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Marie Ferrarella
Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski (b. March 28 in West Germany) is an American writer of over 272 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages. She has also written under the names Marie Nicole, Marie Michael, and Marie Charles. Biography Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 to Polish parents in West Germany, and moved to the United States when she was four. She has a master's degree in Shakespearean comedy from Queens College in New York City. Her first romance was sold in 1982 and she has since written over three hundred other novels. She has won a Romance Writers of America RITA Award for best Traditional Romance, and has been named a Romantic Times Career Achievement Winner. Ferrarella and her husband live in Southern California, with their two children. Her hobbies include old movies, musicals and mysteries. Bibliography As Marie Ferrarella Single Novels *''Smoldering Embers'' (1982) *''Claimed By Rapture'' (1983) *''Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mary Lynn Baxter
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Myrna Temte
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Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the ''in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty. Roberts was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2011, her novels had spent a combined 861 weeks on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list, including 176 weeks in the number-one spot. Life and career Personal life Early years Roberts was born on October 10, 1950, in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. Both of her parents have Irish ancestors, and she has described herself as "an Irishwoman through and through". Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. Although she had always made up stories in her head, Roberts did not write as a child, other than essays for school. She does claim to have "told lies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Gillen Thacker
Cathy Gillen Thacker is an American author of over seventy romance novels. Biography Thacker began writing to occupy herself while she was raising small children. She wrote seven books as she taught herself how to be an author. Her eighth attempt was finally published in July 1982. She has written over seventy novels since then, which have been published in seventeen languages and thirty-five countries. Thacker is a charter member of Romance Writers of America. She and her husband Charlie have three children, Julie, David, and Sarah. Bibliography Too Many Dads # ''Baby on the Doorstep'' (1994) # ''Daddy to the Rescue'' (1994) # ''Too Many Moms'' (1994) Wild West Weddings # ''The Cowboy's Bride'' (1996) # ''The Ranch Stud'' (1996) # ''The Maverick Marriage'' (1996) # ''One Hot Cowboy'' (1997) # ''Spur-Of-The-Moment Marriage'' (1997) McCabe Family # ''Dr. Cowboy'' (1999) # ''Wildcat Cowboy'' (1999) # ''A Cowboy's Woman'' (1999) # ''A Cowboy Kind of Daddy'' (1999) # ''Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Creighton
Kathleen Marie Creighton (born 1966) is a United States Navy rear admiral who most recently served as the Director of Warfare Integration of the United States Navy from September 18, 2020 to August 21, 2021. Previously, she served as the Deputy Commander of the Joint Force Headquarters–Department of Defense Information Networks from August 2017 to August 2019. Raised in Ridgefield, Connecticut, Creighton attended Ridgefield High School. She graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1988 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and was commissioned through the NROTC program. Creighton later earned an M.S. degree in information technology management from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1997. Personal Kathleen Traynor married Craig Calderwood Creighton on October 21, 1989 in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Her husband was a naval surface warfare officer who retired from active duty as a lieutenant commander Lieutenant commander (also hyphenated lieutenant-commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maggie Shayne
Maggie Shayne (born Margaret Lewis) is an American author of more than 70 novels. Shayne has won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, multiple Reviewers' Choice and Career Achievement Awards, The Readers' Choice Award, and the P.E.A.R.L. Award among others. In addition to her work as a novelist, Shayne is active in the Wiccan religion. Early life Shayne was born and raised in a rural area near Syracuse, New York. As a child, Shayne liked to tell stories and rewrite the endings of stories she had read as well as those of the horror movies she loved to watch. Her first attempt at a novel came when she was older, when she mentally wrote a story while trying to comfort a sick baby; the story envisioned was a romance due to her mood. She soon transferred the story to a yellow pad. Shayne took a job watching a neighbor's horses so that she could earn the money to buy her first typewriter. She soon finished three manuscripts, which she was unable to sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Mallery
