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New York Times and USAToday best selling author '''Connie Brockway''' has twice won the Romance Writers of America's Rita award for best historical romance as well as being an eight time finalist. After receiving a double major in art history and English from Macalester College, Connie entered grad school with an eye to acquiring her MFA in creative writing. Soon enough she jettisoned the idea of writing serious literature for what she considered (and still considers) the best gig in the world, writing romance.
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Connie has received numerous starred reviews for her romances in Publisher's Weekly and Library Journal. Library Journal also named her Her 2004 romance, My Seduction, one of the year's top ten romances.
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In November of 2011, THE OTHER GUY'S BRIDE (a sequel to the perennially popular AS YOU DESIRE) was Amazon's Montlake Publishing's launch title. Here next book, NO PLACE FOR A DAME will be published September, 2013. A regency set romance, it is also the sequel to ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.Today Connie lives in Minnesota with her husband David, a family physician, and two spoiled mutts.
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== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.conniebrockway.com/ Connie Brockway]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Brockway]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[Promise Me Heaven]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[All Through The Night]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Anything for Love]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Anything For Love]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Dangerous Man]]'' - 1996
 
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* ''[[All Through the Night]]'' - 1997
 
 
* ''[[As You Desire]]'' - 1997
 
* ''[[As You Desire]]'' - 1997
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* [[My Dearest Enemy|''My Dearest Enemy'']] - 1998
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* ''[[The Bed Is Made|Bed Is Made, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[The Passionate One]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Bridal Favors]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[The Reckless One]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[The Bridal Season|Bridal Season, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[The Ravishing One]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Cat Scratch Fever]]'' - 2010
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* [[The Bridal Season|''Bridal Season'']] - 2001
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* ''[[A Dangerous Man|Dangerous Man, A]]'' - 1996
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* [[Bridal Favors|''Bridal Favors'']] - 2002
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* ''[[Glad Rags]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[First Knight]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Golden Season|Golden Season, The]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Heaven With A Gun]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Her Captive]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Highlander Undone]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Hot Dish]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Lady Makes Her Bed|Lady Makes Her Bed, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[The Lady Most Likely...|Lady Most Likely..., The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Lady Most Willing...|Lady Most Willing..., The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Laird's French Bride|Laird's French Bride, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Lassie, Go Home]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[My Pleasure]]'' - 2004
 
* ''[[My Seduction]]'' - 2004
 
* ''[[My Seduction]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[My Pleasure]]'' - 2004
 
 
* ''[[My Surrender]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[My Surrender]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Hot Dish]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[No Place For A Dame]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[One Bride Too Many]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Other Guy's Bride|Other Guy's Bride, The]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Passionate One|Passionate One, The]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Promise Me Heaven]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Ravishing One|Ravishing One, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[The Reckless One|Reckless One, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Skinny-Dipping]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[So Enchanting]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Songbird's Seduction|Songbird's Seduction, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[A Touch Of Scandal|Touch Of Scandal, A]]'' - 2013
  
 
== Novellas/Anthologies ==
 
== Novellas/Anthologies ==
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* Once Upon a Pillow - 2002 (anthology with [[Christina Dodd|Christina Dodd]])
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* ''[[Once Upon a Pillow]]'' - 2002
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* "Glad Rags" - 2005, ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]''
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* ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]'' - 2005
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Braxton'''
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# ''[[As You Desire]]''
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# ''[[The Other Guy's Bride]]''
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'''Bridal Stories'''
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# ''[[The Bridal Season]]''
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# ''[[Bridal Favors]]''
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'''McClairen's Isle'''
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# ''[[The Passionate One]]''
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# ''[[The Reckless One]]''
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# ''[[The Ravishing One]]''
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'''Rose Hunters Trilogy'''
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# ''[[My Seduction]]''
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# ''[[My Pleasure]]''
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# ''[[My Surrender]]''
  
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==Related/Series==
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'''Royal Agents'''
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===Bridal Stories===
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:  1. ''[[Promise Me Heaven]]''
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* [[The Bridal Season|''Bridal Season'']] - 2001
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:  2. ''[[All Through The Night]]''
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* [[Bridal Favors|''Bridal Favors'']] - 2002
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::  2.5 ''[[A Touch Of Scandal]]''
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:  3. ''[[No Place For A Dame]]''
  
