Karen Drogin (born July 7, 1965), known professionally by the

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Carly Phillips, is an

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Awards

*Waldenbooks Bestselling Author Award *Oklahoma Romance Writers of America National Readers' Choice Award *Virginia Romance Writers of America's Holt Medallion *Greater Detroit Romance Writers of America Booksellers' Best *Dorothy Parker Award for Excellence

Bibliography

Simply series

*''Simply Sinful'' (2000) *''Simply Scandalous'' (2000) *''Simply Sensual'' (2001) *''Body Heat'' (2001) *''Simply Sexy'' (2002)

Hot zone series

*''Hot Stuff'' (2004) *''Hot Number'' (2005) *''Hot Item'' (2006) *''Hot Property'' (June 24, 2008) (last of the "Hot Zone" Series)

Stand alone novels

*''Brazen'' (1999) *''Secret Fantasy'' (2001) *''Erotic Invitation'' (2001) *''Seduce Me'' (2008) (reprint of ''Erotic Invitation'')

Corwin curse series

*''Lucky Charm'' (October 2008) *''Lucky Streak'' (June 2009) *''Lucky Break'' (September 2009)

Costas sister series

*''Under the Boardwalk'' (2004) *''Summer Lovin (2005)

Ty & Hunter series

*''Cross My Heart'' (2006) *''Sealed With A Kiss'' (2007)

Chandler brothers series

*''The Bachelor'' (2002) *''The Playboy'' (2003) *''The Heartbreaker'' (2003)

Written As Karen Drogin

*''Perfect Partners'' (1999) *''The Right Choice'' (2000) *''Solitary Man'' (2000)

The Bachelor Blog Series

*Kiss Me If You Can ( 2010) *Love Me If You Dare (2010)

Serendipity

*Serendipity (2011) *Destiny (2012) *Karma (2012) *Kismet (novella)

Dare to Love Series

*Dare to Love (2013) *Dare to Desire (2014) *Dare to Surrender (2014)(New York Dare Cousin's) *Dare to Submit (2014)(New York Dared Cousin's) *Dare to Touch (2015) *Dare to Hold (2015) *Dare to Rock (2015) *Dare to Seduce (2015)(New York Dare Cousin's) *Dare to Take (May 3, 2016 on Google Play * UNRELEASED *Dare to Want *Dare to Pleasure *Dare to Dream

Omnibus

*''Naughty or Nice?'' (2001) (with Sherrilyn Kenyon, Patricia Ryan and Kathryn Smith) *''Invitations to Seduction'' (2003) (with Janelle Denison and Vicki Lewis Thompson) *''Stroke of Midnight'' (2004) (with Jacquie D'Alessandro, Janelle Denison) *''Skin Tight / Hot Number'' (2005) (with Susan Andersen) *''Undone: Going All the Way / Her Secret Thrill / Good Time Girl'' (2005) (with Donna Kauffman and Candace Schuler) *''Santa, Baby'' (2006) (with Jennifer Cruise, Lori Foster)

Internet meme

Starting in 2011 an

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featuring a picture of Phillips spread online called the Sheltering Suburban Mom; the captions on the image typically illustrated the perceived out-of-touch double standards suburban mothers hold against their children or their peers. Phillips herself was initially unaware of the meme itself; when it was first brought to her attention she claims to have been distressed, thinking it was about herself, not the archetype; she came to understand the joke now and claims she is nothing like the supposed suburban mothers.

References

External links

Carly Phillips Official Website
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