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'''Leanne Banks''' is an award-winning author whose honors include the [[Romantic Times Magazine]] [[Career Achievement Awards]] in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter. She is the author of over 42 published novels.
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[[Category:Loveswept Authors]]
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[[Category:Silhouette Desire Authors]]
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[[Category:Silhouette Special Edition Authors]]
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[[Category:United States Authors]]
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[[Category:Virginia Authors]]
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[[Category:Harlequin Special Authors]]
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[[Category:Coleção Primeiros Sucessos Authors]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
  
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As an author for [[Loveswept]], [[Leanne Banks]] published seven romances.
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'''Leanne Banks''' is an award-winning author whose honors include the [[Romantic Times Magazine]] [[Career Achievement Awards]] in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter.
  
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== Books ==
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Leanne Banks was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1959. She is an award winning romance novelist who has published over 50 titles. Banks holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology, which she claims she can only use on fictional characters. When her first book was published in 1991, she used the money from her advance to take her family to Disney World. She believes in creating stories for her readers that will allow them to escape into a place filled fun, emotion and sensuality. She believes that she has the best readers in the world.
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* [[Dance With The Devil - Leanne Banks|''Dance With The Devil '']] - November 1993, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #648]]
 
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* [[Expectant Father - Leanne Banks|''Expectant Father'']] - 1996
 
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* [[For The Love Of Sin|''For The Love Of Sin '']] - July 1996,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #794]]
 
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* [[Guardian Angel - Leanne Banks|''Guardian Angel '']] - October 1992,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #572]]
 
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* [[His Royal Pleasure|''His Royal Pleasure '']] - September 1993,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #641]]
 
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* [[More Than A Mistress - Leanne Banks|''More Than A Mistress '']] - March 1994,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #673]]
 
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* [[Playing With Dynamite|''Playing With Dynamite '']] - July 1994, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #696]]
 
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* [[The Fairest Of Them All|''Fairest Of Them All,The'']] - January 1993, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #592]]
 
