Dixie Browning, née Burrus (born September 9, 1930 in

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) is an American

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and

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of over 100

romance novels A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...

. She also has published under the pen name Zoe Dozier, and with her sister

Mary Burrus Williams Mary Burrus Williams (born September 5, 1941) is the co-author with her sister, Dixie Burrus Browning, of historical novels under the pen name Bronwyn Williams. Williams is the youngest of four children of the late Major League baseball player D ...

, she writes

historical romance Historical romance is a broad category of mass-market fiction focusing on romantic relationships in historical periods, which Walter Scott helped popularize in the early 19th century. Varieties Viking These books feature Vikings during the Da ...

under the name Bronwyn Williams. She is a recipient of the RITA Award.

Biography

Dixie Burrus was born in 1930 on North Carolina's

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, daughter of professional baseball player Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus. She learned from a young age to enjoy the water and the outdoors, and to spend plenty of time lying down with a good book as well. Browning considers herself foremost an artist. She studied and later taught art. She paints landscapes and seascapes in watercolor, and is listed in ''

Who's Who in American Art ''Who's Who in American Art'' is a biographical hardcover directory of noteworthy individuals in the visual arts community in the United States, published by Marquis Who's Who,"Who's Who in American Art 2011 – Publications", Marquis Who's Who, ...

''.Browne PCL In 1975, Browning began writing a newspaper column on art. Shortly thereafter, she decided to try fiction. As she had recently begun reading romance novels, she attempted to recreate the pieces of the genre that appealed to her. This tactic worked, as in 1976, Avalon published her first two romances. She has since published over 100 category romance novels. She has been awarded a

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RITA Award, and been a five-time RITA finalist. She has also won three Maggies, and numerous awards from the

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and the NC Press Club. At the end of 2004, after Browning had submitted yet another manuscript, she realized that writing was not as exciting for her as it had been. She began painting again, and now concentrates primarily on her art. Browning cofounded and served as the first president of The Watercolor Society of North Carolina. She is also a co-owner of Browning Artworks in

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, which features her own work as well as that of her son and daughter-in-law. Browning lives in

with her husband of over fifty years.

