Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Susan Elizabeth Phillips has been writing romance since the 1980s with an unique mix of humor and emotion. In 2001, she was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. In 2006, Susan Elizabeth Phillips was honored by the Romance Writers of America who presented her with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which celebrates an author's entire body of work. She also contributed to Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance.
Ms. Phllips taught highschool until her first child was born. She wrote her first book in collaboration with a neighbor as they road their bikes for exercise. This was published as The Copeland Bride in 1983 under the name Justine Cole.
One of her most beloved series is the "Chicago Stars" books beginning with It Had To Be You introducing Phoebe Calebow who inherits a football team. Bucking the trend in romances, Ms. Philips has successfully written about athletes -- football players, golfers -- and their world since 1994.
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Books
- Ain't She Sweet - 2004
- Breathing Room - 2002)
- Copeland Bride, The - 1983 (Dell) Written in collaboration as Justine Cole
- Dream A Little Dream - 1998 (won the 1999 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category)
- Fancy Pants - 1989
- First Lady - 2000 (won the 2001 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category)
- Glitter Baby - 1987
- Heaven, Texas - 1995
- Honey Moon - 1993
- Hot Shot - 1991
- It Had To Be You - 1994 (won the 1995 RITA® in the Best Romance of 1994 category)
- Just Imagine - 2001 (reissue of a historical romance Risen Glory)
- Kiss An Angel - 1996
- Lady Be Good - 1999 (Avon)
- Match Me If You Can - 2005
- Natural Born Charmer - 2007
- Nobody's Baby But Mine - 1997 (won the 1998 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category; the title also won in the 1998 RITA® in the RWA's Favorite Book of 1997 category)
- Risen Glory - 1984 (Dell) (a substantially revised edition of this book is available under the title Just Imagine
- This Heart Of Mine - 2001
- What I Did For Love - 2009
Awards/Honors
- 1988-1989 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Contemporary Romance
- 1996 Career Achievement Award Winner - Romantic Times Magazine - Contemporary Romance
- 2001, Inducted into Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame
- 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, Romance Writers of America
- 1996 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Time Romance Author
- 1994 RRA Awards Nominee - Best Contemporary Author
- 1994 RRA Awards Nominee - Best All-Around Romance Author
