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== Biography ==
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A self-admitted drama queen, '''Cara Summers''' majored in theater before taking up teaching. She continues to teach writing at the college level in addition to writing fiction. Her first published novel was 1994's ''[[C.J.'s Defense]]''. Summers is a bestselling and award-winning author, and is a member of the [[Virginia Romance Writers]] and the [[New Jersey Romance Writers]]. She has also written under the name [[Carolyn Andrews]]. She adopted the Summers name when her editors asked for a name change to reflect the lighter tone of her novels[http://www.aromancereview.com/interviews/carasummers.phtml].
  
[[Cara Summers]] was born a drama queen, and blames her tenth-grade english teacher for 'nudging her into a writer's life[http://www.carasummers.com/about/]. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops, and has over 20 published novels.
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As an author for [[Harlequin Temptation]], Cara Summers published five novels. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops, and has over 20 published novels.
  
==On The Web==
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Cara Summers was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure]] category with her novel ''[[A Sexy Time Of It]]''.
*[http://www.carasummers.com/ Official Site]
 
  
==See Also==
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Cara Summers, also known by her real name Carolyn Hanlon, passed away on September 10, 2013.
as Carolyn Andrews...
 
  
While He Was Sleeping
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=== See Also ===
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* [[Carolyn Andrews]]
  
The Last Bachelor
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== Books ==
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* ''[[The Cop - Cara Summers|Cop, The]]''
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* ''[[The Dare|Dare, The]]''
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* ''[[The Defender|Defender, The]]''
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* ''[[Game For Anything]]''
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* ''[[Early To Bed?]]'' -  April 2004 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #970]])
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* ''[[The Favor|Favor, The]]''
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* ''[[Flirting With Temptation]]'' -  July 2003 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #936]])
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* ''[[Intent To Seduce]]''
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* ''[[The Life Of Riley|Life Of Riley, The]]''
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* ''[[Mistletoe And Mayhem]]''
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* ''[[Moonstruck In Manhattan]]'' -  December 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #860]])
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* ''[[Otherwise Engaged]]'' -  January 2001 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #813]])
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* ''[[The P.I.|P.I., The]]''
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* ''[[The Proposition - Cara Summers|Proposition, The]]''
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* ''[[A Sexy Time Of It|Sexy Time Of It, A]]'' - 2008 ([[Harlequin Blaze]])
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* ''[[Short, Sweet And Sexy]]'' -  October 2002 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #900]])
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* ''[[Tell Me Your Secrets...]]''
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* ''[[Two Hot!]]''
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* ''[[When She Was Bad...]]''
  
Manhunting In Manhattan
 
  
The Black Sheep
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===Short Stories/Novellas===
 
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* "Aunt Delia's Legacy" in [[Snowbound]] (with [[Laura Marie Altom]] and [[Lindsay McKenna]]), 2007
The Marriage Curse
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* "I Can Still Feel You..." in [[Tex Appeal]] (with [[Kimberly Raye]] and [[Alison Kent]]), 2008
 
 
Service With A Smile
 
 
 
C.J.'s Defense
 
  
==Fiction==
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== Awards ==  
*[[A Sexy Time Of It]]
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* [[2007 Career Achievement Award Winners|2007 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Storyteller Of The Year
*[[The Defender]]
 
*[[The Cop - Cara Summers]]
 
*[[The P.I.]]
 
*[[Tell Me Your Secrets...]]
 
*[[Two Hot!]]
 
*[[When She Was Bad...]]
 
*[[The Proposition - Cara Summers]]
 
*[[The Dare]]
 
*[[The Favor]]
 
*[[Early To Bed]]
 
*[[Flirting With Temptation]]
 
*[[Game For Anything]]
 
*[[Short, Sweet And Sexy]]
 
*[[Intent To Seduce]]
 
*[[Moonstruck In Manhattan]]
 
*[[The Life Of Riley]]
 
*[[Otherwise Engaged]]
 
*[[Mistletoe And Mayhem]]
 
  
 
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== On the Web ==
===Short Stories/Novellas===
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* [http://www.carasummers.com/ - Cara Summers Official Website]
''Aunt Delia's Legacy''in [[Snowbound]] (with [[Laura Marie Altom]] and [[Lindsay McKenna]]), 2007
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* [http://www.aromancereview.com/interviews/carasummers.phtml Interview with Cara Summers] - at A Romance Review
*''I Can Still Feel You...'' in [[Tex Appeal]] (with [[Kimberly Raye]] and [[Alison Kent]]), 2008
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* [http://www.eharlequin.com/podcasts/Harlequin_Author_Spotlight_Ep_2.mp3 Harlequin Author Spotlight] - [[Malle Vallik]] interviews Cara Summers, [[Brenda Novak]], and [[Hope Tarr]]
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* [http://blazeauthors.com/2013/09/23/remembering-cara-by-brenda-chin/ Brenda Chin and Blaze authors remember Cara Summers]
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* [http://obits.syracuse.com/obituaries/syracuse/obituary.aspx?n=carolyn-f-hanlon-fulgenzi&pid=166915549#fbLoggedOut Carolyn Hanlon Obituary]

Latest revision as of 00:26, 24 September 2013

Biography

A self-admitted drama queen, Cara Summers majored in theater before taking up teaching. She continues to teach writing at the college level in addition to writing fiction. Her first published novel was 1994's C.J.'s Defense. Summers is a bestselling and award-winning author, and is a member of the Virginia Romance Writers and the New Jersey Romance Writers. She has also written under the name Carolyn Andrews. She adopted the Summers name when her editors asked for a name change to reflect the lighter tone of her novels[1].

As an author for Harlequin Temptation, Cara Summers published five novels. She is a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops, and has over 20 published novels.

Cara Summers was a 2009 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure category with her novel A Sexy Time Of It.

Cara Summers, also known by her real name Carolyn Hanlon, passed away on September 10, 2013.

See Also

Books


Short Stories/Novellas

Awards

On the Web