Awards

As Dixie Browning

* ''Renegade Player'': 1983 Rita Awards Best Novel winner

Bibliography

As Zoe Dozier

Single novels

* ''Home Again, My Love'' Avalon 1977 * ''Warm Side of the Island'' Avalon 1977

As Dixie Browning

Stand-alone novels

* ''Unreasonable Summer'' Silhouette Romance 5/80 * ''Tumbled Wall'' Silhouette Romance 10/80 * ''Chance Tomorrow'' Silhouette Romance 1/81 * ''Wren of Paradise'' Silhouette Romance 4/81 * ''East of Today'' Silhouette Romance 7/81 * ''Winter Blossom'' Silhouette Romance 11/81 * ''Renegade Player'' Silhouette Romance 4/82 * ''Island on the Hill'' Silhouette Romance 7/82 * ''Logic of the Heart'' Silhouette Romance 9/82 * ''Finders Keepers'' Silhouette Special Ed. 10/82 * ''Loving Rescue'' Silhouette Romance 12/82 * ''A Secret Valentine'' Silhouette Romance 2/83 * ''Practical Dreamer'' Silhouette Special Ed. 5/83 * ''Shadow of Yesterday'' Silhouette Desire 6/83 * ''Reach Out to Cherish'' Silhouette Special Ed. 8/83 * ''Image of Love'' Silhouette Desire 10/83 * ''The Hawk and the Honey'' Silhouette Desire 1/84 * ''Visible Heart'' Silhouette Romance 2/84 * ''Late Rising Moon'' Silhouette Desire 3/84 * ''Journey to Quiet Waters'' Silhouette Romance 5/84 * ''The Love Thing'' Silhouette Romance 7/84 * ''Just Desserts'' Silhouette Special Ed. 8/84 * ''First Things Last'' Silhouette Romance 10/84 * ''Stormwatch'' Silhouette Desire 11/84 * ''Time and Tide'' Silhouette Special Ed. 12/84 * ''The Tender Barbarian'' Silhouette Desire 2/85 * ''By Any Other Name'' Silhouette Special Ed. 3/85 * ''Matchmaker's Moon'' Silhouette Desire 6/85 * ''Something For Herself'' Silhouette Romance 8/85 * ''A Bird in Hand'' Silhouette Desire 9/85 * ''In the Palm of Her Hand'' Silhouette Desire 2/86 * ''The Security Man'' Silhouette Special Ed. 6/86 * ''Reluctant Dreamer'' Silhouette Romance 10/86 * ''A Winter Woman'' Silhouette Desire 12/86 * ''There Once Was a Lover'' Silhouette Desire 3/87 * ''A Matter of Timing'' Silhouette Romance 9/87 * ''Belonging'' Silhouette Special Ed. 10/87 * ''Henry the Ninth'' Silhouette Xmas novella 11/87 * ''Fate Takes a Holiday'' Silhouette Desire 4/88 * ''Along Came Jones'' Silhouette Desire 6/88 * ''Thin Ice'' Silhouette Desire 1/89 * ''Beginners Luck'' Silhouette Desire 9/89 * ''Ships in the Night'' Silhouette Desire 1/90 * ''Twice in a Blue Moon'' Silhouette Desire 8/90 * ''The Homing Instinct'' Silhouette Romance 9/90 * ''Just Say Yes'' Silhouette Desire 9/91 * ''Not a Marrying Man'' Silhouette Desire 11/91 * ''Gus and the Nice Lady'' Silhouette Desire 2/92 * ''The Best Man for the Job'' Silhouette Desire 6/92 * ''Hazards of the Heart'' Silhouette Desire 4/93 * ''Kane's Way'' Silhouette Desire 8/93 * ''Grace and the Law'' Silhouette Novella 4/94 * ''Bedeviled'' (w/a Bronwyn Williams) Topaz 3/95 * ''Single Female (reluctantly) Seeks'' Silhouette 11/95 * ''Look What the Stork Brought'' Silhouette Desire 12/97 * ''Entwined'' (w/a Bronwyn Williams) Topaz 8/98 * ''The Texas Millionaire'' Silhouette Desire 8/99 * ''The Bride-in-Law'' Silhouette Desire 11/99 * ''Cinderella's Midnight Kiss'' Silhouette 6/00 * ''Long Shadow's Woman'' Harlequin Super 3/01 * ''More to Love'' Silhouette Desire 6/01 * ''Rocky and the Senator's Daughter'' Silhouette Desire 11/01 * ''The Marrying Millionaire (Going to the Chapel)'' Silhouette Anthology 07/02 * ''Undertow'' Silhouette Single Title 07/03 * ''Blackstone's Bride'' Harlequin Historical 08/03 * ''Christmas Eve Reunion'' (Lone Star Country Club) Silhouette Anthology 11/03 * ''Social Graces'' Silhouette Desire 12/03 * ''Driven to Distraction'' Silhouette Desire 03/04 * ''Her Passionate Plan B'' Silhouette Desire 01/05 * ''Her Man Upstairs'' Silhouette Desire 02/05 * ''Her Fifth Husband?'' Silhouette Desire 03/04

Outer Banks series

# ''Keegan's Hunt'' Silhouette Desire 11/93 # ''Lucy and the Stone'' Silhouette Desire 5/94 # ''Two Hearts, Slight Used'' Silhouette Desire 11/94

Tall, Dark and Handsome series

# ''Alex and the Angel'' Silhouette Desire 9/95 # ''The Beast, The Beauty, The Baby'' Silhouette Desire 3/96 # ''Stryker's Wife'' Silhouette Desire 11/96

Lawless Heirs series

# ''The Passionate G-Man'' Silhouette Desire 5/98 # ''His Business, Her Baby'' Silhouette 11/98 # ''A Knight in Rusty Armor'' Silhouette Desire 2/99

Passionate Powers series

# ''A Bride for Jackson Powers'' Silhouette Desire 2/00 # ''The Virgin and the Vengeful Groom'' Silhouette Desire 11/00

Beckett's Fortune series

# ''Beckett's Cinderella'' (Book 1 - Beckett's Fortune) Silhouette Desire 08/02 # ''Beckett's Birthright'' (Book 2 - Beckett's Fortune) Harlequin Historical 11/02 (As Bronwyn Williams) # ''Beckett's Convenient Bride'' (Book 3 - Beckett's Fortune) Silhouette Desire 01/03

Daddy Knows Last series (multi-author)

* ''The Baby Notion'' Silhouette Desire 7/96

Texas Cattleman's Club: The Last Bachelor series (multi-author)

* ''The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride'' Silhouette Desire 02/02

Lone Star Country Club series (multi-author)

* ''The Quiet Seduction'' (Lone Star Country Club) Silhouette Books 11/02

Collections

* ''Bad Boys: the Tender Barbarian / Golden Man / The Gentling'' (1993) * ''Lawless Lovers: The Passionate G-Man / His Business, Her Baby'' (2005) * ''Her Passionate Plan B / Her Man Upstairs'' (2006)

Omnibus in collaboration

* ''Silhouette Christmas Stories: 1987: Bluebird Winter / Henry the Ninth / Season of Miracles / Humbug Man'' (1987) (with

Ginna Gray Ginna may refer to: * Ginna Nuclear Generating Station, Ontario, New York, United States * Arnaldo Ginna (1890-1982), Italian painter, sculptor and filmmaker * Ginna Lopez (born 1994), member of the Peru women's national volleyball team * Ginna Mar ...