  
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== Honors ==
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Banks lives in Virginia with her family and a Pomeranian. She also has a little condo in South Carolina where she writes in the off-season.
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* [[Romantic Times Magazine]] Career Achievement Award - Series Sensuality
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* [[Romantic Times Magazine]] Career Achievement Award - Love and Laughter
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As an author for [[Loveswept]], '''Leanne Banks''' published seven romances.
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== Bibliography ==
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=== Books ===
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* [[The Doctor Takes A Princess|''Doctor Takes A Princess, The'']] - July 2011,  ([[Silhouette Special Edition]] [[Silhouette Special Edition By The Numbers|#2127]])
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* [[Guardian Angel|''Guardian Angel'']] - October 1992,  ([[Loveswept]] [[Loveswept By The Numbers|#572]])
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* [[Never A Bride|''Never A Bride'']] - January 1991,  ([[Kismet]] [[Kismet By The Numbers|#26]])
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* [[The Prince's Texas Bride|''Prince's Texas Bride, The'']] - May 2011,  ([[Silhouette Special Edition]] [[Silhouette Special Edition By The Numbers|#2115]])
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* [[Royal Holiday Baby|''Royal Holiday Baby'']] - October 2010,  ([[Silhouette Special Edition]] [[Silhouette Special Edition By The Numbers|#2075]])
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* [[Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride - Leanne Banks|''Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride'']] - March 2010, ([[Silhouette Desire]] - [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#2002]])
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* [[Where There's A Will|''Where There's A Will'']] - October 1991,  ([[Kismet]] [[Kismet By The Numbers|#63]])
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==Author Series==
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===[[The Bellagio Shoe Company]]===
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#[[Feet First|''Feet First'']] - September 2005,  ([[HQN]])
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#[[Underfoot|''Underfoot'']] - March 2006,  ([[HQN]])
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#[[Footloose|''Footloose'']] - September 2006,  ([[HQN]])
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===[[The Billionaires Club]]===
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#[[Bedded By The Billionaire|''Bedded By The Billionaire'']] - April 2008,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1863]])
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#[[Billionaire's Marriage Bargain|''Billionaire's Marriage Bargain'']] - August 2008,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1886]])
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#[[Billionaire Extraordinaire|''Billionaire Extraordinaire'']] - May 2009,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1939]])
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===[[How To Catch A Princess]]===
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#[[The Five-Minute Bride|''The Five-Minute Bride'']] - March 1997,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1058]])
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#[[The Troublemaker Bride|''The Troublemaker Bride'']] - May 1997,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1070]])
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#[[The You-Can't-Make-Me Bride|''The You-Can't-Make-Me Bride'']] - July 1997,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1082]])
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===[[Lone Star Families: The Logans]]===
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#[[Her Forever Man|''Her Forever Man'']] - January 2000, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1267]])
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#[[The Doctor Wore Spurs|''The Doctor Wore Spurs'']] - March 2000, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1280]])
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#[[Expecting His Child|''Expecting His Child'']] - May 2000, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1292]])
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===[[Masters Brothers]]===
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#[[A Date With Dr. Frankenstein|''A Date With Dr. Frankenstein'']] - September 1995, ([[Harlequin Presents]][[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers| #983]])
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#[[Expectant Father|''Expectant Father'']] - May 1996, ([[Harlequin Presents]][[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers| #1028]])
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===[[The Medici Men]]===
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#[[Billionaire Extraordinaire|''Billionaire Extraordinaire'']] - May 2009, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1939]])
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#[[From Playboy To Papa!|''From Playboy To Papa!'']] - January 2010, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1987]])
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#[[The Playboy's Proposition|''The Playboy's Proposition'']] - February 2010, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1995]])
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#[[Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride|''Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride'']] - March 2010, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #2002]])
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===[[Million-Dollar Men]]===
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#[[Expecting The Boss's Baby|''Expecting The Boss's Baby'']] - December 2000, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1338]])
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#[[Millionaire Husband|''Millionaire Husband'']] - March 2001, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1352]])
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#[[The Millionaire's Secret Wish|''The Millionaire's Secret Wish'']] - June 2001, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1370]])
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===[[The Pendletons]]===
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#[[The Fairest Of Them All|''The Fairest Of Them All'']] - January 1993, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers| #592]])
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#[[Dance With The Devil|''Dance With The Devil'']] - November 1993, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers| #648]])
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#[[More Than A Mistress|''More Than A Mistress'']] - March 1994, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers| #673]])
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#[[Playing With Dynamite|''Playing With Dynamite'']] - July 1994, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers| #696]])
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#[[For The Love Of Sin|''For The Love Of Sin'']] - July 1996, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers| #794]])
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===[[The Royal Dumonts]]===
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#[[Royal Dad|''Royal Dad'']] - November 2001, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1400]])
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#[[His Majesty, M.D.|''His Majesty, M.D.'']] - May 2002, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1435]])
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#[[Princess In His Bed|''Princess In His Bed'']] - June 2003, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1515]])
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===[[The Rulebreakers]]===
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#[[Millionaire Dad|''Millionaire Dad'']] - September 1998, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1166]])
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#[[The Lone Rider Takes A Bride|''The Lone Rider Takes A Bride'']] - October 1998, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1172]])
