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'''Elizabeth Lowell''' is a [[Pseudonym|pseudonym]] for [[Ann Maxwell]], who began her career in 1975 writing [[Science Fiction]] under her own name. She used the name '''Elizabeth Lowell''' (Ann's middle name plus her husband Evan Maxwell's middle name) since 1983 when she began to write [[Category|category]] romances for [[Silhouette]]. It is the name now solely used on the fiction that [[Ann Maxwell]] writes by herself.
 
  
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As Elizabeth Lowell she has received the numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a [[Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]] from the [[Romance Writers of America]] in 1994. She currently resides in the Pacific Northwest.
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Individually and with co-author/husband Evan, Ann Maxwell has written seventy novels and one work of non-fiction. There are 30 million copies of these books in print, as well as reprints in 30 foreign languages. These novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery to suspense.
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Writing as Ann Maxwell, she began her career in 1975 with a science fiction novel, Change. Since then, seven of her nine science fiction novels have been recommended for the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award; A Dead God Dancing was nominated for what was then-called TABA (The American Book Award).
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In 1976 Ann and Evan (as A. E. Maxwell) collaborated with a Norwegian hunter and photographer, Ivar Ruud, on The Year-Long Day, a nonfiction work about Ruud’s life as a trapper and hunter in the Arctic Circle. The book was later condensed in Reader’s Digest and published in four foreign editions and three book club editions. In 1985, Just Another Day in Paradise, was published by Doubleday. It was the first of eight A. E. Maxwell crime novels, featuring couple Fiddler and Fiora faced with mysteries in the shade of sunny southern California. The second book, The Frog and the Scorpion, received a creative writing award from the University of California. The fourth book in the series, Just Enough Light to Kill, was named by Time Magazine as one of the best crime novels of 1988.
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Ann and Evan (writing as Ann Maxwell) have published four suspense novels, the most recent of which is Shadow and Silk. These novels appeared on nation-wide bestseller lists and are considered groundbreaking in the field of romantic suspense, which she helped innovate.
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In 1982, Ann began publishing romance novels as '''Elizabeth Lowell'''. Under that name she has received numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a Lifetime Achievement award from the Romance Writers of America in 1994. She has written both contemporary and historical romances as well as western romance.
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Since July of 1992, she has had more than thirty novels on the New York Times bestseller list, as well as other national and international bestseller lists. The series of novels featuring the unforgettable Donovan family—Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove and Midnight in Ruby Bayou have won acclaim as some of her best romance novels.
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Her most recent romantic suspense is Night Diver. Her newest romance novel, Perfect Touch, was released in 2015 by William Morrow.
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==On The Web==
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* Website [https://www.elizabethlowell.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ann_Maxwell]
  
 
== See Also ==
 
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* [[Charters Lowell]]
 
* [[Charters Lowell]]
  
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== On the Web ==
 
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* [http://elizabethlowell.com Elizabeth Lowell's website]
 
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* [http://www.runningwithquills.com/ Running With Quills] -- where Elizabeth blogs with other romance writers
 
