Difference between revisions of "Lynn Kerstan"
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* ''[[Francesca's Rake]]'' - 1997 | * ''[[Francesca's Rake]]'' - 1997 | ||
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| − | * ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]'' - 1995 (with [[Alicia Rasley]] | + | * ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]'' - 1995 (with [[Alicia Rasley]]) |
* ''[[Heart Of The Tiger]]'' - 2003 | * ''[[Heart Of The Tiger]]'' - 2003 | ||
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*1996 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Regency Romance, ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]'' with [[Alicia Rasley]] | *1996 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Regency Romance, ''[[Gwen's Christmas Ghost]]'' with [[Alicia Rasley]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:57, 7 October 2024
Lynn Kerstan is a former college professor, folksinger, professional bridge player, and nun.
Her first book, A Spirited Affair, published in 1993, was a double RITA finalist. In 1996, she took home a prestigious RITA Award for Gwen's Christmas Ghost, written with Indianapolis resident Alicia Rasley via E-Mail. A pioneer of on-line collaboration, she had previously collaborated with Rasley and Julie Caille on Lessons in Love, the world's first Electronic Regency Romance.
A four-time RITA finalist and regularly featured on awards lists, Kerstan has won the CRW Award of Excellence, the Golden Quill Award, two San Diego Book Awards, two Romance Communications Awards, and been a finalist for the National Readers' Choice Award, several Romantic Times awards, and the Holt Medallion.
Kerstan lives in Southern California, where she plots her books while riding her boogie board and does character research at the San Diego Zoo.
On the Web
Encyclopedia.com [1]
Books
- Celia's Grand Passion - 1998
- Change Of Heart - 1994
- Dangerous Deceptions - 2004
- Dangerous Passions - 2005
- Francesca's Rake - 1997
- Golden Leopard - 2002
- Gwen's Christmas Ghost - 1995 (with Alicia Rasley)
- Heart Of The Tiger - 2003
- Lady In Blue - 1995
- Lord Dragoner's Wife - 1999
- Lucy In Disguise - 1998
- Maggie - 1994
- Marriage Scheme - 2004
- Marry In Haste - 1998
- Midnight Clear - 1997
- Rake And The Spinster - 2012
- Raven's Bride - 1996
- Runaway Bride - 1993
- Silver Lion - 2003
- Spirited Affair - 1993
Series/Related Titles
Black Phoenix
Related Books
Awards
- 2002 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Romantic Adventure, The Golden Leopard
- 1996 RITA Award Winner - Regency Romance, Gwen's Christmas Ghost with Alicia Rasley
Recognitions
- 2004 RITA Award Finalist - Long Historical Romance, The Silver Lion
- 1999 RITA Award Finalist - Regency Romance, Celia's Grand Passion
- 1994 RITA Award Finalist - Long Historical Romance, A Spirited Affair
- 1994 RITA Award Finalist - First Book, A Spirited Affair
