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Virginia author '''Inglath Cooper''' fell in love with reading as a little girl, devouring most of the books in her elementary school library. At some point, she decided she wanted to pursue a writing career, creating romance fiction that did for others what her favorite books have done for her. “I love character-driven books that leave me feeling as if I’ve really known these people and make me wish I didn’t have to turn the last page.”
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“Romance fiction has always appealed to me because it deals with so many of the relationships in a woman’s life. Not only the love of her life, but often her relationship with her mother, sister or best friend. Romance authors have so much room to explore many of the meaningful moments and transitions in women’s lives. And who doesn’t love a good love story?”
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Inglath most often writes stories about love and life that are set in small Virginia towns like the one where she grew up. “I like to think the flavor of my hometown shows up in my books both in their setting and through the characters who people it.”
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When aspiring writers ask her how to be an author, she says, “Everything I know about writing books I learned from reading books.”
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Inglath has been chosen as a RITA® Award winner for best long contemporary romance novel given out each year by Romance Writers of America. Her books are available through Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, itunes.com, and Kobobooks.com.
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Outside of writing, Inglath is actively involved in dog rescue, working with The Franklin County Humane Society to place dogs and cats in need of rehoming. She volunteers her time in every capacity possible: serving on the Board of Directors, fundraising, photographing dogs and cats available for adoption and serving as a foster home. “Helping an abused or neglected dog go on to have a wonderful life with a family who loves them is more rewarding than I can possibly say.”
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''John Riley's Girl'' - [[Inglath Cooper]] won the [[2005 RITA® Winners|2005 RITA®]] in the [[Best Long Contemporary Series]] category; Harlequin Books.
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* ''[[Amazed]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[And Then You Loved Me]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Blue Wide Sky]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Commit]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Crossing Tinker's Knob]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[A Dog Named Nate|Dog Named Nate, A]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Down A Country Road]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Dragonfly Summer]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Fences]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Gift Of Grace]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Good Guys Love Dogs]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Hammer And A Song]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Jane Austen Girl]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[John Riley's Girl]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[The Last Good Man|Last Good Man, The]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[The Lost Daughter Of Pigeon Hollow|Lost Daughter Of Pigeon Hollow, The / A Man To Believe In|Man To Believe In, A]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Mayor Of Macon's Point]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[A Month In Tuscany|Month In Tuscany, A]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[My Italian Lover]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Not Without You]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[On Angel's Wings]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Pleasure In The Rain]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[R U Serious]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Ready To Reach]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Rock Her]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Sweet Tea And Me]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Swerve]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[That Birthday In Barbados]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[That Month In Tuscany]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[That Weekend In Paris]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Truths And Roses]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Unfinished Business]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[What We Feel]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[A Woman Like Annie|Woman Like Annie, A]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[A Woman With Secrets|Woman With Secrets, A]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[A Year And A Day|Year And A Day, A]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[You, Me And A Palm Tree]]'' - 2015
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''Family Man''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Last Good Man]]''
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'''Going Back''' (multi-author series)
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:  3. ''[[John Riley's Girl]]''
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'''Hometown U.S.A.''' (multi-author series)
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:  7. ''[[A Woman Like Annie]]''
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'''Nashville'''
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# ''[[Ready To Reach]]''
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# ''[[Hammer And A Song]]''
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# ''[[What We Feel]]''
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# ''[[Pleasure In The Rain]]''
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# ''[[Amazed]]''
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# ''[[Sweet Tea And Me]]''
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# ''[[Commit]]''
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# ''[[R U Serious]]''
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# ''[[You, Me And A Palm Tree]]''
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# ''[[Not Without You]]''
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'''Second Chance'''
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# ''[[Truth And Roses]]''
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# ''[[Good Guys Love Dogs]]''
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# ''[[Down A Country Road]]''
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'''Single Father''' (multi-author series)
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:  7. ''[[Unfinished Business]]''
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'''A Smith Mountain Lake Novel'''
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# ''[[Blue Wide Sky]]''
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# ''[[Dragonfly Summer]]''
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# ''[[Fences]]''
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'''Take Me There'''
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# ''[[That Month In Tuscany]]''
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# ''[[That Birthday In Barbados]]''
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# ''[[That Weekend In Paris]]''
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==Awards==
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[John Riley's Girl]]''
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*2004  [[Holt Medallion]] Winner, ''[[A Woman Like Annie]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2004  [[National Reader's Choice Award]] Finalist, ''[[John Riley's Girl]]''

Latest revision as of 01:28, 7 October 2024


Virginia author Inglath Cooper fell in love with reading as a little girl, devouring most of the books in her elementary school library. At some point, she decided she wanted to pursue a writing career, creating romance fiction that did for others what her favorite books have done for her. “I love character-driven books that leave me feeling as if I’ve really known these people and make me wish I didn’t have to turn the last page.”

“Romance fiction has always appealed to me because it deals with so many of the relationships in a woman’s life. Not only the love of her life, but often her relationship with her mother, sister or best friend. Romance authors have so much room to explore many of the meaningful moments and transitions in women’s lives. And who doesn’t love a good love story?”

Inglath most often writes stories about love and life that are set in small Virginia towns like the one where she grew up. “I like to think the flavor of my hometown shows up in my books both in their setting and through the characters who people it.”

When aspiring writers ask her how to be an author, she says, “Everything I know about writing books I learned from reading books.”

Inglath has been chosen as a RITA® Award winner for best long contemporary romance novel given out each year by Romance Writers of America. Her books are available through Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, itunes.com, and Kobobooks.com.

Outside of writing, Inglath is actively involved in dog rescue, working with The Franklin County Humane Society to place dogs and cats in need of rehoming. She volunteers her time in every capacity possible: serving on the Board of Directors, fundraising, photographing dogs and cats available for adoption and serving as a foster home. “Helping an abused or neglected dog go on to have a wonderful life with a family who loves them is more rewarding than I can possibly say.”

Books

Series/Related Titles

Family Man (multi-author series)

Going Back (multi-author series)

3. John Riley's Girl

Hometown U.S.A. (multi-author series)

7. A Woman Like Annie

Nashville

  1. Ready To Reach
  2. Hammer And A Song
  3. What We Feel
  4. Pleasure In The Rain
  5. Amazed
  6. Sweet Tea And Me
  7. Commit
  8. R U Serious
  9. You, Me And A Palm Tree
  10. Not Without You

Second Chance

  1. Truth And Roses
  2. Good Guys Love Dogs
  3. Down A Country Road

Single Father (multi-author series)

7. Unfinished Business

A Smith Mountain Lake Novel

  1. Blue Wide Sky
  2. Dragonfly Summer
  3. Fences

Take Me There

  1. That Month In Tuscany
  2. That Birthday In Barbados
  3. That Weekend In Paris

Awards

Recognitions

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