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== Bibliography ==
 
 
=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
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* ''[[Always Time To Die]]'' - July 2005 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Always Time To Die]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Amber Beach]]'' - October 1997 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Amber Beach]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Autumn Lover]]'' - April 1996 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Autumn Lover]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Beautiful Dreamer]]'' - December 2000 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] = first version was published as ''[[Valley Of the Sun]]''
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* ''[[Beautiful Dreamer]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Blue Smoke And Murder ]]'' - June 2008 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Blue Smoke And Murder ]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Chain Lightning]]'' - September 1988 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #256]])
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* ''[[Chain Lightning]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[The Color Of Death|Color Of Death, The]]'' - June 2004 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[The Color Of Death|Color Of Death, The]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[The Danvers Touch|Danvers Touch, The]]'' - October 1983 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #18]]) = rewritten and reissued as ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]''
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* ''[[Dangerous Refuge]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Dark Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Dark Fire]]'' - November 1988 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #462]])
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* ''[[The Danvers Touch|Danvers Touch, The]]'' - 1983
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* ''[[Death Is Forever]]'' - December 2004 ([[Avon]]) [[Hardcover]] = first version was published as ''[[The Diamond Tiger]]'' - [[Ann Maxwell]]
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* ''[[Dark Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Dark Fire]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Desert Rain]]'' - September 1996 ([[Avon]]) = first version was published as ''[[Summer Thunder]]''
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* ''[[Death Echo]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Die In Plain Sight]]'' - July 2003 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Death Is Forever]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Eden Burning]]'' - January 2002 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] = first version was published as ''[[Fires Of Eden]]''
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* ''[[Desert Rain - Elizabeth Lowell|Desert Rain]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[Enchanted]]'' - August 1994 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Die In Plain Sight]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Fever - Elizabeth Lowell|Fever]]'' - April 1988 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #415]])
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* ''[[Eden Burning]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Fire And Rain - Elizabeth Lowell|Fire And Rain]]'' - January 1990 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #546]])
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* ''[[Enchanted]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[The Fire Of Spring|Fire Of Spring, The]]'' - March 1986 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #270]])
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* ''[[Fever - Elizabeth Lowell|Fever]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Fires Of Eden]]'' - May 1986 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #141]]) = rewritten and reissued as ''[[Eden Burning]]''
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* ''[[Fire And Rain - Elizabeth Lowell|Fire And Rain]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Forbidden - Elizabeth Lowell|Forbidden]]'' - October 1993 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[The Fire Of Spring|Fire Of Spring, The]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Forget Me Not - Elizabeth Lowell|Forget Me Not]]'' - November 1984 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #72]]) = rewritten and reissued
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* ''[[Fires Of Eden]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Granite Man]]'' - March 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #625]])
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* ''[[Forbidden - Elizabeth Lowell|Forbidden]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Innocent As Sin]]'' - June 2007 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Forget Me Not - Elizabeth Lowell|Forget Me Not]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Jade Island]]'' - October 1998 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Granite Man]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Love Song For A Raven]]'' - June 1987 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #355]])
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* ''[[Innocent As Sin]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Lover In The Rough]]'' - February 1984 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #34]]) = rewritten and reissued
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* ''[[Jade Island]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Midnight In Ruby Bayou]]'' - June 2000 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Love Song For A Raven]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Moving Target - Elizabeth Lowell|Moving Target]]'' - June 2001 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Lover In The Rough]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Only His]]'' - July 1991 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Midnight In Ruby Bayou]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Only Love]]'' - July 1995 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Moving Target - Elizabeth Lowell|Moving Target]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[Only Mine]]'' - February 1992 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Only His]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Only You]]'' - July 1992 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Only Love]]'' - 1995
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* ''[[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]]'' - February 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #624]])
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* ''[[Only Mine]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Pearl Cove]]'' - June 1999 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Only You - Elizabeth Lowell|Only You]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[Reckless Love - Elizabeth Lowell|Reckless Love]]'' - January 1990 ([[Harlequin Historical By The Numbers|Harlequin Historical #38]])
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* ''[[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[Remember Summer]]'' - September 1999 ([[Avon]]) = first version was published as ''[[Summer Games]]''
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* ''[[Pearl Cove]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Running Scared]]'' - May 2002 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Perfect Touch]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[The Secret Sisters|Secret Sisters, The]]'' - November 2005 ([[Avon]]) - previously published as [[Ann Maxwell]]
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* ''[[Reckless Love - Elizabeth Lowell|Reckless Love]]'' - 1990
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* ''[[Sequel]]'' - January 1986 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #128]]) = reissued as ''[[This Time Love]]''
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* ''[[Remember Summer]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[Summer Games]]'' - July 1984 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #57]]) = rewritten and reissued as ''[[Remember Summer]]''
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* ''[[Running Scared]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Summer Thunder]]'' - July 1983 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #77]]) = rewritten and reissued as ''[[Desert Rain]]''
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* ''[[The Secret Sisters|Secret Sisters, The]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Sweet Wind, Wild Wind]]'' - February 1987 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #178]])
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* ''[[Sequel]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Tell Me No Lies - Elizabeth Lowell|Tell Me No Lies]]'' - December 1986 ([[Worldwide Library]])
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* ''[[Shadow And Silk]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[This Time Love]]'' - December 2002 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]] = previously published as ''[[Sequel]]''
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* ''[[Summer Games]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]'' - May 1998 ([[Avon]]) = first version was published as ''[[The Danvers Touch]]''
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* ''[[Summer Thunder]]'' - 1983
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* ''[[Too Hot To Handle]]'' - December 1986 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #319]])
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* ''[[Sweet Wind, Wild Wind]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Traveling Man]]'' - June 1985 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #97]]) = rewritten and reissued as ''[[Where the Heart Is]]''
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* ''[[Tell Me No Lies - Elizabeth Lowell|Tell Me No Lies]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell|Untamed]]'' - March 1993 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[This Time Love]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Valley Of The Sun]]'' - September 1985 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #109]]) = rewritten and reissued as ''[[Beautiful Dreamer]]''
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* ''[[To the Ends of the Earth]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Warrior]]'' - April 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #631]])
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* ''[[Too Hot To Handle - Elizabeth Lowell|Too Hot To Handle]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Where the Heart Is]]'' - May 1997 ([[Avon]]) = first version was published as ''[[Traveling Man]]''
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* ''[[Traveling Man]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[Whirlpool]]'' - November 2006 ([[Avon]]) = first version was published as ''[[The Ruby]]'' - [[Ann Maxwell]]
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* ''[[Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell|Untamed]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Winter Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Winter Fire]]'' - November 1996 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Valley Of The Sun - Elizabeth Lowell|Vally Of The Sun]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[A Woman Without Lies|Woman Without Lies, A]]'' - March 1985 ([[Silhouette Intimate Moments By The Numbers|Silhouette Intimate Moments #109]]) = rewritten and reissued
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* ''[[Warrior]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[The Wrong Hostage|Wrong Hostage, The]]'' - June 2006 ([[William Morrow]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[Where the Heart Is]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Whirlpool]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Winter Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Winter Fire]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[A Woman Without Lies|Woman Without Lies, A]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[The Wrong Hostage|Wrong Hostage, The]]'' - 2006
  
