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== Biography ==
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Writing for [[Loveswept]], RaeAnne Thayne published five romance novels. Her first book was published in 1996. She was a [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure]] for her novel ''[[High-Risk Affair]]''.
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I'm not one of those people who knew from birth she was destined to become a writer. I always loved to read and throughout my childhood I could usually be found with a book in my hands. To the disgust of my friends, I even enjoyed creative writing assignments that made them all groan. But I had other dreams besides writing. I wanted to be an actress or a teacher or a lawyer.
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Life took a different turn for me, though, when my mother made me take a journalism elective in high school (thanks, Mom!). I knew the first day that this was where I belonged.
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After I graduated from college in journalism, I took a job at the local daily newspaper and I reveled in the challenge and the diversity of it. One day I could be interviewing the latest country music star, the next day I was writing about local motorcycle gangs or interviewing an award-winning scientist.
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Through it all -- through the natural progression of my career from reporter to editor -- I wrote stories in my head. Not just any stories, either, but romances, the kind of books I have devoured since junior high school, with tales about real people going through the trials and tribulations of life until they find deep and lasting love.
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I had no idea how to put these people on paper, but knew I had to try -- their stories were too compelling for me to ignore. I sold my first book in 1995 and now, more than 30 books later, I've come to love everything about writing, from the click of the computer keys under my fingers to the "that's-it!" feeling I get when a story is flowing.
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I write full-time now (well, as full-time as I can manage juggling my kids!) amid the raw beauty of the northern Utah mountains.
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Even though I might not have dreamed of being a writer when I was younger, now I simply can't imagine my life any other way.
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I love to hear from readers. You can reach me at my email address, raeannethayne@gmail.com.
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== On the Web ==
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* Website [https://www.raeannethayne.com/]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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* ''[[Fireworks]]'' - December 1997,  [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #862]]  
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* ''[[High-Risk Affair]]'' - 2007 ([[Silhouette Romantic Suspense]])
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* ''[[All is Bright]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[In Too Deep]]'' - April 1997, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #833]]  
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* ''[[Autumn Chill In Utah Springs]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Mating Game|Mating Game, The]]'' - August 1996, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #800]]  
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* ''[[Back On Bittercreek Ranch]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Sweet Justice]]'' - November 1998, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #907]]  
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* ''[[Blackberry Summer]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Wild Streak]]'' - October 1996, [[Loveswept By The Numbers|Loveswept #809]]  
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* ''[[A Brambleberry Summer|Brambleberry Summer, A]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Cassidy Harte And The Comeback Kid  /  Return To Star Valley]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Change Of Fortune]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Christmas At Holiday House]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Christmas In Cold Creek]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Christmas In Snowflake Canyon]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Christmas Ranch|Christmas Ranch, The]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[The Cliff House|Cliff House, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Noel|Cold Creek Noel, A]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Baby|Cold Creek Baby, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Story|Cold Creek Christmas Story, A]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Christmas Surprise|Cold Creek Christmas Surprise, A]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Holiday|Cold Creek Holiday, A]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Homecoming|Cold Creek Homecoming, A]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Reunion|Cold Creek Reunion, A]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[A Cold Creek Secret|Cold Creek Secret, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Coming Home for Christmas]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Cottages On Silver Beach|Cottages On Silver Beach, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle|Cowboy's Christmas Miracle, The]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Currant Creek Valley]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[The Daddy Makeover|Daddy Makeover, The /  The House On Cannon Beach]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Dalton's Undoing]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Dancing In The Moonlight]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Endangered]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Evergreen Springs]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Fireworks]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Fortune's Woman]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Freefall]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[A Haven Point Beginning|Haven Point Beginning, A]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Hawaiian Holiday]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[High-Risk Affair]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[High-Stakes Honeymoon]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[His Second-Chance Family / Reunion On Rocky Shores]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[The Holiday Gift|Holiday Gift, The]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Hope On Sage Flats]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[In Too Deep]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[The Interpreter|Interpreter, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Intimate Surrender / Snowbound In Sweetwater Ranch]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Light The Stars]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[The Mating Game|Mating Game, The]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[A Merger...Or Marriage? / Reunited In Walnut River]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[A Mother's Hope]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Never Too Late / Home In Cottonwood Canyon]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Nothing To Lose]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Nowhere To Hide / Hiding In Park City]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Path To Sunshine Cove|Path To Sunshine Cove, The]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[The Quiet Storm|Quiet Storm, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Rancher's Christmas Song|Rancher's Christmas Song, The]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Redemption Bay]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Renegade Father]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Riverbend Road]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Saving Grace]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[The Sea Glass Cottage|Sea Glass Cottage, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Season Of Wonder]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Serenity Harbor]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Shelter From The Storm]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Sleigh Bells Ring]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Snow Angel Cove]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Snowed In At The Ranch]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Snowfall On Haven Point]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[A Soldier's Secret|Soldier's Secret, A]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[A Soldier's Return|Soldier's Return, A]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Starstruck]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Sugar Pine Trail]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[Summer At The Cape]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[Summer At Lake Haven]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[Sweet Justice]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Sweet Laurel Falls]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Taming Jesse James / Springtime In Salt River]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[A Thunder Canyon Christmas|Thunder Canyon Christmas, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[The Valentine Two-Step|Valentine Two-Step, The / Star Valley Winter]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Wild Streak]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Wild Iris Ridge]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Willowleaf Lane]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Woodrose Mountain]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Wrangler And The Runaway Mom|Wrangler And The Runaway Mom, The / Secluded At Broken Spur Ranch]]'' - 1999
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== Anthologies==
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* ''[[From The Heart: A Collection Of Short Romantic Stories, Vol. 2 (e)]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[From The Heart: A Collection Of Short Romantic Stories, Vol. 1 (e)]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[From The Heart: A Collection Of Short Romantic Stories, Vol. 3 (e)]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[From The Heart: A Collection Of Short Romantic Stories, Vol. 4 (e)]]'' - 2014
  
