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== Biography ==
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Writing for [[Loveswept]], Deborah Smith published fifteen romance novels. Her first novel, [[Proud Surrender]], was published by [[Second Chance At Love Series|Second Chance At Love]] in 1986. After a long, well-loved career as a [[category]] writer, Deborah Smith moved to writing big novels with romantic elements. The mainstream novels continue to focus on romance, but also offer a broad look at Southern life -- and allowed Smith to achieve '''New York Times''' bestselling status. Smith also writes fantasy novels.
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[[Category:1988 Debut]]
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[[Category:Golden Medallion Award Finalists]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
  
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She has written over thirty novels and been honored with a [[Romantic Times Magazine]] [[Career Achievement Award]]. Her novel [[Sweet Hush]] was optioned by Disney for a feature film.
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'''Deborah Smith''' is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home, and the No. 1 Kindle Bestseller The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and other acclaimed romantic novels portraying life and love in the modern Appalachian South. A native Georgian, Deborah is a former newspaper editor who turned to novel-writing with great success.
  
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She is also a founding partner of [[BelleBooks]] together with authors like [[Debra Dixon]] and [[Sandra Chastain]]. Visit Deborah at www.deborah-smith.com and also www.bellebooks.com. email: bellebooks@bellebooks.com. Current title: The Crossroads Cafe, available via Amazon and other online retailers or direct from BelleBooks. Next book: A Gentle Rain, Spring 2007.
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With more than 35 romance, women's fiction and fantasy novels to her credit, Deborah's books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Among her honors is a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and a nomination for the prestigious Townsend Literary Award. In 2003 Disney optioned Sweet Hush for film. In 2008 A Gentle Rain was a finalist in Romance Writers of America's RITA awards.
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For the past fifteen years Deborah has partnered with Debra Dixon to run BelleBooks, a small press originally known for southern fiction, including the Mossy Creek Hometown Series and the Sweet Tea story collections. As editor, she has worked on projects as diverse as the nonfiction Bra Talk book by three-time Oprah Winfrey guest Susan Nethero, and the In My Dreams novella by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen.
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In 2008 BelleBooks launched Bell Bridge Books, an imprint with a focus on fantasy novels and now expanded to include multi-genre fiction--mystery, suspense, thrillers, women's fiction, nonfiction and other. In 2013 BelleBooks acquired the late Linda Kichline's paranormal romance press, ImaJinn Books, and hired legendary editor Brenda Chin, formerly of Harlequin Books, as editorial director. Chin will expand the imprint to cover a diverse mix of all romance types.
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==On the Web==
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Smith_(novelist)]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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*  [[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|''A Place To Call Home'']]
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* ''[[Alice At Heart]]'' - 2002
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* [[California Royale|''California Royale '']] - September 1988,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #278]]  
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* ''[[And A Prosperous New Year]]'' - 2001
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* [[Caught By Surprise|''Caught By Surprise '']] - November 1988,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #290]]  
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* ''[[The Apple Pie Knights|Apple Pie Knights, The]]'' - 2014
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* [[Heart Of The Dragon|''Heart Of The Dragon '']] - October 1991,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #503]]  
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* ''[[ At Home In Mossy Creek]]'' - 2007
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* [[Hold On Tight|''Hold On Tight '']] - May 1988, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #255]]  
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* ''[[The Beloved Woman|Beloved Woman, The]]'' - 1991
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* [[Honey And Smoke|''Honey And Smoke '']] - July 1990,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #411]]  
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* ''[[The Biscuit Witch|Biscuit Witch, The]]'' - 2013
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* [[Hot Touch|''Hot Touch '']] - October 1989, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #354]]  
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* ''[[Blessings Of Mossy Creek]]'' - 2004
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*  [[Jed's Sweet Revenge|''Jed's Sweet Revenge '']] - March 1988, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #245]]  
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* ''[[Blue Willow]]'' - 1993
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*  [[Kat's Tale|''Kat's Tale '']] - September 1989, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #350]]  
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* ''[[California Royale]]'' - 1988
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*  [[Legends|''Legends '']] - April 1990, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #395]]  
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* ''[[Caught By Surprise]]'' - 1988
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*  [[Never Let Go|''Never Let Go '']] - February 1989, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #308]]  
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* ''[[Charming Grace]]'' - 2004
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*  [[Sara's Surprise|''Sara's Surprise '']] - January 1990, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #376]]  
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* ''[[Critters Of Mossy Creek]]'' - 2009
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*  [[Stranger In Camelot|''Stranger In Camelot '']] - May 1991, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #468]]  
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* ''[[The Crossroads Café|Crossroads Café, The]]'' - 2006
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*  [[Sundance And The Princess|''Sundance And The Princess '']] - May 1989,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #326]]  
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* ''[[A Day In Mossy Creek|Day In Mossy Creek, A]]'' - 2006
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*  [[Tempting The Wolf|''Tempting The Wolf '']] - July 1989,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #338]]  
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* ''[[Diary Of A Radical Mermaid]]'' - 2004
