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'''Merline Lovelace''' started writing fiction after retiring from her first career: United States Air Force colonel. The Oklahoma-based author has traveled the world, and uses her extensive military background in her stories. Lovelace, whose father was in the Air Force, did a tour of duty in Vietnam. She is an award-winning author and is a member of the [[Oklahoma Romance Writers]], a chapter of the [[Romance Writers of America]], and the [[Romance Veterans]].
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Merline Lovelace won the [[2001 RITA® Winners|2001 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|Romantic Novella]] category for "Final Approach To Forever". She was a [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure]] category for her novel ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]''.
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After a 23-year Air Force career, Colonel '''Merline Lovelace''' launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.
  
== Books ==
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The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.
* [[The 14th...And Forever|14th...And Forever, The]] - February 1997, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Alena]] - May 1994, [[Harlequin Historical]]
 
* [[Bits And Pieces]] - January 1993, [[Kismet]]
 
* [[Closer Encounters]] - November 2006, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[The Cowboy And The Cossack|Cowboy And The Cossack, The]] - August 1995, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Devlin And The Deep Blue Sea]] - May 2006, [[Silhouette Desire]]
 
* [[Diamonds Can Be Deadly]] - April 2006, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Dreams And Schemes]] - August 1994, [[Silhouette Desire]]
 
* [[Ex Marks The Spot]] - April 2007, [[Harlequin Next]]
 
* [[Full Throttle]] - January 2004, [[Silhouette Desire]]
 
* [[Halloween Honeymoon]] - October 1996, [[Silhouette Desire]]
 
* [[The Harder They Fall - Merline Lovelace|Harder They Fall, The]] - 2000, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Hot As Ice]] - February 2002, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[If A Man Answers]] - September 1998, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Lady Of The Upper Kingdom]]
 
* [[A Man Of His Word|Man Of His Word, A]] - July 1999, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Match Play]] - February 2008, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[The Mercenary And The New Mom]] - February 1999, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Mind Games]] - April 2008, [[Silhouette Nocturne]]
 
* [[Mistaken Identity - Merline Lovelace|Mistaken Identity]] - February 2000, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Night Of The Jaguar - Merline Lovelace|Night Of The Jaguar]] - May 1995,
 
* [[Perfect Double]] - February 1996, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[A Question Of Intent|Question Of Intent, A]] - November 2003, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Return To Sender]] - July 1998, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[The Right Stuff|Right Stuff, The]] - March 2004, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Risky Business - Merline Lovelace|Risky Business]] - January 2008, [[Harlequin Next]]
 
* [[Siren's Call]] - 1994, [[Harlequin Historical]]
 
* [[Somewhere In Time]] - September 1994, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[The Spy Who Loved Him|Spy Who Loved Him, The]] - January 2001, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Stranded With A Spy]] - October 2007, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Sweet Song Of Love]] - July 1994, [[Harlequin Historical]]
 
* [[Texas Hero]] - August 2002, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Texas...Now And Forever]] - May 2003, [[Lone Star Country Club]]
 
* [[To Love A Thief - Merline Lovelace|To Love A Thief]] - 2003, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Twice In A Lifetime]] -  April 2001, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Undercover Groom]] - June 1999, [[Silhouette Desire]]
 
* [[Undercover Man]] - October 1995, [[Silhouette Intimate Moments]]
 
* [[Wrong Bride, Right Groom]] - November 1996, [[Silhouette Desire]]
 
  
=== Novellas ===
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== On the Web ==
* "Final Approach to Forever", ''Once Upon A Dream'' - 2000
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* [http://www.merlinelovelace.com Merline Lovelace Official Website]
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* [http://authortalk.wordpress.com/2009/01/16/merline-lovelace-author-talk-17/ Merline Lovelace Author Talk 17] - Merline Lovelace braves the AuthorTalk inquisition to talk about her novels ''[[The Hello Girl]]'' and ''[[The Executive's Valentine Seduction]]'' (January 2009)
  