 
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== Series/Related Titles ==
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
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=== McCalls ===
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'''Angel, Hawk And Raven'''
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# [[Fever - Elizabeth Lowell|Fever]], 1988
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# ''[[A Woman Without Lies]]''
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# [[Dark Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Dark Fire]], 1988
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# ''[[Love Song For A Raven]]''
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'''Donovans'''
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# ''[[Amber Beach]]''
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# ''[[Jade Island]]''
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# ''[[Pearl Cove]]''
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# ''[[Midnight In Ruby Bayou]]''
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'''MacKenzie-Blackthorn'''
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# ''[[Reckless Love]]''
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# ''[[Fire And Rain]]''
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# ''[[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]]''
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# ''[[Granite Man]]''
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# ''[[Warrior]]''
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'''Man Of The Month''' (multi-author series)
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:  13. ''[[Fire And Rain]]''
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:  26. ''[[Outlaw]]''
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'''Maxwells'''
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# ''[[Autumn Lover]]''
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# ''[[Winter Fire]]''
  
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=== MacKenzie-Blackthorn ===
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'''McCalls'''
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# [[Reckless Love]], 1990
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# ''[[Fever - Elizabeth Lowell|Fever]]''
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# [[Fire And Rain]], 1990
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# ''[[Dark Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Dark Fire]]''
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# [[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]], 1991
 
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# [[Granite Man]], 1991
 
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# [[Warrior]], 1991
 
  
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=== Only Series ===
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'''Medieval'''
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# [[Only His]], 1991
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# ''[[Untamed]]''
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# [[Only Mine]], 1992
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# ''[[Forbidden]]''
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# [[Only You]], 1992
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# ''[[Enchanted]]''
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# [[Only Love]], 1995
 
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* [[Autumn Lover]], 1996 (connected through secondary characters)
 
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* [[Winter Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Winter Fire]], 1997
 
