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*1988 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Regency Romance, ''[[Midsummer Moon]]'' | *1988 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Regency Romance, ''[[Midsummer Moon]]'' | ||
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*2004 [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Innovative Historical Romance | *2004 [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Innovative Historical Romance | ||
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*1987-1988 [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Regency Historical Romance | *1987-1988 [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Regency Historical Romance | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 17 March 2023
Laura Kinsale is a New York Times bestselling author and both winner and multiple nominee for the Best Book of the Year award given by the Romance Writers of America.
She become a romance writer after six years as a geologist--a career which consisted of getting out of bed in the middle of the night and driving hundreds of miles alone across west Texas to sit drilling rigs, wear a hard hat, and attempt to boss around oil-covered males considerably larger than herself. This, she decided, was pushing her luck. So she gave all that up to sit in a chair and stare into space for long periods of time, attempting to figure out What-Happens-Next. She and her husband David currently divide their time between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Texas.
Kinsale is noted for her complex writing style and flawed characters. She breaks the traditional heroic molds frequently. Other key features of Kinsale's books include animal "mascots" threading through each book.
Contents
On the Web
Books
- Dream Hunter, The - 1994
- Flowers From The Storm - 1992
- For My Lady's Heart - 1993
- Hidden Heart, The - 1986
- Lessons In French - 2010
- Midsummer Moon - 1987
- My Sweet Folly - 1997
- Prince Of Midnight, The - 1990
- Seize The Fire - 1985
- Shadowheart - 2004
- Shadow And The Star, The - 1991
- Uncertain Magic - 1987
Series/Related titles
Medieval Hearts
Victorian Hearts
Awards
- 2005 RITA Award Winner - Long Historical Romance, Shadowheart
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Medieval, Shadowheart
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Most Tortured Hero, Shadowheart
- 1998 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Romance of All Time, Flowers From The Storm
- 1996 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Romance of All Time, Flower From The Storm
- 1991 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Romance, The Prince Of Midnight
- 1989 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Special Achievement, Seize The Fire
- 1986 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - First Historical Romance, The Hidden Heart
Recognitions
- 2018 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#4), Flowers From The Storm
- 2013 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#6), Flowers From The Storm
- 2013 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#89), For My Lady's Heart
- 2013 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#86), The Shadow And The Star
- 2010 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#6), Flowers From The Storm
- 2010 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#83), The Shadow And The Star
- 2010 Library Journal Starred Review, Lessons In French
- 2007 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#5), Flowers From The Storm
- 2007 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#89), For My Lady's Heart
- 2007 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#37), The Shadow And The Star
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#2), Flowers From The Storm
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#48), For My Lady's Heart
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#39), The Shadow And The Star
- 2000 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#4), Flowers From The Storm
- 2000 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#97), My Sweet Folly
- 2010 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#10), The Shadow And The Star
- 1998 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#15), Flowers From The Storm
- 1998 RITA Award Finalist - Long Historical Romance, My Sweet Folly
- 1998 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romances (#56), The Shadow And The Star
- 1995 RITA Award Finalist - Long Historical Romance, The Dream Hunter
- 1992 RITA Award Finalist - Single Title Historical Romance, The Shadow And The Star
- 1990 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Single Title Romance, Seize The Fire
- 1988 RITA Award Finalist - Regency Romance, Midsummer Moon
Awards (body of work)
- 2004 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Innovative Historical Romance
- 1994 Romance Readers Anonymouse Award Nominee - Best Historical Romance Author
- 1987-1988 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Regency Historical Romance
