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After a 23-year AF career, Colonel '''Merline Lovelace''' launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.
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After a 23-year Air Force career, Colonel '''Merline Lovelace''' launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.
  
 
The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.
 
The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.
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=== Anthologies ===
 
=== Anthologies ===
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* ''[[Once Upon A Dream[['' - 2000
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* ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - 2000
  
 
== Series/Related Titles==
 
== Series/Related Titles==
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'''American Heroes''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Marry Me, Major]]''
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* ''[[The Captain's Baby Bargain]]''
  
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'''Billionaires And Babies''' (multi-author series)
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:  25. ''[[The Paternity Proposition]]''
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:  29. ''[[The Paternity Promise]]''
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'''Centerfolds''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Dreams And Schemes]]''
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'''The Cleo North Trilogy'''
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* ''[[The First Mistake]]''
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* ''[[The Middle Sin]]''
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* ''[[The Last Bullet]]''
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'''Code Name: Danger'''
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* ''[[Night Of The Jaguar]]''
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* ''[[The Cowboy And The Cossack]]''
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* ''[[Undercover Man]]''
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* ''[[Perfect Double]]''
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* ''[[Hot As Ice]]''
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* ''[[Texas Hero]]''
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* ''[[To Love A Thief]]''
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* ''[[Diamonds Can Be Deadly]]''
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* ''[[Devlin And The Deep Blue Sea]]''
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* ''[[Closer Encounters]]''
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* ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]''
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* ''[[Match Play]]''
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* ''[[Undercover Wife]]''
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* ''[[Seduced By The Operative]]''
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* ''[[Risky Engagement]]''
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* ''[[Danger In The Desert]]''
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* ''[[Strangers When We Meet]]''
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* ''[[Double Deception]]''
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'''Destiny's Women'''
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* ''[[Alena]]''
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* ''[[Sweet Song Of Love]]''
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* ''[[Siren's Call]]''
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'''Duchess Diaries'''
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* ''[[A Business Engagement]]''
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* ''[[The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride]]''
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* ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Love]]''
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* ''[[The Texan's Royal M.D.]]''
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'''Follow That Baby!''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Mercenary And The New Mom]]''
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'''Fortune's Children''' (multi-author series)
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:  3. ''[[Beauty And The Bodyguard]]''
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:  19. ''[[Undercover Groom]]''
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'''Garretts Of Wyoming'''
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* ''[[The Horse Soldier]]''
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* ''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]''
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* ''[[The Captain's Woman]]''
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'''Holiday Honeymoons''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Halloween Honeymoon]]''
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* ''[[Wrong Bride, Right Groom]]''
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* ''[[The 14th...And Forever]]''
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* ''[[His First Father's Day]]''
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'''Holidays Abroad'''
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* ''[[The CEO's Christmas Proposition]]''
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* ''[[The Duke's New Year's Resolution]]''
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* ''[[The Executive's Valentine Seduction]]''
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'''Lone Star Country Club''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Texas...Now And Forever]]''
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'''Men Of The Bar H'''
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* ''[[If A Man Answers]]''
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* ''[[A Man Of His Word]]''
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* ''[[Mistaken Identity]]''
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* ''[[The Harder They Fall]]''
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* ''[[Twice In A Lifetime]]''
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'''Military Of The Month''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Risky Engagement]]''
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'''The Morgans Of Oklahoma'''
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* ''[[A Savage Beauty]]''
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* ''[[Untamed]]''
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* ''[[Eye Of The Beholder]]''
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'''A Samantha Spade Mystery'''
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* ''[[All The Wrong Moves]]''
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* ''[[Now You See Her]]''
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* ''[[Catch Her If You Can]]''
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'''Same Time, Next Year'''
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* ''[[Marry Me, Major]]''
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* ''[[The Captain's Baby Bargain]]''
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'''Special Ops: The Sidewinders'''
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* ''[[Any Time, Any Place]]''
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* ''[[Amazon Gold]]''
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* ''[[Desert Heat]]''
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'''Spellbound''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Somewhere In Time]]''
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'''Three Coins In The Fountain'''
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* ''[["I Do"...Take Two!]]''
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* ''[[Third Time's The Bride!]]''
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* ''[[Callie's Christmas Wish]]''
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'''Time Raiders''' (multi-author series)
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:  4. ''[[The Protector]]''
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'''To Protect And Defend'''
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* ''[[A Question Of Intent]]''
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* ''[[Full Throttle]]''
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* ''[[The Right Stuff]]''
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'''A Year Of Loving Dangerously''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Spy Who Loved Him]]''
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==Awards==
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*2003  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - American Historical Romance, ''[[A Savage Beauty]]''
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*2002  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Intimate Moments, ''[[Hot As Ice]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romance Novella, "Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]''
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*2000  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Intimate Moments, ''[[Final Approach...To Forever]]''
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*1994  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Meteor Kismet, ''[[Bits And Pieces]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2016  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Desert Heat" in ''[[Course Of Action: Crossfire]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[["I Do"...Take Two!]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Third Time's The Bride!]]''
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*2015  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Short, ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Lover]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Lover]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[The Horse Soldier]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Call Of Duty]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[If A Man Answers]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Return To Sender]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[The Tiger's Bride]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, "The 14th...And Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]''
  
 
== Awards (body of work) ==
 
== Awards (body of work) ==

Latest revision as of 00:51, 6 October 2024


After a 23-year Air Force career, Colonel Merline Lovelace launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.

The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.

On the Web

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

American Heroes (multi-author series)

Billionaires And Babies (multi-author series)

25. The Paternity Proposition
29. The Paternity Promise

Centerfolds (multi-author series)

The Cleo North Trilogy

Code Name: Danger

Destiny's Women

Duchess Diaries

Follow That Baby! (multi-author series)

Fortune's Children (multi-author series)

3. Beauty And The Bodyguard
19. Undercover Groom

Garretts Of Wyoming

Holiday Honeymoons (multi-author series)

Holidays Abroad

Lone Star Country Club (multi-author series)

Men Of The Bar H

Military Of The Month (multi-author series)

The Morgans Of Oklahoma

A Samantha Spade Mystery

Same Time, Next Year

Special Ops: The Sidewinders

Spellbound (multi-author series)

Three Coins In The Fountain

Time Raiders (multi-author series)

4. The Protector

To Protect And Defend

A Year Of Loving Dangerously (multi-author series)

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

  • 2001 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Series Romantic Adventure
  • University of Oklahoma "Writer of the Year"
  • Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year
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