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== Biography ==
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Rachel Gibson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her original voice and humorous style has earned the praise of reviewers... "first class entertainment," raves The Oakland Press. According to Publishers Weekly, "Gibson's characters are quirky and endearing and her clever snappy dialogue amuses at every turn of the page."Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho, and many of her books are set in Idaho.
 
Rachel Gibson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her original voice and humorous style has earned the praise of reviewers... "first class entertainment," raves The Oakland Press. According to Publishers Weekly, "Gibson's characters are quirky and endearing and her clever snappy dialogue amuses at every turn of the page."Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho, and many of her books are set in Idaho.
  
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Four of her novels, ''[[Simply Irresistible]]'', ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'', ''[[True Confessions]]'', and ''[[See Jane Score]]'', were named among the Top Ten Favorite Books of The Year by [[Romance Writers of America]]. Her fourth novel, ''[[True Confessions]]'', was awarded the RITA, Romance Writers of America’s highest honor of excellence. She was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title]] category with her novel ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]''. Rachel’s other awards include the [[1994 Golden Heart Winners|1994 Golden Heart Award]] in the Contemporary Single Title category, the National Readers' Choice Award, and the [[Romantic Times Magazine]] Bookstores That Care Award for Best Love and Laughter.
 
Four of her novels, ''[[Simply Irresistible]]'', ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'', ''[[True Confessions]]'', and ''[[See Jane Score]]'', were named among the Top Ten Favorite Books of The Year by [[Romance Writers of America]]. Her fourth novel, ''[[True Confessions]]'', was awarded the RITA, Romance Writers of America’s highest honor of excellence. She was a [[2009 RITA® Winners|2009 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title]] category with her novel ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]''. Rachel’s other awards include the [[1994 Golden Heart Winners|1994 Golden Heart Award]] in the Contemporary Single Title category, the National Readers' Choice Award, and the [[Romantic Times Magazine]] Bookstores That Care Award for Best Love and Laughter.
  
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== Books ==
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==On the Web==
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* ''[[Daisy's Back in Town]]'' - 2005, Avon
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* Official Website [https://rachelgibson.com/]
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* ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'' - 2006, Avon
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* Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Gibson_(writer)]
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* ''[[It Must Be Love]]'' - 2000, Avon
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* ''[[Lola Carlyle Reveals All]]'' - 2002, Avon
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==Books==
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* ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' - 2008 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Any Man Of Mine]]'' - 2011
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* ''[[See Jane Score]]'' - 2003, Avon
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* ''[[The Art Of Running In Heels|Art Of Running In Heels, The]]'' - 2018
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* ''[[Sex, Lies, and Online Dating]]'' - 2006, Avon
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* ''[[Blue By You]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[Simply Irresistible - Rachel Gibson|Simply Irresistible]]'' - 1998, Avon
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* ''[[Crazy On You]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' - 2007, [[Avon]]
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* ''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]'' - 2004
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* ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day|Trouble With Valentine's Day, The]]'' - 2005, Avon
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* ''[[Drop Dead Gorgeous]]'' - 2022
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* ''[[True Confessions]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[How Lulu Lost Her Mind]]'' - 2020
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* ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]'' - 2009 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[I Do!]]'' - 2015
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* ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'' - 1999, Avon
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* ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[It Must Be Love]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Just Kiss Me]]'' - 2016
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* ''[[Lola Carlyle Reveals All]]'' - 2002
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* ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]'' - 2008
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* ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]'' - 2010
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* ''[[Now And Forever]]'' - 2000
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* ''[[Rescue Me]]'' - 2012
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* ''[[Run To You]]'' - 2013
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* ''[[See Jane Score]]'' - 2003
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* ''[[Sex, Lies, And Online Dating]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[Simply Irresistible]]'' - 1998
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* ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' - 2007
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* ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day|Trouble With Valentine's Day, The]]'' - 2006
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* ''[[True Confessions]]'' - 2001
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* ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]'' - 2009
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* ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'' - 1999
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* ''[[What I Love About You]]'' - 2014
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== Anthologies ==
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* ''[[Secrets Of A Perfect Night]]''
  
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== Novellas ==
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==Series/Related Books ==
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* [[Now And Forever]] in ''[[Secrets Of A Perfect Night]]'' Anthology
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'''Chinooks Hockey Team'''
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# ''[[Simply Irresistible]]''
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# ''[[See Jane Score]]''
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# ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day]]''
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# ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]''
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# ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]''
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# ''[[Any Man Of Mine]]''
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# ''[[The Art Of Running In Heels]]''
  
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== Related Books ==
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'''Gospel, Idaho'''
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* ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'',''[[Sex, Lies, and Online Dating]]'' and ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' are about friends in from Boise, Idaho who also write. A fourth friend's book ''100 Bad Dates'' is due in 2008.
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# ''[[True Confessions]]''
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# ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day]]''
  
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* ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' and ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'' are both set in Truly, Idaho, and characters from the first book appear in the the second.
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'''Lovett, Texas
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:  1. ''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]''
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::  1.5 ''[[Crazy On You]]''
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:  2. ''[[Rescue Me]]''
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:  3. ''[[Run To You]]''
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::  3.5 ''[[I Do!]]''
  