== Honors ==
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=== Books ===
* [[2001 Career Achievement Award Winners|2001 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Romantic Adventure
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* ''[[The 14th...And Forever|14th...And Forever, The]]'' - 1997
* [[2001 RITA® Winners|2001 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Romantic Novella|Romantic Novella]] category for "Final Approach To Forever"
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* ''[[After Midnight]]'' - 2003
* [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure]] category for her novel ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]''
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* ''[[Alena]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[All The Wrong Moves]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Amazon Gold]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Any Time, Any Place]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Beauty And The Bodyguard]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Bits And Pieces]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[A Bridge For Christmas|Bridge For Christmas, A]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[A Business Engagement|Business Engagement, A]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Call Of Duty]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Callie's Christmas Wish]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[The Captain's Baby Bargain|Captain's Baby Bargain, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[The Captain's Woman|Captain's Woman, The]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[The Captive Countess|Captive Countess, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Catch Her If You Can]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The CEO's Christmas Proposition|CEO's Christmas Proposition, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[A Christmas Kiss|Christmas Kiss, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Closer Encounters]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Colonel's Daughter|Colonel's Daughter, The]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Countess In Buckskin]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Cowboy And The Cossack|Cowboy And the Cossack, The]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Crusader Captive]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Danger In The Desert]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Deep Freeze]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Desert Heat]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[Devlin And The Deep Blue Sea]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Diamonds Can Be Deadly]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride|Diplomat's Pregnant Bride, The]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Double Deception]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Dreams And Schemes]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[A Drop Of Frankincense|Drop Of Frankincense, A]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Duke's New Year's Resolution|Duke's New Year's Resolution, The]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Duty And Dishonor]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Ex Marks The Spot]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Executive's Valentine Seduction|Executive's Valentine Seduction, The]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Eye Of The Beholder]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Final Approach to…Forever]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[The First Mistake|First Mistake, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Full Throttle]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Halloween Honeymoon]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[The Harder They Fall|Harder They Fall, The]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[The Hello Girl|Hello Girl, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Lover]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[His First Father's Day]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[His Lady's Ransom]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[The Horse Soldier|Horse Soldier, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Hot As Ice]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[''I Do''...Take Two!]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[If A Man Answers]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Lady Of The Upper Kingdom]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[The Last Bullet|Last Bullet, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Line Of Duty]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Maggie And Her Colonel]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Major's Wife|Major's Wife, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[A Man Of His Word|Man Of His Word, A]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Marry Me, Major]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Match Play]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[The Mercenary And The New Mom|Mercenary And The New Mom, The]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[The Middle Sin|Middle Sin, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[A Military Affair|Military Affair, A]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Mind Games]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Mismatched Hearts]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Mistaken Identity]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Night Of The Jaguar]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Now You See Her]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[One Of The Boys]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[The Paternity Promise|Paternity Promise, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[The Paternity Proposition|Paternity Proposition, The]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Perfect Double]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[A Price Above Rubies|Price Above Rubies, A]]'' - 2021
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* ''[[The Protector|Protector, The]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[A Question Of Intent|Question Of Intent, A]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Return To Sender]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[The Right Stuff|Right Stuff, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Risky Business]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Risky Engagement]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[River Rising]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[The Rogue Knight|Rogue Knight, The]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Sailor's Moon]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[A Savage Beauty|Savage Beauty, A]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Seduced By The Operative]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Seduced By The Season]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[Siren's Call]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[Somewhere In Time]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Spy Who Loved Him|Spy Who Loved Him, The]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Strangers When We Meet]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Sweet Song Of Love]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Texan's Royal M.D.|Texan's Royal M.D., The]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Texas Hero]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Texas…Now And Forever]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Third Time's The Bride!]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[The Tiger's Bride|Tiger's Bride, The]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[To Love A Thief]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Twice In A Lifetime]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Undercover Groom]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Undercover Man]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Undercover Operations]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Undercover Wife]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Untamed]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Wrong Bride, Right Groom]]'' - 1997
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=== Anthologies ===
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* ''[[Once Upon A Dream]]'' - 2000
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== Series/Related Titles==
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'''American Heroes''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Marry Me, Major]]''
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* ''[[The Captain's Baby Bargain]]''
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'''Billionaires And Babies''' (multi-author series)
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:  25. ''[[The Paternity Proposition]]''
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:  29. ''[[The Paternity Promise]]''
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'''Centerfolds''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Dreams And Schemes]]''
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'''The Cleo North Trilogy'''
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* ''[[The First Mistake]]''
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* ''[[The Middle Sin]]''
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* ''[[The Last Bullet]]''
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'''Code Name: Danger'''
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* ''[[Night Of The Jaguar]]''
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* ''[[The Cowboy And The Cossack]]''
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* ''[[Undercover Man]]''
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* ''[[Perfect Double]]''
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* ''[[Hot As Ice]]''
 +
* ''[[Texas Hero]]''
 +
* ''[[To Love A Thief]]''
 +
* ''[[Diamonds Can Be Deadly]]''
 +
* ''[[Devlin And The Deep Blue Sea]]''
 +
* ''[[Closer Encounters]]''
 +
* ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]''
 +
* ''[[Match Play]]''
 +
* ''[[Undercover Wife]]''
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* ''[[Seduced By The Operative]]''
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* ''[[Risky Engagement]]''
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* ''[[Danger In The Desert]]''
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* ''[[Strangers When We Meet]]''
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* ''[[Double Deception]]''
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'''Destiny's Women'''
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* ''[[Alena]]''
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* ''[[Sweet Song Of Love]]''
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* ''[[Siren's Call]]''
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'''Duchess Diaries'''
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* ''[[A Business Engagement]]''
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* ''[[The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride]]''
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* ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Love]]''
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* ''[[The Texan's Royal M.D.]]''
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'''Follow That Baby!''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Mercenary And The New Mom]]''
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'''Fortune's Children''' (multi-author series)
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:  3. ''[[Beauty And The Bodyguard]]''
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:  19. ''[[Undercover Groom]]''
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'''Garretts Of Wyoming'''
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* ''[[The Horse Soldier]]''
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* ''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]''
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* ''[[The Captain's Woman]]''
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'''Holiday Honeymoons''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Halloween Honeymoon]]''
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* ''[[Wrong Bride, Right Groom]]''
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* ''[[The 14th...And Forever]]''
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* ''[[His First Father's Day]]''
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'''Holidays Abroad'''
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* ''[[The CEO's Christmas Proposition]]''
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* ''[[The Duke's New Year's Resolution]]''
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* ''[[The Executive's Valentine Seduction]]''
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'''Lone Star Country Club''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Texas...Now And Forever]]''
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'''Men Of The Bar H'''
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* ''[[If A Man Answers]]''
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* ''[[A Man Of His Word]]''
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* ''[[Mistaken Identity]]''
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* ''[[The Harder They Fall]]''
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* ''[[Twice In A Lifetime]]''
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'''Military Of The Month''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Risky Engagement]]''
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'''The Morgans Of Oklahoma'''
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* ''[[A Savage Beauty]]''
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* ''[[Untamed]]''
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* ''[[Eye Of The Beholder]]''
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'''A Samantha Spade Mystery'''
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* ''[[All The Wrong Moves]]''
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* ''[[Now You See Her]]''
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* ''[[Catch Her If You Can]]''
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'''Same Time, Next Year'''
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* ''[[Marry Me, Major]]''
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* ''[[The Captain's Baby Bargain]]''
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'''Special Ops: The Sidewinders'''
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* ''[[Any Time, Any Place]]''
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* ''[[Amazon Gold]]''
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* ''[[Desert Heat]]''
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'''Spellbound''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Somewhere In Time]]''
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'''Three Coins In The Fountain'''
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* ''[["I Do"...Take Two!]]''
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* ''[[Third Time's The Bride!]]''
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* ''[[Callie's Christmas Wish]]''
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'''Time Raiders''' (multi-author series)
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: 4. ''[[The Protector]]''
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'''To Protect And Defend'''
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* ''[[A Question Of Intent]]''
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* ''[[Full Throttle]]''
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* ''[[The Right Stuff]]''
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'''A Year Of Loving Dangerously''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[The Spy Who Loved Him]]''
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==Awards==
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*2003  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - American Historical Romance, ''[[A Savage Beauty]]''
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*2002  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Intimate Moments, ''[[Hot As Ice]]''
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*2001  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Romance Novella, "Final Approach...To Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]''
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*2000  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Silhouette Intimate Moments, ''[[Final Approach...To Forever]]''
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*1994  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Meteor Kismet, ''[[Bits And Pieces]]''
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==Recognitions==
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*2016  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romance Novella, "Desert Heat" in ''[[Course Of Action: Crossfire]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[["I Do"...Take Two!]]''
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*2016  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Third Time's The Bride!]]''
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*2015  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Romance: Short, ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Lover]]''
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*2014  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Her Unforgettable Royal Lover]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure, ''[[Stranded With A Spy]]''
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*2003  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[The Colonel's Daughter]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Dark Side Of Dawn]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[The Horse Soldier]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Call Of Duty]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[If A Man Answers]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Romantic Suspense, ''[[Return To Sender]]''
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*1999  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Short Historical Romance, ''[[The Tiger's Bride]]''
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*1998  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Long Contemporary Series Romance, "The 14th...And Forever" in ''[[Special Report]]''
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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*2001  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Series Romantic Adventure
 
