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| U.S. American resident in Freeport, New York, U.S.A.
 
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| Real name used to sign African-American contemporany novels (1991-Present).
 
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==Biography==
 
 
'''Rochelle Alers''' was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. After earning degrees in sociology and psychology, she taught pre-school for a time before entering the business world.
 
'''Rochelle Alers''' was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. After earning degrees in sociology and psychology, she taught pre-school for a time before entering the business world.
  
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Alers writes for two hours every morning, before leaving for her full-time job as a Community Liasion Specialist for state-funded substance abuse programs on Long Island. She lives in Freeport, New York.
 
Alers writes for two hours every morning, before leaving for her full-time job as a Community Liasion Specialist for state-funded substance abuse programs on Long Island. She lives in Freeport, New York.
  
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==Bibliography==
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==Books==
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===Single Novels===
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*''[[My Love's Keeper]]'' - 1991
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*''My Love's Keeper'' 1991/11
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*''[[Happily Ever After - Rochelle Alers|Happily Ever After]]'' - 1994
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*''Happily Ever After'' 1994/09
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*''[[Home Sweet Home]]'' - 1995
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*''Home Sweet Home'' 1995/12
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*''[[Careless Whispers]]'' - 1996
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*''Careless Whispers'' 1996/12
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*''[[Reckless Surrender]]'' - 1997
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*''Reckless Surrender'' 1997/04
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*''[[Gentle Yearning]]'' - 1998
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*''Gentle Yearning'' 1998/07
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*''[[Summer Magic - Rochelle Alers | Summer Magic]]'' - 1999
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*''Summer Magic'' 1999/05
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*''[[A Younger Man - Rochelle Alers|A Younger Man]]'' - 2002
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*''A Younger Man'' 2002/11
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*''[[Secrets Never Told]]'' - 2003
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*''Secrets Never Told'' 2003/07
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*''[[Lessons Of A Lowcountry Summer]]'' - 2004
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*''Lessons of a Lowcountry Summer'' 2004/05
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*''[[All My Tomorrows]]'' - 2005
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*''All My Tomorrows'' 2005/08
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*''[[Stranger In My Arms - Rochelle Alers|Stranger In My Arms]]'' - 2007
  
 
=== The Hideaway Series ===
 
=== The Hideaway Series ===
 
====Prequels====
 
====Prequels====
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#''Best-Kept Secrets'' (January 2006)
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#''[[Best-Kept Secrets - Rochelle Alers|Best-Kept Secrets]]'' (January 2006)
  
 
====First Generation====
 
====First Generation====
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#''Hideaway'' (May 1995)
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#''[[Hideaway]]'' (May 1995)
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#''Hidden Agenda'' (April 1997)
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#''[[Hidden Agenda - Rochelle Alers|Hidden Agenda]]'' (April 1997)
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#''Vows'' (December 1997)
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#''[[Vows - Rochelle Alers|Vows]]'' (December 1997)
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#''Heaven Sent'' (July 1998)
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#''[[Heaven Sent - Rochelle Alers|Heaven Sent]]'' (July 1998)
  
 
====Daughters and Sisters Trilogy====
 
====Daughters and Sisters Trilogy====
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#''Harvest Moon'' (December 1999)
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#''[[Harvest Moon]]'' (December 1999)
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#''Just Before Dawn'' (May 2000)
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#''[[Just Before Dawn - Rochelle Alers|Just Before Dawn]]'' (May 2000)
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#''Private Passions'' (January 2001)
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#''[[Private Passions]]'' (January 2001)
  
 
====Sons and Brothers Trilogy====
 
====Sons and Brothers Trilogy====
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#''[[Homecoming - Rochelle Alers|Homecoming]]'' (November 2002)
 
#''[[Homecoming - Rochelle Alers|Homecoming]]'' (November 2002)
 
#''[[Renegade - Rochelle Alers|Renegade]]'' (June 2003)
 
#''[[Renegade - Rochelle Alers|Renegade]]'' (June 2003)
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====To Be Released====
 
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*''Stranger In My Arms'' (April 2007)
 
  
 
=== The Blackstones of Virgina ===
 
=== The Blackstones of Virgina ===
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#''The Long Hot Summer'' (February 2004)
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#''[[The Long Hot Summer]]'' (February 2004)
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#''Very Private Duty'' (October 2004)
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#''[[Very Private Duty]]'' (October 2004)
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#''Beyond Business'' (April 2005)
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#''[[Beyond Business]]'' (April 2005)
  
