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| + | [[Category:Paranormal Romance Authors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Silhouette Intimate Moments Authors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Berkley Sensations Authors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Bantam Fanfare Authors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:North Carolina Authors]] | ||
| + | [[Category:RITA Award Winners]] | ||
| + | [[Category:RITA Award Finalists]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Golden Heart Winners]] | ||
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| + | New York Times bestselling author '''Virginia Kantra''' is the author of thirty novels. Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA (R) Awards, and two National Readers' Choice Awards. | ||
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| + | Her work includes the popular Dare Island series, the Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories. | ||
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| + | Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by Little Women, received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and the American Library Association's Booklist and was praised by People Magazine. | ||
== On the Web == | == On the Web == | ||
| − | * [ | + | * Website [https://www.virginiakantra.com/] |
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]'' - 2003 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' - 2003 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[All A Man Can Do]]'' - 2002 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Beth And Amy]]'' - 2021 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Between The Mountain And The Moon]]'' - 2007 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Born To Protect]]'' - 2001 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Carolina Blues]]'' - 2003 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' - 2003 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Carolina Girl]]'' - 2002 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Carolina Heart]]'' - 2021 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Caroline Home]]'' - 2007 |
| − | * ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - [[ | + | * ''[[Carolina Man]]'' - 2013 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Close-Up]]'' - 2015 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Comeback Of Con Macneill]]'' - 2012 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[End Game]]'' - 2014 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Fairytale Life Of Dorothy Gale]]'' - 2005 |
| + | * ''[[Forgotten Sea]]'' - 2000 | ||
| + | * ''[[Guilty Secrets]]'' - 2003 | ||
| + | * ''[[Her Beautiful Assassin]]'' - 2023 | ||
| + | * ''[[Home Before Midnight]]'' - 2011 | ||
| + | * ''[[Immortal Sea]]'' - 2004 | ||
| + | * ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - 2003 | ||
| + | * ''[[Meg And Jo]]'' - 2006 | ||
| + | * ''[[Midsummer Night's Magic]]'' - 2010 | ||
| + | * ''[[Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]'' - 2000 | ||
| + | * ''[[Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'' - 2019 | ||
| + | * ''[[Sea Crossing]]'' - 2004 | ||
| + | * ''[[Sea Fever]]'' - 1999 | ||
| + | * ''[[Sea Lord]]'' - 1998 | ||
| + | * ''[[Sea Witch]]'' - 2008 | ||
| + | * ''[[Stolen Memory]]'' - 2008 | ||
| + | * ''[[Temptation Of Sean Macneill]]'' - 2009 | ||
| + | * ''[[Upon A Midnight Clear]]'' - 2008 | ||
| − | == | + | == Series/Related Titles == |
| − | + | '''The Children Of The Sea''' | |
| − | + | :: .5 ''[[Sea Crossing]]'' | |
| − | + | : 1. ''[[Sea Witch]]'' | |
| − | + | : 2. ''[[Sea Fever]]'' | |
| + | : 3. ''[[Sea Lord]]'' | ||
| + | :: 3.5 ''[[Shifting Sea]]'' | ||
| + | : 4. ''[[Immortal Sea]]'' | ||
| + | : 5. ''[[Forgotten Sea]]'' | ||
| − | + | '''Dare Island''' | |
| − | + | : 1. ''[[Carolina Home]]'' | |
| − | + | : 2. ''[[Carolina Girl]]'' | |
| − | # ''[[ | + | : 3. ''[[Carolina Man]]'' |
| + | : 4. ''[[Carolina Blues]]'' | ||
| + | :: 4.5 ''[[Carolina Heart]]'' | ||
| + | : 5. ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' | ||
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| + | '''Families Are Forever''' (multi-author series) | ||
| + | : 5. ''[[The Passion of Patrick MacNeill]]'' | ||
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| + | '''Family Secrets''' (multi-author series) | ||
| + | * ''[[Her Beautiful Assassin]]'' | ||
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| + | '''Firstborn Sons''' (multi-author series) | ||
| + | * ''[[Born To Protect]]'' | ||
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| + | '''The MacNeills''' | ||
| + | # ''[[The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[The Temptation Of Sean MacNeill]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' | ||
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| + | '''The March Sisters''' | ||
| + | # ''[[Meg And Jo]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Beth And Amy]]'' | ||
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| + | '''Men In Blue''' (multi-author series) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'' | ||
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| + | '''Sweet Home Carolina''' | ||
| + | # ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'' | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Trouble In Eden''' | ||
| + | # ''[[All A Man Can Do]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Stolen Memory]]'' | ||
| − | * | + | ==Awards== |
| − | + | *2017 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, ''[Carolina Dreaming]]'' | |
| − | + | *2011 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romance Novella, "Shifting Sea" in ''[[Burning Up]]'' | |
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| − | * | + | ==Recognitions== |
| − | + | *2021 [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Beth And Amy]]'' | |
| − | + | *2019 [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Meg And Jo]]'' | |
| − | + | *2019 [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[Meg And Jo]]'' | |
| − | + | *2019 [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Meg And Jo]]'' | |
| + | *2015 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, ''[[Carolina Man]]'' | ||
| + | *2011 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Immortal Sea]]'' | ||
| + | *2006 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Close-Up]]'' | ||
| + | *2005 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Midsummer Night's Magic" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]'' | ||
| + | *2004 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' | ||
| + | *2001 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' | ||
| + | *2001 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[The Comeback Of Conn MacNeill]]'' | ||
| + | *2000 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]'' | ||
| − | == Awards | + | == Awards (body of work) == |
| − | * [[ | + | *2001 [[RRA Awards]] Winner - Best Series/Category Romance Author |
| − | * [[ | + | *2000 [[RRA Awards]] Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author |
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Latest revision as of 15:38, 11 November 2024
New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of thirty novels. Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA (R) Awards, and two National Readers' Choice Awards.
