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| − | + | A member of Romance Writers of America since 1981, '''Barbara Dawson Smith''' sold her first historical romance two weeks after sending it to a publisher. Her books have won the Golden Heart Award from RWA, and Best Historical Romantic Suspense and Best Regency Historical from Romantic Times. She has been a finalist for the National Readers’ Choice Award, Romance of the Year by Affaire de Coeur magazine, the Golden Quill, and the Booksellers' Best Award. She has also been a five-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award, and realized a lifetime dream in 2002 when she won the award for TEMPT ME TWICE. Barbara also writes romance as Olivia Drake. | |
| − | A member of | + | |
| + | Barbara lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and who knows how many neighbor children running up and down the stairs. When she's not finishing a chapter or teaching a seminar on writing, she enjoys browsing in her collection of over a thousand research books. | ||
==On The Web== | ==On The Web== | ||
| − | * [http://www.barbaradawsonsmith.com/ | + | * Official Website [http://www.barbaradawsonsmith.com/] |
| + | * Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Dawson_Smith] | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | * [[Olivia Drake]] | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | *[[ | + | * ''[[Beauty And The Brute]]'' - 1998 |
| − | *[[ | + | * ''[[Candle In The Snow]]'' - 1990 |
| − | *[[ | + | * ''[[Countess Confidential]]'' - 2006 |
| − | *[[ | + | * ''[[Defiant Embrace]]'' - 1957 |
| − | *[[A Glimpse Of Heaven| | + | * ''[[Defiant Surrender]]'' - 1987 |
| − | *[[Never A Lady | + | * ''[[Dream Spinner]]'' - 1990 |
| − | * | + | * ''[[The Duchess Diaries|Duchess Diaries, The]]'' - 2005 |
| − | + | * ''[[Fire At Midnight]]'' - 1992 | |
| − | * | + | * ''[[Fire On The Wind]]'' - 1992 |
| − | + | * ''[[A Glimpse Of Heaven|Glimpse Of Heaven, A]]'' - 1995 | |
| − | * | + | * ''[[Her Secret Affair]]'' - 1998 |
| − | + | * ''[[Never A Lady]]'' - 1996 | |
| − | *[[The Rogue Report| | + | * ''[[No Regrets]]'' - 1985 |
| − | + | * ''[[Once Upon A Scandal]]'' - 1997 | |
| − | + | * ''[[One Wild Night]]'' - 2003 | |
| − | + | * ''[[The Rogue Report|Rogue Report, The]]'' - 2006 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Romancing The Rogue]]'' - 2000 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Seduced By A Scoundrel]]'' - 2000 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Silver Splendor]]'' - 1989 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Stolen Heart]]'' - 1988 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' - 2001 | |
| − | + | * ''[[Too Wicked To Love]]'' - 1999 | |
| − | + | * ''[[The Wedding Night|Wedding Night, The]]'' - 2004 | |
| − | + | * ''[[With All My Heart]]'' - 2002 | |
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| + | ==Anthologies== | ||
| + | * ''[[Christmas Romance: Love Stories]]'' - 1990 | ||
| + | * ''[[Scandalous Weddings'' - 1998 | ||
| + | == Series/Related Titles == | ||
| + | '''Defiant Fletcher''' | ||
| + | # ''[[Defiant Embrace]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Defiant Surrender]]'' | ||
| − | + | '''Fire Coleridge''' | |
| + | # ''[[Fire On The Wind]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Fire At Midnight]]'' | ||
| − | + | ''' The Rosebuds''' | |
| − | + | # ''[[Romancing The Rogue]]'' | |
| + | # ''[[Tempt Me Twice]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[With All My Heart]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[One Wild Night]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[The Wedding Night]]'' | ||
| + | '''Related Books''' | ||
| + | # ''[[Her Secret Affair]]'' | ||
| + | # ''[[Beauty And The Brute]]'' | ||
== Awards/Honors == | == Awards/Honors == | ||
* [[Tempt Me Twice|''Tempt Me Twice'']] - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] won the [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Short Historical Romance]] category. | * [[Tempt Me Twice|''Tempt Me Twice'']] - [[Barbara Dawson Smith]] won the [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Short Historical Romance]] category. | ||
Revision as of 18:33, 27 January 2023
A member of Romance Writers of America since 1981, Barbara Dawson Smith sold her first historical romance two weeks after sending it to a publisher. Her books have won the Golden Heart Award from RWA, and Best Historical Romantic Suspense and Best Regency Historical from Romantic Times. She has been a finalist for the National Readers’ Choice Award, Romance of the Year by Affaire de Coeur magazine, the Golden Quill, and the Booksellers' Best Award. She has also been a five-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award, and realized a lifetime dream in 2002 when she won the award for TEMPT ME TWICE. Barbara also writes romance as Olivia Drake.
Barbara lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, two daughters, two cats, and who knows how many neighbor children running up and down the stairs. When she's not finishing a chapter or teaching a seminar on writing, she enjoys browsing in her collection of over a thousand research books.
On The Web
See Also
Books
- Beauty And The Brute - 1998
- Candle In The Snow - 1990
- Countess Confidential - 2006
- Defiant Embrace - 1957
- Defiant Surrender - 1987
- Dream Spinner - 1990
- Duchess Diaries, The - 2005
- Fire At Midnight - 1992
- Fire On The Wind - 1992
- Glimpse Of Heaven, A - 1995
- Her Secret Affair - 1998
- Never A Lady - 1996
- No Regrets - 1985
- Once Upon A Scandal - 1997
- One Wild Night - 2003
- Rogue Report, The - 2006
- Romancing The Rogue - 2000
- Seduced By A Scoundrel - 2000
- Silver Splendor - 1989
- Stolen Heart - 1988
- Tempt Me Twice - 2001
- Too Wicked To Love - 1999
- Wedding Night, The - 2004
- With All My Heart - 2002
Anthologies
- Christmas Romance: Love Stories - 1990
- [[Scandalous Weddings - 1998
Series/Related Titles
Defiant Fletcher
Fire Coleridge
The Rosebuds
Related Books
Awards/Honors
- Tempt Me Twice - Barbara Dawson Smith won the 2002 RITA® in the Short Historical Romance category.
