Peggy Nicholson

Peggy Nicholson is a prolific writer of romance fiction and a former art teacher with a penchant for sailing. Born and raised in Texas, Nicholson had an adventurous childhood. Her father was a "wildcatter" (an oilman who drills wells in areas not known to be productive) and her mother an eccentric southerner. Nicholson's childhood aspirations included plans to become a wild animal collector, an astronaut, and a director.

After studying art and English at Brown University, she taught art to public high school students for ten years. Her background in art has had a significant influence on her writing style and choice of locations. She noted on the Harlequin Web site: "Romance and visual delight are very closely associated in my mind … and now I paint pictures with words. In general I've a weakness for geographical extremes—ocean, mountains, the desert. Also for dramatic weather, tropical downpours, wrath-of-God thunderstorms, outrageous sunrises."

Books

• Angel In Stone, An - 2005
• Baby Bargain, The - 2000
• Burning Dreams - 1991
• Case Of The Lighthouse Ghost, The - 1994
• Case Of The Mysterious Codes, The - 1994
• Checkmate - 1992
• Child's Play - 1986
• Darling Jade, The - 1984
• Dolphins for Luck - 1985
• Don't Mess With Texans - 1999
• Hartz And Flowers - 1991
• Her Bodyguard - 1999
• Kelton's Rules - 2003
• Light Fantastic, The - 1988
• More Than A Cowboy - 2004
• Pure And Simple - 1993
• Run So Far - 1984
• Scent Of A Woman, The - 1998
• Serpent In Turquoise, A - 2006
• Soft Lies, Summer Light - 1985
• Tender Offer - 1989
• True Heart - 2001
• Truth About George, The - 1994
• Twenty-Third Man, The - 1997
• Wildcatter, The - 2002
• You Again - 1996

Recognitions

• 1987 Golden Medallion Finalist - Long Contemporary Romance, Child's Play