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*  [[The Silver Fox And The Red-Hot Dove|''The Silver Fox And The Red-Hot Dove'']] - February 1991,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #450]]  
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* ''[[Flying On Fried Wings]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Follow The Sun]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[A Gentle Rain|Gentle Rain, A]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Grandpapa's Garden (ss)]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Heart Of The Dragon]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Hold On Tight]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Honey And Smoke]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Hot Touch]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Ida Shoots The Sign (ss)]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Jacob's Journey]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Jed's Sweet Revenge]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Kat's Tale]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[The Kitchen Charmer|Kitchen Charmer, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Legends]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Miracle]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[More Sweet Tea]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[The Naked Bean|Naked Bean, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Never Let Go]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Nola's Ashes]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Nutley]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[On Bear Mountain]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[The Pickle Queen|Pickle Queen, The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[A Place To Call Home|Place To Call Home, A]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Reunion At Mossy Creek]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Sara's Surprise]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Silk And Stone]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Silver Fox|Silver Fox, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[The Silver Fox And The Red-Hot Dove|Silver Fox And The Red-Hot Dove, The]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[The Stone Flower Garden|Stone Flower Garden, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Stranger In Camelot]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Summer In Mossy Creek (ss)]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Sundance And The Princess]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Sweet Hush]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Tempting The Wolf]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[When Venus Fell]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Where The Foxgloves Bloom]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Yarn Spinner|Yarn Spinner, The]]'' - 2014
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==Series/Related Titles==
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'''The Cherokee Trilogy'''
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#''[[Sundance And The Princess]]''
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#''[[Tempting The Wolf]]''
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#''[[Kat's Tale]]''
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#''[[The Beloved Woman]]''
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'''Douglas Kincaid'''
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#''[[Legends]]''
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#''[[The Silver Fox And The Red-Hot Dove]]''
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#''[[Heart Of The Dragon]]''
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'''The MacBrides'''
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:  1. ''[[The Biscuit Witch]]''
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:  2. ''[[The Pickle Queen]]''
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::  2.5 ''[[The Yarn Spinner]]''
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: 3.''[[The Kitchen Charmer]]''
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'''Mossy Creek''' (multi-author series)
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*  ''[[Flying On Fried Wings]]''
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*  ''[[Grandpapa's Garden]]''
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*  ''[[Nola's Ashes]]''
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*  ''[[And A Prosperous New Year]]''
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* ''[[Ida Shoots The Sign]]''
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*  ''[[The Naked Bean]]''
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*  ''[[Reunion At Mossy Creek]]''
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* ''[[Summer In Mossy Creek]]''
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*  ''[[Blessings Of Mossy Creek]]''
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*  ''[[A Day In Mossy Creek]]''
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* ''[[At Home In Mossy Creek]]''
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*  ''[[Critters Of Mossy Creek]]''
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'''Surprise'''
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#''[[Hold On Tight]]''
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#''[[Caught By Surprise]]''
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#''[[Never Let Go]]''
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#''[[Sara's Surprise]]''
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#''[[Honey And Smoke]]''
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'''Waterlilies'''
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#''[[Alice At Heart]]''
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#''[[Diary Of A Radical Mermaid]]''
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==Awards==
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*2007  [[Independent Publisher Book Award]] Bronze Medal Winner - Romance, ''[[The Crossroads Cafe]]''
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*2007 ''[[RT Reviewers Choice Award]]'' Winner - Small Press Romance, ''[[A Gentle Rain]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Best Romantic Novel Outside the Romance Genre, ''[[The Stone Flower Garden]]''
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*2002 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Fantasy Novel, ''[[Alice At Heart]]''
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*1997  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel, ''[[A Place To Call Home]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2006 [[IndieFab Award]] Third Place - Romance, ''[[The Crossroads Cafe]]''
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*2006 [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The Crossroads Cafe]]''
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*2002  [[IndieFab Award]] Second Place - Romantic Fiction, ''[[Alice At Heart]]''
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*2002 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|A Place To Call Home]]''
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*1998 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance, ''[[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|A Place To Call Home]]''
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*1992  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Heart Of The Dragon]]''
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*1989 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Hold On Tight]]''
  