Susan Mallery (born 1970) is an American author of popular romance novels set in non-urban, close-knit communities. Because of her love for animals, pets play a significant role in her books. Biography Born in 1970, Susan grew up in the Los Angeles, California area. Mallery earned an MA from Seton Hill University. Mallery was published straight out of college with two books in January 1992. In 2008, her book ''Accidentally Yours'' became the first to make ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list. On July 12, 2012, her book ''Summer Nights'' reached No. 2 on ''The New York Times'' bestseller list for paperback mass-market fiction. A second book, ''A Christmas Bride'', was No. 24 in November 2012. ''A Fool's Gold Christmas'' made the ''Times'' e-book fiction list on October 14, 2012. ''Three Sisters'' reached at No. 3 on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list. Mallery's book ''Thrill Me'' reached No. 1 on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list the next year in 2015. Mallery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Boswell
Barbara may refer to: People * Barbara (given name) * Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter * Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer * Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as Barbara, Macedonian singer * Bárbara (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer Film and television * ''Barbara'' (1961 film), a West German film * ''Bárbara'' (film), a 1980 Argentine film * ''Barbara'' (1997 film), a Danish film directed by Nils Malmros, based on Jacobsen's novel * ''Barbara'' (2012 film), a German film * ''Barbara'' (2017 film), a French film * ''Barbara'' (TV series), a British sitcom Places * Barbara (Paris Métro), a metro station in Montrouge and Bagneux, France * Barbaria (region), or al-Barbara, an ancient region in Northeast Africa * Barbara, Arkansas, U.S. * Barbara, Gaza, a former Palestinian village near Gaza * Barbara, Marche, a town in Italy * Berbara, or al-Barbara, Lebanon * Berbara, Akkar D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Sala
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname. In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In Israel, it is used both as a masculine and a feminine given name. Etymology The Hebrew word simply means "plain", but in the Hebrew Bible, is the name specifically given to the fertile plain between the Samarian Hills and the coast, known (tautologically) as Sharon plain in English. The phrase "rose of Sharon" (חבצלת השרון ''ḥăḇaṣṣeleṯ ha-sharon'') occurs in the KJV translation of the Song of Solomon ("I am the rose of Sharon, the lily of the valley"), and has since been used in reference to a number of flowering plants. Unlike other unisex names that have come to be used almost exclusively as feminine (e.g. Evelyn), ''Sharon'' was never predominantly a masculine name. Usage before 1925 is very rare and was apparentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverly Barton
Beverly Marie Beaver (née Inman; December 23, 1946 – April 21, 2011), better known as Beverly Barton, was an American author, known for her romantic suspense novels. She has written over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular ''The Protectors'' series for Harlequin Enterprises–owned Silhouette's Intimate Moments lines. Her first book, ''Yankee Lover'', was published in July 1990 by Harlequin's imprint, Silhouette Desire. Biography Beverly Barton was born in Alabama. She spent her formative years between Tuscumbia and Barton, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee. After graduating from Chattanooga Central High School, she attended college at the University of North Alabama The University of North Alabama (UNA) is a public university in Florence, Alabama. It is the state's oldest public university. Occupying a campus in a residential section of Florence, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes .... Barton was a wife, mothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany White
Tiffany may refer to: People * Tiffany (given name), list of people with this name * Tiffany (surname), list of people with this surname Known mononymously as "Tiffany": * Tiffany Darwish, (born 1971), an American singer, songwriter, actress known by her mononym Tiffany * Tiffany Young, (born 1989), an American singer, member of girl group Girls' Generation (and later its subgroup TTS) * Tiffany (American wrestler) (born 1985), better known by her birth name Taryn Terrell * Tiffany (Mexican wrestler) (born 1973), Mexican professional wrestler Businesses * Tiffany & Co., a jewelry and specialty retailer founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany ** Tiffany jewelry, a style of jewelry created by Louis Comfort Tiffany at Tiffany & Co. ** Tiffany setting, a prong setting for diamonds * Louis Comfort Tiffany or Tiffany Studios, or Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company ** Tiffany glass ** Tiffany lamp * Tiffany Pictures, a movie studio * Tiffany (automobile), an electric car manufactured 1913&nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |