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− | Emilie and | + | '''Emilie Richards''' was born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. After receiving an undergraduate degree in American studies from Florida State University, Richards earned a master's degree in family development from Virginia Tech. |
− | + | She worked as a therapist in a mental health center, before becoming a parent services coordinator for families enrolled in Head Start and then working in several pastoral counseling centers. Richards' husband is a Unitarian Universalist minister. | |
− | + | Writing career | |
+ | Richards began writing in 1983 after the birth of her fourth child. Her son would sit on her lap as she wrote, and Richards titled her first completed work, Brendan's Song, after him. The book was published in 1985 in the Silhouette Romance category line. She has subsequently written over 40 novels for Silhouette, including six, all set in Australia or New Zealand, written during a four-month sabbatical in Australia. | ||
− | + | As a result of years working as a family counselor, her novels "feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues." Richards won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest award given to romance authors, in 1994 for Dragonslayer. Richards has also been nominated three times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards and is a recipient of their Career Achievement Award. | |
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+ | Despite the occasional use of overly clichéd lines, Richards' writing "effortlessly flows from page to page." Her characters often sport unusual quirks, such as a penchant for strange sandwich ingredients, which gives the story an added charm. | ||
+ | |||
+ | In 2004, Richards began a new series of single-title novels centered around quilting. These novels were inspired by a volunteer stint with VISTA. While she was an undergraduate, Richards spent a summer living in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains, helping the residents and learning to quilt. | ||
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+ | The following year, Richards began writing murder mysteries in addition to romance novels. The novels, in a series called Ministry is Murder, are based partially on her experience as a minister's wife and are written in first-person from the perspective of the heroine, minister's wife "Aggie" Wilcox. Characters in this series are "interesting [and] well-developed," although suspense is "minimal." | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==On the Web== | ||
+ | * Website [https://emilierichards.com/] | ||
+ | * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilie_Richards] | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
− | |||
* ''[[All The Right Reasons]]'' - 1988 | * ''[[All The Right Reasons]]'' - 1988 | ||
* ''[[All Those Years Ago]]'' - 1991 | * ''[[All Those Years Ago]]'' - 1991 | ||
− | * ''[[Aloha Always]]'' - | + | * ''[[Aloha Always]]'' - 1987 |
− | * ''[[Angel And The Saint]]'' - | + | * ''[[Angel And The Saint]]'' - 1986 |
* ''[[Bayou Midnight]]'' - 1987 | * ''[[Bayou Midnight]]'' - 1987 | ||
* ''[[Beautiful Lies]]'' - 1999 | * ''[[Beautiful Lies]]'' - 1999 | ||
+ | * ''[[Beware False Profits]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Billy Ray Wainwright]]'' - 1998 | ||
* ''[[Blessed Be The Busybody]]'' - 2005 | * ''[[Blessed Be The Busybody]]'' - 2005 | ||
− | * ''[[Brendan's Song]]'' - | + | * ''[[Brendan's Song]]'' - 1985 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Classic Encounter|Classic Encounter, A]]'' - 1988 |
+ | * ''[[The Color Of Light|Color Of Light, The]]'' - 2015 | ||
* ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' - 1991 | * ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' - 1991 | ||
* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' - 1993 | * ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' - 1993 | ||
* ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' - 1995 | * ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' - 1995 | ||
* ''[[Endless Chain]]'' - 2005 | * ''[[Endless Chain]]'' - 2005 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Family Of Strangers|Family Of Strangers, A]]'' - 2019 | ||
+ | * ''[[Fortunate Harbor]]'' - 2010 | ||
* ''[[Fox River]]'' - 2001 | * ''[[Fox River]]'' - 2001 | ||
* ''[[From a Distance]]'' - 1992 | * ''[[From a Distance]]'' - 1992 | ||
* ''[[From Glowing Embers]]'' - 1988 | * ''[[From Glowing Embers]]'' - 1988 | ||
* ''[[Fugitive]]'' - 1990 | * ''[[Fugitive]]'' - 1990 | ||
