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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Darlene}}[[category:Authors - M]][[category:Florida Authors]]
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Darlene}}[[category:Authors - M]][[category:Florida Authors]]
'''Darlene Marshall''' longs for a little more swashbuckling in her life.  To fill that void, she writes of piracy, smuggling and romance in the 19th, a good excuse to abandon the office and take day trips with the convertible top down to hotbeds of intrigue and romance like Fernandina, St. Augustine, and Micanopy.
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'''Darlene Marshall''' is the author of award-winning historical romance, mostly about pirates, privateers, smugglers and the occasional possum. She lives in North Central Florida, where a good day at work means putting the top down on the convertible, driving to the beach, drinking mojitos and calling it research.
  
Marshall is an alumna of the University of Florida (Go Gators!) and is the retired owner of a rock radio station. She's been a reporter and editor in television, radio, and print, and worked at a drug treatment center doing education and prevention.
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Marshall is an alumna of the University of Florida and is the former owner of a rock radio station. She's been a reporter and editor in television, radio, and print.
 
 
She shares her Florida home with her husband of 30+ years and an elderly dachshund.
 
  
 
Marshall's novels are available in ebook and print, and in German and Estonian.  Seriously.
 
Marshall's novels are available in ebook and print, and in German and Estonian.  Seriously.
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* [http://www.darlenemarshall.com Darlene's Official Website]
 
* [http://www.darlenemarshall.com Darlene's Official Website]
 
* [http://darlenemarshall.blogspot.com/ Darlene's Blog]
 
* [http://darlenemarshall.blogspot.com/ Darlene's Blog]
* [http://twitter.com/DarleneMarshall/ Darlene's Twitter]
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* [http://twitter.com/DarleneMarshall/ Darlene's Twitter feed]
* [http://www.facebook.com/DMarshallAuthor Darlene's Facebook]
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* [http://www.facebook.com/DMarshallAuthor/ Darlene's Facebook page]
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* [http://www.pinterest.com/dmarshallauthor/ Darlene's Pinterest page]
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* [http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/761556.Darlene_Marshall/ Darlene at Goodreads]
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* [http://instagram.com/darlenemarshallauthor/ Darlene on Instagram]
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* [http://darlenemarshallauthor.tumblr.com/ and Darlene's on Tumblr too.]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
 
=== Fiction (By Release Date) ===
 
=== Fiction (By Release Date) ===
* ''[[The Pirate's Secret Baby]]'' - March, 2014, ([[Amber Quill Press]])
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* ''[[What the Parrot Saw]]'' - 2019, ([[Eve D. Ackerman]])
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* ''[[The Pirate's Secret Baby]]'' - 2014, ([[Amber Quill Press]])
 
* ''[[Castaway Dreams]]'' - 2012, ([[Amber Quill Press]])
 
* ''[[Castaway Dreams]]'' - 2012, ([[Amber Quill Press]])
 
* ''[[Sea Change]]'' - 2011, ([[Amber Quill Press]])
 
* ''[[Sea Change]]'' - 2011, ([[Amber Quill Press]])
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== Series/Related Titles ==
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
  
''Castaway Dreams'' follows a minor character from ''Sea Change'', ''Smuggler's Bride'' is set a generation after ''Pirate's Price''; ''Captain Sinister's Lady'' is the story of a minor character from ''The Bride and the Buccaneer''.
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''What the Parrot Saw (High Seas #4)'' is the follow-up to ''The Pirate's Secret Baby (High Seas #3)''.''The Pirate's Secret Baby'' is about the villain from ''Castaway Dreams (High Seas #2)'', and ''Castaway Dreams'' follows a minor character from ''Sea Change (High Seas #1)''. ''Smuggler's Bride'' is set a generation after ''Pirate's Price''; ''Captain Sinister's Lady'' is the story of a minor character from ''The Bride and the Buccaneer''.
  
 
== Awards/Honors ==
 
== Awards/Honors ==
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* 2015 NECRWA Readers' Choice Award, Historical, ''The Pirate's Secret Baby''
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* 2015 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, finalist, Historical, ''The Pirate's Secret Baby''
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* 2013 HoDRW Aspen Gold Award, Historical, ''Castaway Dreams''
 
* 2012 FCRW Beacon Award, finalist, Historical, ''Sea Change''
 
* 2012 FCRW Beacon Award, finalist, Historical, ''Sea Change''
 
* 2012 Golden Quill, finalist, Best Regency, ''Sea Change''
 
* 2012 Golden Quill, finalist, Best Regency, ''Sea Change''

Latest revision as of 22:37, 5 January 2019

Darlene Marshall is the author of award-winning historical romance, mostly about pirates, privateers, smugglers and the occasional possum. She lives in North Central Florida, where a good day at work means putting the top down on the convertible, driving to the beach, drinking mojitos and calling it research.

Marshall is an alumna of the University of Florida and is the former owner of a rock radio station. She's been a reporter and editor in television, radio, and print.

Marshall's novels are available in ebook and print, and in German and Estonian. Seriously.

On the Web

Books

Fiction (By Release Date)

Series/Related Titles

What the Parrot Saw (High Seas #4) is the follow-up to The Pirate's Secret Baby (High Seas #3).The Pirate's Secret Baby is about the villain from Castaway Dreams (High Seas #2), and Castaway Dreams follows a minor character from Sea Change (High Seas #1). Smuggler's Bride is set a generation after Pirate's Price; Captain Sinister's Lady is the story of a minor character from The Bride and the Buccaneer.

Awards/Honors

  • 2015 NECRWA Readers' Choice Award, Historical, The Pirate's Secret Baby
  • 2015 Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence, finalist, Historical, The Pirate's Secret Baby
  • 2013 HoDRW Aspen Gold Award, Historical, Castaway Dreams
  • 2012 FCRW Beacon Award, finalist, Historical, Sea Change
  • 2012 Golden Quill, finalist, Best Regency, Sea Change
  • 2010 FCRW Beacon Award, Historical, The Bride and the Buccaneer
  • 2007 Eppie, Historical Romance, Pirate's Price
  • 2007 Eppie, Historical Romance, Captain Sinister's Lady
  • 2006 Lories, placed in Single Title competition, Smuggler's Bride.