Difference between revisions of "Emilie Richards"

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* ''[[Billy Ray Wainwright]]'' - 1998
 
* ''[[Billy Ray Wainwright]]'' - 1998
 
* ''[[Blessed Be The Busybody]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Blessed Be The Busybody]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[Classic Encounter]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[Brendan's Song]]'' - 1985
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* ''[[A Classic Encounter|Classic Encounter, A]]'' - 1988
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* ''[[The Color Of Light|Color Of Light, The]]'' - 2015
 
* ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' - 1991
 
* ''[[Desert Shadows]]'' - 1991
 
* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[Dragonslayer]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Duncan's Lady]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Endless Chain]]'' - 2005
 
* ''[[Endless Chain]]'' - 2005
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* ''[[A Family Of Strangers|Family Of Strangers, A]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[Fortunate Harbor]]'' - 2010
 
* ''[[Fox River]]'' - 2001
 
* ''[[Fox River]]'' - 2001
 
* ''[[From a Distance]]'' - 1992
 
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* ''[[Gilding The Lily]]'' - 1985
 
* ''[[Gilding The Lily]]'' - 1985
 
* ''[[Good Time Man]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Good Time Man]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Hanging By A Thread]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[Happiness Key]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Hold Back The Night]]'' - 2017
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* ''[[A Home For The Holidays|Home For The Holidays, A]]''
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* ''[[The House Guests|House Guests, The]]''
 
* ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Iain Ross's Woman]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Iron Lace - Emilie Richards|Iron Lace]]'' - 1996
 
* ''[[Iron Lace - Emilie Richards|Iron Lace]]'' - 1996
 
* ''[[Island Glory]]'' - 1989
 
* ''[[Island Glory]]'' - 1989
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* ''[[Labor Dispute]]'' - 1990
 
* ''[[Lady Of The Night - Emilie Richards|Lady Of The Night]]''  - 1986
 
* ''[[Lady Of The Night - Emilie Richards|Lady Of The Night]]''  - 1986
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* ''[[Let It Snow]]'' - 2013
 
* ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]'' - 2006
 
* ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[A Lie For A Lie|Lie For A Lie, A]]'' - 2009
 
* ''[[Lover's Knot]]'' - 2006
 
* ''[[Lover's Knot]]'' - 2006
 
* ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[MacDougall's Darling]]'' - 1995
 
* ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]'' - 1996
 
* ''[[Mail-Order Matty]]'' - 1996
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* ''[[A Mother's Day|Mother's Day, A]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Naughty Or Nice]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[Night Magic]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[No River Too Wide]]'' - 2014
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* ''[[Nobody's Child]]'' - 1998
 
* ''[[Once More With Feeling - Emilie Richards |Once More With Feeling]] - 1996
 
* ''[[Once More With Feeling - Emilie Richards |Once More With Feeling]] - 1996
 
* ''[[One Moment Past Midnight]]'' - 1999
 
* ''[[One Moment Past Midnight]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[One Perfect Rose]]'' - 1992
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* ''[[One Mountain Away]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[One Perfect Rose - Emilie Richards|One Perfect Rose]]'' - 1992
 
* ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]'' - 1992
 
* ''[[Out Of The Ashes]]'' - 1992
 
* ''[[Outback Nights]]'' - 1987
 
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* ''[[Runaway - Emilie Richards|Runaway]]'' - 1990
 
* ''[[Runaway - Emilie Richards|Runaway]]'' - 1990
 
* ''[[Season Of Miracles]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Season Of Miracles]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Sister's Choice]]'' - 2008
 
* ''[[Smoke Screen]]'' - 1988
 
* ''[[Smoke Screen]]'' - 1988
 
* ''[[Something So Right]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Something So Right]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[Somewhere Between Luck And Trust]]'' - 2013
 
* ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' - 1993
 
* ''[[Somewhere Out There]]'' - 1993
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* ''[[A Stranger's Son|Stranger's Son, A]]'' - 1997
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* ''[[Sunset Bridge]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[The Surprise Of A Lifetime|Surprise Of A Lifetime, The]]'' - 2019
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* ''[[The Swallow's Nest|Swallow's Nest, The]]
 
* ''[[Sweet Georgia Gal]]'' - 1985
 
* ''[[Sweet Georgia Gal]]'' - 1985
 
* ''[[Sweet Homecoming]]'' - 1987
 
* ''[[Sweet Homecoming]]'' - 1987
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* ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Sweet Mountain Magic]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Sweet Sea Spirit]]'' - 1986
 
* ''[[Sweet Sea Spirit]]'' - 1986
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* ''[[That Old Familiar Feeling]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[To The One I Love]]'' - 2010
 
* ''[[Touching Stars]]'' - 2007
 
* ''[[Touching Stars]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[Treasure Beach]]'' - 2012
 