 
===Anthologies===
 
===Anthologies===
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*"Summer Madness" in ''Four Degrees of Heat'' (with [[Reshonda Tate Billingsley]], [[Brenda L Thomas]] and [[Crystal Lacey Winslow]]) 2004/07
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*"Summer Madness" in ''[[Four Degrees Of Heat]]'' (with [[Reshonda Tate Billingsley]], [[Brenda L Thomas]] and [[Crystal Lacey Winslow]]) - July 2004
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*"Love Lessons" in ''Let's Get it On'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Brenda Jackson]] and [[Francis Ray]]) 2004/11
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*"Love Lessons" in ''[[Let's Get It On]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Brenda Jackson]] and [[Francis Ray]]) - Nov. 2004
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*"Reunion" in ''Living Large'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Brenda Jackson]] and [[Francis Ray]]) 2003/01
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*"Reunion" in ''[[Living Large]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Brenda Jackson]] and [[Francis Ray]]) - Jan. 2003
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*Novella in ''Island Magic'' (with [[Shirley Hailstock]], [[Marcia King-Gamble]] and [[Felicia Mason]]) 2000/02
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*Novella in ''[[Island Magic - Anthology|Island Magic]]'' (with [[Shirley Hailstock]], [[Marcia King-Gamble]] and [[Felicia Mason]]) - Feb. 2000
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*"Sweet Surrender" in ''Della's House of Style'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Felicia Mason]] and [[Francis Ray]]) 2000/07
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*"Sweet Surrender" in ''[[Della's House Of Style]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Felicia Mason]] and [[Francis Ray]] - July 2000
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*Novella in ''Welcome to Leo's'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Brenda Jackson]] and [[Francis Ray]]) 2000/12
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*Novella in ''[[Welcome To Leo's]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Brenda Jackson]] and [[Francis Ray]]) - Dec. 2000
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*"Stand-in bride" in ''Going to the Chapel'' (with [[Gwynne Forster]], [[Donna Hill]] and [[Francis Ray]]) 2001/06
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*"Stand-in bride" in ''[[Going To The Chapel]]'' (with [[Gwynne Forster]], [[Donna Hill]] and [[Francis Ray]]) - June 2001
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*"First Fruits" in '''Tis the Season'' (with [[Donna Hill]] and [[Candice Poarch]]) 2001/10
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*"First Fruits" in ''[['Tis The Season - Bet Books|'Tis The Season]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]] and [[Candice Poarch]]) - Oct. 2001
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*"From the Heart" in ''Island Bliss'' (with [[Carmen Green]], [[Marcia King-Gamble]] and [[Felicia Mason]]) 2002/02
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*"From the Heart" in ''[[Island Bliss]]'' (with [[Carmen Green]], [[Marcia King-Gamble]] and [[Felicia Mason]]) - Feb. 2002
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*"Anniversary" in ''Twilight Moods'' 2002/09
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*"Anniversary" in ''[[Twilight Moods]]'' - Sept. 2002
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*"Hearts of gold" in ''Love Letters'' (with [[Donna Hill]] and [[Janice Sims]]) 1997/02
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*"Hearts of Gold" in ''[[Love Letters - Anthology|Love Letters]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]] and [[Janice Sims]]) - Feb. 1997
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*Novella in ''Rosie's Curl and Weave'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Felicia Mason]] and [[Francis Ray]]) 1999/02
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*Novella in ''[[Rosie's Curl And Weave]]'' (with [[Donna Hill]], [[Felicia Mason]] and [[Francis Ray]]) - Feb. 1999
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*"Fresh Fruits" in ''Holiday Cheer'' (with [[Angela Benson]] and [[Shirley Hailstock]]) 1995/12
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*"Fresh Fruits" in ''[[Holiday Cheer]]'' (with [[Angela Benson]] and [[Shirley Hailstock]])- Dec. 1995
  
 
===Nonfiction===
 
===Nonfiction===
 
*''Getting Political: Stories of a Woman Mayor'' (2002) (with [[Alice Crozier]] and [[Joan Darrah]])
 
*''Getting Political: Stories of a Woman Mayor'' (2002) (with [[Alice Crozier]] and [[Joan Darrah]])
  
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== Awards ==
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[[Category:New York Authors]]
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* [[2003 Career Achievement Award Winners|2003 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Multicultural Romance
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== Recognitions ==
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1988 Trailblazer, ''[[Careless Whispers]]'', Referenced in LaQuette's speech

Latest revision as of 02:30, 27 September 2024


Rochelle Alers was born and raised in Manhattan, New York. After earning degrees in sociology and psychology, she taught pre-school for a time before entering the business world.

Alers began writing her first novel in 1984, after a decade of reading romance novels. She finished her first manuscript, which became the novel, Hideway in 1985. After several rejections because her attempt did not fit the formula of a category romance novel, Alers perfected her style and was first published by Doubleday Books in 1988. She has since been published through St. Martin's Press, Ballantine Books, Odyssey, Arabesque, and Genesis Press, as well as through Silhoutte's Desire line.

Almost two million copies of her novels are now in print, and they have regularly appeared on the Waldenbooks, Borders, and Essence bestseller lists. Alers has been awarded the Gold Pen Award, the Emma Award, the Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, and the Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.

Alers writes for two hours every morning, before leaving for her full-time job as a Community Liasion Specialist for state-funded substance abuse programs on Long Island. She lives in Freeport, New York.

Books

The Hideaway Series

Prequels

  1. Best-Kept Secrets (January 2006)

First Generation

  1. Hideaway (May 1995)
  2. Hidden Agenda (April 1997)
  3. Vows (December 1997)
  4. Heaven Sent (July 1998)

Daughters and Sisters Trilogy

  1. Harvest Moon (December 1999)
  2. Just Before Dawn (May 2000)
  3. Private Passions (January 2001)

Sons and Brothers Trilogy

  1. No Compromise (February 2002)
  2. Homecoming (November 2002)
  3. Renegade (June 2003)

The Blackstones of Virgina

  1. The Long Hot Summer (February 2004)
  2. Very Private Duty (October 2004)
  3. Beyond Business (April 2005)

Anthologies

Nonfiction

Awards

Recognitions

1988 Trailblazer, Careless Whispers, Referenced in LaQuette's speech

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