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== Biography ==
 
[[Christie Ridgway]] writes romance with a California style. She met her husband during college in Santa Barbara, and after starting a family she turned her hand to writing. For a number of years she worked as a technical writer and computer programmer. Then she rediscovered the joy of romance novels between rounds of Lego-building and reading GOODNIGHT MOON to her young sons. She began writing for [[Silhouette]] in 1996, and began publishing single titles with [[Avon]] in 2000.  
 
[[Christie Ridgway]] writes romance with a California style. She met her husband during college in Santa Barbara, and after starting a family she turned her hand to writing. For a number of years she worked as a technical writer and computer programmer. Then she rediscovered the joy of romance novels between rounds of Lego-building and reading GOODNIGHT MOON to her young sons. She began writing for [[Silhouette]] in 1996, and began publishing single titles with [[Avon]] in 2000.  
  
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Her novel ''[[Must Love Mistletoe]]'' was nominated for a 2007 [[RITA]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Best Contemporary Single Title]] category.
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Her novel ''[[Must Love Mistletoe]]'' was nominated for a 2007 [[RITA]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Best Contemporary Single Title]] category. Christie Ridgway was a [[2010 RITA® Winners|2010 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance]] category with her novel ''[[I Still Do]]''.  
  
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== On the Web ==
 
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* [http://www.christieridgway.com/index.html Christie Ridgway] - this is her main website
 
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* [http://ridingwiththetopdown.blogspot.com/ Riding With The Top Down] - blog with eight other authors
 
  
 
== Books ==
 
== Books ==
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===Single Title===
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* ''[[I Still Do]]'' - 2009 ([[Silhouette Special Edition]])
 
* ''[[Not Another New Year's]]'', 12/2006, Avon Books,  
 
* ''[[Not Another New Year's]]'', 12/2006, Avon Books,  
 
* ''[[Must Love Mistletoe]]'', 11/2006, Avon Books - a [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® Finalist]] in the Best Contemporary Romance category
 
* ''[[Must Love Mistletoe]]'', 11/2006, Avon Books - a [[2007 RITA® Winners|2007 RITA® Finalist]] in the Best Contemporary Romance category
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* [[Millionaire Of The Month]]
 
* [[Millionaire Of The Month]]
 
** #2 ''[[His Forbidden Fiancee]]'' - [[Silhouette Desire]], [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1791]]  April 2007
 
** #2 ''[[His Forbidden Fiancee]]'' - [[Silhouette Desire]], [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1791]]  April 2007
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== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.christieridgway.com/index.html Christie Ridgway] - this is her main website
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* [http://ridingwiththetopdown.blogspot.com/ Riding With The Top Down] - blog with eight other authors

Revision as of 18:23, 27 March 2010

Biography

Christie Ridgway writes romance with a California style. She met her husband during college in Santa Barbara, and after starting a family she turned her hand to writing. For a number of years she worked as a technical writer and computer programmer. Then she rediscovered the joy of romance novels between rounds of Lego-building and reading GOODNIGHT MOON to her young sons. She began writing for Silhouette in 1996, and began publishing single titles with Avon in 2000.

Her novel Must Love Mistletoe was nominated for a 2007 RITA in the Best Contemporary Single Title category. Christie Ridgway was a 2010 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Contemporary Series Romance category with her novel I Still Do.


Books

Category

Novellas

  • Misteltoe And Mayhem Anthology, 11/04, Avon Books, ISBN 0-06-073205-9

Series/Related Titles

  • First Comes Love and Then Comes Marriage were both set in the mountains of California.
  • The Thrill of It All, An Offer He Can't Refuse and The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men all take place in the Palm Springs area. The books revolve around a mob family; the "Wisegirls" are sisters and the heroines in the last two of the series. The heroes in The Thrill and An Offer are brothers.
  • Must Love Mistletoe and Not Another New Year's are both set in Coronado, California. The heroes of both books are former Secret Service agents.

Series Contributed To

On the Web

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