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#[[Thirty-Day Fiance|''Thirty-Day Fiance'']] - November 1998, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers| #1179]])
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===[[Sisters Trilogy]]===
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#[[Some Girls Do|''Some Girls Do'']] - February 2003, ([[Warner]])
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#[[When She's Bad|''When She's Bad'']] - November 2003, ([[Warner]])
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#[[Trouble In High Heels|''Trouble In High Heels'']] - March 2009, ([[Warner]])
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== Series Contributed To==
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==='''[[Angels And Outlaws]]'''===
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* [[More Than A Mistress|''More Than A Mistress'']] - March 1994, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers|#673]])
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==='''[[Congratulations!]]'''===
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* [[A Date With Dr. Frankenstein|''A Date With Dr. Frankenstein'']] - September 1995, ([[Harlequin Presents]][[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#983]])
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==='''[[Conquering Heroes]]'''===
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* [[Playing With Dynamite|''Playing With Dynamite'']] - July 1994, ([[Loveswept]][[Loveswept By The Numbers|#696]])
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==='''[[Dynasties: The Barones]]'''===
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* [[The Playboy & Plain Jane|''The Playboy & Plain Jane'']] - January 2003,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1483]])
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==='''[[Dynasties: The Connellys]]'''===
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* [[Tall, Dark & Royal|''Tall, Dark & Royal'']] - January 2002,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1412]])
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==='''[[Dynasties: The Danforths]]'''===
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* [[Shocking The Senator|''Shocking The Senator'']] - December 2004,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1621]])
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==='''[[Dynasties: The Elliotts]]'''===
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* [[Billionaire's Proposition|''Billionaire's Proposition'']] - January 2006,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1699]])
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==='''[[Fantasy Men]]'''===
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* [[His Royal Pleasure|''His Royal Pleasure'']] - September 1993,  ([[Loveswept]] [[Loveswept By The Numbers|#641]])
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==='''[[Fortune's Children]]'''===
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* [[The Secretary And The Millionaire|''The Secretary And The Millionaire'']] - April 1999,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1208]])
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* [[Bride Of Fortune|''Bride Of Fortune'']] - August 2000,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1311]])
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==='''[[The Hudsons Of Beverly Hills]]'''===
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* [[Blackmailed Into A Fake Engagement|''Blackmailed Into A Fake Engagement'']] - January 2009,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1916]])
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==='''[[Kings Of The Boardroom]]'''===
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*06. [[CEO's Expectant Secretary|''CEO's Expectant Secretary'']] - June 2010,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#2018]])
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==='''[[Lone Star Country Club]]'''===
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* Faith's Sugar Plum Daddy in [[Home for the Holidays - Anthology|''Home for the Holidays'']] - November 2003, [[Silhouette]]
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==='''[[Man Of The Month]]'''===
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* [[Her Forever Man|''Her Forever Man'']] - January 2000, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1267]])
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* [[Millionaire Husband|''Millionaire Husband'']] - March 2001, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1352]])
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* [[His Majesty, M.D.|''His Majesty, M.D.'']] - May 2002, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1435]])
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* [[Billionaire Extraordinaire|''Billionaire Extraordinaire'']] - May 2009,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1939]])
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* [[From Playboy To Papa!|''From Playboy To Papa!'']] - January 2010, ([[Silhouette Desire]][[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1987]])
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==='''[[Man Talk]]'''===
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* [[Between Duty And Desire|''Between Duty And Desire'']] - August 2004,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1599]])
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==='''[[Montana Mavericks: The Texans Are Coming!]]'''===
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* [[A Maverick For Christmas|''A Maverick For Christmas'']] - November 2011,  ([[Silhouette Special Edition]] [[Silhouette Special Edition By The Numbers|#2151]])
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==='''[[Sons And Lovers]]'''===
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* [[Ridge: The Avenger|''Ridge: The Avenger'']] - March 1996,  ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#987]])
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== Books (By Release Date)==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="border:1px solid darkgray;"
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|- style="background:#C4C3D0"
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! width="50" | Order of Release !! Novella/Book Title !! Release Date !! width="140" | Publisher !! width="395" | Note
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|-
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| align="center" | 1
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|| ''[[Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride - Leanne Banks|Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride]]''
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| align="center" |2010, March
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| align="center" |[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#2002]]
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| align="center" |Book Four in [[The Medici Men]] Series.
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|}
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== Covers (By Release Date)==
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{|
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| [[Image:Book-Cover-SD2002-Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride-2010.03-Leanne Banks.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|[[Silhouette Desire]] [[Silhouette Desire 2001 - 2100|2001-2100]]<br>[[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#2002]]<br\>[[Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride - Leanne Banks|Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride]]]]
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|}
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== Honors/Awards ==
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* [[1992-1993 Career Achievement Award Winners|1992-1993 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Sensual Romance
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* [[1996 Career Achievement Award Winners|1996 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Romance Love & Laughter
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.leannebanks.com/ Leanne Banks]
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* [http://www.leannebanks.com/ Official Website - Leanne Banks]
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* [http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=5443/ Leanne Banks on Fresh Fiction]

