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== Biography ==
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Dixie Burrus Browning was born September 9, 1930 in North Carolina, and is the author of 104 novels. Her first novels were published in 1976 by [[Avalon]]. She often writes about the North Carolina region, particularly the Outer Banks where her family has lived since the 17th century.
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[[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Golden Medallion Winners]]
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[[Category:Silhouette Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Silhouette Desire Authors]]
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[[Category:1930 Births]]
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[[Category:1980 Debut]]
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[[Category:North Carolina Authors]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
  
After publishing her 104th book, Browning found that the thrill of writing had left her. She turned to painting and drawing, and is an accomplished, well-known painter whose work is owned by collectors such as [[Nora Roberts]] and Andy Griffith. The daughter of baseball player Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus, and has co-written historical romance novels with her sister, Mary Burrus Williams under the name [[Bronwyn Williams]]. Browning began her career writing under the name [[Zoe Dozier]].
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'''Dixie''' Burrus '''Browning''' was born on September 09, 1930 in North Carolina's Outer Banks, U.S.A, where her family had lived for generations, to sea captain Dozier Burrus and Achsah Williams. Her father was the professional baseball player Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus, she has two sisters, Mary and Sarah Burrus.
  
The award-winning author is a five-time [[RITA]] finalist, winning the [[1983 Golden Medallion Winners|1983 Golden Medallion]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|Contemporary Sweet]] category for her novel ''[[Renegade Player]]''. She wrote 21 novels for the [[Silhouette Romance]] line.
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Dixie is an artist and romance writer. She began writting contemporany romance novels as Zoe Dozier, now she writes her contemporary romances with her married name, Dixie Browning, and historical romances with her sister, Mary Burrus Williams as Bronwyn Williams, one combination of their married names. She has been awarded a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, and been a five-time RITA finalist. She has also won three Maggies, and numerous awards from the National Federation of Press Women and the NC Press Club.
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==See Also==
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* [[Zoe Dozier]]
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* [[Bronwyn Williams]]
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== On the Web ==
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* Website [http://www.dixiebrowning.com]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Chance Tomorrow]]'' - January  1981 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #53]])
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* ''[[Alex And The Angel]]'' - 1996
* ''[[Cinderella's Midnight Kiss]]'' - June  2000 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #1450]])
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* ''[[Along Came Jones]]'' - 1988
* ''[[East Of Today]]'' - July  1981 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #93]])
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* ''[[The Baby Notion|Baby Notion, The]]'' - 1998
* ''[[First Things Last]]'' - October  1984 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #323]])
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* ''[[The Beauty, The Beast And The Baby|Beauty, The Beast And The Baby, The]]'' - 1996
* ''[[The Homing Instinct|Homing Instinct, The]]'' - September  1990 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #747]])
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* ''[[Beckett's Cinderella]]'' - 2004
* ''[[Island On The Hill]]'' - July  1982 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #164]])
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* ''[[Beckett's Convenient Bride]]'' - 2004
* ''[[Journey To Quiet Waters]]'' - May  1984 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #292]])
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* ''[[Beginner's Luck]]'' - 1990
* ''[[Logic Of The Heart]]'' - September  1982 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #172]])
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* ''[[Belonging]]'' - 1987
* ''[[The Love Thing|Love Thing, The]]'' - July  1984 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #305]])
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* ''[[Best Man For The Job]]'' - 1992
* ''[[Loving Rescue]]'' - December  1982 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #191]])
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* ''[[A Bird In Hand|Bird In Hand, A]]'' - 1986
* ''[[A Matter Of Timing|Matter Of Timing, A]]'' - September  1987 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #527]])
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* ''[[A Bride For Jackson Powers|Bride For Jackson Powers, A]]'' - 2001
* ''[[Practical Dreamer]]'' - May  1983 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #221]])
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* ''[[The Bride-In-Law|Bride-In-Law, The]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Reluctant Dreamer]]'' - October  1986 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #460]])
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* ''[[By Any Other Name]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Renegade Player]]'' - April  1982 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #142]])
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* ''[[Chance Tomorrow]]'' - 1981
* ''[[A Secret Valentine|Secret Valentine, A]]'' - February  1983 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #203]])
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* ''[[Christmas Eve Reunion]]'' - 2003
* ''[[Something For Herself]]'' - August  1985 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #381]])
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* ''[[Cinderella's Midnight Kiss]]'' - 2000
* ''[[Tumbled Wall]]'' - October  1980 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #38]])
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* ''[[Driven To Distraction]]'' - 2005
* ''[[Unreasonable Summer]]'' - June  1980 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #12]])
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* ''[[East Of Today]]'' - 1981
* ''[[Visible Heart]]'' - February  1984 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #275]])
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* ''[[Fate Takes A Holiday]]'' - 1988
* ''[[Winter Blossom]]'' - November 1981 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #113]])
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* ''[[Finders Keepers]]'' - 1982
* ''[[Wren Of Paradise]]'' - April 1981 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #73]])
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* ''[[First Things Last]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[First Time Hope]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Grace And The Law]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Gus And The Nice Lady]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[The Hawk And The Honey|Hawk And The Honey, The]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Hazards Of The Heart]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Henry The Ninth]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Her Fifth Husband?]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Her Man Upstairs]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Her Passionate Plan B]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[His Business, Her Baby]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Homing Instinct|Homing Instinct, The]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Image Of Love]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[In The Palm Of Her Hand]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Island On The Hill]]'' - 1982
