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Lorraine Heath is an award-winning author of historical romance. Her work frequently focuses on Texas and British cultures.
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'''Lorraine Heath''' has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."​​​​​​​
  
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She was the [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Short Historical]] category with [[Always To Remember|''Always to Remember'']]. Heath was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Historical Romance]] category with her novel ''[[In Bed With The Devil]]''.
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She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.
  
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She also writes young adult titles under the name Rachel Hawthorne.
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When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on bestseller lists, including ​​​​​​​USA TODAY and the New York Times.
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The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers. Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal r​​omance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.
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== On the Web ==
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* Official Website [http://www.lorraineheath.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorraine_Heath]
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==See Also==
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* [[Rachel Hawthorne]]
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* [[J.A. London]]
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* [[Jade Parker]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[When The Marquess Falls]]'' - 2017
 
* ''[[When The Marquess Falls]]'' - 2017
  
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== Honors/Awards ==
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==Series/Related Titles==
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* [[1996 Career Achievement Award Winners|1996 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Americana Historical Romance
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'''The Chessmen: Masters Of Seduction'''
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* [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Short Historical]] category with [[Always To Remember|''Always to Remember'']]
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# ''[[The Counterfeit Scoundrel]]''
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# ''[[The Notorious Lord Knightly]]''
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'''Daughters Of Fortune'''
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# ''[[The Outlaw And The Lady]]''
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# ''[[To Marry An Heiress]]''
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# ''[[Love With A Scandalous Lord]]''
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# ''[[An Invitation To Seduction]]''
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'''English Rogues In Texas'''
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# ''[[A Rogue In Texas]]''
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# ''[[Never Love A Cowboy]]''
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# ''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]''
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'''Hard Lovin''''
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# ''[[Hard Lovin' Man]]''
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# ''[[Smooth Talkin' Stranger]]''
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'''Hellions Of Havisham'''
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# ''[[Falling Into Bed With A Duke]]''
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# ''[[The Earl Takes All]]''
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# ''[[The Viscount And the Vixen]]''
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# ''[[When The Marquess Falls]]''
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'''London's Greatest Lovers'''
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# ''[[Passions Of A Wicked Earl]]''
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# ''[[Pleasures Of A Notorious Gentleman]]''
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# ''[[Waking Up With The Duke]]''
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'''The Lost Lords'''
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# ''[[As An Earl Desires]]''
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# ''[[A Matter Of Temptation]]''
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# ''[[Promise Me Forever]]''
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'''Lost Lords Of Pembrook'''
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:  1. ''[[She Tempts The Duke]]''
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:  2. ''[[Lord Of Temptation]]''
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:: 2.5 '[[Deck The Halls With Love]]''
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:  3. ''[[Lord Of Wicked Intentions]]''
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'''Once Upon A Dukedom'''
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# ''[[Scoundrel Of My Heart]]''
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# ''[[The Duchess Hunt]]''
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# ''[[The Return Of The Duke]]''
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'''Rogues And Roses'''
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# ''[[A Duke Of Her Own]]''
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# ''[[Just Wicked Enough]]''
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'''Scandalous Gentlemen Of St. James'''
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# ''[[When The Duke Was Wicked]]''
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# ''[[Once More, My Darling Rogue]]''
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# ''[[The Duke And The Lady In Red]]''
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# ''[[An Affair With A Notorious Heiress]]''
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::  4.5 ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses]]''
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'''Scoundrels Of St. James'''
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# ''[[In Bed With The Devil]]''
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# ''[[Between The Devil And Desire]]''
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# ''[[Surrender To The Devil]]''
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# ''[[Midnight Pleasures With A Scoundrel]]''
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::  4.5 ''[[The Last Wicked Scoundrel]]''
  
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== On the Web ==
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'''Sins For All Seasons'''
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* [http://www.lorraineheath.com/ Lorraine Heath]
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# ''[[Beyond Scandal And Desire]]''
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# ''[[When A Duke Loves A Woman]]''
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# ''[[The Scoundrel In Her Bed]]''
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# ''[[The Duchess Is His Bed]]''
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# ''[[The Earl Takes A Fancy]]''
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# ''[[Beauty Tempts The Beast]]''
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'''Sons And Daughters''' (multi-author series)
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# ''[[The Ladies' Man]]''
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'''Stanwick Brothers'''
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# ''[[Beauty Tempts The Beast]]''
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# ''[[Scoundrel Of My Heart]]''
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# ''[[The Return Of The Duke]]''
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'''Texas Trilogy'''
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# ''[[Texas Destiny]]''
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# ''[[Texas Glory]]''
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# ''[[Texas Splendor]]''
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::  3.5 ''[[Texas Legacy]]''
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==Awards==
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*2014  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Romance Of The Year, ''[[Once More, My Darling Rogue]]''
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*2011  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Innovative Historical Romance, ''[[Waking Up With The Duke]]''
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*2007  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - British Isles Historical Romance, ''[[Just Wicked Enough]]''
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*2006  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - British Isles Historical Romance, ''[[Promise Me Forever]]''
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*2001  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best American Historical, ''[[The Outlaw And The Lady]]''
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*1999  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best American Historical, ''[[A Rogue In Texas]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best American Historical, ''[[Texas Glory]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Always To Remember]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2022  [[Book Club Picks]] Costco's Buyer's Pick, ''[[Girls Of Flight City]]''
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*2022  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Return Of The Duke]]''
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*2021  [[New York Public Library Best Books - Romance]]. ''[[The Duchess Hunt]]''
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*2019  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Scoundrel In Her Bed]]''
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*2018  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Beyond Scandal And Desire]]''
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*2017  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Beyond Scandal And Desire]]''
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*2017  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The Viscount And The Vixen]]''
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*2017  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[An Affair With A Notorious Heiress]]''
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*2016  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance: Short, ''[[Falling Into Bed With A Duke]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Earl Takes All]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Viscount And The Vixen]]''
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*2015  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[The Duke And The Lady In Red]]''
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*2015  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, ''[[The Last Wicked Scoundrel]]''
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Duke And The Lady In Red]]''
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Falling Into Bed With A Duke]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Once More, My Darling Rogue]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[When The Duke Was Wicked]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Lord Of Wicked Intentions]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Lord Of Temptation]]''
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*2010  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Pleasures Of A Notorious Gentleman]]''
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*2009  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance, ''[[In Bed With The Devil]]''
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[A Duke Of Her Own]]''
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*2007  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "The Reluctant Hero" in ''[[My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys]]''
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*2003  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Love With A Scandalous Lord]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#77), ''[[Always To Remember]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[Never Marry A Cowboy]]''
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*2000  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Never Love A Cowboy]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#56), ''[[Always To Remember]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romance (#46), ''[[Texas Destiny]]''
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*1995  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance, ''[[Parting Gifts]]''
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*1995  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Historical Romance, ''[[Sweet Lullaby]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews Pioneer Of Romance Award]]
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award]]
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*1999  [[Affaire de Coeur Top Ten Favorite Author Award]]
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*1996  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Americana Historical Romance

