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'''Emilie Richards''' was born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. After receiving an undergraduate degree in American studies from Florida State University, Richards earned a master's degree in family development from Virginia Tech.
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She worked as a therapist in a mental health center, before becoming a parent services coordinator for families enrolled in Head Start and then working in several pastoral counseling centers. Richards' husband is a Unitarian Universalist minister.
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Writing career
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Richards began writing in 1983 after the birth of her fourth child. Her son would sit on her lap as she wrote, and Richards titled her first completed work, Brendan's Song, after him. The book was published in 1985 in the Silhouette Romance category line. She has subsequently written over 40 novels for Silhouette, including six, all set in Australia or New Zealand, written during a four-month sabbatical in Australia.
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As a result of years working as a family counselor, her novels "feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues."  Richards won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest award given to romance authors, in 1994 for Dragonslayer. Richards has also been nominated three times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards and is a recipient of their Career Achievement Award.
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Despite the occasional use of overly clichéd lines, Richards' writing "effortlessly flows from page to page." Her characters often sport unusual quirks, such as a penchant for strange sandwich ingredients, which gives the story an added charm.
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In 2004, Richards began a new series of single-title novels centered around quilting. These novels were inspired by a volunteer stint with VISTA. While she was an undergraduate, Richards spent a summer living in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains, helping the residents and learning to quilt.
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The following year, Richards began writing murder mysteries in addition to romance novels. The novels, in a series called Ministry is Murder, are based partially on her experience as a minister's wife and are written in first-person from the perspective of the heroine, minister's wife "Aggie" Wilcox. Characters in this series are "interesting [and] well-developed," although suspense is "minimal."
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==On the Web==
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* Website [https://emilierichards.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilie_Richards]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''Dragonslayer'' - [[Emilie Richards]] won the [[1994 RITA® Winners|1994 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Contemporary Series|Long Contemporary]] category.
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* ''[[All The Right Reasons]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[All Those Years Ago]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Aloha Always]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Angel And The Saint]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Bayou Midnight]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Beautiful Lies]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Beware False Profits]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Billy Ray Wainwright]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Blessed Be The Busybody]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Brendan's Song]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[A Classic Encounter|Classic Encounter, A]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[The Color Of Light|Color Of Light, The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Endless Chain]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[A Family Of Strangers|Family Of Strangers, A]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Fortunate Harbor]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Fox River]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[From a Distance]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[From Glowing Embers]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Fugitive]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Gilding The Lily]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Good Time Man]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Hanging By A Thread]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Happiness Key]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Hold Back The Night]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[A Home For The Holidays|Home For The Holidays, A]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The House Guests|House Guests, The]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Iron Lace - Emilie Richards|Iron Lace]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Island Glory]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Labor Dispute]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Lady Of The Night - Emilie Richards|Lady Of The Night]]''  - 1986
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* ''[[Let It Snow]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[A Lie For A Lie|Lie For A Lie, A]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Lover's Knot]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[A Mother's Day|Mother's Day, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Naughty Or Nice]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Night Magic]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[No River Too Wide]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Nobody's Child]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Once More With Feeling - Emilie Richards |Once More With Feeling]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[One Moment Past Midnight]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[One Mountain Away]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[One Perfect Rose - Emilie Richards|One Perfect Rose]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Outback Nights]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[The Parting Glass|Parting Glass, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Prospect Street]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Rainbow Fire]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Rising Tides]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Runaway - Emilie Richards|Runaway]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Season Of Miracles]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Sister's Choice]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Smoke Screen]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Something So Right]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[A Stranger's Son|Stranger's Son, A]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Sunset Bridge]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Surprise Of A Lifetime|Surprise Of A Lifetime, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Swallow's Nest|Swallow's Nest, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Sweet Georgia Gal]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Sweet Homecoming]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Sweet Mockingbird's Call]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Sweet Sea Spirit]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[That Old Familiar Feeling]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[To The One I Love]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Touching Stars]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Treasure Beach]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Trouble With Joe|Trouble With Joe, The]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[A Truth For A Truth|Truth For A Truth, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Twilight Shadows]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[The Unmasking|Unmasking, The]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[The Way Back Home|Way Back Home, The]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Wedding Ring]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[When We Were Sisters]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Whiskey Island]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' - 1996
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===Non-Fiction===
