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'''Virginia Kantra''' is a six-time Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist and the winner of numerous writing awards, including the [[1998 Golden Heart Winners|Golden Heart]] in 1998 (as Virginia Kantra Ritchey), [[Virginia Romance Writers|HOLT Medallion]], Maggie Award of Excellence and two National Readers' Choice Awards. She is a member of the Heart of Carolina Romance Writers chapter of [[Romance Writers of America]].
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[[Category:Paranormal Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Berkley Sensations Authors]]
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[[Category:Bantam Fanfare Authors]]
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[[Category:North Carolina Authors]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Winners]]
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[[Category:RITA Award Finalists]]
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[[Category:Golden Heart Winners]]
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New York Times bestselling author '''Virginia Kantra''' is the author of thirty novels. Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA (R) Awards, and two National Readers' Choice Awards.
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Her work includes the popular Dare Island series, the Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories.
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Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by Little Women, received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and the American Library Association's Booklist and was praised by People Magazine.
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://virginiakantra.net/ Virginia Kantra] - main website
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* Website [https://www.virginiakantra.com/]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[Home Before Midnight]]'' - [[Berkley Sensation]], August 2006 (ISBN 0425211088)
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* ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Close-Up]]'' - [[Berkley Sensation]], July 2005 (ISBN 0425206793) - nominated for the [[2006 RITA® Winners|2006 RITA®]] in the Best Romantic Suspense category; nominated for the 2006 [[Virginia Romance Writers|HOLT award]] in romantic suspense
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* ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Stolen Memory]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1347, February 2005 (ISBN 0373-27417-3)
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* ''[[All A Man Can Do]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Guilty Secrets - Virginia Kantra|Guilty Secrets]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1286, April 2004 (ISBN 0373-27356-8)
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* ''[[Beth And Amy]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Her Beautiful Assassin]]'' - [[Family Secrets (Series)|Family Secrets continuity series]], October 2003 (ISBN 0373-61372-5)
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* ''[[Between The Mountain And The Moon]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1215, April 2003 (ISBN 0373-27285-5)
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* ''[[Born To Protect]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1197, January 2003 (ISBN 0373-27267-7) - [[2003 RRA Awards Winners|2003 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series Romance
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* ''[[Carolina Blues]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[All A Man Can Do]]'' - "[[Trouble In Eden]]" miniseries, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1180, October 2002 (ISBN 0373-27250-2)
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* ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Born To Protect]]'' - [[Firstborn Sons]], [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1100 September 2001 (ISBN 0373-27170-0)
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* ''[[Carolina Girl]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1048, December 2000 (ISBN 0373-27118-2) [[RITA]] finalist
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* ''[[Carolina Heart]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[The Temptation Of Sean Macneill]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #1032, September 2000 (ISBN 0373-27102-6) - [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series Romance
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* ''[[Caroline Home]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Comeback Of Con Macneill]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #983, January 2000 (ISBN 03773-07983-4)
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* ''[[Carolina Man]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Passion Of Patrick Macneill]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #906, January 1999 (ISBN 03773-07906-0) - [[1999 RRA Awards Winners|1999 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series Romance
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* ''[[Close-Up]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'' - [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]] #894, November 1998 (ISBN 03773-078994-3)
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* ''[[Comeback Of Con Macneill]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[End Game]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Fairytale Life Of Dorothy Gale]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Forgotten Sea]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Guilty Secrets]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Her Beautiful Assassin]]'' - 2023
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* ''[[Home Before Midnight]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Immortal Sea]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Meg And Jo]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Midsummer Night's Magic]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Sea Crossing]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Sea Fever]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Sea Lord]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Sea Witch]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Stolen Memory]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Temptation Of Sean Macneill]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Upon A Midnight Clear]]'' - 2008
  
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== Novellas ==
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== Series/Related Titles ==
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* ''[[Femme Fatale]]'' anthology with [[Doranna Durgin]] and [[Meredith Fletcher]] - [[Silhouette]], August 2003 ISBN 0373-21850-8
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'''The Children Of The Sea'''
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* ''[[Over The Moon]]'' anthology with [[Angela Knight]], [[Mary Janice Davidson]], and [[Sunny]] - [[Berkley Sensation]], January 2007 (ISBN 0425213439)
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::  .5 ''[[Sea Crossing]]''
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* ''[[Man of My Dreams]]'' (“Midsummer Night’s Magic”) with [[Sherrilyn Kenyon]], [[Maggie Shayne]] and [[Suzanne Forster]], [[Jove]], November 2004 (ISBN 0515137936) - [[RITA]] Award finalist
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:  1. ''[[Sea Witch]]''
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:  2. ''[[Sea Fever]]''
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:  3. ''[[Sea Lord]]''
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::  3.5 ''[[Shifting Sea]]''
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:  4. ''[[Immortal Sea]]''
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:  5. ''[[Forgotten Sea]]''
  