  
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=== Medieval Series ===
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'''Only Series'''
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# [[Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell|Untamed]], 1993
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# ''[[Only His]]''
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# [[Forbidden - Elizabeth Lowell|Forbidden]], 1993
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# ''[[Only Mine]]''
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# [[Enchanted]], 1994
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# ''[[Only You - Elizabeth Lowell|Only You]]''
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# ''[[Only Love]]''
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* ''[[Autumn Lover]]''
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* ''[[Winter Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Winter Fire]]''
  
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=== Maxwells ===
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'''Rarities Unlimited'''
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* [[Elizabeth Lowell#Only Series|Only Series]] (connected by secondary characters)
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# ''[[Moving Target]]''
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# [[Autumn Lover]], 1996
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# ''[[Running Scared]]''
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# [[Winter Fire - Elizabeth Lowell|Winter Fire]], 1997
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# ''[[Die In Plain Sight]]''
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# ''[[The Color Of Death]]''
  
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=== The Donovans ===
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'''St. Kilda Consulting'''
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# [[Amber Beach]], 1997
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# ''[[Always Time To Die]]''
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# [[Jade Island]], 1998
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# ''[[The Wrong Hostage]]''
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# [[Pearl Cove]], 1999
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# ''[[Innocent As Sin]]''
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# [[Midnight In Ruby Bayou]], 2000
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# ''[[Blue Smoke And Murder]]''
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* [[Running Scared]], 2002 (connected by secondary characters)
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# ''[[Death Echo]]''
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* [[Die In Plain Sight]], 2003 (connected by secondary characters)
 
  
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=== Rarities Unlimited ===
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==Awards==
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* [[Elizabeth Lowell#The Donovans|The Donovans]] (connected by secondary characters)
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*1996  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Award]] Winner - Romance with Best Spicy Love Scene, ''[[Untamed]]''
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# [[Moving Target]], 2001
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*1996  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - K.I.S.S. (Knight In Shining Silver) Hero, ''[[Autumn Lover]]''
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# [[Running Scared]], 2002
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*1995  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Awards]] Winner - Best Historical Single Title, ''[[Only Love]]''
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# [[Die In Plain Sight]], 2003
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*1994  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Historical Single Title, ''[[Untamed]]''
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*1991  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Sensual Historical Romance, ''[[Only His]]'''
  
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=== St. Kilda Consulting ===
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==Recognitions==
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# [[The Wrong Hostage]], 2006
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*2014  [[Rt Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Night Diver]]''
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# [[Innocent As Sin]], 2007
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Beautiful Sacrifice]]''
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# [[Blue Smoke And Murder ]], 2008
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#56), ''[[Enchanted]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#35), ''[[Forbidden]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#35), ''[[Only His]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#56), ''[[Only Love]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#46), ''[[Only Mine]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#83), ''[[Only You]]''
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*1998  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#35), ''[[Untamed]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Awards]] Nominee - Best Classic Series/Category Romance, ''[[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]]''
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*1994  [[Romance Readers Anonymous Awards]] Nominee - Best Classic Contemporary Romance & Best Classic All-Around Favorite Romance,  ''[[Tell Me No Lies - Elizabeth Lowell|Tell Me No Lies]]''
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*1990  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[Reckless Love]]''
  
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== Awards/Honors ==
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== Awards (body of work) ==
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* [[1986-1987 Career Achievement Award Winners|1986-1987 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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*1999  [[RT Career Achievement Award]]]] - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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* [[1986-1987 Career Achievement Award Winners|1986-1987 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Versatility
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*1994  [[RRA Awards]] Winner - Best All-Around Romance Author
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* [[1989-1990 Career Achievement Award Winners|1989-1990 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Series Sensual Romance
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*1994  [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] - Romance Writers of America
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* [[1993-1994 Career Achievement Award Winners|1993-1994 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Best All Around Historical Romance
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*1993-1994 [[Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Best All Around Historical Romance
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* 1994 [[Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award|Lifetime Achievement Award]] - [[Romance Writers of America]] ([[Ann Maxwell]])
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*1989-1990  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Series Sensual Romance
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best All-Around Romance Author
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*1986-1987  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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* [[1999 Career Achievement Award Winners|1999 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Romantic Suspense
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*1986-1987  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Versatility
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* [[1994 RITA® Winners|1994 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Historical Single Title]] category with [[Untamed - Elizabeth Lowell|''Untamed'']]
 
