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[[Image:Ritarainville_toohardtohandle.jpg|thumb|Too Hard To Handle by Rita Rainville]]
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== Biography ==
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[[Category:Golden Medallion Award Winners]]
[[Rita Rainville]] won the [[1988 Golden Medallion Winners|1988 Golden Medallion]] in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category for her novel ''[[It Takes A Thief - Rita Rainville|It Takes A Thief]]''. She began writing after 25 years of marriage, selling her first and second books in quick succession[http://www.eharlequin.com/author.html;jsessionid=6631989CB4668491D10E3ACC8218CD40?authorid=547]. She makes her home in Arizona.
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[[Category:Golden Medallion Award Finalists]]
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[[Category:Arizona Authors]]
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[[category:Silhouette Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:Silhouette Desire Authors]]
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[[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]]
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[[Category:1984 Debut]]
  
Rita Rainville wrote 17 novels for the [[Silhouette Romance]] imprint.
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'''Rita Rainville''' began writing after 25 years of marriage, selling her first and second books in quick succession. She makes her home in Arizona. She wrote 17 novels for the [[Silhouette Romance]] imprint. She has also written for [[Silhouette Desire]].
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Alone At Last]]'' - June  1992 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #873]])
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* ''[[Alone At Last]]'' - 1992
* ''[[Arc Of The Arrow]]'' - December  1991 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #832]])
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* ''[[Arc Of The Arrow]]'' - 1991
* ''[[Challenge The Devil]]'' - August  1984 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #313]])
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* ''[[Bedazzled]]'' - 1995
* ''[[Family Affair - Rita Rainville|Family Affair]]'' - January  1987 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #478]])
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* ''[[Challenge The Devil]]'' - 1984
* ''[[Gentle Persuasion]]'' - October  1987 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #535]])
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* ''[[City Girls Need Not Apply]]'' - 1997
* ''[[The Glorious Quest|Glorious Quest, The]]'' - August  1986 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #448]])
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* ''[[Family Affair]]'' - 1987
* ''[[It Takes A Thief - Rita Rainville|It Takes A Thief]]'' - May  1987 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #502]])
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* ''[[Gentle Persuasion]]'' - 1987
* ''[[Lady Moonlight]]'' - July  1985 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #370]])
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* ''[[Glorious Quest]]'' - 1986
* ''[[McCade's Woman]]'' - March  1985 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #346]])
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* ''[[High Spirits]]'' - 1993
* ''[[Never Love A Cowboy]]'' - February  1988 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #556]])
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* ''[[Hot Property]]'' - 1995
* ''[[Never On Sundae]]'' - March  1990 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #706]])
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* ''[[Husband Material]]'' - 1996
* ''[[No Way To Treat A Lady]]'' - July  1989 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #663]])
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* ''[[It Takes A Thief]]'' - 1987
* ''[[One Moment Of Magic]]'' - September  1990 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #746]])
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* ''[[Lady Moonlight]]'' - 1985
* ''[[The Perfect Touch|Perfect Touch, The]]'' - March  1986 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #418]])
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* ''[[Lights Out!]]'' - 1990
* ''[[Too Hard To Handle]]'' - May  2000 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #1445]])
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* ''[[McCade's Woman]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Valley Of Rainbows]]'' - September  1988 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #598]])
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* ''[[Never Love A Cowboy]]'' - 1988
* ''[[Written On The Wind]]'' - December 1985 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #400]])
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* ''[[Never On Sundae]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[No Way To Treat A Lady]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[One Moment Of Magic]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Paid In Full]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Perfect Touch]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Too Hard To Handle]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Touch Of Class]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Tumbleweed And Gibraltar]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Valley Of Rainbows]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Written On The Wind]]'' - 1985
  
== Honors ==
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==Series/Related Titles==
* [[1988 Golden Medallion Winners|1988 Golden Medallion]] - [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category for ''[[It Takes A Thief - Rita Rainville|It Takes A Thief]]''
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'''Centerfolds''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Hot Property]]''
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'''Spellbound''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Bedazzled]]''
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'''Written In The Stars''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Arc Of The Arrow]]''
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Related books
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# ''[[Family Affair]]''
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# ''[[It Takes A Thief]]''
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Related books
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# ''[[Valley Of Rainbows]]''
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# ''[[Hot Property]]''
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# ''[[Bedazzled]]''
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Related books
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# ''[[Lady Moonlight]]''
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# ''[[The Perfect Touch]]''
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# ''[[No Way To Treat A Lady]]''
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# ''[[Arc Of The Arrow]]''
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==Awards==
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*1993  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series Love & Laughter, ''[[Arc Of The Arrow]]''
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*1988  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Winner - Traditional Romance, ''[[It Takes A Thief]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*1986  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[Lady Moonlight]]''
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*1985  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[Challenge The Devil]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*1986-1987  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Series Romance Love & Laughter

Latest revision as of 23:06, 7 October 2024


Rita Rainville began writing after 25 years of marriage, selling her first and second books in quick succession. She makes her home in Arizona. She wrote 17 novels for the Silhouette Romance imprint. She has also written for Silhouette Desire.

Books

Series/Related Titles

Centerfolds (multi-author series)

Spellbound (multi-author series)

Written In The Stars (multi-author series)

Related books

  1. Family Affair
  2. It Takes A Thief

Related books

  1. Valley Of Rainbows
  2. Hot Property
  3. Bedazzled

Related books

  1. Lady Moonlight
  2. The Perfect Touch
  3. No Way To Treat A Lady
  4. Arc Of The Arrow

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)