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| − | Her | + | '''Barbara Faith''' de Covarrubias (1921-1995) was born in Cleveland, raised in Detroit, and lived in Miami for fifteen years. While in Florida, she took night courses in Spanish and writing. |
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| + | She worked for several years in public relations and wrote fiction in her spare time. Finally the desire to spend time in Mexico won out. On arriving there, she was instantly charmed by the country and planned to be very serious about completing her first novel. To Barbara Faith this included no dating. | ||
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| + | However, the nexy day she was introduced to Alfonso Covarrubias, a retired matador. She couldn't pronounce his namd and she didn't know anything about bullfighthing, but she did know she was in love. | ||
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| + | They married and lived for several years in Mexico before moving to Chula Vista, California. Barbara credits her husband for giving her the courage to continue writing. Her novels, The Moonkissed and The Sun DAncers, have been popularly received. She has written more than 40 romance novels as Barbara Faith (her maiden name) from 1978 until the day of her death. | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
| − | * ''[[Asking for Trouble]]'' - | + | * ''[[Asking for Trouble]]'' - 1987 |
| − | * ''[[Awake to Splendor]]'' - | + | * ''[[Awake to Splendor]]'' - 1985 |
| − | * ''[[Bedouin Bride]]'' - 1984 | + | * ''[[Bedouin Bride]]'' - 1984 |
| − | * ''[[Beyond Forever]]'' - | + | * ''[[Beyond Forever]]'' - 1988 |
| − | * ''[[Capricorn Moon]]'' - | + | * ''[[Capricorn Moon]]'' - 1989 |
| − | * ''[[Choices of the Heart]]'' - | + | * ''[[Choices of the Heart]]'' - 1990 |
| − | * ''[[Cloud Man]]'' - | + | * ''[[Cloud Man]]'' - 1993 |
| − | * ''[[Danger in Paradise]]'' - | + | * ''[[Danger in Paradise]]'' - 1990 |
| − | * ''[[Dark, Dark My Lover's Eyes]]'' - | + | * ''[[Dark, Dark My Lover's Eyes]]'' - 1994 |
| − | * ''[[Desert Man]]'' - | + | * ''[[Desert Man]]'' - 1994 |
| − | * ''[[Desert Song]]'' - | + | * ''[[Desert Song]]'' - 1987 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Echoes of Summer]]'' - 1991 |
| − | * ''[[Flower of the Desert]]'' - | + | * ''[[Enchanted Dawn]]'' - 1982 |
| − | * ''[[Gamblin' Man]]'' - | + | * ''[[Fiesta!]]'' - 1988 |
| − | * ''[[Happy Father's Day (That's My Baby!)]]'' - | + | * ''[[Flower of the Desert]]'' - 1988 |
| − | * ''[[Heather on the Hill]]'' - | + | * ''[[Gamblin' Man]]'' - 1993 |
| − | * ''[[In a Rebel's Arms]]'' - | + | * ''[[Happy Father's Day (That's My Baby!)]]'' - 1996 |
| − | * ''[[Islands in Turquoise]]'' - | + | * ''[[Heather on the Hill]]'' - 1989 |
| − | * ''[[Kiss of the Dragon]]'' - | + | * ''[[In a Rebel's Arms]]'' - 1989 |
| − | * ''[[Lion of the Desert]]'' - | + | * ''[[Islands in Turquoise]]'' - 1985 |
| − | * ''[[Long-Lost Wife?]]'' - | + | * ''[[Kill Me Gently, Darling]]'' - 1978 |
| − | * ''[[Lord of the Desert]]'' - | + | * ''[[Kiss of the Dragon]]'' - 1987 |
| − | * ''[[Matador, The]]'' - | + | * ''[[Lion of the Desert]]'' - 1991 |
| − | * ''[[Mr. Macho Meets His Match]]'' - | + | * ''[[Long-Lost Wife?]]'' - 1996 |
| − | * ''[[Midnight Man]]'' - | + | * ''[[Lord of the Desert]]'' - 1990 |
| − | * ''[[Moonlight Lady]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Matador|Matador, The]]'' - 1992 |
| − | * ''[[Promise | + | * ''[[Mr. Macho Meets His Match]]'' - 1991 |
| − | * ''[[Queen of Hearts]]'' - | + | * ''[[Midnight Man]]'' - 1993 |
| − | * ''[[Return to Summer]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Moon Kissed|Moon Kissed, The]]'' - 1980 |
| − | * ''[[Say Hello Again]]'' - | + | * ''[[Moonlight Lady]]'' - 1995 |
