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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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'''Deborah Smith''' is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home, and the No. 1 Kindle Bestseller The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and other acclaimed romantic novels portraying life and love in the modern Appalachian South. A native Georgian, Deborah is a former newspaper editor who turned to novel-writing with great success.
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With more than 35 romance, women's fiction and fantasy novels to her credit, Deborah's books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Among her honors is a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and a nomination for the prestigious Townsend Literary Award. In 2003 Disney optioned Sweet Hush for film. In 2008 A Gentle Rain was a finalist in Romance Writers of America's RITA awards.
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For the past fifteen years Deborah has partnered with Debra Dixon to run BelleBooks, a small press originally known for southern fiction, including the Mossy Creek Hometown Series and the Sweet Tea story collections. As editor, she has worked on projects as diverse as the nonfiction Bra Talk book by three-time Oprah Winfrey guest Susan Nethero, and the In My Dreams novella by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen.
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In 2008 BelleBooks launched Bell Bridge Books, an imprint with a focus on fantasy novels and now expanded to include multi-genre fiction--mystery, suspense, thrillers, women's fiction, nonfiction and other. In 2013 BelleBooks acquired the late Linda Kichline's paranormal romance press, ImaJinn Books, and hired legendary editor Brenda Chin, formerly of Harlequin Books, as editorial director. Chin will expand the imprint to cover a diverse mix of all romance types.
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==On the Web==
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Smith_(novelist)]
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== Books ==
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==Awards==
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*2007  [[Independent Publisher Book Award]] Bronze Medal Winner - Romance, ''[[The Crossroads Cafe]]''
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*2007  ''[[RT Reviewers Choice Award]]'' Winner - Small Press Romance, ''[[A Gentle Rain]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Romantic Novel Outside the Romance Genre, ''[[The Stone Flower Garden]]''
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*2002  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Fantasy Novel, ''[[Alice At Heart]]''
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*1997  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel, ''[[A Place To Call Home]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2006  [[IndieFab Award]] Third Place - Romance, ''[[The Crossroads Cafe]]''
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*2006  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The Crossroads Cafe]]''
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*2002  [[IndieFab Award]] Second Place - Romantic Fiction, ''[[Alice At Heart]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|A Place To Call Home]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|A Place To Call Home]]''
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*1989  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Hold On Tight]]''
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==Awards (body of work)==
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*2001  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel
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*1993-94  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner- Contemporary Romance
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*1990-91  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Series Romantic Suspense
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==Recognitions (body of work)==
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*1994 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best Contemporary Author

Latest revision as of 14:53, 18 November 2024


Deborah Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home, and the No. 1 Kindle Bestseller The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and other acclaimed romantic novels portraying life and love in the modern Appalachian South. A native Georgian, Deborah is a former newspaper editor who turned to novel-writing with great success.

With more than 35 romance, women's fiction and fantasy novels to her credit, Deborah's books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Among her honors is a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and a nomination for the prestigious Townsend Literary Award. In 2003 Disney optioned Sweet Hush for film. In 2008 A Gentle Rain was a finalist in Romance Writers of America's RITA awards.

For the past fifteen years Deborah has partnered with Debra Dixon to run BelleBooks, a small press originally known for southern fiction, including the Mossy Creek Hometown Series and the Sweet Tea story collections. As editor, she has worked on projects as diverse as the nonfiction Bra Talk book by three-time Oprah Winfrey guest Susan Nethero, and the In My Dreams novella by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen.

In 2008 BelleBooks launched Bell Bridge Books, an imprint with a focus on fantasy novels and now expanded to include multi-genre fiction--mystery, suspense, thrillers, women's fiction, nonfiction and other. In 2013 BelleBooks acquired the late Linda Kichline's paranormal romance press, ImaJinn Books, and hired legendary editor Brenda Chin, formerly of Harlequin Books, as editorial director. Chin will expand the imprint to cover a diverse mix of all romance types.

On the Web

Books

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

Recognitions (body of work)

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