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Writing for [[Loveswept]], '''Erica Spindler''' published four romance novels. She is a bestselling author of over twenty novels, and her work runs the gamut from traditional romance to gritty suspense. She is a three-time [[RITA]] finalist and member of the [[Romance Writers of America]] [[Honor Roll]].
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A New York Times and International bestselling author, '''Erica Spindler''''s skill for crafting engrossing plots and compelling characters has earned both critical praise and legions of fans. Published in 25 countries, her stories have been lauded as “thrill-packed page turners, white- knuckle rides and edge-of-your-seat whodunits.”
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SUSPENSE – ERICA’S TRUE CALLING
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Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Erica had planned on being an artist, earning a BFA from Delta State University and an MFA from the University of New Orleans in the visual arts. In June of 1982, in bed with a cold, she picked up a romance novel for relief from daytime television. She was immediately hooked, and soon decided to try to write one herself. She leaped from romance to suspense in 1996 with her novel Forbidden Fruit, and found her true calling.
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Her novel Bone Cold won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence. A Romance Writers of America Honor Roll member, she received a Kiss of Death Award for her novels Forbidden Fruit and Dead Run and was a three-time RITA® Award finalist.  Publishers Weekly awarded the audio version of her novel Shocking Pink a Listen Up Award, naming it one of the best audio mystery books of 1998. 
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Erica lives just outside New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband and two sons and is busy at work on her next thriller.
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==On the Web==
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* Website [https://ericaspindler.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_Spindler]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* [[Rhyme Or Reason|''Rhyme Or Reason '']] - 1990
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* ''[[All Fall Down]]'' - 2000
* [[Slow Heat|''Slow Heat '']] - 1995
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* ''[[Baby Mine]]'' - 1992
* [[Tempting Chance|''Tempting Chance '']] - 1993
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* ''[[Baby, Come Back]]'' - 1994
* [[Wishing Moon|''Wishing Moon '']] - 1991
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* ''[[Blood Vines]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Bone Cold]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Breakneck]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Cause For Alarm]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Chances Are]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Copycat]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Dead Run]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[The Detective's Daughter|Detective's Daughter, The]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Don't Look Back]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Fallen Five]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Final Seven|Final Seven, The]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[The First Wife|First Wife, The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Forbidden Fruit]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Fortune]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[From The Deep]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Heaven Sent]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[If You Dare]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[In Silence // Seven Deadly Sins]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Justice For Sara]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Killer Takes All]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Last Known Victim]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Longer Than...]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[The Look-Alike|Look-Alike, The]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Magnolia Dawn]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Night Jasmine]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[The Other Girl|Other Girl, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Random Acts]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Read Between The Lines]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Red]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Rhyme Or Reason]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[See Jane Die]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Shocking Pink]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Slow Heat]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Storm Season]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Tempting Chance]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Triple Six]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Watch Me Die]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[A Winter's Rose|Winter's Rose, A]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Wishing Moon]]'' - 1991
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==Series/Related Titles==
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''Blossoms of the South'''
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#''[[A Winter's Rose]]''
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#''[[Night Jasmine]]''
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#''[[Magnolia Dawn]]''
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''Kitt Lundgren'''
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#''[[Copycat]]''
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#''[[Breakneck]]''
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''The Lightkeepers'''
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::  .5 ''[[Random Acts]]''
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#''[[The Final Seven]]''
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#''[[Triple Six]]''
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#''[[Fallen Five]]''
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''Sonny's Girls''' (mulit-author series)
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*  ''[[Longer Than...]]''
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''Stacy Killian'''
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#''[[See Jane Die]]''
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#''[[Killer Takes All]]''
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#''[[Last Known Victim]]''
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#''[[Watch Me Die]]''
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''That Special Woman''' (multi-author series)
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:  6.''[[A Winter's Rose]]''
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Related Books
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#''[[Baby Mine]]''
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#''[[Baby, Come Back]]''
  
== On the Web ==
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==Recognitions==
* [http://www.ericaspindler.com/ Erica Spindler] - website
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*2020  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The Look-Alike]]''
=== Interviews/Articles ===
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*2017  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Other Girl]]''
* [http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/au-spindler-erica.asp Erica Spindler] - Interview at '''Bookreporter.com'''
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*2015  [[Audio File]] Starred Review, ''[[The First Wife]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Justice For Sara]]''
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*1991  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Rhyme Or Reason]]''
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Chances Are]]''
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*1989  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Heaven Sent]]''

Latest revision as of 01:20, 7 January 2025


A New York Times and International bestselling author, Erica Spindler's skill for crafting engrossing plots and compelling characters has earned both critical praise and legions of fans. Published in 25 countries, her stories have been lauded as “thrill-packed page turners, white- knuckle rides and edge-of-your-seat whodunits.”

SUSPENSE – ERICA’S TRUE CALLING

Raised in Rockford, Illinois, Erica had planned on being an artist, earning a BFA from Delta State University and an MFA from the University of New Orleans in the visual arts. In June of 1982, in bed with a cold, she picked up a romance novel for relief from daytime television. She was immediately hooked, and soon decided to try to write one herself. She leaped from romance to suspense in 1996 with her novel Forbidden Fruit, and found her true calling.

Her novel Bone Cold won the prestigious Daphne du Maurier Award for excellence. A Romance Writers of America Honor Roll member, she received a Kiss of Death Award for her novels Forbidden Fruit and Dead Run and was a three-time RITA® Award finalist. Publishers Weekly awarded the audio version of her novel Shocking Pink a Listen Up Award, naming it one of the best audio mystery books of 1998.

Erica lives just outside New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband and two sons and is busy at work on her next thriller.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

Blossoms of the South'

  1. A Winter's Rose
  2. Night Jasmine
  3. Magnolia Dawn

Kitt Lundgren'

  1. Copycat
  2. Breakneck

The Lightkeepers'

.5 Random Acts
  1. The Final Seven
  2. Triple Six
  3. Fallen Five

Sonny's Girls' (mulit-author series)

Stacy Killian'

  1. See Jane Die
  2. Killer Takes All
  3. Last Known Victim
  4. Watch Me Die

That Special Woman' (multi-author series)

6.A Winter's Rose

Related Books

  1. Baby Mine
  2. Baby, Come Back

Recognitions