| − | * ''[[Scarlet Woman]]'' - | + | * ''[[Mr. Macho Meets His Match]]'' - 1992 |
| − | * ''[[Silence of Dreams, A]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Promise Of Summer|Promise Of Summer, The]]'' - 1983 |
| − | * ''[[Sing Me a | + | * ''[[Queen of Hearts]]'' - 1992 |
| − | * ''[[The Sun Dancers|Sun Dancers, The]]'' - | + | * ''[[Return to Summer]]'' - 1986 |
| − | * ''[[This Above All]]'' - | + | * ''[[Say Hello Again]]'' - 1988 |
| − | * ''[[Tomorrow is Forever]]'' - 1986 | + | * ''[[Scarlet Woman]]'' - 1995 |
| − | * ''[[Wind Whispers]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Sheik's Woman|Sheik's Woman, The]]'' - 1996 |
| − | + | * ''[[A Silence Of Dreams|Silence of Dreams, A]]'' - 1993 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Sing Me a Lovesong]]'' - 1986 | |
| − | + | * ''[[The Sun Dancers|Sun Dancers, The]]'' - 1981 | |
| + | * ''[[This Above All]]'' - 1993 | ||
| + | * ''[[Tomorrow is Forever]]'' - 1986 | ||
| + | * ''[[Wind Whispers]]'' -1984 | ||
| − | == Related Titles == | + | == Series/Related Titles == |
| − | + | '''The Moroccan Desert Series''' | |
| + | # ''[[Bedouin Bride]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Desert Song]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Flower of the Desert]]'' | ||
| − | + | ==Awards== | |
| − | + | * 1982 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Winner - Mainstreams - ''[[The Sun Dancers|Sun Dancers, The]]'' | |
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Revision as of 01:39, 15 October 2022
Barbara Faith de Covarrubias (1921-1995) was born in Cleveland, raised in Detroit, and lived in Miami for fifteen years. While in Florida, she took night courses in Spanish and writing.
She worked for several years in public relations and wrote fiction in her spare time. Finally the desire to spend time in Mexico won out. On arriving there, she was instantly charmed by the country and planned to be very serious about completing her first novel. To Barbara Faith this included no dating.
However, the nexy day she was introduced to Alfonso Covarrubias, a retired matador. She couldn't pronounce his namd and she didn't know anything about bullfighthing, but she did know she was in love.
They married and lived for several years in Mexico before moving to Chula Vista, California. Barbara credits her husband for giving her the courage to continue writing. Her novels, The Moonkissed and The Sun DAncers, have been popularly received. She has written more than 40 romance novels as Barbara Faith (her maiden name) from 1978 until the day of her death.
Books
- Asking for Trouble - 1987
- Awake to Splendor - 1985
- Bedouin Bride - 1984
- Beyond Forever - 1988
- Capricorn Moon - 1989
- Choices of the Heart - 1990
- Cloud Man - 1993
- Danger in Paradise - 1990
- Dark, Dark My Lover's Eyes - 1994
- Desert Man - 1994
- Desert Song - 1987
- Echoes of Summer - 1991
- Enchanted Dawn - 1982
- Fiesta! - 1988
- Flower of the Desert - 1988
- Gamblin' Man - 1993
- Happy Father's Day (That's My Baby!) - 1996
- Heather on the Hill - 1989
- In a Rebel's Arms - 1989
- Islands in Turquoise - 1985
- Kill Me Gently, Darling - 1978
- Kiss of the Dragon - 1987
- Lion of the Desert - 1991
- Long-Lost Wife? - 1996
- Lord of the Desert - 1990
- Matador, The - 1992
- Mr. Macho Meets His Match - 1991
- Midnight Man - 1993
- Moon Kissed, The - 1980
- Moonlight Lady - 1995
- Mr. Macho Meets His Match - 1992
- Promise Of Summer, The - 1983
- Queen of Hearts - 1992
- Return to Summer - 1986
- Say Hello Again - 1988
- Scarlet Woman - 1995
- Sheik's Woman, The - 1996
- Silence of Dreams, A - 1993
- Sing Me a Lovesong - 1986
- Sun Dancers, The - 1981
- This Above All - 1993
- Tomorrow is Forever - 1986
- Wind Whispers -1984
Series/Related Titles
The Moroccan Desert Series
Awards
- 1982 Golden Medallion Winner - Mainstreams - Sun Dancers, The
