Lindsay McKenna

Lindsay McKenna is a pseudonym of multiple-award winning writer Eileen Nauman. She writes military romances and romantic suspense. She has had 182 books published under the McKenna name since 1981, most dealing with military or mercenary subjects, for several publishers: Simon and Schuester, Warner, Avon and Berkley, Harlequin/Silhouette. Another 9 books have been published under Eileen Nauman and Beth Brookes. She has sold 23 million books worldwide. And she has books in 33 foreign languages.

She is known as the “Top Gun of Women’s Military Fiction.” She created the military romance in 1983 with the publication of “Captive of Fate,” Silhouette Special Edition under her Lindsay McKenna pseudonym. Since then, it has become a vital and vigorous genre in the romance world. Was a featured author in the very first Christmas anthology in publishing: Silhouette Christmas Stories. Her novella, “Forever and Always,” helped this anthology climb to #5 on the New York Times best seller list. Valkyrie/Danger Close, was her first electronic/print-on-demand book, set for release December 1, 1999. It became E-book of the year RT Reviews Magazine in 2000.

In a second Christmas anthology in 2000, Silhouette Christmas Anthology: Midnight Clear, she wrote the novella, “The Five Days of Christmas.” This three-author anthology also went on the New York Times best seller list. She is the first best-selling author of women’s fiction to release a new book (Valkyrie/Danger Close) exclusively through an electronic medium. McKenna originated the military adventure/romance genre in 1983 with Captive of Fate (Silhouette Special Edition/Simon and Schuster/Silhouette). She is the originator and pioneer of the first 3-book series to be published in the romance industry. In 1999, LOVE and GLORY was published by Silhouette/Harlequin and it pioneered the concept that writers could create 3-books coming out in swift succession.

She is the creator of Morgan’s Mercenaries, now 45 books strong world-wide, and created a global phenomena and best selling series, which was spun off the original Love and Glory series.

She created SHADOW WARRIORS series, HQN, HRS, in 2013. This is about men and women in combat. Another innovative step in military romances.

On The Web

• Website [1]

See Also

• Eileen Nauman

Awards

• 2013 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Harlequin Romantic Suspense, Beyond Valor

Recognitions

• 2020 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Silver Creek Fire
• 2017 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Wind River Rancher
• 2015 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Running Fire
• 2014 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Never Surrender
• 2014 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Wolf Haven
• 1985 Golden Medallion Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, Wilderness Passion

Awards (body of work)

• 2004 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Series Romance
• 1997 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Series Romantic Adventure
• 1990-91 RT Career Achievment Award Winner - Series Romantic Adventure