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[[Category:Australian Authors]] | [[Category:Australian Authors]] | ||
[[Category:Academics Who Write Romance]] | [[Category:Academics Who Write Romance]] | ||
| − | [[Category: Historical Romance Authors]] | + | [[Category:Historical Romance Authors]] |
| − | [[Category: Mills and Boon Historical Romance Authors]] | + | [[Category:Mills and Boon Authors]] |
| − | '''Stephanie Laurens''' was born in Sri Lanka and has a Ph.D. in biochemistry. She worked for many years as a research scientist in the area of cancer research and travelled with her husband through the Far and Middle East and through Europe. She currently lives outside Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two daughters and two cats. | + | [[Category:Avon Authors]] |
| − | + | [[Category:Mills and Boon Historical Romance Authors]] | |
| + | [[Category:RITA Award Finalists]] | ||
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| + | '''Stephanie Laurens''' is the pen name of ''Theonne Ann De Kretser'' (b. 1953). The [[Pseudonym|pseudonym]] is a combination of her two daughter's given names (Stephanie and Lauren). She was born in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and has a Ph.D. in biochemistry (1978). She worked for many years as a research scientist in the area of cancer research and travelled with her husband through the Far and Middle East and through Europe. She currently lives outside Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two daughters and two cats. | ||
| + | [[Image:Stephanie Laurens.jpg|frame|right|(from stephanielaurens.com)]] | ||
| + | Four years in London gave her the settings for her eight [[Regency Romance|Regency romances]] which were published from 1992 to 1996 in the [[Mills and Boon Historical Romance|Mills & Boon Historical Romance]] imprint. In 1997 she started writing [[Historical Romance|historical romance]] novels and is a New York Times, [[Publishers Weekly]], Wall Street Journal and USA-Today bestseller. | ||
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| + | Stephanie Laurens was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Historical Romance]] category for her novel ''[[Where The Heart Leads - Stephanie Laurens|Where The Heart Leads]]''. | ||
== On the Web == | == On the Web == | ||
* [http://www.stephanielaurens.com/ Stephanie Lauren's website] | * [http://www.stephanielaurens.com/ Stephanie Lauren's website] | ||
| + | * [http://www.harpercollins.com/authors/17367/Stephanie_Laurens/index.aspx Stephanie Laurens at HarperCollins] | ||
| − | == Books == | + | == Bibliography == |
| − | * ''[[All About Love]]'' - February 2001 ([[Avon]]) | + | === Books === |
| − | * ''[[All About Passion]]'' - September 2001 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[All About Love]]'' - February 2001 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Beyond Seduction - Stephanie Laurens|Beyond Seduction]]'' - September 2007 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[All About Passion]]'' - September 2001 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Captain Jack's Woman]]'' - October 1997 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[Beyond Seduction - Stephanie Laurens|Beyond Seduction]]'' - September 2007 ([[Avon]]) |
| + | * ''[[Captain Jack's Woman]]'' - October 1997 ([[Avon]]) | ||
* ''[[A Comfortable Wife|Comfortable Wife, A]]'' - March 1997 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Historical Romance #542]]) | * ''[[A Comfortable Wife|Comfortable Wife, A]]'' - March 1997 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Historical Romance #542]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[Devil's Bride]]'' - March 1998 ([[Avon | + | * ''[[Devil's Bride]]'' - March 1998 ([[Avon ]]) |
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* ''[[The Edge Of Desire|Edge Of Desire, The]]'' - September 2008 ([[Avon]]) PB | * ''[[The Edge Of Desire|Edge Of Desire, The]]'' - September 2008 ([[Avon]]) PB | ||
