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'''Virginia Kantra''' is a six-time Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist and the winner of numerous writing awards, including the [[1998 Golden Heart Winners|Golden Heart]] in 1998 (as Virginia Kantra Ritchey), [[Virginia Romance Writers]]' [[1999 HOLT Medallion Winners|1999 HOLT Medallion]], Maggie Award of Excellence and two National Readers' Choice Awards. She is a member of the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers chapter of [[Romance Writers of America]].
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New York Times bestselling author '''Virginia Kantra''' is the author of thirty books of women's fiction, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense.
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Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by the classic story Little Women, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist and was a People Magazine pick.
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Beth and Amy (May 25, 2021) "continues her delightful 21st-century retelling of Little Women...Kantra’s compulsively readable update will attract a whole new group of readers, as well as satisfy Alcott devotees."—Publishers Weekly
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Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA (R) Awards, ten RITA nominations, and two National Readers' Choice Awards.
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Carolina Dreaming, the fifth book in her Dare Island series , won the 2017 RITA (R) Award for Best Contemporary Romance - Midlength and was named one of BookPage's Top Ten Romance Novels of 2016. Her work includes the popular Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories.
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
* [http://virginiakantra.net/ Virginia Kantra] - main website
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* Official Website [https://www.virginiakantra.com/]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Sea Fever]]'' - [[Berkley]], August 2008 (ISBN 978-0425222973)
 
* ''[[Sea Witch]]'' - [[Berkley]], July 2008 (ISBN 978-0425221990)
 
* ''[[Home Before Midnight]]'' - [[Berkley Sensation]], August 2006 (ISBN 0425211088)
 
* ''[[Close-Up]]'' - [[Berkley Sensation]], July 2005 (ISBN 0425206793)
 
* ''[[Stolen Memory]]'' -  "[[Trouble In Eden Series|Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1347, February 2005 (ISBN 0373-27417-3)
 
* ''[[Guilty Secrets - Virginia Kantra|Guilty Secrets]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1286, April 2004 (ISBN 0373-27356-8)
 
* ''[[Her Beautiful Assassin]]'' - [[Family Secrets (Series)|Family Secrets continuity series]], October 2003 (ISBN 0373-61372-5)
 
* ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden Series|Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1215, April 2003 (ISBN 0373-27285-5)
 
* ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden Series|Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1197, January 2003 (ISBN 0373-27267-7) - [[2003 RRA Awards Winners|2003 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series Romance
 
* ''[[All A Man Can Do]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden Series|Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1180, October 2002 (ISBN 0373-27250-2)
 
* ''[[Born To Protect]]'' -  [[Firstborn Sons]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1100 September 2001 (ISBN 0373-27170-0)
 
* ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1048, December 2000 (ISBN 0373-27118-2) [[RITA]] finalist
 
* ''[[The Temptation Of Sean MacNeill]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1032, September 2000 (ISBN 0373-27102-6) - [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series Romance
 
* ''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #983, January 2000 (ISBN 03773-07983-4)
 
* ''[[The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #906, January 1999 (ISBN 03773-07906-0) - [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|1999 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series Romance
 
* ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #894, November 1998 (ISBN 03773-078994-3)
 
  
== Novellas ==
 
* ''[[Shifter]]'' anthology with [[Angela Knight]], [[Lora Leigh]], and [[Alyssa Day]] - [[Berkley]], March 2008 (ISBN 0425220354)
 
* ''[[Over The Moon]]'' anthology with [[Angela Knight]], [[Mary Janice Davidson]], and [[Sunny]] - [[Berkley Sensation]], January 2007 (ISBN 0425213439)
 
* ''[[Man of My Dreams]]'' (“Midsummer Night’s Magic”) with [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]], [[Maggie Shayne]] and [[Suzanne Forster]], [[Jove]], November 2004 (ISBN 0515137936) - [[RITA]] Award finalist
 
* ''[[Femme Fatale]]'' anthology with [[Doranna Durgin]] and [[Meredith Fletcher]] - [[Silhouette]], August 2003 (ISBN 0373-21850-8)
 
  
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
 
== Series/Related Titles ==

Revision as of 15:27, 28 June 2023


New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of thirty books of women's fiction, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, and romantic suspense.

Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by the classic story Little Women, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Booklist and was a People Magazine pick.

Beth and Amy (May 25, 2021) "continues her delightful 21st-century retelling of Little Women...Kantra’s compulsively readable update will attract a whole new group of readers, as well as satisfy Alcott devotees."—Publishers Weekly

Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA (R) Awards, ten RITA nominations, and two National Readers' Choice Awards.

Carolina Dreaming, the fifth book in her Dare Island series , won the 2017 RITA (R) Award for Best Contemporary Romance - Midlength and was named one of BookPage's Top Ten Romance Novels of 2016. Her work includes the popular Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]

Books

Series/Related Titles

  • Children of the Sea
  1. "Sea Crossing" in Shifter anthology with Angela Knight, Lora Leigh, and Alyssa Day - Berkley, March 2008 (ISBN 0425220354)
  2. Sea Witch - Berkley, July 2008 (ISBN 978-0425221990)
  3. Sea Fever - Berkley, August 2008 (ISBN 978-0425222973)
  • The MacNeill Brothers
  1. The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn, SIM # 894, November 1998 (ISBN 03773-078994-3)
  2. The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill, SIM # 906m January 1999 (ISBN 03773-07906-0)
  3. The Comeback Of Con MacNeill, SIM # 983, January 2000 (ISBN 03773-07983-4)
  4. The Temptation Of Sean MacNeill, SIM # 1032, September 2000 (ISBN 0373-27102-6)
  5. Mad Dog And Annie, SIM # 1048, December 2000 (ISBN 0373-27118-2) - RITA finalist
  • Trouble In Eden series
  1. All A Man Can Do, "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1180, October 2002 ISBN 0373-27250-2
  2. All A Man Can Ask, "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1197, January 2003 ISBN 0373-27267-7
  3. All A Man Can Be, "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1215, April 2003 ISBN 0373-27285-5
  4. Stolen Memory, "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1347, February 2005 ISBN 0373-27417-3

Awards/Honors