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[[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] is the ''New York Times'' Bestselling author of the "Nerd" Series.
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''New York Times'' bestseller [http://www.vickilewisthompson.com Vicki Lewis Thompson] believes love makes the world go around and laughter makes the trip worth taking.
  
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== Author Bio==
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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.
  
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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 [[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance|Dell Candlelight]] line.  
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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.
  
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  <p>Taking Dolly Parton’s advice to “find out who you are and do that on purpose,” <b><i>New York Times</i> bestseller [http://www.vickilewisthompson.com Vicki Lewis Thompson]</b> looked deep within herself and discovered Groucho Marx in drag.
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Following the success of her nerd stories, Vicki launched a [[paranormal]] series for [[NAL]] in 2007.
  
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    Vicki’s an eight-time finalist for the RITA and has won many chapter contests. Her first mainstream romance, <i><b>Nerd in Shining Armor</b></i>, became Kelly Ripa’s pick for her book club in 2003. That exposure shot Vicki onto all the bestseller lists and launched the popular nerd series.
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==Books==
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* ''[[Mingled Hearts]]'' - May 1984 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#9]])
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* ''[[Promise Me Sunshine]]'' -  September 1984 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#25]])
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* ''[[When Angels Dance]]'' - February 1985 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#151]])
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* ''[[An Impractical Passion]]'' -  January 1986 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#92]])
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* ''[[Butterflies in the Sun]]'' - May 1986 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#211]])
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* ''[[The Fix-It Man]]'' -  July 1986 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#113]])
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* ''[[As Time Goes By]]'' -  January 1987 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#140]])
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* ''[[Cupid's Caper]]'' -  May 1987 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#155]])
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* ''[[Golden Girl]]'' - July 1987 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#269]])
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* ''[[The Flip Side]]'' -  February 1988 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#192]])
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* ''[[Impulse]]'' -  September 1988 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#217]])
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* ''[[Sparks - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Sparks]]'' - October 1988 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#326]])
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* ''[[Be Mine, Valentine]]'' -  February 1989 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#240]])
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* ''[[Full Coverage]]'' -  April 1989 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#256]])
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* ''[['Tis The Season]]'' -  December 1989 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#278]])
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* ''[[Connections]]'' - January 1990 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#389]])
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* ''[[It Happened One Weekend]]'' -  November 1991 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#374]])
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* ''[[Anything Goes]]'' -  March 1992 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#396]])
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* ''[[Critical Moves]]'' - April 1992 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#497]])
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* ''[[Ask Dr. Kate]]'' -  September 1992 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#410]])
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* ''[[Fools Rush In]]'' -  March 1993 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#439]])
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* ''[[Only in the Moonlight]]'' - November 1993 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#572]])
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* ''[[Loverboy]]'' -  February 1994 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#484]])
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* ''[[Wedding Song]]'' -  July 1994 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#502]])
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* ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'' -  October 1994/2003 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#516]])
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* ''[[Adam Then and Now]]'' - March 1995 ([[Harlequin Superromance]], [[Harlequin Superromance By The Numbers|#637]])
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* ''[[The Trailblazer]]'' -  August 1995/2003 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#555]])
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* ''[[The Drifter]]'' -  September 1995/2003 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#559]])
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* ''[[The Lawman]]'' -  October 1995 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#563]])
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* ''[[Holding Out For A Hero]]'' -  July 1996 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#600]])
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* ''[[Stuck With You]]'' - October 1996 ([[Harlequin Love And Laughter]], [[Harlequin Love And Laughter By The Numbers|#5]]
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* ''[[Hero In Disguise - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Hero In Disguise]]'' - December 1996 ([[Harlequin]], [[Hometown Reunion|Hometown Reunion #4]])
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* ''[[Mr Valentine]]'' -  February 1997 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#624]])
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* ''[[One Mom Too Many]]'' - April 1997 ([[Harlequin Love And Laughter]], [[Harlequin Love And Laughter By The Numbers|#17]]
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* ''[[The Heartbreaker]]'' -  June 1997 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#642]])
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* ''[[Going Overboard]]'' - November 1997 ([[Harlequin Love And Laughter]], [[Harlequin Love And Laughter By The Numbers|#31]]
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* ''[[Santa In A Stetson]]'' -  December 1997 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#661]])
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* ''[[Manhunting In Montana]]'' -  April 1998/2001 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#677]])
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* ''[[Operation Gigolo]]'' - July 1998 ([[Harlequin Love And Laughter]], [[Harlequin Love And Laughter By The Numbers|#47]]
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* ''[[Single In The Saddle]]'' -  August 1998/2001 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#695]])
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* ''[[Single, Sexy...And Sold!]]'' -  March 1999 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#721]])
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* ''[[Pure Temptation]]'' -  August 1999 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#744]])
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* ''[[Bachelor Father]] - October 1999 ([[Harlequin]], [[Heart Of The West|Heart of the West #3]])
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* ''[[With A Stetson And A Smile]]'' - November 1999 ([[Harlequin Duets]], [[Harlequin Duets By The Numbers|#1]])
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* ''[[Bringing Up Baby New Year]]'' - November 1999 ([[Harlequin Duets]], [[Harlequin Duets By The Numbers|#16]])
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* ''[[Colorado Kid]]'' -  April 2000 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#780]])
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* ''[[Two In The Saddle]]'' - May 2000 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#784]])
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* ''[[Boone's Bounty]]'' - June 2000 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#788]])
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* ''[[That's My Baby]]'' - September 2000 ([[Harlequin Temptation]])
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* ''[[Her Best Friends Baby]]'' - April 2001 ([[Harlequin]], [[Maitland Maternity|Maitland Maternity #9]]
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* ''[[Every Woman's Fantasy]]'' - April 2001 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#826]])
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* ''[[Midnight Fantasies - Anthology|Midnight Fantasies]]'' - July 2001 ([[Harlequin Blaze]])
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* ''[[Notorious - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Notorious]]'' - August 2001 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#1]])
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* ''[[Compromising Positions]]'' - September 2001 ([[Harlequin Temptation]])
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* ''[[The Nights Before Christmas]]'' - November 2001 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#853]])
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*''[[Acting On Impulse]]'' - January 2002 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#21]])
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* ''[[Double Exposure]]'' - June 2002 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#881]])
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*''[[Truly, Madly, Deeply - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Truly, Madly, Deeply]]'' - August 2002 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#52]])
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* ''[[Drive Me Wild]]'' - April 2003 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#921]])
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*''[[After Hours - Vicki Lewis Thompson|After Hours]]'' - September 2003 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#102]])
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* ''[[Old Enough To Know Better]]'' - June 2004 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#980]])
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* ''[[Killer Cowboy Charm]]'' - November 2004 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#1000]])
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* ''[[Talking About Sex]]'' - October 2005 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#210]])
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* ''[[Forever Mine, Valentine]]'' - February 1990/January 2006 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Harlequin Temptation By The Numbers|#288]])
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* "No Mistletoe Required" ''[[Better Naughty Than Nice]]'' - December 2009 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#507]])
  
