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I grew up in a world of books. My mother was a voracious reader and passed on her love of fiction to me. Some of my earliest memories were reading with my mom and going to the library. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Communications, I went into public relations and spent many days writing nonfiction business articles when what I really wanted to do was write novels.
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I wrote my first novel in my late twenties and was lucky enough to have it published two years later. A career in traditional publishing followed as I published books with Harper Collins, Penguin, Simon and Schuster and Harlequin.
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In 2011 I decided it was time to start publishing my own books. The digital revolution had made that possible with retailers like Amazon, B&N, iBooks, Google and Kobo opening their doors to authors. I formed Fog City Publishing and became my own publisher. It’s been a thrilling ride since then. I've sold over 8 million books since going out on my own. I hit #1 on the NY Times Bestseller List  with my novel Summer Secrets and since then twenty-five other titles have hit both the NYT and USA Today Bestseller Lists. In July 2014, I was named the Amazon KDP Bestselling Author of All Time!
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==On the Web==
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* Website [https://www.barbarafreethy.com/]
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* Encyclopedia.com [https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/freethy-barbara-kristina-logan]
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==See Also==
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* [[Kristina Logan]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''Daniel’s Gift'' - [[Barbara Freethy]] won the [[1997 RITA® Winners|1997 RITA®]] in the [[Contemporary Single Title]] category.
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* ''[[All A Heart Needs]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[All She Ever Wanted]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[All The Pretty People]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[All Your Loving]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Almost Home]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Always With Me]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Ask Mariah]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[At Hidden Falls]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Beautiful Storm]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Before I Do]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Between Now And Forever]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Can't Fight The Moonlight]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Can't Let Go]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Closer To You]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Critical Doubt]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[The Cuzzian Horse|Cuzzian Horse, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Dangerous Choice]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Daniel's Gift]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Daring Deception]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Desperate Play]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Devlin]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Don't Say A Word]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Dreaming of You]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Elusive Promise]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Falling For A Stranger]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Falling Into You]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Fatal Betrayal]]'' - RS
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* ''[[Fearless Pursuit]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Forever Starts Tonight (e)]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Garden of Secrets]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Golden Lies]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[If I Didn't Know Better]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[If We Never Met]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[In Shelter Cove]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Just the Way You Are]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Just A Wish Away]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Just One Kiss]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Kiss Me Forever]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Last One To Know]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Lightning Lingers]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Love Will Find a Way]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Luke]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[My Wildest Dream]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Next Time I Fall]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Nobody But You]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[On A Night Like This]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[On Shadow Beach]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Once You're Mine]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[One True Love]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Patrick Michael O'Reilly's 13th Summer]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Perfect Target]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Perilous Trust]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Played]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Reckless Whisper]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Risky Bargain]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Ruthless Cross]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Ryan's Return]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Ryder]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[A Secret Wish]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Secrets We Keep]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Silent Fall]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Silent Run]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[So This Is Love]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Some Kind of Wonderful]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Somewhere Only We Know]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Steal My Heart]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Suddenly One Summer]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Summer Secrets]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Summer Rain]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Sweet Somethings]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[The Sweetest Thing|Sweetest Thing, The]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Take Me Home]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Taken]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Tender Is the Night]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[That Summer Night]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Way Back Home|Way Back Home, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[When Shadows Fall]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[When Wishes Collide]]'' - 2012
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''7 Brides For 7 Brothers''' (multi-author series)
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# ''[[Luke]]''
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'''7 Brides For 7 Soldiers''' (multi-author series)
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# ''[[Ryder]]''
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'''7 Brides For 7 Blackthornes''' (multi-author series)
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# ''[[Devlin]]''
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'''Angel's Baby'''
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# ''[[Suddenly One Summer]]''
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# ''[[On Shadow Beach]]''
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# ''[[In Shelter Cove]]''
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# ''[[At Hidden Falls]]''
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# ''[[Garden Of Secrets]]''
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'''Bachelors & Bridesmaids'''
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# ''[[Kiss Me Forever]]''
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# ''[[Steal My Heart]]''
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# ''[[All Your Loving]]''
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# ''[[Before I Do]]''
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# ''[[Falling Into You]]''
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# ''[[Forever Starts Tonight]]''
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# ''[[Dreaming Of You]]''
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'''The Callaways'''
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:  1. ''[[On A Night Like This]]''
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:  2. ''[[So This Is Love]]''
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:  3. ''[[Falling For A Stranger]]''
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:  4. ''[[Between Now And Forever]]''
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::  4.5 ''[[Nobody But You]]''
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:  5. ''[[All A Heart Needs]]''
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:  6. ''[[That Summer Night]]''
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:  7. ''[[When Shadows Fall]]''
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:  8. ''[[Somewhere Only We Know]]''
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:  9. ''[[If I Didn't Know Better]]''
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:  11. ''[[Tender Is The Night]]''
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::  11.5 ''[[Take Me Home]]''
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:  12. ''[[Closer To You]]''
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:  13. ''[[Once You're Mine]]''
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:  13. ''[[Can't Let Go]]''
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:  14. ''[[Secrets We Keep]]''
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'''Calloway Cousins'''
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:  1. ''[[If I Didn't Know Better]]''
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:  2. ''[[Tender Is The Night]]''
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::  2.5 ''[[Take Me Home]]''
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:  3. ''[[Closer To You]]''
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:  4. ''[[Once You're Mine]]''
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:  5. ''[[Can't Let Go]]''
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:  6. ''[[Secrets We Keep]]''
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'''Deception'''
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# ''[[Taken]]''
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# ''[[Played]]''
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'''Lightning Strikes'''
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# ''[[Beautiful Storm]]''
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# ''[[Lightning Lingers]]''
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# ''[[Summer Rain]]''
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'''Off The Grid: FBI'''
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# ''[[Perilous Trust]]''
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# ''[[Reckless Whisper]]''
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# ''[[Desperate Play]]''
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# ''[[Elusive Promise]]''
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# ''[[Dangerous Choice]]''
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# ''[[Ruthless Cross]]''
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# ''[[Critical Doubt]]''
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# ''[[Fearless Pursuit]]''
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# ''[[Daring Deception]]''
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# ''[[Risky Bargain]]''
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# ''[[Perfect Target]]''
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'''Sanders Brothers'''
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# ''[[Silent Run]]''
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# ''[[Silent Fall]]''
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'''Whisper Lake'''
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# ''[[Always With Me]]''
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# ''[[My Wildest Dream]]''
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# ''[[Can't Fight The Moonlight]]''
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# ''[[Just One Kiss]]''
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# ''[[If We Never Met]]''
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# ''[[Tangled Up In You]]''
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# ''[[Next Time I Fall]]''
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'''Wish'''
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# ''[[A Secret Wish]]''
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# ''[[Just A Wish Away]]''
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# ''[[When Wishes Collide]]''
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==Awards==
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*2013  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title, ''[[The Way Back Home]]''
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*1997 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title, ''[[Daniel's Gift]]''
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*1996  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel, ''[[Ryan's Return]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2017  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Long, ''[[Tender Is The Night]]''
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*2012  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title, ''[[At Hidden Falls]]''
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title, ''[[Golden Lies]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title, ''[[Some Kind Of Wonderful]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title, ''[[Ask Mariah]]''
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== Awards (body of work)==
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*2000  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance