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===McClairen's Isle===
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==Awards==
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* ''[[The Passionate One]]'' - 1999
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*2009  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Paranormal, ''[[So Enchanting]]''
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* ''[[The Reckless One]]'' - 2000
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*2006  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Chick Lit/Women's Fiction, ''[[Hot Dish]]''
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* ''[[The Ravishing One]]'' - 2000
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Cabin/Road Romance, ''[[My Seduction]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Historical Romance, ''[[The Bridal Season]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Historical Romance, ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*1999  [[RT Reviewer's Choice Award]] Winner - K.I.S.S. (Knight In Shining Silver) Hero, ''[[The Passionate One]]''
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*1997  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best European Historical, ''[[All Through The Night]]''
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*1997  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Luscious Love Story, ''[[As You Desire]]''
  
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===Rose Hunters===
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==Recognitions==
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* ''[[My Seduction]]'' - 2004
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*2014  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Songbird's Seduction]]''
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* ''[[My Pleasure]]'' - 2004
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#51), ''[[As You Desire]]''
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* ''[[My Surrender]]'' - 2005
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#74), ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*2013  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Lady Most Willing]]''
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*2013  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[No Place For A Dame]]''
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*2013  [[Kirkus Reviews]] Starred Review, ''[[The Lady Most Willing]]''
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*2013  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The Lady Most Willing]]''
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*2013  [[Library Joournal]] Starred Review, ''[[No Place For A Dame]]''
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*2011  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Honorable Mention - Best Historical Romance Not Set in the U.K., ''[[The Other Guy's Bride]]''
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*2011  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Other Guy's Bride]]''
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*2011  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The Other Guy's Bride]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#48), ''[[All Through The Night]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#37), ''[[As You Desire]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#86), ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*2010  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Golden Season]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#55), ''[[All Through The Night]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#25), ''[[As You Desire]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#84), ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*2006  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Glad Rags" in ''[[The True Love Wedding Dress]]''
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*2005  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[My Surrender]]''
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Historical Romance, ''[[My Pleasure]]''
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[My Seduction]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#9), ''[[All Through The Night]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#4), ''[[As You Desire]]''
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*2004 [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#31), ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "The Bed Is Made" in ''[[Once Upon A Pillow]]''
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*2002  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Bridal Favors]]''
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*2001  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Bridal Season]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#37), ''[[As You Desire]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#67), ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*1998  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[My Dearest Enemy]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Historical Romance, ''[[As You Desire]]''
  
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== Honors/Awards ==
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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* [[1998 Career Achievement Award Winners|1998 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Historical Adventure
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*2001  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - British-Set Historical Romance
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* [[1999 RITA® Winners|1999 RITA® Winner ]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Long Historical]] category with [[My Dearest Enemy|''My Dearest Enemy'']]
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*1998  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Historical Adventure
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* [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Long Historical Romance]] category with [[The Bridal Season|''Bridal Season'']]
 

Latest revision as of 01:12, 7 October 2024


New York Times and USAToday best selling author Connie Brockway has twice won the Romance Writers of America's Rita award for best historical romance as well as being an eight time finalist. After receiving a double major in art history and English from Macalester College, Connie entered grad school with an eye to acquiring her MFA in creative writing. Soon enough she jettisoned the idea of writing serious literature for what she considered (and still considers) the best gig in the world, writing romance.

Connie has received numerous starred reviews for her romances in Publisher's Weekly and Library Journal. Library Journal also named her Her 2004 romance, My Seduction, one of the year's top ten romances.

In November of 2011, THE OTHER GUY'S BRIDE (a sequel to the perennially popular AS YOU DESIRE) was Amazon's Montlake Publishing's launch title. Here next book, NO PLACE FOR A DAME will be published September, 2013. A regency set romance, it is also the sequel to ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT.Today Connie lives in Minnesota with her husband David, a family physician, and two spoiled mutts.

On the Web

Books

Novellas/Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

Braxton

  1. As You Desire
  2. The Other Guy's Bride

Bridal Stories

  1. The Bridal Season
  2. Bridal Favors

McClairen's Isle

  1. The Passionate One
  2. The Reckless One
  3. The Ravishing One

Rose Hunters Trilogy

  1. My Seduction
  2. My Pleasure
  3. My Surrender

Royal Agents

1. Promise Me Heaven
2. All Through The Night
2.5 A Touch Of Scandal
3. No Place For A Dame

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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