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'''Suzanne Forster''' is the bestselling author of more than twenty novels. She has taught writing at UCLA and UC Riverside.
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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author '''Suzanne Forster''' is living proof of Shakespeare’s maxim that the uses of adversity are sweet. Suzanne’s writing career began by accident. Literally. A car accident ended her dreams for a career in clinical psychology. During her recovery, she began writing to fill the hours, and before she was well enough to return to graduate school, she’d sold her first book and launched a new career.  
  
As an author for [[Loveswept]], [[Suzanne Forster]] published eight romances. She published two titles for the [[Silhouette Romance]] imprint. She also wrote for [[Silhouette Desire]] and [[Harlequin Blaze]].
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Since then Suzanne has written more than thirty novels and been the recipient of countless awards, including The National Readers’ Choice Award for Shameless, her mainstream debut. She’s received recognition for outstanding sales from Waldenbooks and Bookrak, and her recent novel, Unfinished Business, was made into a movie for the Oxygen Network.
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Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and she teaches and lectures frequently. Her seminars on Women's Contemporary Fiction at UCLA and UC Riverside were rated outstanding, and her most requested workshop, "The High-Concept Synopsis," is based on personal experience. Her breakout novel, Shameless, sold on a synopsis that triggered a bidding war and garnered her a six-figure contract.
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Suzanne has received considerable media attention, including a feature segment on Extra, NBC's news and entertainment magazine, and an Emmy Award–winning "Special Report" on CBS Channel 23 News. Her many print appearances include the L.A. Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Redbook and Orange Coast Magazine
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==On the Web==
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* Website [http://www.suzanneforster.com/biography.html]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Blush]]'' - 1996
 
* ''[[Child Bride]]'' - May 1992, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #541]]
 
* ''[[The Devil And Ms. Moody|Devil And Ms. Moody, The]]'' - August 1990,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #414]]
 
* ''[[Lord Of Lightning]]'' - January 1991, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #449]]
 
* ''[[Mr. Lonelyhearts]]'' -  July 1987, [[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #519]]
 
* ''[[Night Of The Panther]]'' - November 1992,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #581]]
 
* ''[[The Passions Of Kate Madigan|Passions Of Kate Madigan, The]]'' -  January 1989, [[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #627]]
 
* [[Private Dancer]] - September 1991, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #497]]
 
* ''[[Surrender, Baby]]'' - March 1993, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #604]]
 
* ''[[Wild Child - Suzanne Forster|Wild Child]]'' - March 1990, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #384]]
 
* ''[[Wild Honey - Suzanne Forster|Wild Honey]]'' - March 1989, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #314]]
 
  
== Novellas ==
 
* "Stranger in Her Bed" in ''[[All Through The Night - Anthology|All Through The Night]]'' - 2001 ([[Kensington]] [[Brava]])
 
  
== Awards/Honors ==
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==Awards==
* [[1990-1991 Career Achievement Award Winners|1990-1991 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Sensual Romance  
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*2001  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Romantic Intrigue, ''[[Angel Face]]''
* [[1996 Career Achievement Award Winners|1996 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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*1993  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series Romantic Adventure, ''[[Child Bride]]''
* [[1996 RRA Awards Winners|1996 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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*1990 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Bantam Loveswept, ''[[The Devil And Ms. Moody]]''
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*1990  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series W.I.S.H. Hero, ''[[The Devil And Ms. Moody]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*1989  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Island Heat]]''
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*1987  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Hot Properties]]''
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==Awards (body of work)==
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*1996  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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*1990-91  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Series Sensual Romance
  
== On the Web ==
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==Recognitions (body of work)==
* [http://berkleyjoveauthors.com/author100 Suzanne Forster at Berkley/Jove]
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best Contemporary Author

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New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Suzanne Forster is living proof of Shakespeare’s maxim that the uses of adversity are sweet. Suzanne’s writing career began by accident. Literally. A car accident ended her dreams for a career in clinical psychology. During her recovery, she began writing to fill the hours, and before she was well enough to return to graduate school, she’d sold her first book and launched a new career.

Since then Suzanne has written more than thirty novels and been the recipient of countless awards, including The National Readers’ Choice Award for Shameless, her mainstream debut. She’s received recognition for outstanding sales from Waldenbooks and Bookrak, and her recent novel, Unfinished Business, was made into a movie for the Oxygen Network.

Suzanne has a Master’s Degree in Writing Popular Fiction, and she teaches and lectures frequently. Her seminars on Women's Contemporary Fiction at UCLA and UC Riverside were rated outstanding, and her most requested workshop, "The High-Concept Synopsis," is based on personal experience. Her breakout novel, Shameless, sold on a synopsis that triggered a bidding war and garnered her a six-figure contract.

Suzanne has received considerable media attention, including a feature segment on Extra, NBC's news and entertainment magazine, and an Emmy Award–winning "Special Report" on CBS Channel 23 News. Her many print appearances include the L.A. Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Redbook and Orange Coast Magazine

On the Web

Books

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

Recognitions (body of work)