− | * ''[[Gilding The Lily]]'' - | + | * ''[[Gilding The Lily]]'' - 1985 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Good Time Man]]'' - 1986 |
+ | * ''[[Hanging By A Thread]]'' - 2004 | ||
+ | * ''[[Happiness Key]]'' - 2009 | ||
+ | * ''[[Hold Back The Night]]'' - 2017 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Home For The Holidays|Home For The Holidays, A]]'' - 2018 | ||
+ | * ''[[The House Guests|House Guests, The]]'' - 2021 | ||
* ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' - 1995 | * ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' - 1995 | ||
* ''[[Iron Lace - Emilie Richards|Iron Lace]]'' - 1996 | * ''[[Iron Lace - Emilie Richards|Iron Lace]]'' - 1996 | ||
− | * ''[[Island Glory]]'' - | + | * ''[[Island Glory]]'' - 1989 |
− | * ''[[Lady Of The Night]]'' - 1986 | + | * ''[[Labor Dispute]]'' - 1990 |
+ | * ''[[Lady Of The Night - Emilie Richards|Lady Of The Night]]'' - 1986 | ||
+ | * ''[[Let It Snow]]'' - 2013 | ||
* ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]'' - 2006 | * ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Lie For A Lie|Lie For A Lie, A]]'' - 2009 | ||
* ''[[Lover's Knot]]'' - 2006 | * ''[[Lover's Knot]]'' - 2006 | ||
* ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]'' - 1995 | * ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]'' - 1995 | ||
* ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]'' - 1996 | * ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]'' - 1996 | ||
− | * ''[[Once More With Feeling]] - 1996 | + | * ''[[A Mother's Day|Mother's Day, A]]'' - 2010 |
+ | * ''[[Naughty Or Nice]]'' - 1993 | ||
+ | * ''[[Night Magic]]'' - 2018 | ||
+ | * ''[[No River Too Wide]]'' - 2014 | ||
+ | * ''[[Nobody's Child]]'' - 1998 | ||
+ | * ''[[Once More With Feeling - Emilie Richards |Once More With Feeling]]'' - 1996 | ||
* ''[[One Moment Past Midnight]]'' - 1999 | * ''[[One Moment Past Midnight]]'' - 1999 | ||
− | * ''[[One Perfect Rose]]'' - 1992 | + | * ''[[One Mountain Away]]'' - 2012 |
+ | * ''[[One Perfect Rose - Emilie Richards|One Perfect Rose]]'' - 1992 | ||
* ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]'' - 1992 | * ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]'' - 1992 | ||
− | * ''[[Outback Nights]]'' - | + | * ''[[Outback Nights]]'' - 1987 |
* ''[[The Parting Glass|Parting Glass, The]]'' - 2003 | * ''[[The Parting Glass|Parting Glass, The]]'' - 2003 | ||
* ''[[Prospect Street]]'' - 2002 | * ''[[Prospect Street]]'' - 2002 | ||
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* ''[[Runaway - Emilie Richards|Runaway]]'' - 1990 | * ''[[Runaway - Emilie Richards|Runaway]]'' - 1990 | ||
* ''[[Season Of Miracles]]'' - 1986 | * ''[[Season Of Miracles]]'' - 1986 | ||
+ | * ''[[Sister's Choice]]'' - 2008 | ||
* ''[[Smoke Screen]]'' - 1988 | * ''[[Smoke Screen]]'' - 1988 | ||
* ''[[Something So Right]]'' - 1986 | * ''[[Something So Right]]'' - 1986 | ||
+ | * ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]'' - 2013 | ||
* ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' - 1993 | * ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' - 1993 | ||
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[A Stranger's Son|Stranger's Son, A]]'' - 1997 |
− | * ''[[Sweet | + | * ''[[Sunset Bridge]]'' - 2011 |
− | * ''[[Sweet Mockingbird's Call]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Surprise Of A Lifetime|Surprise Of A Lifetime, The]]'' - 2019 |
− | * ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]'' - | + | * ''[[The Swallow's Nest|Swallow's Nest, The]]'' - 2017 |
− | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Sweet Georgia Gal]]'' - 1985 |
+ | * ''[[Sweet Homecoming]]'' - 1987 | ||
+ | * ''[[Sweet Mockingbird's Call]]'' - 1986 | ||
+ | * ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]'' - 1986 | ||
+ | * ''[[Sweet Sea Spirit]]'' - 1986 | ||
+ | * ''[[That Old Familiar Feeling]]'' - 2003 | ||
+ | * ''[[To The One I Love]]'' - 2010 | ||
* ''[[Touching Stars]]'' - 2007 | * ''[[Touching Stars]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Treasure Beach]]'' - 2012 | ||
* ''[[The Trouble With Joe|Trouble With Joe, The]]'' - 1994 | * ''[[The Trouble With Joe|Trouble With Joe, The]]'' - 1994 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Truth For A Truth|Truth For A Truth, A]]'' - 2010 | ||
* ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' - 1997 | * ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' - 1997 | ||
* ''[[Twilight Shadows]]'' - 1991 | * ''[[Twilight Shadows]]'' - 1991 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Unmasking|Unmasking, The]]'' - 1985 | ||
* ''[[The Way Back Home|Way Back Home, The]]'' - 1990 | * ''[[The Way Back Home|Way Back Home, The]]'' - 1990 | ||