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* ''Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot''
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==Series/Related Books==
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'''American Hero''' (multi-author series)
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:  12. ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
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'''Family'''
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# ''[[Runaway]]''
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# ''[[The Way Back Home]]''
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# ''[[Fugitive]]''
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# ''[[One Perfect Rose]]''
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# ''[[The Trouble With Joe]]''
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'''From Bud To Blossom''' (multi-author series)
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# ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]''
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'''Goddesses Anonymous'''
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# ''[[One Mountain Away]]''
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# ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]''
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# ''[[No River Too Wide]]''
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'''Happiness Key'''
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# ''[[Happiness Key]]''
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# ''[[Fortunate Harbor]]''
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# ''[[Sunset Bridge]]''
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::  3.5 ''[[Treasure Beach]]''
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'''Hawaii'''
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# ''[[Aloha Always]]''
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# ''[[Island Glory]]''
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'''Iron Lace'''
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# ''[[Iron Lace]]''
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# ''[[Rising Tides]]''
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'''Men In Blue''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[One Moment Past]]''
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* ''[[Midnight]]''
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'''The Men Of Midnight'''
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# ''[[Duncan's Lady]]''
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# ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]''
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# ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]''
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'''Ministry Is Murder'''
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# ''[[Blessed Be the Busybody]]''
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# ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]''
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# ''[[Beware False Profits]]''
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# ''[[A Lie For A Lie]]''
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# ''[[A Truth For A Truth]]''
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'''New Orleans Nights'''
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# ''[[Lady Of The Night]]''
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# ''[[Bayou Midnight]]''
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# ''[[Night Magic]]''
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'''Otherworldly'''
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# ''[[From A Distance]]''
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# ''[[Somewhere Out There]]''
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'''Reincarnation'''
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# ''[[Once More With Feeling]]''
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# ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]''
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'''Runaway'''
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# ''[[Runaway]]''
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# ''[[The Way Back Home]]''
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# ''[[Fugitive]]''
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'''Shadows'''
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# ''[[Desert Shadows]]''
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# ''[[Twilight Shadows]]''
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'''Shenandoah Album'''
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# ''[[Wedding Ring]]''
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# ''[[Endless Chain]]''
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# ''[[Lover's Knot]]''
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# ''[[Touching Stars]]''
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# ''[[Sister's Choice]]''
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'''Sonny's Girls''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[All Those Years Ago]]''
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'''Sweet Five'''
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# ''[[Sweet Georgia Gal]]''
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# ''[[Sweet Sea Spirit]]''
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# ''[[Sweet Mockingbird's Call]]''
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# ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]''
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# ''[[Sweet Homecoming]]''
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'''Tales Of The Pacific'''
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# ''[[From Glowing Embers]]''
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# ''[[Smoke Screen]]''
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# ''[[Rainbow Fire]]''
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# ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]''
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==Awards==
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*1994 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Dragonslayer]]''
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*1994  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series W.I.S.H. Hero, ''[[Somewhere Out There]]''
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*1993  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series Romance Book Of The Year, ''[[From A Distance]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2021  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The House Guests]]
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[When We Were Sisters]]''
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*2015  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Color Of Light]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[No River Too Wide]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]''
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*1997  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Woman Without A Name]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance, ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]''
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*1996  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Duncan's Lady]]''
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*1995  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[The Trouble With Joe]]''
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*1994 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, ''[[Somewhere Out There]]''
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*1992  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Desert Shadows]]''
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*1991  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Runaway]]''
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Rainbow Fire]]''
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[Island Glory]]''
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*1989  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[From Glowing Embers]]''
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*1988  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Bayou Midnight]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Awards]] Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author
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*1992-1993  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Best All Around Series Romance