Linda Howard Linda S. Howington (born August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States) is an American best-selling romance/suspense author under her pseudonym Linda Howard. Biography She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own en ...

and Diana Palmer) * ''Wild Lady / Circumstantial Evidence / Island on the Hill'' (1990) (with

Annette Broadrick Annette Broadrick (born November 26, 1938) is an American writer of over 55 romance novels since 1984. Biography Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938, and raised as an only child for sixteen years, until her younger sister, Derralee, was bor ...

and

Ann Major Margaret Major Cleaves (born February 13, 1946) is popular writer of over 45 romance novels since 1980 as her real name and under the pseudonym Ann Major. She is a founding member of the Romance Writers of America and the co-author of the artic ...

) * ''Visible Heart / Handyman Special / Wanderer's Dream'' (1992) (with

Pamela Browning Pamela may refer to: *''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'', a novel written by Samuel Richardson in 1740 *Pamela (name), a given name and, rarely, a surname * Pamela Spence, a Turkish pop-rock singer. Known as her stage name "Pamela" * MSC ''Pamela'', ...

and

Rita Clay Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, ...

) * ''Spring Fancy'' (1994) (with

Pepper Adams Park Frederick "Pepper" Adams III (October 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist and composer. He composed 42 pieces, was the leader on eighteen albums spanning 28 years, and participated in 600 sessions as a s ...

and

Cait London Lois Kleinsasser (born April 11 in Washington, U.S.) is USA Today's bestselling American writer of over 45 romance novels since 1980 as Cait London. She also signed her novels as Cait Logan. Biography Lois Kleinsasser, of German-Russian ancest ...

) * ''Spring Fever'' (1997) (with

and

) * ''A Daddy Again'' (1998) (with Dorothy Glenn and

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l) * ''Made for Love'' (2002) (with

) * ''Going to the Chapel'' (2002) (with

Stella Bagwell Stella or STELLA may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Comedy * Stella (comedy group), a comedy troupe consisting of Michael Showalter, Michael Ian Black and David Wain Characters *Stella (given name), including a list of characters with t ...

and

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 I ...

) * ''Tender Love Stories: Compliments of the Groom / Who's Holding the Baby?/ One-night Wife / A Secret Valentine/ East of Today'' (2002) (with

Day Leclaire Day Leclaire is an American author of more than forty romance novels. Biography Early years Day Leclaire started writing when she was just a child. After a long day of trying to keep occupied in the midst of a snowstorm, Leclaire and her three ...

and

Kasey Michaels Kasey is a unisex given name, nickname and ring name which may refer to: Women * Kasey Boucher (born 1990), American ice hockey player * Kasey Brown (born 1985), Australian squash player * Kasey Campbell, an early member of the group The Pussycat ...

) * ''Her Personal Protector'' (2002) (with

Sheri Whitefeather Sheri is a female given name, from the French for ''beloved'', and may refer to: * Sheri Anderson, American TV writer * Sheri Everts, American academic * Sheri Forde, Canadian reporter * Sheri Graner Ray, video game specialist * Sheri L. Dew ...

) * ''A Man of Means / The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride'' (2003) (with Diana Palmer) * ''Home for the Holidays'' (2003) (with

Leanne Banks Leanne Banks (born May 14, 1959, in Roanoke, Virginia, is an American writer of over 60 romance novels since 1991. Biography Leanne Banks was born on May 14, 1959, in Roanoke, Virginia. She published her first novel in 1991, and since then she ...

and

Kathie DeNosky Kathie is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Kathie Kay, Scottish singer * Kathie Lee Gifford Kathryn Lee Gifford ( née Epstein; born August 16, 1953) is an American television presenter, singer, songwriter, actress and a ...

) * ''A Cowboy and a Gentleman / Beckett's Children'' (2003) (with

) * ''Beckett's Convenient Bride / The Sheikh's Bidding'' (2004) (with

Kristi Gold Kristi Gold is an American writer of over 25 romance novels since 2000. Biography Kristi Gold decided at the age of twenty to write her first book. In 2000 her first book was published. Gold is married to a physician, and they have three childr ...

