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[[Image:Carrie_Lofty.jpg|thumb|Author Carrie Lofty]][[Category:Authors - L]] | [[Image:Carrie_Lofty.jpg|thumb|Author Carrie Lofty]][[Category:Authors - L]] | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | [[Carrie Lofty]] was born in California, raised | + | [[Carrie Lofty]] was born in California, raised in the Midwest, found the love of her life in England. She and her husband, Keven, have been married for eleven years, and they have two daughters. After completing her BA in English and history from Bowling Green State University, Carrie earned her MA in history from Ohio State University with a thesis on Old West outlaws and the impact of legend on society. |
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| + | Her time travel short story [[Sundial]], set in 1958 Italy, won [[The Wild Rose Press]]'s "Through the Garden Gate" contest in 2007, and was praised as "inventive" (Dear Author) and "shattering" (Nights & Weekends). The story went on to become a #1 bestseller for The Wild Rose Press. | ||
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| + | ''What a Scoundrel Wants'', the hot, swashbuckling tale of Will Scarlet and his dangerous lady love, is a December 2008 release from [[Kensington]] Zebra Debut. <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author [[Susan Wiggs]] wrote, "Readers will delight in this inventive foray into a legendary place." | ||
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| + | The Castilian-set sequel, <i>Scoundrel's Kiss</i>, featuring a slave-turned-warrior monk and an opium addict, will follow in 2009. | ||
== Short Stories == | == Short Stories == | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 1 September 2008
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Biography
Carrie Lofty was born in California, raised in the Midwest, found the love of her life in England. She and her husband, Keven, have been married for eleven years, and they have two daughters. After completing her BA in English and history from Bowling Green State University, Carrie earned her MA in history from Ohio State University with a thesis on Old West outlaws and the impact of legend on society.
Her time travel short story Sundial, set in 1958 Italy, won The Wild Rose Press's "Through the Garden Gate" contest in 2007, and was praised as "inventive" (Dear Author) and "shattering" (Nights & Weekends). The story went on to become a #1 bestseller for The Wild Rose Press.
What a Scoundrel Wants, the hot, swashbuckling tale of Will Scarlet and his dangerous lady love, is a December 2008 release from Kensington Zebra Debut. New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs wrote, "Readers will delight in this inventive foray into a legendary place."
The Castilian-set sequel, Scoundrel's Kiss, featuring a slave-turned-warrior monk and an opium addict, will follow in 2009.
Short Stories
- "Sundial" - December 2007, The Wild Rose Press
Books
- What a Scoundrel Wants - December 2008, Zebra Debut
- Scoundrel's Kiss - December 2009, Zebra Debut
On the Web
- Carrie Lofty - Official website