Latest revision as of 22:58, 11 November 2024


Leanne Banks is an award-winning author whose honors include the Romantic Times Magazine Career Achievement Awards in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter.

Leanne Banks was born in Roanoke, Virginia in 1959. She is an award winning romance novelist who has published over 50 titles. Banks holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology, which she claims she can only use on fictional characters. When her first book was published in 1991, she used the money from her advance to take her family to Disney World. She believes in creating stories for her readers that will allow them to escape into a place filled fun, emotion and sensuality. She believes that she has the best readers in the world.

Banks lives in Virginia with her family and a Pomeranian. She also has a little condo in South Carolina where she writes in the off-season.

As an author for Loveswept, Leanne Banks published seven romances.

Bibliography

Books


Author Series

The Bellagio Shoe Company

  1. Feet First - September 2005, (HQN)
  2. Underfoot - March 2006, (HQN)
  3. Footloose - September 2006, (HQN)

The Billionaires Club

  1. Bedded By The Billionaire - April 2008, (Silhouette Desire #1863)
  2. Billionaire's Marriage Bargain - August 2008, (Silhouette Desire #1886)
  3. Billionaire Extraordinaire - May 2009, (Silhouette Desire #1939)

How To Catch A Princess

  1. The Five-Minute Bride - March 1997, (Silhouette Desire #1058)
  2. The Troublemaker Bride - May 1997, (Silhouette Desire #1070)
  3. The You-Can't-Make-Me Bride - July 1997, (Silhouette Desire #1082)

Lone Star Families: The Logans

  1. Her Forever Man - January 2000, (Silhouette Desire #1267)
  2. The Doctor Wore Spurs - March 2000, (Silhouette Desire #1280)
  3. Expecting His Child - May 2000, (Silhouette Desire #1292)

Masters Brothers

  1. A Date With Dr. Frankenstein - September 1995, (Harlequin Presents #983)
  2. Expectant Father - May 1996, (Harlequin Presents #1028)

The Medici Men

  1. Billionaire Extraordinaire - May 2009, (Silhouette Desire #1939)
  2. From Playboy To Papa! - January 2010, (Silhouette Desire #1987)
  3. The Playboy's Proposition - February 2010, (Silhouette Desire #1995)
  4. Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride - March 2010, (Silhouette Desire #2002)

Million-Dollar Men

  1. Expecting The Boss's Baby - December 2000, (Silhouette Desire #1338)
  2. Millionaire Husband - March 2001, (Silhouette Desire #1352)
  3. The Millionaire's Secret Wish - June 2001, (Silhouette Desire #1370)

The Pendletons

  1. The Fairest Of Them All - January 1993, (Loveswept #592)
  2. Dance With The Devil - November 1993, (Loveswept #648)
  3. More Than A Mistress - March 1994, (Loveswept #673)
  4. Playing With Dynamite - July 1994, (Loveswept #696)
  5. For The Love Of Sin - July 1996, (Loveswept #794)

The Royal Dumonts

  1. Royal Dad - November 2001, (Silhouette Desire #1400)
  2. His Majesty, M.D. - May 2002, (Silhouette Desire #1435)
  3. Princess In His Bed - June 2003, (Silhouette Desire #1515)

The Rulebreakers

  1. Millionaire Dad - September 1998, (Silhouette Desire #1166)
  2. The Lone Rider Takes A Bride - October 1998, (Silhouette Desire #1172)
  3. Thirty-Day Fiance - November 1998, (Silhouette Desire #1179)

Sisters Trilogy

  1. Some Girls Do - February 2003, (Warner)
  2. When She's Bad - November 2003, (Warner)
  3. Trouble In High Heels - March 2009, (Warner)

Series Contributed To

Angels And Outlaws

Congratulations!

Conquering Heroes

Dynasties: The Barones

Dynasties: The Connellys

Dynasties: The Danforths

Dynasties: The Elliotts

Fantasy Men

Fortune's Children

The Hudsons Of Beverly Hills

Kings Of The Boardroom

Lone Star Country Club

Man Of The Month

Man Talk

Montana Mavericks: The Texans Are Coming!

Sons And Lovers

Books (By Release Date)

Order of Release Novella/Book Title Release Date Publisher Note
1 Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride 2010, March SD #2002 Book Four in The Medici Men Series.


Covers (By Release Date)

Silhouette Desire 2001-2100
#2002<br\>Secrets Of The Playboy's Bride

Honors/Awards

On the Web

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