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  Instead of resting on her nerd laurels, <b>Vicki’s writing paranormal romances for NAL</b>. Set in the fictional town of Big Knob, the series features a large granite spire, a matchmaking witch and wizard, and a dragon who’s ADD. Vicki’s credentials for writing paranormal include a New England ancestor accused of witchcraft, a love of potions – especially those concocted in a martini shaker – and a fondness for black cats.
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==Novellas==
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* "Valentine Mischief" in ''[[My Valentine]]'' - February 1992 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "She Used to be Mine" in ''[[Return to Crystal Creek]]'' July 2002 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "Heaven Scent" in ''[[Behind the Red Doors]]'' - January 2003 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "Illicit Dreams" in ''[[Invitation To Seduction]]'' - July 2003 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "Fooling Around" in ''[[Fool For Love]]'' - March 2004 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "Surviving Sarah" in ''[[Getting Real]]'' - January 2005 ([[Signature Select]])
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* "Just Whistle" in ''[[A Fare to Remember]]'' - June 2006 ([[Signature Select]])
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* "Weekend Fling" in ''[[Winter Heat]]'' - January 2009 ([[Mills and Boon Special Releases]])
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* "A Calculated Risk" in ''[[Racing Hearts - Anthology|Racing Hearts]]'' - February 2010 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "Once Upon a Mattress" in ''[[My Secret Admirer]]'' - February 1999 ([[Harlequin]])
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* "[[A Werewolf in Greenwich Village]]" - September 2011 ([[Penguin]])
  
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<b><i>Over Hexed</i>, the first book in Vicki's new series, is in stores October 2, 2007.</b>
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==Series/Related Titles==
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===Sons of Chance Series===
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# ''[[Wanted!]]'' - June 2010 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#544]])
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# ''[[Ambushed!]]'' - July 2010 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#550]])
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# ''[[Claimed!]]'' - August 2010 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#556]])
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# ''[[Should've Been A Cowboy]]'' - June 2011 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#618]])
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# ''[[Cowboy Up]]'' - July 2011 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#624]])
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# ''[[Cowboys Like Us]]'' - August 2011 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#630]])
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# ''[[Long Road Home - Vicki Lewis Thompson|Long Road Home]]'' - June 2012 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#687]])
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# ''[[Lead Me Home]]'' - July 2012 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#693]])
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# ''[[Feels Like Home]]'' - August 2012 ([[Harlequin Blaze]], [[Harlequin Blaze By The Numbers|#699]])
  