* ''[[Wedding Ring]]'' - 2004 | * ''[[Wedding Ring]]'' - 2004 | ||
+ | * ''[[When We Were Sisters]]'' - 2016 | ||
* ''[[Whiskey Island]]'' - 2000 | * ''[[Whiskey Island]]'' - 2000 | ||
* ''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' - 1996 | * ''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' - 1996 | ||
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===Non-Fiction=== | ===Non-Fiction=== | ||
− | * ''Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot'' | + | * ''Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot'' |
==Series/Related Books== | ==Series/Related Books== | ||
− | + | '''American Hero''' (multi-author series) | |
− | + | : 12. ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' | |
− | + | ||
− | * ''[[ | + | '''Family''' |
− | + | # ''[[Runaway]]'' | |
− | + | # ''[[The Way Back Home]]'' | |
− | + | # ''[[Fugitive]]'' | |
+ | # ''[[One Perfect Rose]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[The Trouble With Joe]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''From Bud To Blossom''' (multi-author series) | ||
+ | # ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Goddesses Anonymous''' | ||
+ | # ''[[One Mountain Away]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[No River Too Wide]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Happiness Key''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Happiness Key]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Fortunate Harbor]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sunset Bridge]]'' | ||
+ | :: 3.5 ''[[Treasure Beach]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Hawaii''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Aloha Always]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Island Glory]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Iron Lace''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Iron Lace]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Rising Tides]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Men In Blue''' (multi-author series) | ||
+ | * ''[[One Moment Past]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Midnight]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''The Men Of Midnight''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Ministry Is Murder''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Blessed Be the Busybody]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Beware False Profits]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[A Lie For A Lie]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[A Truth For A Truth]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''New Orleans Nights''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Lady Of The Night]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Bayou Midnight]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Night Magic]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Otherworldly''' | ||
+ | # ''[[From A Distance]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Reincarnation''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Once More With Feeling]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Runaway''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Runaway]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[The Way Back Home]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Fugitive]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Shadows''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Twilight Shadows]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Shenandoah Album''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Wedding Ring]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Endless Chain]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Lover's Knot]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Touching Stars]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sister's Choice]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Sonny's Girls''' (multi-author series) | ||
+ | * ''[[All Those Years Ago]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Sweet Five''' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sweet Georgia Gal]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sweet Sea Spirit]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sweet Mockingbird's Call]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Sweet Homecoming]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''Tales Of The Pacific''' | ||
+ | # ''[[From Glowing Embers]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Smoke Screen]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Rainbow Fire]]'' | ||
+ | # ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]'' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Awards== | ||
+ | *1994 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' | ||
+ | *1994 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series W.I.S.H. Hero, ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' | ||
+ | *1993 [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Series Romance Book Of The Year, ''[[From A Distance]]'' | ||
− | == | + | ==Recognitions== |
− | * [[ | + | *2021 [[Library Journal]] Starred Review, ''[[The House Guests]] |
− | * [[ | + | *2016 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[When We Were Sisters]]'' |
− | * [[ | + | *2015 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Color Of Light]]'' |
+ | *2014 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[No River Too Wide]]'' | ||
+ | *2013 [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]'' | ||
+ | *1998 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' | ||
+ | *1997 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' | ||
+ | *1996 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance, ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' | ||
+ | *1996 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Paranormal Romance, ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' | ||
+ | *1995 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[The Trouble With Joe]]'' | ||
+ | *1994 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' | ||
+ | *1992 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' | ||
+ | *1991 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Runaway]]'' | ||
+ | *1990 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Rainbow Fire]]'' | ||
+ | *1990 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Traditional Romance, ''[[Island Glory]]'' | ||
+ | *1989 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[From Glowing Embers]]'' | ||
+ | *1988 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, ''[[Bayou Midnight]]'' | ||
− | == | + | == Awards (body of work) == |
− | * [ | + | *1996 [[Romance Readers Anonymous Awards]] Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author |
+ | *1992-1993 [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Best All Around Series Romance |
Latest revision as of 16:04, 7 October 2024
Emilie Richards was born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. After receiving an undergraduate degree in American studies from Florida State University, Richards earned a master's degree in family development from Virginia Tech.
She worked as a therapist in a mental health center, before becoming a parent services coordinator for families enrolled in Head Start and then working in several pastoral counseling centers. Richards' husband is a Unitarian Universalist minister.
Writing career Richards began writing in 1983 after the birth of her fourth child. Her son would sit on her lap as she wrote, and Richards titled her first completed work, Brendan's Song, after him. The book was published in 1985 in the Silhouette Romance category line. She has subsequently written over 40 novels for Silhouette, including six, all set in Australia or New Zealand, written during a four-month sabbatical in Australia.
As a result of years working as a family counselor, her novels "feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues." Richards won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest award given to romance authors, in 1994 for Dragonslayer. Richards has also been nominated three times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards and is a recipient of their Career Achievement Award.
Despite the occasional use of overly clichéd lines, Richards' writing "effortlessly flows from page to page." Her characters often sport unusual quirks, such as a penchant for strange sandwich ingredients, which gives the story an added charm.
In 2004, Richards began a new series of single-title novels centered around quilting. These novels were inspired by a volunteer stint with VISTA. While she was an undergraduate, Richards spent a summer living in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains, helping the residents and learning to quilt.
The following year, Richards began writing murder mysteries in addition to romance novels. The novels, in a series called Ministry is Murder, are based partially on her experience as a minister's wife and are written in first-person from the perspective of the heroine, minister's wife "Aggie" Wilcox. Characters in this series are "interesting [and] well-developed," although suspense is "minimal."