) * ''Social Graces / Having the Tycoon's Baby'' (2004) (with

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) * ''Driven to Distraction / Like a Hurricane'' (2004) (with

Roxanne St. Claire Roxanne may refer to: *Roxanne (given name) *Hurricane Roxanne, a major hurricane in October 1995 Music * "Roxanne" (The Police song), a 1978 song by The Police * "Roxanne" (Arizona Zervas song), a 2019 song by Arizona Zervas *"Roxanne", a 197 ...

) * ''Beauty and the Baby / Social Graces'' (2004) (with

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, M ...

) * ''Driven to Distraction / Cherokee Stranger'' (2004) (with

) * ''Baby Notion / Like Lightning'' (2005) (with Charlene Sands) * ''Beckett's Convenient Bride / New Year's Baby / Danger Becomes You'' (2005) (with

and

) * ''Her Fifth Husband? / Last Reilly Standing'' (2006) (with

Maureen Child Maureen Child (born September 28, 1951 in Southern California, United States) is an American writer who wrote over 50 romance novels since 1990. She has written under the pen names Ann Carberry, Kathleen Kane, Sara Hart and Regan Hastings. Bio ...

) * ''The Virgin's Awakening'' (2006) (with

Sally Tyler Hayes Sally may refer to: People *Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name Military *Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port *Sally, the Allied reporting nam ...

) * ''Christmas Stories'' (1989) (with

and Diana Palmer)

As Bronwyn Williams

Single novels

* ''White Witch'' Harlequin Historical 8/88 * ''Dandelion'' Harlequin Historical 3/89 * ''Stormwalker'' Harlequin Historical 6/90 * ''Gideon's Fall'' Harlequin Historical 3/91 * ''The Mariner's Bride'' Harlequin Historical 11/91 * ''A Promise Kept'' Harlequin Historical Christmas novella 10/93 * ''The Warfield Bride'' Topaz 9/94 * ''Slow Surrender'' Topaz 12/95 * ''Halfway Home'' Topaz 8/96 * ''Sunshine'' Topaz Novella 5/97 * ''Seaspell'' Topaz 8/97 * ''Beholden'' Topaz 9/98 * ''The Paper Marriage'' Harlequin Historical 8/00 * ''Good as Gold'' Harlequin Historical 8/01 * ''The Mail-Order Brides'' Harlequin Historical 12/01

Omnibus in collaboration

* Harlequin Historical Christmas Stories: 1992 (1992) (with

Maura Seger Maura may refer to: *Maura (given name), a feminine given name *Antonio Maura (1853–1925), Prime Minister of Spain *Carmen Maura (born 1945), Spanish actress *Miguel Maura (1887–1971), Spanish politician * Santa Maura, a former name of the Gr ...

and

Erin Yorke Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word ''"Éirinn"''. "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as ''"go h� ...

) * Heart of the Home (1997) (with

Denise Domning Denise may refer to: * Denise (given name), people with the given name ''Denise'' * Denise (computer chip), a video graphics chip from the Amiga computer * Denise (song), "Denise" (song), a 1963 song by Randy & the Rainbows * Denise, Mato Grosso, ...

, Brenda Joyce and

Fern Michaels Fern Michaels (born Mary Ruth Kuczkir; April 9, 1933) is an American author of romance and thriller novels, including nearly 150 best selling books with nearly 200 million copies in print. Her ''USA Today'' and ''New York Times'' best selling ...

) * Big Sky Grooms: Spirit of the Wolf / As Good As Gold / The Gamble (2001) (with Carolyn Davidson and

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 Ang ...

) * Gamble / As Good as Gold / Spirit of the Wolf (2004) (with Carolyn Davidson and

) * Montana Legends (2005) (with Carolyn Davidson and

)

Works as illustrator

* ''North Carolina Parade'' * ''Drawing and Painting the Natural Environment'' by Barclay Sheaks (contributor)

Biography

Awards

As Dixie Browning

Bibliography

As Zoe Dozier

Single novels

As Dixie Browning

Stand-alone novels

Outer Banks series

Tall, Dark and Handsome series

Lawless Heirs series

Passionate Powers series

Beckett's Fortune series

Daddy Knows Last series (multi-author)

Texas Cattleman's Club: The Last Bachelor series (multi-author)

Lone Star Country Club series (multi-author)

Collections

Omnibus in collaboration

As Bronwyn Williams

Single novels

Omnibus in collaboration

Works as illustrator

References

Sources