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== Biography ==
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As an author for [[Loveswept]], Carla Neggers published three romance novels. She wrote 11 books for the [[Harlequin Temptation]] imprint. Her novel, [[The Widow]], was her first hardcover release. Ten of her novels have earned '''New York Times''' bestsellling status.
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'''Carla Neggers''' is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 75 novels, including her popular Sharpe and Donovan and Swift River Valley series. She has been spinning stories ever since she climbed a tree with pad and pen at age eleven. Now her books have sold in more than 35 countries and placed on the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly and Amazon bestseller lists.
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Whether creating stories of friendship, family and love or razor-sharp suspense, Carla always takes readers on a captivating journey. Her books have been called “smart and satisfying” (Kirkus), “extraordinarily memorable” (RT Book Reviews) and “a breathtaking reading experience (Providence Journal), and she has been praised for her “unerring knack for creating compelling, sympathetic characters and vivid, realistic settings” (Library Journal).
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Growing up in a small town in western Massachusetts, Carla developed an eye for detail and a love of a good story. Her Dutch-born father and her mother, raised in the Florida Panhandle, arrived in New England just before Carla was born. Their stories and her many adventures with her six siblings honed her imagination and curiosity, key to the complex relationships, fast-paced plots and deep sense of place in her books.
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A magma cum laude graduate of Boston University, Carla has taught writing workshops in the U.S. and Canada and served on the boards of Novelists, Inc., and International Thriller Writers. She recently took up distance running and has completed half-marathons in New England and Ireland. Avid travelers, especially to Ireland and to visit family in the Netherlands, Carla and her husband live on a hilltop in Vermont, where they love to garden, read, hike and enjoy good times — and a taoscán of whiskey! — with family and friends.
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==On the Web==
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* Website [https://carlaneggers.com/]
  
 
== Books ==  
 
== Books ==  
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* ''[[All In A Name]]'' -  June 1988 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #208]])
 
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* ''[[Bewitching]]'' -  July 1993 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #452]])
 
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* ''[[Captivated]]'' -  May 1986 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #108]])
 
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* ''[[Family Matters]]'' -  February 1988 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #190]])
 
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* ''[[Finders Keepers - Carla Neggers|Finders Keepers]]'' -  November 1989 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #275]])
 
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* ''[[Heart On A String]]'' - October 1983,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #20]]
 
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* ''[[Matching Wits]]'' - May 1983,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #5]]
 
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* ''[[Night Watch]]'' -  October 1993 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #461]])
 
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* ''[[That Stubborn Yankee]]'' -  April 1991 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #342]])
 
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* ''[[A Touch Of Magic|Touch Of Magic, A]]'' - March 1984,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #36]]
 
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* ''[[Trade Secrets]]'' -  July 1987 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #162]])
 
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* ''[[Trying Patience]]'' -  January 1993 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #427]])
 
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* ''[[A Winning Battle|Winning Battle, A]]'' -  January 1989 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #236]])
 
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* ''[[Within Reason]]'' -  December 1990 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #328]])
 
  
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== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.carlaneggers.com/ Carla Neggers] - Website
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==Series/Related Titles==
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==Awards==
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*1994  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance, ''[[Tempting Fate]]''
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*1993  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Halrequin Tyler, ''[[Wisconsin Wedding]]
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*1988  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Harlequin Temptation, ''[[All  In A Name]]
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==Recognitions==
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*2018  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The River House]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Liar's Key]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Spring At Moss Hill]]''
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Keeper's Reach]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Harbor Island]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Declan's Cross]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[That Night On Thistle Lane]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Secrets Of The Lost Summer]]''
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*2009  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[The Angel]]''
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*2004  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Cold Ridge]]''
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Single Title Contemporary Romance, ''[[Minstrel's Fire]]''

Latest revision as of 04:10, 19 November 2024


Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 75 novels, including her popular Sharpe and Donovan and Swift River Valley series. She has been spinning stories ever since she climbed a tree with pad and pen at age eleven. Now her books have sold in more than 35 countries and placed on the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly and Amazon bestseller lists.

Whether creating stories of friendship, family and love or razor-sharp suspense, Carla always takes readers on a captivating journey. Her books have been called “smart and satisfying” (Kirkus), “extraordinarily memorable” (RT Book Reviews) and “a breathtaking reading experience (Providence Journal), and she has been praised for her “unerring knack for creating compelling, sympathetic characters and vivid, realistic settings” (Library Journal).

Growing up in a small town in western Massachusetts, Carla developed an eye for detail and a love of a good story. Her Dutch-born father and her mother, raised in the Florida Panhandle, arrived in New England just before Carla was born. Their stories and her many adventures with her six siblings honed her imagination and curiosity, key to the complex relationships, fast-paced plots and deep sense of place in her books.

A magma cum laude graduate of Boston University, Carla has taught writing workshops in the U.S. and Canada and served on the boards of Novelists, Inc., and International Thriller Writers. She recently took up distance running and has completed half-marathons in New England and Ireland. Avid travelers, especially to Ireland and to visit family in the Netherlands, Carla and her husband live on a hilltop in Vermont, where they love to garden, read, hike and enjoy good times — and a taoscán of whiskey! — with family and friends.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

Awards

Recognitions

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