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− | == | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Carlyle, Liz}}[[category:RITA Winners]][[Category:North Carolina Authors]][[category:Authors - C]][[category:Award-Winning Authors]][[category:Heart of Carolina Romance Writers]] |
+ | ==Biography== | ||
+ | Liz Carlyle attended college on a Scripps Howard writing scholarship and majored in journalism. She spent much of her career working in Human Resources and Labor Relations in the chemical and automotive industries however. She did not begin writing until December 1996 when she was between jobs. She finished the novel within two months and attempted to find a publisher for it. Although that work did not sell, [[Pocket]] Books was interested in seeing more of her work. In 1998 they bought two novels from her, publishing the first, ''[[My False Heart]]'', in 1999. All of her novels are considered historical romance and they are all loosely linked by characters who are either related or acquainted. | ||
− | + | In 2003, Carlyle contributed a novella to the anthology ''[[Big Guns]]'', marking her first foray into contemporary romance. | |
+ | She has been nominated for ''[[Romantic Times]]'' Reviewer's Choice Awards five times, winning in 1999 for ''[[My False Heart]].'' She has also been nominated for a ''[[Romantic Times]]'' Career Achievement Award, and won a [[Romance Writers of America]] [[RITA]] Award in 2006 for Best Long Historical Romance (''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil To Pay]]''). Liz Carlyle was a [[2010 RITA® Winners|2010 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Historical Romance]] category with her novel ''[[Wicked All Day]]''. Several of her books have become ''USA Today'' bestsellers | ||
+ | == Books == | ||
+ | * ''[[My False Heart]]'' - 1999 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Woman Scorned]]'' - 2000 | ||
+ | * ''[[Beauty Like The Night]]'' - 2000 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Woman Of Virtue]]'' - 2001 | ||
+ | * ''[[No True Gentleman]]'' - 2002 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Devil You Know - Liz Carlyle|The Devil You Know]]'' - 2003 | ||
+ | * ''[[A Deal With The Devil]]'' - 2004 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil To Pay]]'' - 2005 won the [[2006 RITA® Winners|2006 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Best Long Historical Romance]] category. | ||
+ | * ''[[One Little Sin]]'' - 2005 | ||
+ | * ''[[Two Little Lies]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[Three Little Secrets]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[Never Lie To A Lady]]'' - Pocket Star Books, June 19, 2007, ISBN 1-4165-2714-1 | ||
+ | * ''[[Never Deceive A Duke]]'' - Pocket Star Books, July 24, 2007 ISBN 1-4165-2715-X | ||
+ | * ''[[Never Romance A Rake]]'' - 2008 | ||
+ | * ''[[Tempted All Night]]'' - 6/2009 | ||
+ | * ''[[Wicked All Day]]'' - 2009 ([[Pocket Books]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Novellas== | ||
+ | * ''[[Tea for Two]]'' - Pocket Star Books, May 2002, ISBN 0-7434-4581-3 | ||
+ | * ''[[Big Guns Out of Uniform]]'' - Pocket Star Books, November 2003, ISBN 0-7434-8226-3 | ||
+ | * ''[[The One that Got Away]]'' - Avon, October 26, 2004, ISBN 0-0605-4026-5 | ||
+ | * ''[[The School for Heiresses]]'' - Pocket Star Books, December 2006, ISBN 1-4165-1611-5 | ||
− | The | + | == Related Titles == |
+ | ===Relationships=== | ||
+ | Many of Carlyle's books have recurring characters: | ||
+ | * ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil To Pay]]'' - 2005 Develynn and Sidonie. Sidonie is George Kemble's sister. George is a recurring character who is the valet or helpful person in several of the earlier books. He is now the proprietor of a shop in London. | ||
+ | * ''[[The Devil You Know - Liz Carlyle|The Devil You Know]]'' - 2004 Bentley and Freddie. Bentley is Cam and Catherine's brother. Freddie is the ward of the Marquis of Rannoch. | ||
+ | * ''[[No True Gentleman]]'' - 2002 Max and Catherine. Catherine is Cam's sister. Max is investigating a murder at the request of Cecilia. | ||
+ | * ''[[A Woman Of Virtue]]'' - 2001 David, Lord Delacourt, and Cecilia. David was rumoured to be Jonet's lover. Cecilia and David are involved in a scandal that is resolved by Cole Amherst. They later meet again when both are working at the Nazareth Society. | ||
+ | * ''[[A Woman Scorned]]'' - 2000 Jonet and Amherst. Cole Amherst starts the Nazareth Society, a charity mission for the poor women of London’s slums. | ||
+ | * ''[[Beauty Like The Night]]'' - 2000 Cam, Earl of Treyhern, and Helene | ||
+ | * ''[[My False Heart]]'' - 1999 Elliott, Marquis of Rannoch and Evangeline | ||
+ | ===One-Two-Three=== | ||
+ | The closest thing to a true series are the One-Two-Three books. | ||
+ | * ''[[One Little Sin]]'' - 2005 | ||
+ | * ''[[Two Little Lies]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | * ''[[Three Little Secrets]]'' - 2006 | ||
+ | All three novels revolve around the same theme — the redemption of a man through the love of a child. All three heroes were introduced to readers in the same book — ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil To Pay]]'' — and all three plots began with a single precipitating incident—a visit to a fortune teller. | ||
