Vicki Lewis Thompson

Vicki Lewis Thompson is the New York Times Bestselling author of the "Nerd" Series.

Author Bio

New York Times bestseller Vicki Lewis Thompson believes love makes the world go around and laughter makes the trip worth taking.

As a Harlequin Temptation author Vicki wrote 43 books. Thompson writes for the Harlequin Blaze line and has from the beginning, she has written 13 titles for the line to date.

Thompson also co-authored a Harlequin Temptation novel with Mary Tate Engels under the name Corey Keaton. The duo also wrote as Cory Kenyon for the Dell Candlelight line. An eight-time RITA nominee, the 2008 recipient of RWA’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award , and author of more than ninety books, Vicki pioneered a new kind of romance hero with Nerd In Shining Armor, Kelly Ripa’s book club pick in 2003.

Following the success of her nerd stories, Vicki launched a paranormal series for NAL in 2007.

Books

• Mingled Hearts - May 1984 (Harlequin Temptation, #9)
• Promise Me Sunshine - September 1984 (Harlequin Temptation, #25)
• When Angels Dance - February 1985 (Harlequin Superromance, #151)
• An Impractical Passion - January 1986 (Harlequin Temptation, #92)
• Butterflies in the Sun - May 1986 (Harlequin Superromance, #211)
• The Fix-It Man - July 1986 (Harlequin Temptation, #113)
• As Time Goes By - January 1987 (Harlequin Temptation, #140)
• Cupid's Caper - May 1987 (Harlequin Temptation, #155)
• Golden Girl - July 1987 (Harlequin Superromance, #269)
• The Flip Side - February 1988 (Harlequin Temptation, #192)
• Impulse - September 1988 (Harlequin Temptation, #217)
• Sparks - October 1988 (Harlequin Superromance, #326)
• Be Mine, Valentine - February 1989 (Harlequin Temptation, #240)
• Full Coverage - April 1989 (Harlequin Temptation, #256)
• 'Tis The Season - December 1989 (Harlequin Temptation, #278)
• Connections - January 1990 (Harlequin Superromance, #389)
• It Happened One Weekend - November 1991 (Harlequin Temptation, #374)
• Anything Goes - March 1992 (Harlequin Temptation, #396)
• Critical Moves - April 1992 (Harlequin Superromance, #497)
• Ask Dr. Kate - September 1992 (Harlequin Temptation, #410)
• Fools Rush In - March 1993 (Harlequin Temptation, #439)
• Only in the Moonlight - November 1993 (Harlequin Superromance, #572)
• Loverboy - February 1994 (Harlequin Temptation, #484)
• Wedding Song - July 1994 (Harlequin Temptation, #502)
• The Bounty Hunter - October 1994/2003 (Harlequin Temptation, #516)
• Adam Then and Now - March 1995 (Harlequin Superromance, #637)
• The Trailblazer - August 1995/2003 (Harlequin Temptation, #555)
• The Drifter - September 1995/2003 (Harlequin Temptation, #559)
• The Lawman - October 1995 (Harlequin Temptation, #563)
• Holding Out For A Hero - July 1996 (Harlequin Temptation, #600)
• Stuck With You - October 1996 (Harlequin Love And Laughter, #5
• Hero In Disguise - December 1996 (Harlequin, Hometown Reunion #4)
• Mr Valentine - February 1997 (Harlequin Temptation, #624)
• One Mom Too Many - April 1997 (Harlequin Love And Laughter, #17
• The Heartbreaker - June 1997 (Harlequin Temptation, #642)
• Going Overboard - November 1997 (Harlequin Love And Laughter, #31
• Santa In A Stetson - December 1997 (Harlequin Temptation, #661)
• Manhunting In Montana - April 1998/2001 (Harlequin Temptation, #677)
• Operation Gigolo - July 1998 (Harlequin Love And Laughter, #47
• Single In The Saddle - August 1998/2001 (Harlequin Temptation, #695)
• Single, Sexy...And Sold! - March 1999 (Harlequin Temptation, #721)
• Pure Temptation - August 1999 (Harlequin Temptation, #744)
• Bachelor Father - October 1999 (Harlequin, Heart of the West #3)
• With A Stetson And A Smile - November 1999 (Harlequin Duets, #1)
• Bringing Up Baby New Year - November 1999 (Harlequin Duets, #16)
• Colorado Kid - April 2000 (Harlequin Temptation, #780)
• Two In The Saddle - May 2000 (Harlequin Temptation, #784)
• Boone's Bounty - June 2000 (Harlequin Temptation, #788)
• That's My Baby - September 2000 (Harlequin Temptation)
• Her Best Friends Baby - April 2001 (Harlequin, Maitland Maternity #9
• Every Woman's Fantasy - April 2001 (Harlequin Temptation, #826)
• Midnight Fantasies - July 2001 (Harlequin Blaze)
• Notorious - August 2001 (Harlequin Blaze, #1)
• Compromising Positions - September 2001 (Harlequin Temptation)
• The Nights Before Christmas - November 2001 (Harlequin Temptation, #853)
• Acting On Impulse - January 2002 (Harlequin Blaze, #21)
• Double Exposure - June 2002 (Harlequin Temptation, #881)
• Truly, Madly, Deeply - August 2002 (Harlequin Blaze, #52)
• Drive Me Wild - April 2003 (Harlequin Temptation, #921)
• After Hours - September 2003 (Harlequin Blaze, #102)
• Old Enough To Know Better - June 2004 (Harlequin Temptation, #980)
• Killer Cowboy Charm - November 2004 (Harlequin Temptation, #1000)
• Talking About Sex - October 2005 (Harlequin Blaze, #210)
• Forever Mine, Valentine - February 1990/January 2006 (Harlequin Temptation, #288)
• "No Mistletoe Required" Better Naughty Than Nice - December 2009 (Harlequin Blaze, #507)

