Lorraine Heath

Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."​​​​​​​

She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.

When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on bestseller lists, including ​​​​​​​USA TODAY and the New York Times.

The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers. Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal r​​omance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.

On the Web

• Official Website [1]
• Wikipedia [2]

See Also

• Rachel Hawthorne
• J.A. London
• Jade Parker

Books

• Affair With A Notorious Heiress - 2017
• Always To Remember - 1996
• Amelia And The Outlaw - 2003
• As An Earl Desires - 2005
• Beauty Tempts The Beast - 2020
• Between The Devil And Desire - 2009
• Beyond Scandal And Desire - 2018
• Counterfeit Scoundrel - 2023
• Deck The Halls With Love - 2013
• Duchess Hunt - 2021
• Duchess In His Bed - 2019
• Duke Of Her Own - 2006
• Duke And The Lady In Red - 2015
• Earl Takes A Fancy - 2020
• Earl Takes All - 2016
• Falling Into Bed With A Duke - 2015
• Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses - 2017
• Girls Of Flight City - 2022
• Hard Lovin' Man - 2003
• In Bed With The Devil - 2008
• Invitation To Seduction - 2004
• Invitation To Scandal - 2010
• Just Wicked Enough - 2007
• Ladies' Man - 1995
• Last Wicked Scoundrel - 2014
• Long Stretch Of Lonesome/The Gunslinger - 1999
• Lord Of Temptation - 2012
• Lord Of Wicked Intentions - 2013
• Love With A Scandalous Lord - 2003
• Matter Of Temptation - 2005
• Midnight Pleasures With A Scoundrel - 2009
• Never Love A Cowboy - 2000
• Never Marry A Cowboy - 2001
• Notorious Lord Knightly - 2023
• Once More, My Darling Rogue - 2014
• Outlaw And The Lady - 2001
• Parting Gifts - 1994
• Passions Of A Wicked Earl - 2010
• Pleasures Of A Notorious Gentleman - 2010
• Promise Me Forever - 2006
• Reluctant Hero - 2006
• Return Of The Duke - 2022
• Rogue In Texas - 1999
• Samantha And The Cowboy - 2002
• Scoundrel In Her Bed - 2019
• Scoundrel Of My Heart - 2021
• She Tempts The Duke - 2012
• Smooth Talkin' Stranger - 2004
• Surrender To The Devil - 2009
• Sweet Lullaby - 1994
• Texas Destiny - 1997
• Texas Glory - 1998
• Texas Splendor - 1999
• Texas Legacy - 2019
• To Marry An Heiress - 2002
• Viscount And The Vixen - 2016
• Waking Up With The Duke - 2011
• When A Duke Loves A Woman - 2018
• When The Duke Was Wicked - 2014
• When The Marquess Falls - 2017

Series/Related Titles

The Chessmen: Masters Of Seduction

1. The Counterfeit Scoundrel
2. The Notorious Lord Knightly

Daughters Of Fortune

1. The Outlaw And The Lady
2. To Marry An Heiress
3. Love With A Scandalous Lord
4. An Invitation To Seduction

English Rogues In Texas

1. A Rogue In Texas
2. Never Love A Cowboy
3. Never Marry A Cowboy

Hard Lovin'

1. Hard Lovin' Man
2. Smooth Talkin' Stranger

Hellions Of Havisham

1. Falling Into Bed With A Duke
2. The Earl Takes All
3. The Viscount And the Vixen
4. When The Marquess Falls

London's Greatest Lovers

1. Passions Of A Wicked Earl
2. Pleasures Of A Notorious Gentleman
3. Waking Up With The Duke

The Lost Lords

1. As An Earl Desires
2. A Matter Of Temptation
3. Promise Me Forever

Lost Lords Of Pembrook

1. She Tempts The Duke

2. Lord Of Temptation

2.5 'Deck The Halls With Love

3. Lord Of Wicked Intentions

Once Upon A Dukedom

1. Scoundrel Of My Heart
2. The Duchess Hunt
3. The Return Of The Duke

Rogues And Roses

1. A Duke Of Her Own
2. Just Wicked Enough

Scandalous Gentlemen Of St. James

1. When The Duke Was Wicked
2. Once More, My Darling Rogue
3. The Duke And The Lady In Red
4. An Affair With A Notorious Heiress

4.5 Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses

Scoundrels Of St. James

1. In Bed With The Devil
2. Between The Devil And Desire
3. Surrender To The Devil
4. Midnight Pleasures With A Scoundrel

4.5 The Last Wicked Scoundrel

Sins For All Seasons

1. Beyond Scandal And Desire
2. When A Duke Loves A Woman
3. The Scoundrel In Her Bed
4. The Duchess Is His Bed
5. The Earl Takes A Fancy
6. Beauty Tempts The Beast

Sons And Daughters (multi-author series)

1. The Ladies' Man

Stanwick Brothers

1. Beauty Tempts The Beast
2. Scoundrel Of My Heart
3. The Return Of The Duke

Texas Trilogy

1. Texas Destiny
2. Texas Glory
3. Texas Splendor

3.5 Texas Legacy

Awards

• 2014 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Romance Of The Year, Once More, My Darling Rogue
• 2011 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Innovative Historical Romance, Waking Up With The Duke
• 2007 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - British Isles Historical Romance, Just Wicked Enough
• 2006 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - British Isles Historical Romance, Promise Me Forever
• 2001 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best American Historical, The Outlaw And The Lady
• 1999 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best American Historical, A Rogue In Texas
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best American Historical, Texas Glory
• 1997 RITA Award Winner - Short Historical Romance, Always To Remember

Recognitions

• 2022 Book Club Picks Costco's Buyer's Pick, Girls Of Flight City
• 2022 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, The Return Of The Duke
• 2021 New York Public Library Best Books - Romance. The Duchess Hunt
• 2019 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, The Scoundrel In Her Bed
• 2018 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Beyond Scandal And Desire
• 2017 Booklist Starred Review, Beyond Scandal And Desire
• 2017 Library Journal Starred Review, The Viscount And The Vixen
• 2017 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, An Affair With A Notorious Heiress
• 2016 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance: Short, Falling Into Bed With A Duke
• 2016 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Earl Takes All
• 2016 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Viscount And The Vixen
• 2015 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, The Duke And The Lady In Red
• 2015 RITA Award Finalist - Romance Novella, The Last Wicked Scoundrel
• 2015 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Duke And The Lady In Red
• 2015 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Falling Into Bed With A Duke
• 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Once More, My Darling Rogue
• 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, When The Duke Was Wicked
• 2013 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Lord Of Wicked Intentions
• 2012 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Lord Of Temptation
• 2010 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Pleasures Of A Notorious Gentleman
• 2009 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance, In Bed With The Devil
• 2007 RITA Award Finalist - Short Historical Romance, A Duke Of Her Own
• 2007 RITA Award Finalist - Romance Novella, "The Reluctant Hero" in My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
• 2003 Booklist Starred Review, Love With A Scandalous Lord
• 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romance (#77), Always To Remember
• 2002 RITA Award Finalist - Short Historical Romance, Never Marry A Cowboy
• 2000 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Never Love A Cowboy
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romance (#56), Always To Remember
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romance (#46), Texas Destiny
• 1995 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance, Parting Gifts
• 1995 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance, Sweet Lullaby

Awards (body of work)

• 2016 RT Book Reviews Pioneer Of Romance Award
• 2016 RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award
• 1999 Affaire de Coeur Top Ten Favorite Author Award
• 1996 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Americana Historical Romance