| − | * ''[[A Gentleman's Honor|Gentleman's Honor, A]]'' - October 2003 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[Fair Juno]]'' - August 1994 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Legacy of Love #418]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Ideal Bride|Ideal Bride, The]]'' - March 2004 ([[William Morrow]]) | + | * ''[[A Fine Passion|Fine Passion, A]]'' - September 2005 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Impetuous Innocent]]'' - April 1994 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Legacy of Love #401]]) | + | * ''[[Four In Hand]]'' - April 1993 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Masquerade #365]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Lady Chosen|Lady Chosen, The]]'' - September 2003 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[A Gentleman's Honor|Gentleman's Honor, A]]'' - October 2003 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[A Lady Of Expectations|Lady Of Expectations, A]]'' - December 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Legacy of Love #483]]) | + | * ''[[The Ideal Bride - Stephanie Laurens|Ideal Bride, The]]'' - March 2004 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | * ''[[A Lady | + | * ''[[Impetuous Innocent]]'' - April 1994 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Legacy of Love #401]]) |
| − | * ''[[On A Wicked Dawn]]'' - May 2002 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[The Lady Chosen|Lady Chosen, The]]'' - September 2003 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[On A Wild Night]]'' - April 2002 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[A Lady Of Expectations|Lady Of Expectations, A]]'' - December 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Legacy of Love #483]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Perfect Lover|Perfect Lover, The]]'' - February 2003 ([[William Morrow]]) | + | * ''[[A Lady Of His Own|Lady Of His Own, A]]'' - October 2004 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Promise In A Kiss|Promise In A Kiss, the]]'' - December 2001 ([[William Morrow]]) | + | * ''[[Mastered By Love]]'' - late July 2009 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[A Rake's Vow|Rake's Vow, A]]'' - October 1998 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[On A Wicked Dawn]]'' - May 2002 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Reasons | + | * ''[[On A Wild Night]]'' - April 2002 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[A Rogue's Proposal|Rogue's Proposal, A]]'' - October 1999 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[The Perfect Lover - Stephanie Laurens|Perfect Lover, The]]'' - February 2003 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | * ''[[Scandal's Bride]]'' March 1999 ([[Avon ]]) | + | * ''[[The Promise In A Kiss|Promise In A Kiss, the]]'' - December 2001 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | * ''[[A Secret Love|Secret Love, A]]'' - July 2000 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[A Rake's Vow|Rake's Vow, A]]'' - October 1998 ([[Avon]]) |
| + | * ''[[The Reasons For Marriage|Reasons For Marriage, The]]'' - January 1995 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Legacy of Love #438]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Rogue's Proposal|Rogue's Proposal, A]]'' - October 1999 ([[Avon]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[Scandal's Bride]]'' March 1999 ([[Avon ]]) | ||
| + | * ''[[A Secret Love|Secret Love, A]]'' - July 2000 ([[Avon]]) | ||
