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==Biography==
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'''Linda Howard''' is the pen name of '''Linda S. Howington'''. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment.  She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by [[Silhouette]] in 1982. She is a charter member of [[Romance Writers of America]], joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.  
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[[Linda Howard]] is the pen name of '''Linda S. Howington'''. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment.  She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by [[Silhouette]] in 1982. She is a charter member of [[Romance Writers of America]], joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.  
 
  
 
Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.  
 
Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.  
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== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
=== Fiction ===
 
=== Fiction ===
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* [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
 
* [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
 
* [[Against the Rules|''Against the Rules'']] - 1988
 
* [[Against the Rules|''Against the Rules'']] - 1988
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* [[White Lies- Linda Howard|''White Lies'']] - 1988
 
* [[White Lies- Linda Howard|''White Lies'']] - 1988
  
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== Honors ==
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== Honors/Awards ==
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* [[1987-1988 Career Achievement Award Winners|1987-1988 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Romantic Adventure
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* [[1998 Career Achievement Award Winners|1998 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Contemporary Author of 2000
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*2005  [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] - Romance Writers of America
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
 
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**Best Classic Contemporary - ''[[Sarah's Child]]''
 
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**Best Classic Series Romance - [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']] - 1989
 
 
* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
 
* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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**nominee for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance [[Shades Of Twilight|''Shades Of Twilight'']] - 1996
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* [[1998 RRA Awards Winners|1998 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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** nominee for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* [[1998 RRA Awards Winners|1998 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Around Romance Author
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* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Around Romance Author of 2000
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** winner for Romances with Best Spicy Love Scene for [[After the Night|''After the Night'']] - 1995
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* [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|2001 RRA Awards nominee]] - Best All-Around Romance Author of All Time
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** nominee for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for [[Kill and Tell|''Kill and Tell'']]
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** nominee for Best Alternative Realities Romance, Best Time Travel Romance for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners|1995 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']]
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* [[1998 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Kill and Tell|''Kill and Tell'']]
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners|1995 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Classic Contemporary - ''[[Sarah's Child]]''  
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** nomination for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Now You See Her|''Now You See Her'']] - 1998
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners|1995 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Classic Series Romance - [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']]
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** nomination for Best Contemporary Author
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* 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and [[2003 RRA Awards Winners|2003 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best All Time Series Romance for [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']]
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** nomination for Best All-Around Romance Author
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* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners|1997 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']]
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** nomination for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners|1997 RRA Awards Winner]] - Romances with Best Spicy Love Scene for [[After the Night|''After the Night'']]
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* 1999 [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[All the Queen's Men|''All the Queen's Men'']] - 1999
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* [[1998 RRA Awards Winners|1998 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Kill and Tell|''Kill and Tell'']]
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* [[1999 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|1999 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']]
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Series Romance for [[A Game of Chance|''A Game of Chance'']] - 2000
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Series Romance for [[A Game of Chance|''A Game of Chance'']]
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']] - 2000
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best All-Around 2000 Romance for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']]
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**Best All-Around 2000 Romance,
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']]
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**Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure AND
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* [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|2001 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Open Season|''Open Season'']]
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**nominee for Best Contemporary Single Title Romance
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* [[2005 RRA Awards Winners|2005 RRA Awards Winner]] tied - Best Romance Novel for [[To Die for|''To Die for'']]
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Contemporary Author of 2000
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* 2000 [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All-Around Romance Author of 2000
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* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance [[Shades Of Twilight|''Shades Of Twilight'']]
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* [[2001 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Open Season|''Open Season'']] - 2001
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* 1996, 1998, [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|2001 RRA Awards nominee]] - Best All Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man - Linda Howard|''Dream Man'']]
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* 2001 [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All-Around Romance of All Time
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* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners|1997 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for [[Kill and Tell|''Kill and Tell'']]
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* 2001 [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Contemporary Romance for [[Dream Man|''Dream Man'']] - 1995
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* [[1997 RRA Awards Winners|1997 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Alternative Realities Romance, Best Time Travel Romance for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']]
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* 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and [[2003 RRA Awards Winners]] for Best All Time Series Romance for [[Mackenzie's Mountain|''Mackenzie's Mountain'']] - 1989
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* [[1998 RRA Awards Winners|1998 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[Now You See Her|''Now You See Her'']]
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* 2002 [[2002 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Paranormal Romance for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']] - 1997
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* [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|1999 RRA Awards nominee]] - Best Romantic Suspense/Mystery/Adventure for [[All the Queen's Men|''All the Queen's Men'']] - 1999
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* 2003 [[2003 RRA Awards Winners|RRA nominee]] for Best All Time Contemporary Romance for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']] - 2000
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Single Title Romance for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']]
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* 2005 [[Romance Writers of America]] [[Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]]
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* [[2002 RRA Awards Winners|2002 RRA Awards nominee]] - Best All Time Paranormal Romance for [[Son of the Morning|''Son of the Morning'']]
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* [[2005 RRA Awards Winners]] tied for Best Romance Novel for [[To Die for|''To Die for'']]
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* [[2003 RRA Awards Winners|2003 RRA  Awards nominee]] - Best All Time Contemporary Romance for [[Mr Perfect|''Mr Perfect'']]
  
 
==Related Titles==
 
==Related Titles==
 
*  Kell Sabin of ''[[Diamond Bay]]'' is part of a secret government organization. He reappears as the head of the organization in ''[[All The Queen's Men]]''.
 
*  Kell Sabin of ''[[Diamond Bay]]'' is part of a secret government organization. He reappears as the head of the organization in ''[[All The Queen's Men]]''.
 
* ''[[Diamond Bay]]'', ''[[Midnight Rainbow]]'', ''[[White Lies - Linda Howard|White Lies]]'' are about agents in this organization
 
* ''[[Diamond Bay]]'', ''[[Midnight Rainbow]]'', ''[[White Lies - Linda Howard|White Lies]]'' are about agents in this organization

Latest revision as of 04:09, 27 March 2023


Linda Howard is the pen name of Linda S. Howington. She was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company, where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed.

Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.

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