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== Hex Titles ==
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===Wild About You Series===
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# [[A Werewolf in Manhattan]] - January 2011 ([[Signet]])
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# [[A Werewolf in the North Woods]] - October 2011 ([[Signet]])
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# [[A Werewolf in Seattle]] - April 2012 ([[Signet]])
  
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*''[[Over Hexed]]'' - October 2007 from NAL<br>
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=== Hex Series ===
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# [[Over Hexed]] - October 2007 ([[NAL]])
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# [[Wild And Hexy|Wild & Hexy]] - June 2008 ([[NAL]])
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# [[Casual Hex]] - March 2009 ([[NAL]])
  
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== Nerd Titles ==
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===Babes on Brooms Series===
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# [[Blonde With A Wand]] - February 2010 ([[NAL]])
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# [[Chick With A Charm]] - March 2010 ([[NAL]])
  
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*''[[My Nerdy Valentine]]'' - January 2007 from St. Martin's Press<br>
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=== Nerd Series ===
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*''[[Nerds Like It Hot]]'' - August 2006 from St. Martin's Press<br>
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# ''[[Nerd In Shining Armor]]'' - April 2003 ([[Bantam|Bantam Dell]])
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*''[[Talk Nerdy to Me]]'' - February 2006 from St. Martin's Press<br>
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# ''[[The Nerd Who Loved Me]]'' - August 2004 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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*''[[Gone with the Nerd]]'' - August 2005 from St. Martin's Press<br>
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# ''[[Nerd Gone Wild]]'' - February 2005 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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*''[[Nerd Gone Wild]]'' - February 2005 from St. Martin's Press<br>
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# ''[[Gone With The Nerd]]'' - August 2005 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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*''[[The Nerd Who Loved Me]]'' - August 2004 from St. Martin's Press<br>
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# ''[[Talk Nerdy To Me]]'' - February 2006 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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*''[[Nerd in Shining Armor]]'' - April 2003 from Bantam Dell
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# ''[[Nerds Like It Hot]]'' - August 2006 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
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# ''[[My Nerdy Valentine]]'' - January 2007 ([[St. Martin's Press]])
  
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== Recent Harlequin Titles==
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==Co-Author/Pen name==
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*''[[A Fare to Remember]]'' - June 2006: Signature Select Anthology<br>
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Vicki Lewis Thompson wrote with [[Mary Tate Engels]] as Corey Keaton and Cory Kenyon.
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*''[[Forever Mine, Valentine]]'' - January 2006: Reprint of [[Temptation]] #288<br>
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*''[[Talking About Sex]]'' - October 2005: [[Blaze]] #210<br>
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===As [[Corey Keaton]]===
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*''[[Getting Real]]'' - January 2005: Signature Select Anthology
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* ''[[The Nesting Instinct - Corey Keaton|The Nesting Instinct]]'' -  March 1988 ([[Harlequin Temptation]], [[Temptation By The Numbers|#194]])
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===As [[Cory Kenyon]]===
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* ''[[Sheer Delight]]'' - February 1986 ([[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance]], [[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance By The Numbers|#407]])
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* ''[[Fortune Hunter]]'' - April 1986 ([[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance]], [[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance By The Numbers|#422]])
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* ''[[Ruffled Feathers]]'' - September 1986 ([[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance]], [[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance By The Numbers|#457]])
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* ''[[The Quintessential Woman]]'' - March 1987 ([[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance]], [[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance By The Numbers|#496]])
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* ''[[Fancy Footwork]]'' - May 1987 ([[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance]], [[Candlelight Ecstasy Romance By The Numbers|#507]])
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== Honors/Awards ==
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* [[2000 Career Achievement Award Winners|2000 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Romance
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* [[2002 Career Achievement Award Winners|2002 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Romance
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*2008  [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] - Romance Writers of America
  
 
== Online ==
 
== Online ==
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[http://www.vickilewisthompson.com Vicki Lewis Thompson]<br>
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* [http://www.vickilewisthompson.com Vicki Lewis Thompson]
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[http://www.myspace.com/vickilewisthompson Vicki Lewis Thompson on MySpace]<br>
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* [http://www.myspace.com/vickilewisthompson Vicki Lewis Thompson on MySpace]
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[http://www.soapboxqueens.com The Soapbox Queens Blog]
 

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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

Novellas

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

As Cory Kenyon

Honors/Awards

Online

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