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| − | [[Category:RITA Winners | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Rachel}} [[Category:RITA Winners]] [[Category:Golden Heart Winners]][[category:Authors - G]] |
| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | 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® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Contemporary Single Title]] category for her novel ''[[True Confessions]]''. She was a [[2008 RITA® Winners|2008 RITA® finalist]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title]] category for her novel ''[[Tangled Up In You]]''. She also also finalled in the 2005 [[RITA]] in the [[[[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Contemporary Single Title]] category with her novel ''[[Daisy's Back In Town]]''. | |
| − | + | 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. 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 == | == Books == | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Daisy's Back in Town]]'' - 2005, Avon |
| − | * ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'' - 2006, Avon | + | * ''[[I'm In No Mood For Love]]'' - 2006, Avon |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[It Must Be Love]]'' - 2000, Avon |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Lola Carlyle Reveals All]]'' - 2002, Avon |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[See Jane Score]]'' - 2003, Avon |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Sex, Lies, and Online Dating]]'' - 2006, Avon |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Simply Irresistible - Rachel Gibson|Simply Irresistible]]'' - 1998, Avon |
| − | * | + | * ''[[Tangled Up In You]]'' - 2007, [[Avon]] |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[The Trouble With Valentine's Day|Trouble With Valentine's Day, The]]'' - 2005, Avon |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[True Confessions]]'' - 2002 |
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Truly Madly Yours]]'' - 1999, Avon |
== Novellas == | == Novellas == | ||
| − | * "Now And Forever in the ''Secrets of a Perfect Night'' Anthology | + | * "Now And Forever in the ''Secrets of a Perfect Night'' Anthology |
== Related Books == | == Related Books == | ||
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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]]''. | * ''[[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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| + | == Honors == | ||
| + | * [[2002 RITA® Winners|2002 RITA®]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Contemporary Single Title]] category for ''[[True Confessions]]'' | ||
| + | * [[1994 Golden Heart Winners|1994 Golden Heart Winner]] in the Contemporary Single Title category | ||
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| + | == On The Web == | ||
| + | [http://www.rachelgibson.com/index.htm Rachel Gibson's web page] | ||
Revision as of 23:55, 4 April 2008
Biography
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 was a 2008 RITA® finalist in the RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title category for her novel Tangled Up In You. She also also finalled in the 2005 RITA in the [[Contemporary Single Title category with her novel Daisy's Back In Town.
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. 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.
Books
- Daisy's Back in Town - 2005, Avon
- I'm In No Mood For Love - 2006, Avon
- It Must Be Love - 2000, Avon
- Lola Carlyle Reveals All - 2002, Avon
- See Jane Score - 2003, Avon
- Sex, Lies, and Online Dating - 2006, Avon
- Simply Irresistible - 1998, Avon
- Tangled Up In You - 2007, Avon
- Trouble With Valentine's Day, The - 2005, Avon
- True Confessions - 2002
- Truly Madly Yours - 1999, Avon
Novellas
- "Now And Forever in the Secrets of a Perfect Night Anthology
Related Books
- 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.
- 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.
- Simply Irresistible and See Jane Score are both set in Seattle about the world of hockey.
- 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.
Honors
- 2002 RITA® in the Contemporary Single Title category for True Confessions
- 1994 Golden Heart Winner in the Contemporary Single Title category