Novellas

• "Valentine Mischief" in My Valentine - February 1992 (Harlequin)
• "She Used to be Mine" in Return to Crystal Creek July 2002 (Harlequin)
• "Heaven Scent" in Behind the Red Doors - January 2003 (Harlequin)
• "Illicit Dreams" in Invitation To Seduction - July 2003 (Harlequin)
• "Fooling Around" in Fool For Love - March 2004 (Harlequin)
• "Surviving Sarah" in Getting Real - January 2005 (Signature Select)
• "Just Whistle" in A Fare to Remember - June 2006 (Signature Select)
• "Weekend Fling" in Winter Heat - January 2009 (Mills and Boon Special Releases)
• "A Calculated Risk" in Racing Hearts - February 2010 (Harlequin)
• "Once Upon a Mattress" in My Secret Admirer - February 1999 (Harlequin)
• "A Werewolf in Greenwich Village" - September 2011 (Penguin)

Series/Related Titles

Sons of Chance Series

1. Wanted! - June 2010 (Harlequin Blaze, #544)
2. Ambushed! - July 2010 (Harlequin Blaze, #550)
3. Claimed! - August 2010 (Harlequin Blaze, #556)
4. Should've Been A Cowboy - June 2011 (Harlequin Blaze, #618)
5. Cowboy Up - July 2011 (Harlequin Blaze, #624)
6. Cowboys Like Us - August 2011 (Harlequin Blaze, #630)
7. Long Road Home - June 2012 (Harlequin Blaze, #687)
8. Lead Me Home - July 2012 (Harlequin Blaze, #693)
9. Feels Like Home - August 2012 (Harlequin Blaze, #699)

Wild About You Series

1. A Werewolf in Manhattan - January 2011 (Signet)
2. A Werewolf in the North Woods - October 2011 (Signet)
3. A Werewolf in Seattle - April 2012 (Signet)

Hex Series

1. Over Hexed - October 2007 (NAL)
2. Wild & Hexy - June 2008 (NAL)
3. Casual Hex - March 2009 (NAL)

Babes on Brooms Series

1. Blonde With A Wand - February 2010 (NAL)
2. Chick With A Charm - March 2010 (NAL)

Nerd Series

1. Nerd In Shining Armor - April 2003 (Bantam Dell)
2. The Nerd Who Loved Me - August 2004 (St. Martin's Press)
3. Nerd Gone Wild - February 2005 (St. Martin's Press)
4. Gone With The Nerd - August 2005 (St. Martin's Press)
5. Talk Nerdy To Me - February 2006 (St. Martin's Press)
6. Nerds Like It Hot - August 2006 (St. Martin's Press)
7. My Nerdy Valentine - January 2007 (St. Martin's Press)

Co-Author/Pen name

Vicki Lewis Thompson wrote with Mary Tate Engels as Corey Keaton and Cory Kenyon.

As Corey Keaton

• The Nesting Instinct - March 1988 (Harlequin Temptation, #194)

As Cory Kenyon

• Sheer Delight - February 1986 (Candlelight Ecstasy Romance, #407)
• Fortune Hunter - April 1986 (Candlelight Ecstasy Romance, #422)
• Ruffled Feathers - September 1986 (Candlelight Ecstasy Romance, #457)
• The Quintessential Woman - March 1987 (Candlelight Ecstasy Romance, #496)
• Fancy Footwork - May 1987 (Candlelight Ecstasy Romance, #507)

Honors/Awards

• 2000 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Series Romance
• 2002 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Series Romance
• 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award - Romance Writers of America

Online

• Vicki Lewis Thompson
• Vicki Lewis Thompson on MySpace