* ''[[The Trouble With Joe|Trouble With Joe, The]]'' - 1994
 
* ''[[The Trouble With Joe|Trouble With Joe, The]]'' - 1994
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* ''[[A Truth For A Truth|Truth For A Truth, A]]'' - 2010
 
* ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' - 1997
 
* ''[[Twice Upon A Time]]'' - 1997
 
* ''[[Twilight Shadows]]'' - 1991
 
* ''[[Twilight Shadows]]'' - 1991
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* ''[[The Way Back Home|Way Back Home, The]]'' - 1990
 
* ''[[The Way Back Home|Way Back Home, The]]'' - 1990
 
* ''[[Wedding Ring]]'' - 2004
 
* ''[[Wedding Ring]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[When We Were Sisters]]'' - 2016
 
* ''[[Whiskey Island]]'' - 2000
 
* ''[[Whiskey Island]]'' - 2000
 
* ''[[Woman Without A Name]]'' - 1996
 
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==Series/Related Books==
 
==Series/Related Books==
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===Shenandoah Album Series===
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'''American Hero''' (multi-author series)
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'''Family'''
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'''From Bud To Blossom''' (multi-author series)
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'''Goddesses Anonymous'''
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'''Happiness Key'''
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'''Hawaii'''
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'''Iron Lace'''
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'''Men In Blue''' (multi-author series)
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'''The Men Of Midnight'''
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'''Ministry Is Murder'''
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* ''[[Blessed Be the Busybody]]''
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* ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]''
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'''New Orleans Nights'''
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'''Otherworldly'''
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'''Reincarnation'''
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'''Runaway'''
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'''Shadows'''
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'''Shenandoah Album'''
 
* ''[[Wedding Ring]]''
 
* ''[[Wedding Ring]]''
 
* ''[[Endless Chain]]''
 
* ''[[Endless Chain]]''
 
* ''[[Lover's Knot]]''
 
* ''[[Lover's Knot]]''
  
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===Ministry Is Murder===
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'''Sonny's Girls''' (multi-author series)
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* ''[[Blessed Be the Busybody]]''
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* ''[[Let There Be Suspects]]''
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'''Sweet Five'''
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'''Tales Of The Pacific'''
  
 
== Awards/Honors ==
 
== Awards/Honors ==

Revision as of 04:33, 8 December 2022


Emilie Richards was born in Bethesda, Maryland and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. After receiving an undergraduate degree in American studies from Florida State University, Richards earned a master's degree in family development from Virginia Tech.

She worked as a therapist in a mental health center, before becoming a parent services coordinator for families enrolled in Head Start and then working in several pastoral counseling centers. Richards' husband is a Unitarian Universalist minister.[1]

Writing career Richards began writing in 1983 after the birth of her fourth child. Her son would sit on her lap as she wrote, and Richards titled her first completed work, Brendan's Song, after him.[2] The book was published in 1985 in the Silhouette Romance category line.[3] She has subsequently written over 40 novels for Silhouette, including six, all set in Australia or New Zealand, written during a four-month sabbatical in Australia.[2]

As a result of years working as a family counselor, her novels "feature complex characterizations and in-depth explorations of social issues."[4] Richards won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, the highest award given to romance authors, in 1994 for Dragonslayer.[4] Richards has also been nominated three times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards and is a recipient of their Career Achievement Award.[5]

Despite the occasional use of overly clichéd lines, Richards' writing "effortlessly flows from page to page."[6] Her characters often sport unusual quirks, such as a penchant for strange sandwich ingredients, which gives the story an added charm.[6]

In 2004, Richards began a new series of single-title novels centered around quilting. These novels were inspired by a volunteer stint with VISTA. While she was an undergraduate, Richards spent a summer living in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains, helping the residents and learning to quilt.[1]

The following year, Richards began writing murder mysteries in addition to romance novels. The novels, in a series called Ministry is Murder, are based partially on her experience as a minister's wife and are written in first-person from the perspective of the heroine, minister's wife "Aggie" Wilcox. Characters in this series are "interesting [and] well-developed," although suspense is "minimal."

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

Books

Non-Fiction

  • Quilt Along With Emilie Richards: Lover’s Knot ISBN: 1574866273, 64 pages, Softcover

Series/Related Books

American Hero (multi-author series)

Family

From Bud To Blossom (multi-author series)

Goddesses Anonymous

Happiness Key

Hawaii

Iron Lace

Men In Blue (multi-author series)

The Men Of Midnight

Ministry Is Murder

New Orleans Nights

Otherworldly

Reincarnation

Runaway

Shadows

Shenandoah Album

Sonny's Girls (multi-author series)

Sweet Five

Tales Of The Pacific

Awards/Honors

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