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* [[1995 RRA Awards Winners|1995 RRA Awards Winner]] - Best Historical Single Title with ''[[Only Love]]''
 
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Classic Series/Category Romance with ''[[Outlaw - Elizabeth Lowell|Outlaw]]''
 
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Classic Contemporary Romance and Best Classic All-Around Favorite Romance with ''[[Tell Me No Lies - Elizabeth Lowell|Tell Me No Lies]]''
 

Latest revision as of 17:13, 7 October 2024


Individually and with co-author/husband Evan, Ann Maxwell has written seventy novels and one work of non-fiction. There are 30 million copies of these books in print, as well as reprints in 30 foreign languages. These novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery to suspense.

Writing as Ann Maxwell, she began her career in 1975 with a science fiction novel, Change. Since then, seven of her nine science fiction novels have been recommended for the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award; A Dead God Dancing was nominated for what was then-called TABA (The American Book Award).

In 1976 Ann and Evan (as A. E. Maxwell) collaborated with a Norwegian hunter and photographer, Ivar Ruud, on The Year-Long Day, a nonfiction work about Ruud’s life as a trapper and hunter in the Arctic Circle. The book was later condensed in Reader’s Digest and published in four foreign editions and three book club editions. In 1985, Just Another Day in Paradise, was published by Doubleday. It was the first of eight A. E. Maxwell crime novels, featuring couple Fiddler and Fiora faced with mysteries in the shade of sunny southern California. The second book, The Frog and the Scorpion, received a creative writing award from the University of California. The fourth book in the series, Just Enough Light to Kill, was named by Time Magazine as one of the best crime novels of 1988.

Ann and Evan (writing as Ann Maxwell) have published four suspense novels, the most recent of which is Shadow and Silk. These novels appeared on nation-wide bestseller lists and are considered groundbreaking in the field of romantic suspense, which she helped innovate.

In 1982, Ann began publishing romance novels as Elizabeth Lowell. Under that name she has received numerous professional awards in the romance field, including a Lifetime Achievement award from the Romance Writers of America in 1994. She has written both contemporary and historical romances as well as western romance.

Since July of 1992, she has had more than thirty novels on the New York Times bestseller list, as well as other national and international bestseller lists. The series of novels featuring the unforgettable Donovan family—Amber Beach, Jade Island, Pearl Cove and Midnight in Ruby Bayou have won acclaim as some of her best romance novels.

Her most recent romantic suspense is Night Diver. Her newest romance novel, Perfect Touch, was released in 2015 by William Morrow.

On The Web

See Also

Books

Non-Fiction

Series/Related Titles

Angel, Hawk And Raven

  1. A Woman Without Lies
  2. Love Song For A Raven

Donovans

  1. Amber Beach
  2. Jade Island
  3. Pearl Cove
  4. Midnight In Ruby Bayou

MacKenzie-Blackthorn

  1. Reckless Love
  2. Fire And Rain
  3. Outlaw
  4. Granite Man
  5. Warrior

Man Of The Month (multi-author series)

13. Fire And Rain
26. Outlaw

Maxwells

  1. Autumn Lover
  2. Winter Fire

McCalls

  1. Fever
  2. Dark Fire

Medieval

  1. Untamed
  2. Forbidden
  3. Enchanted

Only Series

  1. Only His
  2. Only Mine
  3. Only You
  4. Only Love

Rarities Unlimited

  1. Moving Target
  2. Running Scared
  3. Die In Plain Sight
  4. The Color Of Death

St. Kilda Consulting

  1. Always Time To Die
  2. The Wrong Hostage
  3. Innocent As Sin
  4. Blue Smoke And Murder
  5. Death Echo

Awards

Recognitions

Awards (body of work)

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