+ | ===Neville Family=== | ||
+ | * ''[[Never Lie To A Lady]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Never Deceive A Duke]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Never Romance A Rake]]'' - 2008 | ||
− | + | ===Zoe and Phaedra=== | |
+ | * ''[[Tempted All Night]]'' - 6/2009 - Phaedra and Tristan | ||
+ | * ''[[Wicked All Day]]'' - 9/2009 - Zoe and | ||
+ | == Awards == | ||
+ | *1999 Best New Romance Author from [http://www.likesbooks.com/1999.html All About Romance] | ||
+ | *2006 ''[[The Devil To Pay - Liz Carlyle|The Devil To Pay]]'' won the [[2006 RITA® Winners|2006 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Long Historical Romance|Best Long Historical Romance]] category. | ||
− | + | == On the Web == | |
− | + | * [http://www.lizcarlyle.com/ Liz Carlyle] | |
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Revision as of 06:24, 28 September 2011
Contents
Biography
Liz Carlyle attended college on a Scripps Howard writing scholarship and majored in journalism. She spent much of her career working in Human Resources and Labor Relations in the chemical and automotive industries however. She did not begin writing until December 1996 when she was between jobs. She finished the novel within two months and attempted to find a publisher for it. Although that work did not sell, Pocket Books was interested in seeing more of her work. In 1998 they bought two novels from her, publishing the first, My False Heart, in 1999. All of her novels are considered historical romance and they are all loosely linked by characters who are either related or acquainted.
In 2003, Carlyle contributed a novella to the anthology Big Guns, marking her first foray into contemporary romance.
She has been nominated for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards five times, winning in 1999 for My False Heart. She has also been nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, and won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award in 2006 for Best Long Historical Romance (The Devil To Pay). Liz Carlyle was a 2010 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Historical Romance category with her novel Wicked All Day. Several of her books have become USA Today bestsellers
Books
- My False Heart - 1999
- A Woman Scorned - 2000
- Beauty Like The Night - 2000
- A Woman Of Virtue - 2001
- No True Gentleman - 2002
- The Devil You Know - 2003
- A Deal With The Devil - 2004
- The Devil To Pay - 2005 won the 2006 RITA® in the Best Long Historical Romance category.
- One Little Sin - 2005
- Two Little Lies - 2006
- Three Little Secrets - 2006
- Never Lie To A Lady - Pocket Star Books, June 19, 2007, ISBN 1-4165-2714-1
- Never Deceive A Duke - Pocket Star Books, July 24, 2007 ISBN 1-4165-2715-X
- Never Romance A Rake - 2008
- Tempted All Night - 6/2009
- Wicked All Day - 2009 (Pocket Books)
Novellas
- Tea for Two - Pocket Star Books, May 2002, ISBN 0-7434-4581-3
- Big Guns Out of Uniform - Pocket Star Books, November 2003, ISBN 0-7434-8226-3
- The One that Got Away - Avon, October 26, 2004, ISBN 0-0605-4026-5
- The School for Heiresses - Pocket Star Books, December 2006, ISBN 1-4165-1611-5
Related Titles
Relationships
Many of Carlyle's books have recurring characters:
- The Devil To Pay - 2005 Develynn and Sidonie. Sidonie is George Kemble's sister. George is a recurring character who is the valet or helpful person in several of the earlier books. He is now the proprietor of a shop in London.
- The Devil You Know - 2004 Bentley and Freddie. Bentley is Cam and Catherine's brother. Freddie is the ward of the Marquis of Rannoch.
- No True Gentleman - 2002 Max and Catherine. Catherine is Cam's sister. Max is investigating a murder at the request of Cecilia.
- A Woman Of Virtue - 2001 David, Lord Delacourt, and Cecilia. David was rumoured to be Jonet's lover. Cecilia and David are involved in a scandal that is resolved by Cole Amherst. They later meet again when both are working at the Nazareth Society.
- A Woman Scorned - 2000 Jonet and Amherst. Cole Amherst starts the Nazareth Society, a charity mission for the poor women of London’s slums.
- Beauty Like The Night - 2000 Cam, Earl of Treyhern, and Helene
- My False Heart - 1999 Elliott, Marquis of Rannoch and Evangeline
One-Two-Three
The closest thing to a true series are the One-Two-Three books.
- One Little Sin - 2005
- Two Little Lies - 2006
- Three Little Secrets - 2006
All three novels revolve around the same theme — the redemption of a man through the love of a child. All three heroes were introduced to readers in the same book — The Devil To Pay — and all three plots began with a single precipitating incident—a visit to a fortune teller.
Neville Family
- Never Lie To A Lady - 2007
- Never Deceive A Duke - 2007
- Never Romance A Rake - 2008
Zoe and Phaedra
- Tempted All Night - 6/2009 - Phaedra and Tristan
- Wicked All Day - 9/2009 - Zoe and
Awards
- 1999 Best New Romance Author from All About Romance
- 2006 The Devil To Pay won the 2006 RITA® in the Best Long Historical Romance category.