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== On the Web ==
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==Awards (body of work)==
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* [http://www.deborah-smith.com/ Deborah Smith] - Website
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*2001  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel
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=== Interviews/Articles ===
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*1993-94  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner- Contemporary Romance
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* [http://www.likesbooks.com/debsmith.html Deborah Smith] - Discussion about how her novel [[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|A Place To Call Home]] came into being.
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*1990-91  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Series Romantic Suspense
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* [http://www.patricialewin.com/deborah.cfm Deborah Smith] - Featured guest author
 
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== Honors ==
 
  
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Contemporary Author
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==Recognitions (body of work)==
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* [[1998 RRA Awards Winners|1998 RRA Awards Nominee]] and [[2002 RRA Awards Winners|2002 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best All-Time Contemporary Romance for [[A Place To Call Home - Deborah Smith|A Place To Call Home]]
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*1994 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Nominee - Best Contemporary Author

Latest revision as of 01:10, 30 December 2024


Deborah Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home, and the No. 1 Kindle Bestseller The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and other acclaimed romantic novels portraying life and love in the modern Appalachian South. A native Georgian, Deborah is a former newspaper editor who turned to novel-writing with great success.

With more than 35 romance, women's fiction and fantasy novels to her credit, Deborah's books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Among her honors is a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and a nomination for the prestigious Townsend Literary Award. In 2003 Disney optioned Sweet Hush for film. In 2008 A Gentle Rain was a finalist in Romance Writers of America's RITA awards.

For the past fifteen years Deborah has partnered with Debra Dixon to run BelleBooks, a small press originally known for southern fiction, including the Mossy Creek Hometown Series and the Sweet Tea story collections. As editor, she has worked on projects as diverse as the nonfiction Bra Talk book by three-time Oprah Winfrey guest Susan Nethero, and the In My Dreams novella by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen.

In 2008 BelleBooks launched Bell Bridge Books, an imprint with a focus on fantasy novels and now expanded to include multi-genre fiction--mystery, suspense, thrillers, women's fiction, nonfiction and other. In 2013 BelleBooks acquired the late Linda Kichline's paranormal romance press, ImaJinn Books, and hired legendary editor Brenda Chin, formerly of Harlequin Books, as editorial director. Chin will expand the imprint to cover a diverse mix of all romance types.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

The Cherokee Trilogy

  1. Sundance And The Princess
  2. Tempting The Wolf
  3. Kat's Tale
  4. The Beloved Woman

Douglas Kincaid

  1. Legends
  2. The Silver Fox And The Red-Hot Dove
  3. Heart Of The Dragon

The MacBrides

1. The Biscuit Witch
2. The Pickle Queen
2.5 The Yarn Spinner
3.The Kitchen Charmer

Mossy Creek (multi-author series)

Surprise

  1. Hold On Tight
  2. Caught By Surprise
  3. Never Let Go
  4. Sara's Surprise
  5. Honey And Smoke

Waterlilies

  1. Alice At Heart
  2. Diary Of A Radical Mermaid

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

Recognitions (body of work)

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