Contents
On the Web
Books
- All The Right Reasons - 1988
- All Those Years Ago - 1991
- Aloha Always - 1987
- Angel And The Saint - 1986
- Bayou Midnight - 1987
- Beautiful Lies - 1999
- Beware False Profits - 2007
- Billy Ray Wainwright - 1998
- Blessed Be The Busybody - 2005
- Brendan's Song - 1985
- Classic Encounter, A - 1988
- Color Of Light, The - 2015
- Desert Shadows - 1991
- Dragonslayer - 1993
- Duncan's Lady - 1995
- Endless Chain - 2005
- Family Of Strangers, A - 2019
- Fortunate Harbor - 2010
- Fox River - 2001
- From a Distance - 1992
- From Glowing Embers - 1988
- Fugitive - 1990
- Gilding The Lily - 1985
- Good Time Man - 1986
- Hanging By A Thread - 2004
- Happiness Key - 2009
- Hold Back The Night - 2017
- Home For The Holidays, A - 2018
- House Guests, The - 2021
- Iain Ross's Woman - 1995
- Iron Lace - 1996
- Island Glory - 1989
- Labor Dispute - 1990
- Lady Of The Night - 1986
- Let It Snow - 2013
- Let There Be Suspects - 2006
- Lie For A Lie, A - 2009
- Lover's Knot - 2006
- MacDougall's Darling - 1995
- Mail-Order Matty - 1996
- Mother's Day, A - 2010
- Naughty Or Nice - 1993
- Night Magic - 2018
- No River Too Wide - 2014
- Nobody's Child - 1998
- Once More With Feeling - 1996
- One Moment Past Midnight - 1999
- One Mountain Away - 2012
- One Perfect Rose - 1992
- Out Of The Ashes - 1992
- Outback Nights - 1987
- Parting Glass, The - 2003
- Prospect Street - 2002
- Rainbow Fire - 1989
- Rising Tides - 1997
- Runaway - 1990
- Season Of Miracles - 1986
- Sister's Choice - 2008
- Smoke Screen - 1988
- Something So Right - 1986
- Somewhere Between Luck And Trust - 2013
- Somewhere Out There - 1993
- Stranger's Son, A - 1997
- Sunset Bridge - 2011
- Surprise Of A Lifetime, The - 2019
- Swallow's Nest, The - 2017
- Sweet Georgia Gal - 1985
- Sweet Homecoming - 1987
- Sweet Mockingbird's Call - 1986
- Sweet Mountain Magic - 1986
- Sweet Sea Spirit - 1986
- That Old Familiar Feeling - 2003
- To The One I Love - 2010
- Touching Stars - 2007
- Treasure Beach - 2012
- Trouble With Joe, The - 1994
- Truth For A Truth, A - 2010
- Twice Upon A Time - 1997
- Twilight Shadows - 1991
- Unmasking, The - 1985
- Way Back Home, The - 1990
- Wedding Ring - 2004
- When We Were Sisters - 2016
- Whiskey Island - 2000
- Woman Without A Name - 1996
Non-Fiction
- Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot
Series/Related Books
American Hero (multi-author series)
- 12. Dragonslayer
Family
From Bud To Blossom (multi-author series)
Goddesses Anonymous
Happiness Key
- 3.5 Treasure Beach
Hawaii
Iron Lace
Men In Blue (multi-author series)
The Men Of Midnight
Ministry Is Murder
- Blessed Be the Busybody
- Let There Be Suspects
- Beware False Profits
- A Lie For A Lie
- A Truth For A Truth
New Orleans Nights
Otherworldly
Reincarnation
Runaway
Shadows
Shenandoah Album
Sonny's Girls (multi-author series)
Sweet Five
Tales Of The Pacific
Awards
- 1994 RITA Award Winner - Long Contemporary Romance, Dragonslayer
- 1994 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Series W.I.S.H. Hero, Somewhere Out There
- 1993 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Series Romance Book Of The Year, From A Distance
Recognitions
- 2021 Library Journal Starred Review, The House Guests
- 2016 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, When We Were Sisters
- 2015 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Color Of Light
- 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, No River Too Wide
- 2013 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Somewhere Between Luck And Trust
- 1998 RITA Award Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, Twice Upon A Time
- 1997 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Suspense, Woman Without A Name
- 1996 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Suspense/Gothic Romance, Iain Ross's Woman
- 1996 RITA Award Finalist - Paranormal Romance, Duncan's Lady
- 1995 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, The Trouble With Joe
- 1994 RITA Award Finalist - Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance, Somewhere Out There
- 1992 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Suspense, Desert Shadows
- 1991 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, Runaway
- 1990 RITA Award Finalist - Romantic Suspense, Rainbow Fire
- 1990 RITA Award Finalist - Traditional Romance, Island Glory
- 1989 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, From Glowing Embers
- 1988 RITA Award Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, Bayou Midnight
Awards (body of work)
- 1996 Romance Readers Anonymous Awards Nominee - Best Series/Category Romance Author
- 1992-1993 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Best All Around Series Romance