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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Rachel Gibson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her original voice and humorous style has earned the praise of reviewers... "first class entertainment," raves The Oakland Press. According to Publishers Weekly, "Gibson's characters are quirky and endearing and her clever snappy dialogue amuses at every turn of the page."Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho, and many of her books are set in Idaho. | Rachel Gibson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her original voice and humorous style has earned the praise of reviewers... "first class entertainment," raves The Oakland Press. According to Publishers Weekly, "Gibson's characters are quirky and endearing and her clever snappy dialogue amuses at every turn of the page."Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho, and many of her books are set in Idaho. | ||
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| − | * ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'',''[[Sex, Lies, and Online Dating]]'' | + | * ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'',''[[Sex, Lies, and Online Dating]]'', ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' and ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' are about friends in from Boise, Idaho who also write. |
* ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' and ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'' are both set in Truly, Idaho, and characters from the first book appear in the the second. | * ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' and ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'' are both set in Truly, Idaho, and characters from the first book appear in the the second. | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 23 August 2011
Biography
Rachel Gibson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her original voice and humorous style has earned the praise of reviewers... "first class entertainment," raves The Oakland Press. According to Publishers Weekly, "Gibson's characters are quirky and endearing and her clever snappy dialogue amuses at every turn of the page."Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho, and many of her books are set in Idaho.
Rachel Gibson won the 2002 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category for her novel True Confessions. She also also finalled in the 2005 RITA in the Contemporary Single Title category with her novel Daisy's Back in Town. She was a 2008 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title category for her novel Tangled Up In You. Rachel Gibson was a 2010 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance category with her novel True Love And Other Disasters.
Four of her novels, Simply Irresistible, Truly Madly Yours, True Confessions, and See Jane Score, were named among the Top Ten Favorite Books of The Year by Romance Writers of America. Her fourth novel, True Confessions, was awarded the RITA, Romance Writers of America’s highest honor of excellence. She was a 2009 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title category with her novel Not Another Bad Date. Rachel’s other awards include the 1994 Golden Heart Award in the Contemporary Single Title category, the National Readers' Choice Award, and the Romantic Times Magazine Bookstores That Care Award for Best Love and Laughter.
Books
- Daisy's Back in Town - 2005, Avon
- I'm In No Mood For Love - 2006, Avon
- It Must Be Love - 2000, Avon
- Lola Carlyle Reveals All - 2002, Avon
- Not Another Bad Date - 2008 (Avon)
- See Jane Score - 2003, Avon
- Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - 2006, Avon
- Simply Irresistible - 1998, Avon
- Tangled Up In You - 2007, Avon
- Trouble With Valentine's Day, The - 2005, Avon
- True Confessions - 2002
- True Love And Other Disasters - 2009 (Avon)
- Truly Madly Yours - 1999, Avon
Novellas
- Now And Forever in Secrets Of A Perfect Night Anthology
Related Books
- I'm In No Mood For Love,Sex, Lies, and Online Dating, Tangled Up In You and Not Another Bad Date are about friends in from Boise, Idaho who also write.
- Tangled Up In You and Truly Madly Yours are both set in Truly, Idaho, and characters from the first book appear in the the second.
- Simply Irresistible, See Jane Score and True Love And Other Disasters are set in Seattle, and the various characters are involved with a hockey team, the Seattle Chinooks.
- The Trouble With Valentine's Day is set in Gospel, Idaho, the same town, and characters, as True Confessions. In addition, the hero in Valentine's Day is a hockey player from See Jane Score.
Honors
- 2002 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category for True Confessions
- 1994 Golden Heart Winner in the Contemporary Single Title category