Latest revision as of 03:17, 2 October 2024


Lorraine Heath has always had a soft spot for emotional love stories. No doubt because growing up, watching movies with her mom, she was taught that the best movies "won't half make you cry."​​​​​​​

She is the daughter of a British beauty (her mom won second place in a beauty contest sponsored by Max Factor® during which she received a kiss from Caesar Romero, (the Joker on the original Batman TV series) and a Texan who was stationed at Bovingdon while serving in the air force. Lorraine was born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, but soon after moved to Texas. Her "dual" nationality has given her a love for all things British and Texan, and she enjoys weaving both heritages through her stories.

When she received her BA degree in psychology from the University of Texas, she had no idea she had gained a foundation that would help her to create believable characters—characters that are often described as “real people.” She began her career writing training manuals and computer code for the IRS, but something was always missing. When she read a romance novel, she became not only hooked on the genre, but quickly realized what her writing lacked: rebels, scoundrels, and rogues. She's been writing about them ever since. Her novels have been recognized with numerous industry awards and have appeared on bestseller lists, including ​​​​​​​USA TODAY and the New York Times.

The author of more than 60 novels, she writes historical and contemporary romance for adults and historical romance for teen readers. Under the names Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker, she writes popular contemporary, historical, and paranormal r​​omance for teens readers. She also writes young adult novels with her son under the name J. A. London.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

See Also

Books

Series/Related Titles

The Chessmen: Masters Of Seduction

  1. The Counterfeit Scoundrel
  2. The Notorious Lord Knightly

Daughters Of Fortune

  1. The Outlaw And The Lady
  2. To Marry An Heiress
  3. Love With A Scandalous Lord
  4. An Invitation To Seduction

English Rogues In Texas

  1. A Rogue In Texas
  2. Never Love A Cowboy
  3. Never Marry A Cowboy

Hard Lovin'

  1. Hard Lovin' Man
  2. Smooth Talkin' Stranger

Hellions Of Havisham

  1. Falling Into Bed With A Duke
  2. The Earl Takes All
  3. The Viscount And the Vixen
  4. When The Marquess Falls

London's Greatest Lovers

  1. Passions Of A Wicked Earl
  2. Pleasures Of A Notorious Gentleman
  3. Waking Up With The Duke

The Lost Lords

  1. As An Earl Desires
  2. A Matter Of Temptation
  3. Promise Me Forever

Lost Lords Of Pembrook

1. She Tempts The Duke
2. Lord Of Temptation
2.5 'Deck The Halls With Love
3. Lord Of Wicked Intentions

Once Upon A Dukedom

  1. Scoundrel Of My Heart
  2. The Duchess Hunt
  3. The Return Of The Duke

Rogues And Roses

  1. A Duke Of Her Own
  2. Just Wicked Enough

Scandalous Gentlemen Of St. James

  1. When The Duke Was Wicked
  2. Once More, My Darling Rogue
  3. The Duke And The Lady In Red
  4. An Affair With A Notorious Heiress
4.5 Gentlemen Prefer Heiresses

Scoundrels Of St. James

  1. In Bed With The Devil
  2. Between The Devil And Desire
  3. Surrender To The Devil
  4. Midnight Pleasures With A Scoundrel
4.5 The Last Wicked Scoundrel

Sins For All Seasons

  1. Beyond Scandal And Desire
  2. When A Duke Loves A Woman
  3. The Scoundrel In Her Bed
  4. The Duchess Is His Bed
  5. The Earl Takes A Fancy
  6. Beauty Tempts The Beast

Sons And Daughters (multi-author series)

  1. The Ladies' Man

Stanwick Brothers

  1. Beauty Tempts The Beast
  2. Scoundrel Of My Heart
  3. The Return Of The Duke

Texas Trilogy

  1. Texas Destiny
  2. Texas Glory
  3. Texas Splendor
3.5 Texas Legacy

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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