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== On the Web ==
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==Awards==
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* [http://www.xmission.com/~rthayne/ RaeAnne Thayne] - website
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*2010  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Special Edition, [[A Thunder Canyon Christmas]]
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* [http://raeannethayne.blogspot.com/ Blog]
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*2006  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Special Edition, [[Dancing In The Moonlight]]
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==Recognitions==
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*2019  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, [[The Cliff House]]
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*2017  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance:Long, [[Snowfall On Haven Point]]
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*2016  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length, [[A Cold Creek Christmas Story]]
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*2016  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Long, [[Redemption Bay]]
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*2015  [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, [[Evergreen Springs]]
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*2013  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series, [[A Cold Creek Noel]]
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, [[A Cold Creek Noel]]
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*2009  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance, [[The Cowboy's Christmas Miracle]]
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*2008  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, [[High-Risk Affair]]
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*2001  [[RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series, [[Saving Grace - RaeAnne Thayne|Saving Grace]]

Latest revision as of 01:48, 11 November 2024


I'm not one of those people who knew from birth she was destined to become a writer. I always loved to read and throughout my childhood I could usually be found with a book in my hands. To the disgust of my friends, I even enjoyed creative writing assignments that made them all groan. But I had other dreams besides writing. I wanted to be an actress or a teacher or a lawyer.

Life took a different turn for me, though, when my mother made me take a journalism elective in high school (thanks, Mom!). I knew the first day that this was where I belonged.

After I graduated from college in journalism, I took a job at the local daily newspaper and I reveled in the challenge and the diversity of it. One day I could be interviewing the latest country music star, the next day I was writing about local motorcycle gangs or interviewing an award-winning scientist.

Through it all -- through the natural progression of my career from reporter to editor -- I wrote stories in my head. Not just any stories, either, but romances, the kind of books I have devoured since junior high school, with tales about real people going through the trials and tribulations of life until they find deep and lasting love.

I had no idea how to put these people on paper, but knew I had to try -- their stories were too compelling for me to ignore. I sold my first book in 1995 and now, more than 30 books later, I've come to love everything about writing, from the click of the computer keys under my fingers to the "that's-it!" feeling I get when a story is flowing.

I write full-time now (well, as full-time as I can manage juggling my kids!) amid the raw beauty of the northern Utah mountains.

Even though I might not have dreamed of being a writer when I was younger, now I simply can't imagine my life any other way.

I love to hear from readers. You can reach me at my email address, raeannethayne@gmail.com.

On the Web

Books

Anthologies

Awards

Recognitions

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