Latest revision as of 01:49, 11 November 2024


I grew up in a world of books. My mother was a voracious reader and passed on her love of fiction to me. Some of my earliest memories were reading with my mom and going to the library. After graduating from UC Santa Barbara with a degree in Communications, I went into public relations and spent many days writing nonfiction business articles when what I really wanted to do was write novels.

I wrote my first novel in my late twenties and was lucky enough to have it published two years later. A career in traditional publishing followed as I published books with Harper Collins, Penguin, Simon and Schuster and Harlequin.

In 2011 I decided it was time to start publishing my own books. The digital revolution had made that possible with retailers like Amazon, B&N, iBooks, Google and Kobo opening their doors to authors. I formed Fog City Publishing and became my own publisher. It’s been a thrilling ride since then. I've sold over 8 million books since going out on my own. I hit #1 on the NY Times Bestseller List with my novel Summer Secrets and since then twenty-five other titles have hit both the NYT and USA Today Bestseller Lists. In July 2014, I was named the Amazon KDP Bestselling Author of All Time!

On the Web

  • Website [1]
  • Encyclopedia.com [2]

See Also

Books

Series/Related Titles

7 Brides For 7 Brothers (multi-author series)

  1. Luke

7 Brides For 7 Soldiers (multi-author series)

  1. Ryder

7 Brides For 7 Blackthornes (multi-author series)

  1. Devlin

Angel's Baby

  1. Suddenly One Summer
  2. On Shadow Beach
  3. In Shelter Cove
  4. At Hidden Falls
  5. Garden Of Secrets

Bachelors & Bridesmaids

  1. Kiss Me Forever
  2. Steal My Heart
  3. All Your Loving
  4. Before I Do
  5. Falling Into You
  6. Forever Starts Tonight
  7. Dreaming Of You

The Callaways

1. On A Night Like This
2. So This Is Love
3. Falling For A Stranger
4. Between Now And Forever
4.5 Nobody But You
5. All A Heart Needs
6. That Summer Night
7. When Shadows Fall
8. Somewhere Only We Know
9. If I Didn't Know Better
11. Tender Is The Night
11.5 Take Me Home
12. Closer To You
13. Once You're Mine
13. Can't Let Go
14. Secrets We Keep

Calloway Cousins

1. If I Didn't Know Better
2. Tender Is The Night
2.5 Take Me Home
3. Closer To You
4. Once You're Mine
5. Can't Let Go
6. Secrets We Keep

Deception

  1. Taken
  2. Played

Lightning Strikes

  1. Beautiful Storm
  2. Lightning Lingers
  3. Summer Rain

Off The Grid: FBI

  1. Perilous Trust
  2. Reckless Whisper
  3. Desperate Play
  4. Elusive Promise
  5. Dangerous Choice
  6. Ruthless Cross
  7. Critical Doubt
  8. Fearless Pursuit
  9. Daring Deception
  10. Risky Bargain
  11. Perfect Target

Sanders Brothers

  1. Silent Run
  2. Silent Fall

Whisper Lake

  1. Always With Me
  2. My Wildest Dream
  3. Can't Fight The Moonlight
  4. Just One Kiss
  5. If We Never Met
  6. Tangled Up In You
  7. Next Time I Fall

Wish

  1. A Secret Wish
  2. Just A Wish Away
  3. When Wishes Collide

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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