* ''[[Tangled Reins]]'' - September 1992 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Masquerade #352]]) | * ''[[Tangled Reins]]'' - September 1992 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Masquerade #352]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[The Taste Of Innocence|Taste Of Innocence, The]]'' - March 2007 ([[William Morrow]]) | + | * ''[[The Taste Of Innocence|Taste Of Innocence, The]]'' - March 2007 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | * ''[[To Distraction]]'' - September 2006 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[Temptation And Surrender]]'' - March 2009 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | * ''[[The Truth About Love|Truth About Love, The]]'' - March 2005 ([[William Morrow]]) | + | * ''[[To Distraction]]'' - September 2006 ([[Avon]]) |
| + | * ''[[The Truth About Love|Truth About Love, The]]'' - March 2005 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] | ||
* ''[[An Unwilling Conquest|Unwilling Conquest, An]]'' - July 1996 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Historical Romance #509]]) | * ''[[An Unwilling Conquest|Unwilling Conquest, An]]'' - July 1996 ([[Mills and Boon Historical Romance By The Numbers|Mills & Boon Historical Romance #509]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[What Price Love?]]'' - March 2006 ([[William Morrow]]) | + | * ''[[What Price Love?]]'' - March 2006 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | * ''[[Where | + | * ''[[Where The Heart Leads - Stephanie Laurens|Where The Heart Leads]]'' - February 2008 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] |
| − | == Novellas == | + | === Novellas === |
| − | * ''[[Lost | + | * ''[[The Fall Of Rogue Gerrard|Fall Of Rogue Gerrard, The]]'' in "[[It Happened One Night - Anthology|It Happened One Night]]" - 2008 ([[Avon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Melting Ice]]'' in "[[Rough Around the Edges]]" - June 1998 ([[St. Martin's Press]]) | + | * ''[[Lost And Found - Stephanie Laurens|Lost And Found]]'' in "[[Hero, Come Back]]" - June 2005 ([[Avon]]) |
| + | * ''[[Melting Ice - Stephanie Laurens|Melting Ice]]'' in "[[Rough Around the Edges]]" - June 1998 ([[St. Martin's Press]]) | ||
* ''[[Rose In Bloom]]'' in "[[Scottish Brides]]" - June 1999 ([[Avon]]) | * ''[[Rose In Bloom]]'' in "[[Scottish Brides]]" - June 1999 ([[Avon]]) | ||
| − | * ''[[Scandalous Lord Dere]]'' in "[[Secrets Of A Perfect Night]]" - December 2000 ([[Avon]]) | + | * ''[[Scandalous Lord Dere]]'' in "[[Secrets Of A Perfect Night]]" - December 2000 ([[Avon]]) |
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| + | === Collections === | ||
| + | * '''A Convenient Marriage''' - July 1996 ([[Harlequin]]) (''[[A Lady Of Expectations]]'' / ''[[The Reasons For Marriage]]'') | ||
| + | * '''A Season For Scandal''' - April 2001 ([[Harlequin]]) (''[[Fair Juno]]'' / ''[[Tangled Reins]]'') | ||
| + | * '''Rogue's Reform''' - June 2002 ([[Harlequin]]) (''[[The Reasons For Marriage]]'' / ''[[A Lady Of Expectations]]'' / ''[[An Unwilling Conquest]]'') | ||
| + | * '''A Suitable Marriage''', May 2004 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) (''[[A Comfortable Wife]]'' / ''[[An Unwilling Conquest]]'') | ||
== Series/Related Titles == | == Series/Related Titles == | ||
| − | === The Lester Family | + | * [[Tangled Reins]], 1992 |
| − | # [[The Reasons | + | * [[Fair Juno]], 1994 |
| − | # [[A Lady Of Expectations]] | + | Principal characters appear in both books |
| − | # [[An Unwilling Conquest]] | + | |
| − | * spin off [[A Comfortable Wife]] | + | === The Lester Family Trilogy === |
| + | # [[The Reasons For Marriage]], 1995 | ||
| + | # [[A Lady Of Expectations]], 1995 | ||
| + | # [[An Unwilling Conquest]], 1996 | ||
| + | * spin-off [[A Comfortable Wife]], 1997 | ||
=== The Bar Cynster === | === The Bar Cynster === | ||
| − | * prequel [[The Promise In A Kiss]] | + | * 1783 prequel [[The Promise In A Kiss]], 2001 |
| − | # [[Devil's Bride]] | + | # 1818 - [[Devil's Bride]], 1998 |
| − | # [[A Rake's Vow]] | + | # 1819 - [[A Rake's Vow]], 1998 |
| − | # [[Scandal's Bride]] | + | # 1819 - [[Scandal's Bride]], 1999 |
| − | # [[A Rogue's Proposal]] | + | # 1820 - [[A Rogue's Proposal]], 1999 |
| − | # [[A Secret Love]] | + | # 1820 - [[A Secret Love]], 2000 |
