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'''Susan Elizabeth Phillips''' has been writing romance since the 1980s with an unique mix of humor and emotion. In 2001, she was inducted into the [[Romance Writers of America]] Hall of Fame. In 2006, [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] was honored by the [[Romance Writers of America]] who presented her with the [[Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]], which celebrates an author's entire body of work. She also contributed to [[Dangerous Men And Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance|''Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance'']].
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Phillips taught high school until her first child was born. She wrote her first book in collaboration with a neighbor as they road their bikes for exercise. This was published as [[The Copeland Bride]] in 1983 under the name Justine Cole.
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One of her most beloved series is the "Chicago Stars" books beginning with ''[[It Had To Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|It Had To Be You]]'' introducing Phoebe Calebow who inherits a football team. Bucking the trend in romances, Philips has successfully written about athletes - football players, golfers - and their world since 1994.
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== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.susanephillips.com/ Susan Elizabeth Phillips]
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* Official Website [http://www.susanephillips.com]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Elizabeth_Phillips]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''Dream A Little Dream'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] won the [[1999 RITA® Winners|1999 RITA®]] in the [[Contemporary Single Title]] category.
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* ''[[Ain't She Sweet]]'' - 2004
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* ''It Had To Be You'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] won the [[1995 RITA® Winners|1995 RITA®]] in the [[Best Romance]] of 1994 category.
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* ''[[Breathing Room]]'' - 2002
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* ''Match Me If You Can'' - 2005
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* ''[[Call Me Irresistible]]'' - 2011
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* ''Nobody's Baby But Mine'' - [[Susan Elizabeth Phillips]] won the [[1998 RITA® Winners|1998 RITA®]] in the [[Contemporary Single Title]] category. The title also won in the [[1998 RITA® Winners|1998 RITA®]] in the [[RWA's Favorite Book]] of 1997 category.
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* ''[[Dance Away With Me]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Fancy Pants]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[First Lady]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Glitter Baby]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[The Great Escape|Great Escape, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Heaven, Texas]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Honey Moon]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Hot Shot]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[It Had To Be You]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Just Imagine]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Kiss An Angel]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Lady Be Good]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Match Me If You Can]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Risen Glory]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[What I Did For Love]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[When Stars Collide]]'' - 2021
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Chicago Stars'''
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# ''[[It Had To Be You - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|It Had To Be You]]''
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# ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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# ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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#''[[Dream A Little Dream - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|Dream A Little Dream]]''
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# ''[[This Heart of Mine - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|This Heart Of Mine]]''
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# ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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# ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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# ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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# ''[[When Stars Collide]]''
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===Wynette, Texas===
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# ''[[Glitter Baby]]''
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# ''[[Fancy Pants]]''
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# ''[[Lady Be Good - Susan Elizabeth Phillips|Lady Be Good]]''
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# ''[[First Lady]]''
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# ''[[What I Did For Love]]''
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# ''[[Call Me Irresistible]]''
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# ''[[The Great Escape]]
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==Awards==
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*2011  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Funniest Romance, ''[[Call Me Irresistible]]''
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*2016  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Love & Laughter, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2008  [[Audies]] Winner - Romance, ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Favorite Funny, ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2005  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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*2005  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Funny, ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[First Lady]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1999 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Lady Be Good]]''
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*1999  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Funny, ''[[Lady Be Good]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Lady Be Good]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most-Hanky Read, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Around Romance, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Love And Laughter Romance, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1997  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1997  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Funny, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1997  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Romance, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Love And Laughter Romance, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Around Romance, ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*1995 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best All-Around Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Love And Laughter Romance, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1991  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel, ''[[Hot Shot]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2021  [[Amazon Editors' Picks - Romance]], ''[[When Stars Collide]]''
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*2021  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[When Stars Collide]]''
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*2021  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[When Stars Collide]]''
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*2020  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Dance Away With Me]]''
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*2020  [[LibraryReads]] Hall of Fame, ''[[Dance Away With Me]]''
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*2020  [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[Dance Away With Me]]''
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*2020  [[Publisher Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Dance Away With Me]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Ain't She Sweet?]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2018  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances, ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*2016  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2016  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2016  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2016  [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2016  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[First Star I See Tonight]]''
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*2014  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]''
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*2014  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]''
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*2014  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]''
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*2014  [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]''
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*2014  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Heroes Are My Weakness]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#79), ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#49), ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#19), ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#40), ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#21), ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#97), ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#18), ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#52), ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Great Escape]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#87), ''[[Ain't She Sweet?]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#53), ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#22), ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#15), ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#43), ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#42), ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#73), ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#28), ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#40), ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]''
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*2010  [[Audies]] Finalist - Romance, ''[[What I Did For Love]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#97), ''[[Ain't She Sweet?]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#76), ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#33), ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#14), ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#59), ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#36), ''[[Match Me If You Can]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#21), ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#46), ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]''
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*2007  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[Natural Born Charmer]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#52), ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (59), ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#11), ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#58), ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#36), ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#100), ''[[This Heart Of Mine]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#47), ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#8), ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#7), ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#21), ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#26), ''[[Lady Be Good]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#12), ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Lady Be Good]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#12), ''[[Dream A Little Dream]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#5), ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#10), ''[[It Had To Be You]]''
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*1998 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#56), ''[[Kiss An Angel]]''
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*1998 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#3), ''[[Nobody's Baby But Mine]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Heaven, Texas]]''
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*1985  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance, ''[[Risen Glory]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*2006  [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] - Romance Writers of America
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America]] Hall Of Fame
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*1996  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best All-Time Romance Author
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best Contemporary Author
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best All-Around Romance Author
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*1988-1989  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance

Latest revision as of 03:14, 10 February 2023


Susan Elizabeth Phillips has been writing romance since the 1980s with an unique mix of humor and emotion. In 2001, she was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. In 2006, Susan Elizabeth Phillips was honored by the Romance Writers of America who presented her with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which celebrates an author's entire body of work. She also contributed to Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance.

Phillips taught high school until her first child was born. She wrote her first book in collaboration with a neighbor as they road their bikes for exercise. This was published as The Copeland Bride in 1983 under the name Justine Cole.

One of her most beloved series is the "Chicago Stars" books beginning with It Had To Be You introducing Phoebe Calebow who inherits a football team. Bucking the trend in romances, Philips has successfully written about athletes - football players, golfers - and their world since 1994.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

Books

Series/Related Titles

Chicago Stars

  1. It Had To Be You
  2. Heaven, Texas
  3. Nobody's Baby But Mine
  4. Dream A Little Dream
  5. This Heart Of Mine
  6. Match Me If You Can
  7. Natural Born Charmer
  8. First Star I See Tonight
  9. When Stars Collide

Wynette, Texas

  1. Glitter Baby
  2. Fancy Pants
  3. Lady Be Good
  4. First Lady
  5. What I Did For Love
  6. Call Me Irresistible
  7. The Great Escape

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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