July 6, 2007 after a long battle with cancer. Her family is working to polish and publish her final novel (working title Everlasting).
Books
- Ashes In The Wind - 1979 (Avon)
- Come Love a Stranger - 1984 (Avon)
- Elusive Flame, The - 1998 (Avon)
- Everlasting - 2007 (Avon)
- Flame And The Flower, The - 1972 (Avon)
- Forever in Your Embrace - 1992 (Avon)
- Petals On The River - 1997 (Avon)
- Reluctant Suitor, The - 2003 (Avon)
- Rose In Winter, A - 1982 (Avon)
- Season Beyond a Kiss, A - 2000 (Avon)
- Shanna - 1977 (Avon)
- So Worthy My Love - 1989 (Avon)
- Wolf and the Dove, The - 1994 (Avon)
On the Web
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss - no longer active
Articles/Interviews
- Radway, Janice. "Kathleen E. Woodiwiss: Overview." Twentieth-Century Romance & Historical Writers. Ed. Aruna Vasudevan. 3rd ed. Twentieth-Century Writers Series New York: St. James Press, 1994.
Awards (body of work)
- 1988 Lifetime Achievement Award - Romance Writers of America