| − | # [[All About Love]], 2001 | + | # 1820 - [[All About Love]], 2001 |
| − | # [[All About Passion]], 2001 | + | # 1820 - [[All About Passion]], 2001 |
| − | # [[On A Wild Night]], 2002 | + | # 1825 - [[On A Wild Night]], 2002 |
| − | # [[On A Wicked Dawn]], 2002 | + | # 1825 - [[On A Wicked Dawn]], 2002 |
| − | # [[The Perfect Lover]], 2003 | + | # 1835 - [[The Perfect Lover - Stephanie Laurens|The Perfect Lover]], 2003 |
| − | # [[The Ideal Bride | + | # 1825 - [[The Ideal Bride - Stephanie Laurens|The Ideal Bride]], 2004 |
| − | # [[The Truth About Love]] | + | # 1831 - [[The Truth About Love]], 2005 |
| − | # | + | # 1831 - [[What Price Love?]], 2006 |
| − | # [[The Taste Of Innocence]] - | + | # 1833 - [[The Taste Of Innocence]], 2007 |
| − | * spin off [[Lost And Found]] in "[[Hero, Come Back]]" | + | # 1835 - [[Where The Heart Leads - Stephanie Laurens|Where The Heart Leads]], 2008 |
| + | # [[Temptation And Surrender]], 2009 | ||
| + | * spin-off 1834 - [[Lost And Found - Stephanie Laurens|Lost And Found]] in "[[Hero, Come Back]]", 2005 | ||
=== The Bastion Club === | === The Bastion Club === | ||
''A last bastion against the matchmakers of the ton'' - seven bachelors band together while looking for wives | ''A last bastion against the matchmakers of the ton'' - seven bachelors band together while looking for wives | ||
| − | * prequel [[Captain Jack's Woman]] | + | * prequel [[Captain Jack's Woman]], 1997 |
| − | # [[The Lady Chosen]] | + | # [[The Lady Chosen]], 2003 |
| − | # [[A Gentleman's Honor]] | + | # [[A Gentleman's Honor]], 2003 |
| − | # [[A Lady Of His Own]] | + | # [[A Lady Of His Own]], 2004 |
| − | # [[A Fine Passion]] | + | # [[A Fine Passion]], 2005 |
| − | # [[To Distraction]] | + | # [[To Distraction]], 2006 |
| − | # [[Beyond Seduction - Stephanie Laurens|Beyond Seduction]] | + | # [[Beyond Seduction - Stephanie Laurens|Beyond Seduction]], 2007 |
| + | # [[The Edge Of Desire]], 2008 | ||
| + | # [[Mastered By Love]], 2009 | ||
| − | === Casebook of Barnaby Adair === | + | === The Casebook of Barnaby Adair === |
| − | # [[Where | + | # 1831, Hellebore Hall/Cornwall - [[The Truth About Love]], 2005 |
| + | # 1831, Newmarket/Suffolk - [[What Price Love?]], 2006 | ||
| + | # 1833, Morwellan Park/Somerset - [[The Taste Of Innocence]], 2007 | ||
| + | # 1835, London - [[Where The Heart Leads - Stephanie Laurens|Where The Heart Leads]], 2008 | ||
== Awards/Honors == | == Awards/Honors == | ||
* [[Career Achievement Awards|Romantic Times 2005 Career Achievement Award Nominee]] | * [[Career Achievement Awards|Romantic Times 2005 Career Achievement Award Nominee]] | ||
| − | * [[ | + | * [[1998 RRA Awards Winners|1998 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Historical Romance Author |
| + | * [[Reviewers' Choice Award|Reviewers' Choice Award Winner]] with [[Devil's Bride]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:54, 11 November 2024
Stephanie Laurens is the pen name of Theonne Ann De Kretser (b. 1953). The pseudonym is a combination of her two daughter's given names (Stephanie and Lauren). She was born in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and has a Ph.D. in biochemistry (1978). She worked for many years as a research scientist in the area of cancer research and travelled with her husband through the Far and Middle East and through Europe. She currently lives outside Melbourne, Australia with her husband, two daughters and two cats.
(from stephanielaurens.com)
Four years in London gave her the settings for her eight Regency romances which were published from 1992 to 1996 in the Mills & Boon Historical Romance imprint. In 1997 she started writing historical romance novels and is a New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and USA-Today bestseller.
Stephanie Laurens was a 2009 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Historical Romance category for her novel Where The Heart Leads.