* University of Oklahoma "Writer of the Year"
 
* University of Oklahoma "Writer of the Year"
 
* Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year
 
* Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year
 
== On the Web ==
 
* [http://www.merlinelovelace.com Merline Lovelace Official Website]
 
* [http://www.likesbooks.com/lovelace.html Interview with Merline Lovelace] - ''All About Romance'' (1996)
 

Latest revision as of 00:51, 6 October 2024


After a 23-year Air Force career, Colonel Merline Lovelace launched a second career as a writer, basing many of her tales on her own experiences in uniform and on her travels all around the globe.

The USA Today best-selling author now has more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Her works have won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA. Merline is especially proud to have been named the University of Oklahoma's Writer of the Year and the Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year.

On the Web

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Titles

American Heroes (multi-author series)

Billionaires And Babies (multi-author series)

25. The Paternity Proposition
29. The Paternity Promise

Centerfolds (multi-author series)

The Cleo North Trilogy

Code Name: Danger

Destiny's Women

Duchess Diaries

Follow That Baby! (multi-author series)

Fortune's Children (multi-author series)

3. Beauty And The Bodyguard
19. Undercover Groom

Garretts Of Wyoming

Holiday Honeymoons (multi-author series)

Holidays Abroad

Lone Star Country Club (multi-author series)

Men Of The Bar H

Military Of The Month (multi-author series)

The Morgans Of Oklahoma

A Samantha Spade Mystery

Same Time, Next Year

Special Ops: The Sidewinders

Spellbound (multi-author series)

Three Coins In The Fountain

Time Raiders (multi-author series)

4. The Protector

To Protect And Defend

A Year Of Loving Dangerously (multi-author series)

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

  • 2001 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Series Romantic Adventure
  • University of Oklahoma "Writer of the Year"
  • Oklahoma Female Veteran of the Year