Loretta Chase

Loretta Lynda Chekani was born in 1949, of Albanian ancestry. For her, the trouble started when she learned to write in first grade. Before then, she had been making up her own stories but now she knew how to write them down to share. In her teenage years, she continue to write letters, keep a journal, write poetry and even attempt the Great American Novel (still unfinished). She attended New England public schools, before she went off to college and earned an English degree from Clark University.

After graduation, she worked a variety of jobs at Clark including a part-time teaching post. She was also moonlighting as a video scriptwriter. It was there that she met a video producer who inspired her to write novels and marry him. Under her married name, Loretta Chase, has been publishing historical romance novels since 1987. Her books have won many awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA.

On the Web

• [1] - Official Website
• [2] Word Wenches blog

Books

• Captives Of The Night - 1994
• Devil's Delilah, The - 1989
• Don't Tempt Me - 2009
• Duke In Shining Armor, A - 2017
• Dukes Prefer Blondes - 2016
• English Witch, The - 1988
• Falling Stars - 1992
• Isabella - 1987
• Knaves' Wager - 1990
• Last Hellion, The - 1998
• Last Night's Scandal - 2010
• Lion's Daughter, The - 1992
• Lord Lovedon's Duel - 2012
• Lord Of Scoundrels - 1995
• Lord Perfect - 2006
• Mad Earl's Bride, The - 1995
• Miss Wonderful - 2004
• Mr. Impossible - 2005
• Not Quite A Lady - 2007
• Royally Ever After - 2015
• Sandalwood Princess, The - 1990
• Scandal Wears Satin - 2012
• Silk Is For Seduction - 2011
• Ten Things I Hate About the Duke - 2020
• Viscount Vagabond - 1989
• Vixen In Velvet - 2014
• Your Scandalous Ways - 2008

Series/Related Titles

The Carsington Brothers:

1. Miss Wonderful
2. Mister Impossible
3. Lord Perfect
4. Not Quite A Lady
5. Last Night's Scandal

Difficult Dukes

1. A Duke In Shining Armor
2. Ten Thing I Hate About The Duke

Dressmakers

1. Silk Is For Seduction
2. Scandal Wears Satin
3. Vixen In Velvet
4. Dukes Prefer Blondes

Fallen Women / Ladies Of Scandal

1. Not Quite A Lady
2. Your Scandalous Ways
3. Don't Tempt Me
4. Last Night's Scandal

Regency Noblemen

1. Viscount Vagabond
2. The Devil's Delilah

Scoundrels

1. The Lion's Daughter

2. Captive Of The Night

3. Lord Of Scoundrels

3.5 The Mad Earl's Bride

4. The Last Hellion

Trevelyan Family

1. Isabella
2. The English Witch

Awards

• 2009 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Love & Laughter, Don't Tempt Me
• 1996 RITA Award Winner - Short Historical Romance, Lord Of Scoundrels
• 1991 RITA Award Winner - Regency Romance, The Sandalwood Princess

Recogntions

• 2017 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance: Long, Dukes Prefer Blondes
• 2012 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance, Silk Is For Seduction
• 2011 RITA Award Finalist - Historical Romance, Last Night's Scandal
• 2009 Booklist Starred Review, Don't Tempt Me
• 2006 RITA Award Finalist - Long Historical Romance, Mr. Impossible

Awards (body of work)

• 1989-1990 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Regency Romance
• 1994 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Historical Romance Author