Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs's life is all about family, friends...and fiction. She lives at the water's edge on an island in Puget Sound, and she commutes to her writers' group in a 17-foot motorboat. She serves as author liaison for Field's End, a literary community on Bainbridge Island, Washington, bringing inspiration and instruction from the world's top authors to her seaside community. (See www.fieldsend.org) She's been featured in the national media, including NPR's "Talk of the Nation," and is a popular speaker locally and nationally.
According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." Booklist characterizes her books as "real and true and unforgettable." She is the recipient of three RITA (sm) awards and four starred reviews from Publishers Weekly for her books. The Winter Lodge and Passing Through Paradise have appeared on PW’s annual "Best Of" lists. Several of her books have been listed as top Booksense picks and optioned as feature films. Her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages and have made national bestseller lists, including the USA Today, Washington Post and New York Times lists.
The author is a former teacher, a Harvard graduate, an avid hiker, an amateur photographer, a good skier and terrible golfer, yet her favorite form of exercise is curling up with a good book. Readers can learn more on the web at www.susanwiggs.com and on her lively blog at www.susanwiggs.wordpress.com.
Contents
On the Web
- Official Website [1]
- The View From Here - blog
- Wikipedia [2]
Books
- Apple Orchard, The - 2013
- Because I Love Her - 2009
- Beekeeper's Ball, The - 2014
- Belling The Cat - 1995
- Between You And Me - 2018
- Borrowed Bride, The - 1996
- Briar Rose - 1987
- Bridge Of Dreams - 1998
- Canary Who Sailed With Colmbus, The - 1989
- Candlelight Christmas - 2013
- Changeling, The - 1997
- Charm School, The - 1999
- Cinderfella - 1996
- Circle In The Water / At The King's Command - 1994
- Dancing On Air / At The Queen's Summons - 1996
- Dockside - 2007
- Drifter, The - 1998
- Embrace the Day - 1988
- Enchanted Afternoon - 2002
- Fairytale Christmas, A - 2014
- Family Tree - 2016
- Firebrand, The - 2001
- Fireside - 2009
- Goodbye Quilt, The - 2011
- Halfway To Heaven - 2001
- Home Before Dark - 2003
- Homecoming Season - 2006
- Horsemaster's Daughter, The - 1999
- Hostage, The - 2000
- How I Planned Your Wedding - 2011
- Husband For Hire / The 10-Year Reunion - 1999
- Island Time - 1998
- Jewel Of The Sea - 1993
- Just Breathe - 2008
- Kingdom Of Gold - 1994
- Lakeshore Christmas - 2009
- Lakeside Cottage - 2005
- Lightkeeper, The - 1997
- Lily And The Leopard, The - 1991
- Lord Of The Night - 1993
- Lost And Found Bookshop, The - 2020
- Maiden Of Ireland, The - 2014
- Map Of The Heart - 2017
- Marrying Daisy Bellamy - 2011
- Miranda - 1996
- Mist And The Magic, The - 1993
- Mistress, The - 2000
- Mistress Of Normandy, The - 2014
- Moonshadow - 1989
- Ocean Between Us, The - 2004
- October Wind - 1991
- Oysterville Sewing Circle, The - 2019
- Passing Through Paradise - 2002
- Raven And The Rose, The - 1991
- Return To Willow Lake - 2012
- Snowfall At Willow Lake - 2008
- St. James Affair, The - 2003
- Starlight On Willow Lake - 2015
- Story Of Us, The - 2010
- Sugar And Salt - 2022
- Summer Affair, A - 2003
- Summer At Willow Lake - 2006
- Summer By The Sea - 2004
- Summer Hideaway, The - 2010
- Table For Five - 2005
- Texas Wildflower - 1987
- Trysting Hour, The - 1995
- Vows Made In Wine / The Maiden's Hand - 1995
- Welcome To Beach Town - 2023
- Winds Of Glory - 1988
- Winter Lodge, The - 2007
- You I Never Knew, The - 2001
Series/Related Titles
Bella Vista Chronicles
Calhoun Chronicles
Chicago Fire
Discovery
The Lakeshore Chronicles
- 1. Summer At Willow Lake
- 1.5 Homecoming Season
- 2. The Winter Lodge
- 3. Dockside
- 4. Snowfall At Willow Lake
- 5. Fireside
- 6. Lakeshore Christmas
- 7. The Summer Hideaway
- 8. Marrying Daisy Bellamy
- 9. Return To Willow Lake
- 10. Candlelight Christmas
- 11. Starlight On Willow Lake
Tudor Rose
- Circle In The Water / At The King's Command
- Vows Made In Wine / The Maiden's Hand
- Dancing On Air / At The Queen's Summons
Us
Awards
- 2006 RITA Award Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, Lakeside Cottage
- 2001 RITA Award Winner - Short Historical Romance, The Mistress
- 2000 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Historical Single Title Romance, The Hostage
- 2000 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - American Historical Romance, The Mistress
- 1994 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - British Isles Historical Romance, The Mist And The Magic
- 1991 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Novel, October Wind
Recognitions
- 2022 LibraryReads Starred Review, Sugar And Salt
- 2020 Barnes & Noble Booksellers' Favorites - Romance Novels, The Lost And Found Bookshop
- 2020 Indie Next Starred Review, The Lost And Found Bookshop
- 2020 Library Journal Starred Review, The Lost And Found Bookshop
- 2020 LibraryReads Starred Review, The Lost And Found Bookshop
- 2019 Booklist Starred Review, The Oysterville Sewing Circle
- 2019 Library Journal Best Books - Pop Fiction, The Oysterville Sewing Circle
- 2017 Booklist Starred Review, Map Of The Heart
- 2016 Booklist Starred Review, Family Tree
- 2016 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Family Tree
- 2015 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Starlight On Willow Lake
- 2014 Booklist Starred Review, The Beekeeper's Ball
- 2014 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, The Beekeeper's Ball
- 2013 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, The Apple Orchard
- 2013 Library Journal Starred Review, Candlelight Christmas
- 2013 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, The Apple Orchard
- 2010 RITA Award Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, Fireside
- 2010 RITA Award Finalist - Novel With Strong Romantic Elements, Lakeshore Christmas
- 2009 RITA Award Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, Snowfall At Willow Lake
- 2007 RITA Award Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, Summer At Willow Lake
- 2006 RITA Award Finalist - Novel With Strong Romantic Elements, Table For Five
- 2005 RITA Award Finalist - Novel With Strong Romantic Elements, The Ocean Between Us
- 2005 RITA Award Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, Summer By The Sea
- 2004 All About Romance Reader Award Top 100 Romance (#93), The Charm School
- 2002 RITA Award Finalist - Short Historical Romance, Halfway To Heaven
- 1995 RITA Award Finalist - Long Historical Romance, Circle In The Water / At The King's Command
- 1992 RITA Award Finalist - Single Title Historical Romance, The Raven And The Rose
Awards (body of work)
- 2001 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - American Historical Romance
- 1993-1994 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Historical Novel
- 1991-1992 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Historical Adventure