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'''Penelope Williamson''' is an internationally renowned author of historical romance and suspense. Penelope Williamson was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and spent the first eleven years of her life as an US Air Force brat. She has a B.A. in history, an M.A. in broadcast journalism, and was in the U.S. Marine Corps for six years, where she reached the rank of Captain. She has more than 1.8 million books in print, including The Outsider, Heart of the West A Wild Yearning, Once in a Blue Moon, and Keeper of the Dream. Penny is a past winner of the Romantic Times' Best Historical Romance of the Year award and the Romance Writers of America's RITA awards. Penelope Williamson lives with her husband in Mill Valley, California.
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==On The Web==
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Website [https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Penelope-Williamson/2750]
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==See Also==
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* [[Elizabeth Lambert]]
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* [[Penn Williamson]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* [[Keeper Of The Dream|''Keeper of the Dream'']] - [[Penelope Williamson]] won the [[1993 RITA® Winners|1993 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Single Title Historical]] category
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* ''[[The Accident|Accident, The]]'' - 2005
* [[A Wild Yearning|''Wild Yearning, A'']] - This title won the [[1991 RITA® Winners|1991 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Series Historical]] category.
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* ''[[Beloved Rogue]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Heart Of The West]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Hearts Beguiled]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Keeper Of The Dream]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Once In A Blue Moon]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[The Outsider|Outsider, The]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[The Passions Of Emma|Passions Of Emma, The]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[The Samson Strike]]'' - 1980
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* ''[[Wages Of Sin]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[A Wild Yearning|Wild Yearning, A]]'' - 1990
  
 
*She also contributed to [[Dangerous Men And Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance|''Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance'']].
 
*She also contributed to [[Dangerous Men And Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance|''Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance'']].
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==Awards==
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*1996  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Romance Of The Year, ''[[The Outsider]]''
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*1995  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Historical Novel, ''[[Heart Of The West]]''
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*1993  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Single Title Historical Romance, ''[[Keeper Of The Dream]]''
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*1993  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Medieval Romance, ''[[Keeper Of The Dream]]''
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*1991  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Historical Series Romance, ''[[A Wild Yearning]]''
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*1990  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Colonial Romance, ''[[A Wild Yearning]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#83), ''[[The Outsider]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Historical Romance, ''[[The Outsider]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Historical Romance, ''[[Heart Of The West]]''

Latest revision as of 16:26, 7 October 2024


Penelope Williamson is an internationally renowned author of historical romance and suspense. Penelope Williamson was born in Fairbanks, Alaska, and spent the first eleven years of her life as an US Air Force brat. She has a B.A. in history, an M.A. in broadcast journalism, and was in the U.S. Marine Corps for six years, where she reached the rank of Captain. She has more than 1.8 million books in print, including The Outsider, Heart of the West A Wild Yearning, Once in a Blue Moon, and Keeper of the Dream. Penny is a past winner of the Romantic Times' Best Historical Romance of the Year award and the Romance Writers of America's RITA awards. Penelope Williamson lives with her husband in Mill Valley, California.

On The Web

Website [1]

See Also

Books

Awards

Recognitions