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[[Alison Kent]] was a born reader, but it wasn't until she reached the age of thirty that she knew she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Five years later, she made her first sale, and in 1995, she accepted an offer issued by the senior editor of [[Harlequin Temptation]] live on the "Isn't It Romantic?" episode of CBS 48 Hours. The resulting book, [[Call Me]], was a [[Romantic Times Magazine]] finalist for Best First Series Book in 1996.
 
[[Alison Kent]] was a born reader, but it wasn't until she reached the age of thirty that she knew she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Five years later, she made her first sale, and in 1995, she accepted an offer issued by the senior editor of [[Harlequin Temptation]] live on the "Isn't It Romantic?" episode of CBS 48 Hours. The resulting book, [[Call Me]], was a [[Romantic Times Magazine]] finalist for Best First Series Book in 1996.
  
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With her first three [[Harlequin Temptation|Temptations]] on the shelf, she took a break from writing romance novels and spent a few months living one, finding her own hero and practicing every technique she'd learned from a lifetime of reading the best "how-to" manuals around! And the rest, as they say, is history. Having more than 30 titles contracted or in print, she now writes for both the [[Harlequin Blaze]] and [[Kensington]] [[Brava]] lines.
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With her first three on the shelf, she took a break from writing romance novels and spent a few months living one, finding her own hero and practicing every technique she'd learned from a <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.thepiggybackrider.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;/*CITATION*/">kid carrier</span>]</span> lifetime of reading the best "how-to" manuals around! And the rest, as they say, is history. Having more than 30 titles contracted or in print, she now writes for both the and lines.
  
 
Alison lives in a Houston, Texas, suburb with her hero, any number of their four vagabond kids, and a dog named Smith. Readers can contact her through [http://www.alisonkent.com her website], and chat about craft, the writing life, and favorite books on [http://www.alisonkent.com her very active blog].
 
Alison lives in a Houston, Texas, suburb with her hero, any number of their four vagabond kids, and a dog named Smith. Readers can contact her through [http://www.alisonkent.com her website], and chat about craft, the writing life, and favorite books on [http://www.alisonkent.com her very active blog].
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* ''[[Call Me]]'' -  July 1996 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #594]])
 
* ''[[Call Me]]'' -  July 1996 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #594]])
 
* [[Deep Breath]] - 2006 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]]
 
* [[Deep Breath]] - 2006 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]]
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* ''[[Four Men And A Lady|Four Men & A Lady]]'' -  October 1999 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #750]])
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* ''[[Four Men And A Lady|Four Men &amp; A Lady]]'' -  October 1999 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #750]])
 
* [[Goes Down Easy]] - 2006 [[Harlequin Blaze]]
 
* [[Goes Down Easy]] - 2006 [[Harlequin Blaze]]
 
* ''[[The Grinch Makes Good|Grinch Makes Good, The]]'' -  December 1997 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #664]])
 
* ''[[The Grinch Makes Good|Grinch Makes Good, The]]'' -  December 1997 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #664]])
 
* ''[[The Heartbreak Kid|Heartbreak Kid, The]]'' -  February 1997 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #623]])
 
* ''[[The Heartbreak Kid|Heartbreak Kid, The]]'' -  February 1997 ([[Temptation By The Numbers|Harlequin Temptation #623]])
 
* [[Red Letter Nights]] - 2005 [[Harlequin Blaze]] - ''RT Bookclub Top Pick''
 
* [[Red Letter Nights]] - 2005 [[Harlequin Blaze]] - ''RT Bookclub Top Pick''
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* [[Kiss & Makeup]] - 2005 [[Harlequin Blaze]]
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* [[Kiss &amp; Makeup]] - 2005 [[Harlequin Blaze]]
 
* [[Larger Than Life]] - 2005 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]]
 
* [[Larger Than Life]] - 2005 [[Kensington]] [[Brava]]
  

Revision as of 12:42, 27 September 2011

Biography

Alison Kent was a born reader, but it wasn't until she reached the age of thirty that she knew she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Five years later, she made her first sale, and in 1995, she accepted an offer issued by the senior editor of Harlequin Temptation live on the "Isn't It Romantic?" episode of CBS 48 Hours. The resulting book, Call Me, was a Romantic Times Magazine finalist for Best First Series Book in 1996.

With her first three on the shelf, she took a break from writing romance novels and spent a few months living one, finding her own hero and practicing every technique she'd learned from a kid carrier lifetime of reading the best "how-to" manuals around! And the rest, as they say, is history. Having more than 30 titles contracted or in print, she now writes for both the and lines.

Alison lives in a Houston, Texas, suburb with her hero, any number of their four vagabond kids, and a dog named Smith. Readers can contact her through her website, and chat about craft, the writing life, and favorite books on her very active blog.

She published five novels as an author for Harlequin Temptation.

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