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== Biography ==
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[[Marie Nicole]] is a pseudonym for [[Marie Ferrarella]]. Under the Nicole pseudonym, Ferrarella published two novels for [[Harlequin Intrigue]]. She published four titles for the [[Silhouette Romance]] imprint and eight books for [[Silhouette Desire]].
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'''Marie Ferrarella''' Marie Rydzynski-Ferrarella
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aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
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Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
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Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
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Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
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After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
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In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
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==On The Web==
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* Official Website [https://www.marieferrarella.com/]
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Ferrarella]
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==
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* [[Marie Charles]]
 
* [[Marie Ferrarella]]
 
* [[Marie Ferrarella]]
* [[Books By Marie Ferrarella]]
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* [[Marie Michael]]
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
* ''[[Buyer Beware]]'' - June 1984 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#142]])
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* ''[[Buyer Beware]]'' - 1984
* ''[[Chocolate Dreams]]'' - April 1987 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#346]])
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* ''[[Chocolate Dreams]]'' - 1987
* ''[[Code Name: Love]]'' - November 1985 ([[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue #30]])
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* ''[[Code Name: Love]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Country Blue]]'' - August 1985 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#224]])
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* ''[[Country Blue]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Foxy Lady - Marie Nicole|Foxy Lady]]'' - November 1986 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#315]])
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* ''[[Foxy Lady - Marie Nicole|Foxy Lady]]'' - 1986
* ''[[Getting Physical]]'' - June 1986 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #440]])
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* ''[[Getting Physical]]'' -  1986
* ''[[Last Year's Hunk]]'' - April 1986 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#274]])
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* ''[[Grand Theft: Heart]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Man Undercover - Marie Nicole|Man Undercover]]'' - July  1985 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #373]])
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* ''[[Last Year's Hunk]]'' - 1986
* ''[[Mine By Write]]'' - January  1986 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #411]])
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* ''[[Man Undercover - Marie Nicole|Man Undercover]]'' - 1985
* ''[[No Laughing Matter]]'' - October 1987 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#382]])
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* ''[[Mine By Write]]'' - 1986
* ''[[Please Stand By]]'' - November  1985 ([[Silhouette Romance By The Numbers|Silhouette Romance #394]])
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* ''[[No Laughing Matter]]'' - 1987
* ''[[Thick As Thieves - Marie Nicole|Thick As Thieves]]'' - July 1985 ([[Harlequin Intrigue By The Numbers|Harlequin Intrigue #21]])
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* ''[[Please Stand By]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Through Laughter And Tears]]'' - September 1984 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#161]])
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* ''[[Thick As Thieves - Marie Nicole|Thick As Thieves]]'' - 1985
* ''[[Tried And True]]'' - January 1984 ([[Silhouette Desire]] [[Desire By The Numbers|#112]])
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* ''[[Through Laughter And Tears]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[Tried And True]]'' - 1984
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* ''[[A Woman Of Integrity|Woman Of Integrity, A]]'' - 1985
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==Recognitions==
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*1987  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Medallion]] Finalist - Short Contemporary Romance, ''[[Last Year's Hunk]]''

Latest revision as of 18:49, 16 November 2024


Marie Ferrarella Marie Rydzynski-Ferrarella aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella

Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.

Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.

Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.

After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.

In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.

On The Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

See Also

Books

Recognitions