Latest revision as of 16:04, 7 October 2024


Emilie Richards was born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. After receiving an undergraduate degree in American studies from Florida State University, Richards earned a master's degree in family development from Virginia Tech.

She worked as a therapist in a mental health center, before becoming a parent services coordinator for families enrolled in Head Start and then working in several pastoral counseling centers. Richards' husband is a Unitarian Universalist minister.

Writing career Richards began writing in 1983 after the birth of her fourth child. Her son would sit on her lap as she wrote, and Richards titled her first completed work, Brendan's Song, after him. The book was published in 1985 in the Silhouette Romance category line. She has subsequently written over 40 novels for Silhouette, including six, all set in Australia or New Zealand, written during a four-month sabbatical in Australia.

As a result of years working as a family counselor, her novels "feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues." Richards won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest award given to romance authors, in 1994 for Dragonslayer. Richards has also been nominated three times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards and is a recipient of their Career Achievement Award.

Despite the occasional use of overly clichéd lines, Richards' writing "effortlessly flows from page to page." Her characters often sport unusual quirks, such as a penchant for strange sandwich ingredients, which gives the story an added charm.

In 2004, Richards began a new series of single-title novels centered around quilting. These novels were inspired by a volunteer stint with VISTA. While she was an undergraduate, Richards spent a summer living in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains, helping the residents and learning to quilt.

The following year, Richards began writing murder mysteries in addition to romance novels. The novels, in a series called Ministry is Murder, are based partially on her experience as a minister's wife and are written in first-person from the perspective of the heroine, minister's wife "Aggie" Wilcox. Characters in this series are "interesting [and] well-developed," although suspense is "minimal."

On the Web

Books

Non-Fiction

  • Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot

Series/Related Books

American Hero (multi-author series)

12. Dragonslayer

Family

  1. Runaway
  2. The Way Back Home
  3. Fugitive
  4. One Perfect Rose
  5. The Trouble With Joe

From Bud To Blossom (multi-author series)

  1. Mail-Order Matty

Goddesses Anonymous

  1. One Mountain Away
  2. Somewhere Between Luck And Trust
  3. No River Too Wide

Happiness Key

  1. Happiness Key
  2. Fortunate Harbor
  3. Sunset Bridge
3.5 Treasure Beach

Hawaii

  1. Aloha Always
  2. Island Glory

Iron Lace

  1. Iron Lace
  2. Rising Tides

Men In Blue (multi-author series)

The Men Of Midnight

  1. Duncan's Lady
  2. Iain Ross's Woman
  3. MacDougall's Darling

Ministry Is Murder

  1. Blessed Be the Busybody
  2. Let There Be Suspects
  3. Beware False Profits
  4. A Lie For A Lie
  5. A Truth For A Truth

New Orleans Nights

  1. Lady Of The Night
  2. Bayou Midnight
  3. Night Magic

Otherworldly

  1. From A Distance
  2. Somewhere Out There

Reincarnation

  1. Once More With Feeling
  2. Twice Upon A Time

Runaway

  1. Runaway
  2. The Way Back Home
  3. Fugitive

Shadows

  1. Desert Shadows
  2. Twilight Shadows

Shenandoah Album

  1. Wedding Ring
  2. Endless Chain
  3. Lover's Knot
  4. Touching Stars
  5. Sister's Choice

Sonny's Girls (multi-author series)

Sweet Five

  1. Sweet Georgia Gal
  2. Sweet Sea Spirit
  3. Sweet Mockingbird's Call
  4. Sweet Mountain Magic
  5. Sweet Homecoming

Tales Of The Pacific

  1. From Glowing Embers
  2. Smoke Screen
  3. Rainbow Fire
  4. Out Of The Ashes

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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