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== Series/Related Titles ==
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'''Dare Island'''
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*The Macneill Brothers
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:  1. ''[[Carolina Home]]''
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# ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]'', SIM # 894, November 1998 (ISBN 03773-078994-3)
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:  2. ''[[Carolina Girl]]''
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# ''[[The Passion Of Patrick Macneill]]'', SIM # 906m January 1999 (ISBN 03773-07906-0)
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:  3. ''[[Carolina Man]]''
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# ''[[The Comeback Of Con Macneill]]'', SIM # 983, January 2000 (ISBN 03773-07983-4)
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:  4. ''[[Carolina Blues]]''
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# ''[[The Temptation Of Sean Macneill]]'', SIM # 1032, September 2000 (ISBN 0373-27102-6)
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::  4.5 ''[[Carolina Heart]]''
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# ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]'', SIM # 1048, December 2000 (ISBN 0373-27118-2) - RITA finalist
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:  5. ''[[Carolina Dreaming]]''
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'''Families Are Forever''' (multi-author series)
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:  5. ''[[The Passion of Patrick MacNeill]]''
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'''Family Secrets''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Her Beautiful Assassin]]''
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'''Firstborn Sons''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Born To Protect]]''
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'''The MacNeills'''
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# ''[[The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]''
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# ''[[The Comeback Of Con MacNeill]]''
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# ''[[The Temptation Of Sean MacNeill]]''
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# ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]''
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'''The March Sisters'''
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# ''[[Meg And Jo]]''
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# ''[[Beth And Amy]]''
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'''Men In Blue''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]''
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'''Sweet Home Carolina'''
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# ''[[The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn]]''
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'''Trouble In Eden'''
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# ''[[All A Man Can Do]]''
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# ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]''
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# ''[[All A Man Can Be]]''
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# ''[[Stolen Memory]]''
  
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*Trouble In Eden series
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==Awards==
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# ''[[All A Man Can Do]]'', "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1180, October 2002 ISBN 0373-27250-2
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*2017  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, ''[Carolina Dreaming]]''
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# ''[[All A Man Can Ask]]'', "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1197, January 2003 ISBN 0373-27267-7
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*2011  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romance Novella, "Shifting Sea" in ''[[Burning Up]]''
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# ''[[All A Man Can Be]]'', "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1215, April 2003 ISBN 0373-27285-5
 
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# ''[[Stolen Memory]]'', "Trouble in Eden" miniseries, SIM #1347, February 2005 ISBN 0373-27417-3
 
  
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==Recognitions==
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*2021  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Beth And Amy]]''
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*2019  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Meg And Jo]]''
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*2019  [[LibraryReads]] Starred Review, ''[[Meg And Jo]]''
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*2019  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[Meg And Jo]]''
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*2015  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, ''[[Carolina Man]]''
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*2011  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Immortal Sea]]''
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*2006  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Close-Up]]''
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Midsummer Night's Magic" in ''[[Man Of My Dreams]]''
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*2004  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[All A Man Can Be]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[Mad Dog And Annie]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[The Comeback Of Conn MacNeill]]''
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*2000  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, ''[[The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill]]''
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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* [[2001 RRA Awards Winners|2001 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Series/Category Romance Author of 2001
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*2001  [[RRA Awards]] Winner - Best Series/Category Romance Author
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* [[2000 RRA Awards Winners|2000 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Series/Category Romance Author
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*2000  [[RRA Awards]] Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author

Latest revision as of 15:38, 11 November 2024


New York Times bestselling author Virginia Kantra is the author of thirty novels. Her stories have earned numerous awards including two Romance Writers of America's RITA (R) Awards, and two National Readers' Choice Awards.

Her work includes the popular Dare Island series, the Children of the Sea series and, in e-book format, The MacNeills stories.

Meg and Jo, a contemporary novel inspired by Little Women, received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and the American Library Association's Booklist and was praised by People Magazine.

On the Web

Books

Series/Related Titles

The Children Of The Sea

.5 Sea Crossing
1. Sea Witch
2. Sea Fever
3. Sea Lord
3.5 Shifting Sea
4. Immortal Sea
5. Forgotten Sea

Dare Island

1. Carolina Home
2. Carolina Girl
3. Carolina Man
4. Carolina Blues
4.5 Carolina Heart
5. Carolina Dreaming

Families Are Forever (multi-author series)

5. The Passion of Patrick MacNeill

Family Secrets (multi-author series)

Firstborn Sons (multi-author series)

The MacNeills

  1. The Passion Of Patrick MacNeill
  2. The Comeback Of Con MacNeill
  3. The Temptation Of Sean MacNeill
  4. Mad Dog And Annie

The March Sisters

  1. Meg And Jo
  2. Beth And Amy

Men In Blue (multi-author series)

Sweet Home Carolina

  1. The Reforming Of Matthew Dunn

Trouble In Eden

  1. All A Man Can Do
  2. All A Man Can Ask
  3. All A Man Can Be
  4. Stolen Memory

Awards

  • 2017 RITA Award Winner - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, [Carolina Dreaming]]
  • 2011 RITA Award Winner - Romance Novella, "Shifting Sea" in Burning Up

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

  • 2001 RRA Awards Winner - Best Series/Category Romance Author
  • 2000 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author
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