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* ''[[Journey To Quiet Waters]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Just Deserts]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Just Say Yes]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Kane's Way]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Keegan's Hunt]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[A Knight In Rusty Armor|Knight In Rusty Armor, A]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Late Rising Moon]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Logic Of The Heart]]'' - 1982
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* ''[[Look What The Stork Brought]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Love Thing|Love Thing, The]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Loving Rescue]]'' - 1982
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* ''[[Lucy And The Stone]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Marrying A Millionaire]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Matchmaker's Moon]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[A Matter Of Timing|Matter Of Timing, A]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride|Millionaire's Pregnant Bride, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[More To Love]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Not A Marrying Man]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[The Passionate G-Man|Passionate G-Man, The]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Practical Dreamer]]'' - 1983
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* ''[[Reach Out To Cherish]]'' - 1983
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* ''[[The Quiet Seduction|Quiet Seduction, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Reluctant Dreamer]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Renegade Player]]'' - 1982
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* ''[[Rocky And The Senator's Daughter]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[A Secret Valentine|Secret Valentine, A]]'' - 1983
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* ''[[The Security Man|Security Man, The]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Shadow Of Yesterday]]'' - 1983
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* ''[[Ships In The Night]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Single Female (Reluctantly) Seeks...]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Social Graces]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Something For Herself]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Stormwatch]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Stryker's Wife]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[The Tender Barbarian|Tender Barbarian, The]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Texas Millionaire]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[There Once Was A Lover]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Thin Ice]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Time And Tide]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Tumbled Wall]]'' - 1980
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* ''[[Twice In A Blue Moon]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Two Hearts, Slightly Used]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Undertow]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Unreasonable Summer]]'' - 1980
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* ''[[The Virgin And The Vengeful Groom|Virgin And The Vengeful Groom, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Visible Heart]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Winter Blossom]]'' - 1981
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* ''[[A Winter Woman|Winter Woman, A]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Wren Of Paradise]]'' - 1981
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Body And Soul''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Virgin And the Vengeful Groom]]''
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'''Beckett's Fortune'''
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#''[[Beckett's Cinderella]]''
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#''[[Beckett's Convenient Bride]]''
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'''Daddy Knows Last''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Baby Notion]]''
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'''Divas Who Dish'''
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#''[[Her Passionate Plan B]]''
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#''[[Her Man Upstairs]]''
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#''[[Her Fifth Husband?]]''
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'''Jilted''' (multi-author series)
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: 2. ''[[Two Hearts, Slightly Used]]''
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'''The Lawless Heirs'''
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#''[[Renegade Player]]''
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#''[[Stormwatch]]''
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#''[[The Passionate G-Man]]''
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#''[[His Business, Her Baby]]''
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#''[[A Knight In Rusty Armor]]''
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#''[[Beckett's Cinderella]]''
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#''[[Beckett's Convenient Bride]]''
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#''[[First Time Home]]''
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'''Lone Star Country Club''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Quiet Seduction]]''
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* ''[[Christmas Eve Reunion]]''
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'''Man Of The Month''' (multi-author series)
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:  9. ''[[Beginner's Luck]]''
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:  20. ''[[Twice In A Blue Moon]]''
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:  35. ''[[Not A Marrying Man]]''
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:  42. ''[[Best Man For The Job]]''
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:  52. ''[[Hazards Of The Heart]]''
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:  65. ''[[Lucy And The Stone]]''
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:  81. ''[[Alex And The Angel]]''
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:  87. ''[[The Beauty, The Beast And The Baby]]''
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:  95. ''[[Stryker's Wife]]''
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:  108. ''[[Look What The Stork Brought]]''
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:  113. ''[[The Passionate G-Man]]''
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: 122. ''[[A Knight In Rusty Armor]]''
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:  135. ''[[A Bride For Jackson Powers]]''
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:  156. ''[[Rocky And the Senator's Daughter]]''
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:  165. ''[[Beckett's Cinderella]]''
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'''Men Of The Year''' (multi-author series)
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:  2. ''[[A Knight In Rusty Armor]]''
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'''Outer Banks'''
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#''[[Keegan's Hunt]]''
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#''[[Lucy And The Stone]]''
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#''[[Two Hearts, Slightly Used]]''
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'''The Passionate Powers'''
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#''[[A Bride For Jackson Powers]]''
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#''[[Cinderella's Midnight Kiss]]''
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#''[[The Virgin And The Vengeful Groom]]''
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'''Tall, Dark And Handsome'''
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#''[[Alex And The Angel]]''
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#''[[The Beauty, The Beast And The Baby]]''
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#''[[The Baby Notion]]''
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#''[[Styker's Wife]]''
  