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* ''[[Simply Irresistible - Rachel Gibson|Simply Irresistible]]'', ''[[See Jane Score]]'' and ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]'' are set in Seattle, and the various characters are involved with a hockey team, the Seattle Chinooks.
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'''Truly, Idaho'''
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# ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]''
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# ''[[Tangled Up In You]]''
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# ''[[What I Love About You]]''
  
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* ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day]]'' is set in Gospel, Idaho, the same town, and characters, as ''[[True Confessions]]''. In addition, the hero in ''Valentine's Day'' is a hockey player from ''[[See Jane Score]]''.
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'''Writer Friends'''
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# ''[[Sex, Lies, And Online Dating]]''
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# ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]''
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# ''[[Tangled Up In You]]''
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# ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]''
  
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== Honors ==
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==Awards==
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* [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Contemporary Single Title]] category for ''[[True Confessions]]''
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*2009  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]''
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* [[1994 Golden Heart Winners|1994 Golden Heart Winner]] in the Contemporary Single Title category
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*2008  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Funniest Romance, ''[[Not Another Bad Date]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Most Disappointing Read, ''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]''
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*2003  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Contemporary Romance, ''[[See Jane Score]]''
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*2002  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[True Confessions]]''
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*2001  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Winner - Best Funny, ''[[True Confessions]]''
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*2001  [[RT Reviewers Choice Award]] Winner - Contemporary Romance, ''[[True Confessions]]''
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*1994 [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|Golden Heart Award]] Winner - Contemporary Single Title Romance
  
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== On The Web ==
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==Recognitions==
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[http://www.rachelgibson.com/index.htm Rachel Gibson's web page]
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*2018  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[The Art Of Running In Heels]]''
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*2013  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#63), ''[[See Jane Score]]''
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*2013  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Run To You]]''
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*2012  [[RT Book Reviews]] Top Pick, ''[[Rescue Me]]''
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*2011  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Nothing But Trouble]]''
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*2010  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#50), ''[[See Jane Score]]''
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*2010  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]''
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*2009  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[True Love And Other Disasters]]''
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*2008  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Tangled Up In You]]''
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*2007  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#67), ''[[See Jane Score]]''
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*2005  [[Booklist]] Starred Review, ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day]]''
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*2005  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Finalist - Contemporary Single Title Romance, ''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]''
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*2004  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#43), ''[[See Jane Score]]''
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*2001  [[Publishers Weekly]] Starred Review, ''[[True Confessions]]''
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*2000  [[All About Romance Reader Award]] Top 100 Romances (#66), ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]''

Latest revision as of 13:21, 23 January 2023


Rachel Gibson is a USA TODAY bestselling author. Her original voice and humorous style has earned the praise of reviewers... "first class entertainment," raves The Oakland Press. According to Publishers Weekly, "Gibson's characters are quirky and endearing and her clever snappy dialogue amuses at every turn of the page."Rachel lives in Boise, Idaho, and many of her books are set in Idaho.

Rachel Gibson won the 2002 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category for her novel True Confessions. She also also finalled in the 2005 RITA in the Contemporary Single Title category with her novel Daisy's Back in Town. She was a 2008 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title category for her novel Tangled Up In You. Rachel Gibson was a 2010 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Contemporary Single Title Romance category with her novel True Love And Other Disasters.

Four of her novels, Simply Irresistible, Truly Madly Yours, True Confessions, and See Jane Score, were named among the Top Ten Favorite Books of The Year by Romance Writers of America. Her fourth novel, True Confessions, was awarded the RITA, Romance Writers of America’s highest honor of excellence. She was a 2009 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title category with her novel Not Another Bad Date. Rachel’s other awards include the 1994 Golden Heart Award in the Contemporary Single Title category, the National Readers' Choice Award, and the Romantic Times Magazine Bookstores That Care Award for Best Love and Laughter.

On the Web

  • Official Website [1]
  • Wikipedia [2]

Books

Anthologies

Series/Related Books

Chinooks Hockey Team

  1. Simply Irresistible
  2. See Jane Score
  3. The Trouble With Valentine's Day
  4. True Love And Other Disasters
  5. Nothing But Trouble
  6. Any Man Of Mine
  7. The Art Of Running In Heels

Gospel, Idaho

  1. True Confessions
  2. The Trouble With Valentine's Day

Lovett, Texas

1. Daisy's Back In Town
1.5 Crazy On You
2. Rescue Me
3. Run To You
3.5 I Do!

Truly, Idaho

  1. Truly Madly Yours
  2. Tangled Up In You
  3. What I Love About You

Writer Friends

  1. Sex, Lies, And Online Dating
  2. I'm In No Mood For Love
  3. Tangled Up In You
  4. Not Another Bad Date

Awards

Recognitions

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