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+ | Loretta Lynda Chekani was born in 1949, of Albanian ancestry. For her, the trouble started when she learned to write in first grade. Before then, she had been making up her own stories but now she knew how to write them down to share. In her teenage years, she continue to write letters, keep a journal, write poetry and even attempt the Great American Novel (still unfinished). She attended New England public schools, before she went off to college and earned an English degree from Clark University. | ||
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+ | After graduation, she worked a variety of jobs at Clark including a part-time teaching post. She was also moonlighting as a video scriptwriter. It was there that she met a video producer who inspired her to write novels and marry him. Under her married name, Loretta Chase, has been publishing historical romance novels since 1987. Her books have won many awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA. | ||
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+ | == On the Web == | ||
+ | * [http://www.lorettachase.com] - Official Website | ||
+ | * [https://wordwenches.typepad.com/word_wenches/] Contributor at the Word Wenches blog | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
− | + | * ''[[Captives of the Night]]'' - 1994 | |
− | * [[ | + | * ''[[The Devil's Delilah]]'' - 1989 |
− | * Devil's Delilah | + | * ''[[Don't Tempt Me]]'' - 2009 |
− | * English Witch | + | * ''[[A Duke in Shining Armor]]'' - 2017 |
− | * Isabella | + | * ''[[Dukes Prefer Blondes]]'' - 2016 |
− | * Knaves' Wager | + | * ''[[The English Witch]]'' - 1988 |
− | * Last Hellion | + | * ''[[Falling Stars]]'' - 1992 |
− | * Lion's Daughter | + | * ''[[Isabella]]'' - 1987 |
− | * [[Lord | + | * ''[[Knaves' Wager]]'' - 1990 |
− | * [[Lord Perfect]] | + | * ''[[The Last Hellion]]'' - 1998 |
− | * Mad Earl's Bride | + | * ''[[Last Night's Scandal]]'' - 2010 |
− | * [[Miss Wonderful]] | + | * ''[[The Lion's Daughter]]'' - 1992 |
− | * [[Mr. Impossible]] | + | * ''[[Lord Lovedon's Duel]]'' - 2012 |
− | * [[The Sandalwood Princess | + | * ''[[Lord of Scoundrels]]'' - 1995 |
− | * Viscount Vagabond | + | * ''[[Lord Perfect]]'' - 2006 |
− | + | * ''[[The Mad Earl's Bride]]'' - 1995 | |
− | + | * ''[[Miss Wonderful]]'' - 2004 | |
− | * | + | * ''[[Mr. Impossible]]'' - 2005 |
+ | * ''[[Not Quite A Lady]]'' - 2007 | ||
+ | * ''[[Royally Ever After]]'' - 2015 | ||
+ | * ''[[The Sandalwood Princess]]'' - 1990 | ||
+ | * ''[[Scandal Wears Satin]]'' - 2012 | ||
+ | * ''[[Silk Is for Seduction]]'' - 2011 | ||
+ | * ''[[Ten Things I Hate About the Duke]]'' - 2020 | ||
+ | * ''[[Viscount Vagabond]]'' - 1989 | ||
+ | * ''[[Vixen in Velvet]]'' - 2014 | ||
+ | * ''[[Your Scandalous Ways]]'' - 2008 | ||
=== Series/Related Titles === | === Series/Related Titles === | ||
'''The Carsington Brothers''': | '''The Carsington Brothers''': | ||
− | + | # ''[[Miss Wonderful]]'' | |
− | + | # ''[[Mister Impossible]]'' | |
− | + | # ''[[Lord Perfect]]'' | |
− | + | # ''[[Not Quite A Lady]]'' | |
+ | # ''[[Last Night's Scandal]]'' | ||
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+ | '''Difficult Dukes''' | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
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+ | '''Dressmakers''' | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
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+ | '''Fallen Women / Ladies Of Scandal''' | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
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+ | '''Regency Noblemen''' | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
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+ | '''Scoundrels''' | ||
+ | : 1. ''[[ | ||
+ | : 2. ''[[ | ||
+ | : 3. ''[[ | ||
+ | :: 3.5 ''[[ | ||
+ | : 4. ''[[ | ||
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+ | '''Trevelyan Family''' | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
+ | # ''[[ | ||
== Awards/Honors == | == Awards/Honors == | ||
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* [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Historical Romance Author | * [[1994 RRA Awards Winners|1994 RRA Awards Nominee]] - Best Historical Romance Author | ||
* [[RITA#RITA® Winners|RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Regency Romance|Regency]] category for [[The Sandalwood Princess]] and in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Short Historical]] category for [[Lord Of Scoundrels]] | * [[RITA#RITA® Winners|RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Regency Romance|Regency]] category for [[The Sandalwood Princess]] and in the [[RITA®: Best Short Historical Romance|Short Historical]] category for [[Lord Of Scoundrels]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:50, 31 October 2022
Loretta Lynda Chekani was born in 1949, of Albanian ancestry. For her, the trouble started when she learned to write in first grade. Before then, she had been making up her own stories but now she knew how to write them down to share. In her teenage years, she continue to write letters, keep a journal, write poetry and even attempt the Great American Novel (still unfinished). She attended New England public schools, before she went off to college and earned an English degree from Clark University.
After graduation, she worked a variety of jobs at Clark including a part-time teaching post. She was also moonlighting as a video scriptwriter. It was there that she met a video producer who inspired her to write novels and marry him. Under her married name, Loretta Chase, has been publishing historical romance novels since 1987. Her books have won many awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA.
On the Web
Books
- Captives of the Night - 1994
- The Devil's Delilah - 1989
- Don't Tempt Me - 2009
- A Duke in Shining Armor - 2017
- Dukes Prefer Blondes - 2016
- The English Witch - 1988
- Falling Stars - 1992
- Isabella - 1987
- Knaves' Wager - 1990
- The Last Hellion - 1998
- Last Night's Scandal - 2010
- The Lion's Daughter - 1992
- Lord Lovedon's Duel - 2012
- Lord of Scoundrels - 1995
- Lord Perfect - 2006
- The Mad Earl's Bride - 1995
- Miss Wonderful - 2004
- Mr. Impossible - 2005
- Not Quite A Lady - 2007
- Royally Ever After - 2015
- The Sandalwood Princess - 1990
- Scandal Wears Satin - 2012
- Silk Is for Seduction - 2011
- Ten Things I Hate About the Duke - 2020
- Viscount Vagabond - 1989
- Vixen in Velvet - 2014
- Your Scandalous Ways - 2008
Series/Related Titles
The Carsington Brothers:
Difficult Dukes
- [[
- [[
Dressmakers
- [[
- [[
- [[
- [[
Fallen Women / Ladies Of Scandal
- [[
- [[
- [[
- [[
Regency Noblemen
- [[
- [[
Scoundrels
- 1. [[
- 2. [[
- 3. [[
- 3.5 [[
- 4. [[
Trevelyan Family
- [[
- [[
Awards/Honors
- 1989-1990 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Regency Romance
- 1994 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Historical Romance Author
- RITA® Winner in the Regency category for The Sandalwood Princess and in the Short Historical category for Lord Of Scoundrels