== Honors ==
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'''Texas Cattleman's Club''' (multi-author series)
* [[1983 Golden Medallion Winners|1983 Golden Medallion]] - [[RITA®: Best Short Contemporary Series|Contemporary Sweet]] category for ''[[Renegade Player]]''
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:  1. ''[[Texas Millionaire]]''
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: 1. ''[[The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride]]''
  
== On the Web ==
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Related Books
* [http://www.dixiebrowning.com/] - Official Website
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#''[[Renegade Player]]''
* [http://www.writerspace.com/interviews/browning2001.html] - Interview with Dixie Browning at Writerspace
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#''[[Stormwatch]]''
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== Awards==
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*1983  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Winner - Contemporary Sweet Romance, ''[[Renegade Player]]''
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== Recognitions ==
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Look What The Stork Brought]]''
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*1991  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[The Homing Instinct]]''

Latest revision as of 04:40, 21 November 2024


Dixie Burrus Browning was born on September 09, 1930 in North Carolina's Outer Banks, U.S.A, where her family had lived for generations, to sea captain Dozier Burrus and Achsah Williams. Her father was the professional baseball player Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus, she has two sisters, Mary and Sarah Burrus.

Dixie is an artist and romance writer. She began writting contemporany romance novels as Zoe Dozier, now she writes her contemporary romances with her married name, Dixie Browning, and historical romances with her sister, Mary Burrus Williams as Bronwyn Williams, one combination of their married names. She has been awarded a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, and been a five-time RITA finalist. She has also won three Maggies, and numerous awards from the National Federation of Press Women and the NC Press Club.

See Also

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

Body And Soul (multi-author series)

Beckett's Fortune

  1. Beckett's Cinderella
  2. Beckett's Convenient Bride

Daddy Knows Last (multi-author series)

Divas Who Dish

  1. Her Passionate Plan B
  2. Her Man Upstairs
  3. Her Fifth Husband?

Jilted (multi-author series)

2. Two Hearts, Slightly Used

The Lawless Heirs

  1. Renegade Player
  2. Stormwatch
  3. The Passionate G-Man
  4. His Business, Her Baby
  5. A Knight In Rusty Armor
  6. Beckett's Cinderella
  7. Beckett's Convenient Bride
  8. First Time Home

Lone Star Country Club (multi-author series)

Man Of The Month (multi-author series)

9. Beginner's Luck
20. Twice In A Blue Moon
35. Not A Marrying Man
42. Best Man For The Job
52. Hazards Of The Heart
65. Lucy And The Stone
81. Alex And The Angel
87. The Beauty, The Beast And The Baby
95. Stryker's Wife
108. Look What The Stork Brought
113. The Passionate G-Man
122. A Knight In Rusty Armor
135. A Bride For Jackson Powers
156. Rocky And the Senator's Daughter
165. Beckett's Cinderella

Men Of The Year (multi-author series)

2. A Knight In Rusty Armor

Outer Banks

  1. Keegan's Hunt
  2. Lucy And The Stone
  3. Two Hearts, Slightly Used

The Passionate Powers

  1. A Bride For Jackson Powers
  2. Cinderella's Midnight Kiss
  3. The Virgin And The Vengeful Groom

Tall, Dark And Handsome

  1. Alex And The Angel
  2. The Beauty, The Beast And The Baby
  3. The Baby Notion
  4. Styker's Wife

Texas Cattleman's Club (multi-author series)

1. Texas Millionaire
1. The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride

Related Books

  1. Renegade Player
  2. Stormwatch


Awards

Recognitions