Her work includes the popular Dare Island series, the Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories.
Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by Little Women, received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and the American Library Association's Booklist and was praised by People Magazine.
Contents
On the Web
- Website [1]
Books
- All A Man Can Ask - 2003
- All A Man Can Be - 2003
- All A Man Can Do - 2002
- Beth And Amy - 2021
- Between The Mountain And The Moon - 2007
- Born To Protect - 2001
- Carolina Blues - 2003
- Carolina Dreaming - 2003
- Carolina Girl - 2002
- Carolina Heart - 2021
- Caroline Home - 2007
- Carolina Man - 2013
- Close-Up - 2015
- Comeback Of Con Macneill - 2012
- End Game - 2014
- Fairytale Life Of Dorothy Gale - 2005
- Forgotten Sea - 2000
- Guilty Secrets - 2003
- Her Beautiful Assassin - 2023
- Home Before Midnight - 2011
- Immortal Sea - 2004
- Mad Dog And Annie - 2003
- Meg And Jo - 2006
- Midsummer Night's Magic - 2010
- Passion Of Patrick MacNeill - 2000
- Reforming Of Matthew Dunn - 2019
- Sea Crossing - 2004
- Sea Fever - 1999
- Sea Lord - 1998
- Sea Witch - 2008
- Stolen Memory - 2008
- Temptation Of Sean Macneill - 2009
- Upon A Midnight Clear - 2008
Series/Related Titles
The Children Of The Sea
- .5 Sea Crossing
- 1. Sea Witch
- 2. Sea Fever
- 3. Sea Lord
- 3.5 Shifting Sea
- 4. Immortal Sea
- 5. Forgotten Sea
Dare Island
- 1. Carolina Home
- 2. Carolina Girl
- 3. Carolina Man
- 4. Carolina Blues
- 4.5 Carolina Heart
- 5. Carolina Dreaming
Families Are Forever (multi-author series)
Family Secrets (multi-author series)
Firstborn Sons (multi-author series)
The MacNeills
- The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill
- The Comeback Of Con MacNeill
- The Temptation Of Sean MacNeill
- Mad Dog And Annie
The March Sisters
Men In Blue (multi-author series)
Sweet Home Carolina
Trouble In Eden
Awards
- 2017 RITA Award Winner - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, [Carolina Dreaming]]
- 2011 RITA Award Winner - Romance Novella, "Shifting Sea" in Burning Up
Recognitions
- 2021 Booklist Starred Review, Beth And Amy
- 2019 Booklist Starred Review, Meg And Jo
- 2019 LibraryReads Starred Review, Meg And Jo
- 2019 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Meg And Jo
- 2015 RITA Award Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, Carolina Man
- 2011 RITA Award Finalist - Paranormal Romance, Immortal Sea
- 2006 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Suspense, Close-Up
- 2005 RITA Award Finalist - Romance Novella, "Midsummer Night's Magic" in Man Of My Dreams
- 2004 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, All A Man Can Be
- 2001 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, Mad Dog And Annie
- 2001 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, The Comeback Of Conn MacNeill
- 2000 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill
Awards (body of work)
- 2001 RRA Awards Winner - Best Series/Category Romance Author
- 2000 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author