Contents
On the Web
Bibliography
Books
- All About Love - February 2001 (Avon)
- All About Passion - September 2001 (Avon)
- Beyond Seduction - September 2007 (Avon)
- Captain Jack's Woman - October 1997 (Avon)
- Comfortable Wife, A - March 1997 (Mills & Boon Historical Romance #542)
- Devil's Bride - March 1998 (Avon )
- Edge Of Desire, The - September 2008 (Avon) PB
- Fair Juno - August 1994 (Mills & Boon Legacy of Love #418)
- Fine Passion, A - September 2005 (Avon)
- Four In Hand - April 1993 (Mills & Boon Masquerade #365)
- Gentleman's Honor, A - October 2003 (Avon)
- Ideal Bride, The - March 2004 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- Impetuous Innocent - April 1994 (Mills & Boon Legacy of Love #401)
- Lady Chosen, The - September 2003 (Avon)
- Lady Of Expectations, A - December 1995 (Mills & Boon Legacy of Love #483)
- Lady Of His Own, A - October 2004 (Avon)
- Mastered By Love - late July 2009 (Avon)
- On A Wicked Dawn - May 2002 (Avon)
- On A Wild Night - April 2002 (Avon)
- Perfect Lover, The - February 2003 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- Promise In A Kiss, the - December 2001 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- Rake's Vow, A - October 1998 (Avon)
- Reasons For Marriage, The - January 1995 (Legacy of Love #438)
- Rogue's Proposal, A - October 1999 (Avon)
- Scandal's Bride March 1999 (Avon )
- Secret Love, A - July 2000 (Avon)
- Tangled Reins - September 1992 (Masquerade #352)
- Taste Of Innocence, The - March 2007 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- Temptation And Surrender - March 2009 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- To Distraction - September 2006 (Avon)
- Truth About Love, The - March 2005 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- Unwilling Conquest, An - July 1996 (Mills & Boon Historical Romance #509)
- What Price Love? - March 2006 (William Morrow) Hardcover
- Where The Heart Leads - February 2008 (William Morrow) Hardcover
Novellas
- Fall Of Rogue Gerrard, The in "It Happened One Night" - 2008 (Avon)
- Lost And Found in "Hero, Come Back" - June 2005 (Avon)
- Melting Ice in "Rough Around the Edges" - June 1998 (St. Martin's Press)
- Rose In Bloom in "Scottish Brides" - June 1999 (Avon)
- Scandalous Lord Dere in "Secrets Of A Perfect Night" - December 2000 (Avon)
Collections
- A Convenient Marriage - July 1996 (Harlequin) (A Lady Of Expectations / The Reasons For Marriage)
- A Season For Scandal - April 2001 (Harlequin) (Fair Juno / Tangled Reins)
- Rogue's Reform - June 2002 (Harlequin) (The Reasons For Marriage / A Lady Of Expectations / An Unwilling Conquest)
- A Suitable Marriage, May 2004 (Mills & Boon) (A Comfortable Wife / An Unwilling Conquest)
Series/Related Titles
- Tangled Reins, 1992
- Fair Juno, 1994
Principal characters appear in both books
The Lester Family Trilogy
- The Reasons For Marriage, 1995
- A Lady Of Expectations, 1995
- An Unwilling Conquest, 1996
- spin-off A Comfortable Wife, 1997
The Bar Cynster
- 1783 prequel The Promise In A Kiss, 2001
- 1818 - Devil's Bride, 1998
- 1819 - A Rake's Vow, 1998
- 1819 - Scandal's Bride, 1999
- 1820 - A Rogue's Proposal, 1999
- 1820 - A Secret Love, 2000
- 1820 - All About Love, 2001
- 1820 - All About Passion, 2001
- 1825 - On A Wild Night, 2002
- 1825 - On A Wicked Dawn, 2002
- 1835 - The Perfect Lover, 2003
- 1825 - The Ideal Bride, 2004
- 1831 - The Truth About Love, 2005
- 1831 - What Price Love?, 2006
- 1833 - The Taste Of Innocence, 2007
- 1835 - Where The Heart Leads, 2008
- Temptation And Surrender, 2009
- spin-off 1834 - Lost And Found in "Hero, Come Back", 2005
The Bastion Club
A last bastion against the matchmakers of the ton - seven bachelors band together while looking for wives
- prequel Captain Jack's Woman, 1997
- The Lady Chosen, 2003
- A Gentleman's Honor, 2003
- A Lady Of His Own, 2004
- A Fine Passion, 2005
- To Distraction, 2006
- Beyond Seduction, 2007
- The Edge Of Desire, 2008
- Mastered By Love, 2009
The Casebook of Barnaby Adair
- 1831, Hellebore Hall/Cornwall - The Truth About Love, 2005
- 1831, Newmarket/Suffolk - What Price Love?, 2006
- 1833, Morwellan Park/Somerset - The Taste Of Innocence, 2007
- 1835, London - Where The Heart Leads, 2008
Awards/Honors
- Romantic Times 2005 Career Achievement Award Nominee
- 1998 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Historical Romance Author
- Reviewers' Choice Award Winner with Devil's Bride
