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Elizabeth Bevarly (born 1961 in
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
, United States) is an American writer of over 70
romance novel 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 ...
s since 1989. She is a ''New York Times'' bestselling author.


Biography

Bevarly was born in 1961 and raised in
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville ( , , ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 28th most-populous city in the United States. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, on the Indiana border ...
. Her grandmothers were Ruth Bevarly and Hazel Robinson. In 1983, she obtained a B.A. with honors in English from the University of Louisville. She worked many diverse jobs, including an editorial assistant for a medical journal. In 1989, she published her first novel. Now, she is a ''New York Times'' bestselling, award-winning author. She married a member of the Coast Guard who was stationed in
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. She has also lived in
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,
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, and
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. In 1994, they had a son, and now they, their son and their two cats reside back in her native
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.


Awards

* Career Achievement Award, ''
Romantic Times ''Romantic Times'' was an American genre magazine specializing in romance novel 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 betwee ...
'', for ''Series Love and Laughter'' * 1996, National Readers' Choice Award, for ''The Perfect Father''


Bibliography


Stand alone novels

*''Destinations South'' (1989) *''Donovan's Chance'' (1990) *''Moriah's Mutiny'' (1991) *''An Unsuitable Man for the Job'' (1992) *''Jake's Christmas'' (1992) *''Hired Hand'' (1993) *''The Wedding'' (1993) *''Return Engagement'' (1993) *''The Honeymoon'' (1995) *''My Man Pendleton'' (1998) *''Her Man Friday'' (1999) *''How to Trap a Tycoon'' (2000) *''That Boss of Mine'' (2000) *''He Could Be the One'' (2001) *''Take Me I'm Yours'' (2002) *''The Ring on Her Finger'' (2003) *''The Thing about Men'' (2004) *''Undercover with the Mob'' (2004) *''Indecent Suggestion'' (2005) *''My Only Vice'' (2006) *''Married to His Business'' (2007) *''The House on Butterfly Way'' (2012)


Close Series

*''Close Range'' (1990) *''Up Close'' (1992)


From Here To Maternity Series

*''A Dad Like Daniel'' (1995) *''The Perfect Father'' (1995) *''Dr. Daddy'' (1995) *''A Doctor in Her Stocking'' (1999) *''Dr. Irresistible'' (2000) *''Dr. Mummy'' (2000)


From Here To Paternity Series

*''Father of the Brat'' (1996) *''Father of the Brood'' (1996) *''Father on the Brink'' (1996)


McCormick Series

*''Roxy and the Rich Man'' (1997) *''Lucy and the Loner'' (1997) *''Georgia Meets Her Groom'' (1997)


Blame It on Bob Series

*''Beauty and the Brain'' (1998) *''Bride of the Bad Boy'' (1998) *''The Virgin and the Vagabond'' (1998)


Follow that Baby Series Multi-Author

*''The Sheriff and the Impostor Bride'' (1998)


Fortune's Children Series Multi-Author

*''Society Bride'' (1999)


Monahan Series

*''First Comes Love'' (2000) *''Monahan's Gamble'' (2000) *''The Secret Life of Connor Monahan'' (2001) *''The Temptation of Rory Monahan'' (2001)


Amber Court Series Multi-Author

*''When Jayne Met Erik'' (2001)


Crown and Glory Series Multi-Author

*''Taming the Prince'' (2002)


Dynasties the Barones Series Multi-Author

*''Taming the Beastly MD'' (2003)


Logan's Legacy Series Multi-Author

*''The Newlyweds'' (2005)


Fortunes of Texas: Reunion Series Multi-Author

*''The Debutante'' (2005)


The OPUS Spy Series

*''Just Like A Man'' (2005) *''You've Got Male'' (2005) *''Express Male'' (2006) *''Overnight Male'' (2008)


Millionaire of the Month Series Multi-Author

*''Married To His Business'' (2007)


Thoroughbred Legacy Series Multi-Author

*''Flirting with Trouble'' (2008)


Kentucky Derby Series

*''Fast & Loose'' (2008) *''Ready & Willing'' (2008) *''Neck & Neck'' (2009)


Billionaire Series

*''The Billionaire Gets His Way'' (2011) *''Caught in the Billionaire's Embrace'' (2011) *''My Fair Billionaire'' (2014)


Collections

*''One in a Million / Undercover with the Mob'' (2005)


Omnibus In Collaboration

*''A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust'' (1996) (with
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, Marylyle Rogers and
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) *''A Family Christmas'' (1997) (with
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and
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) *''Love by Chocolate'' (1997) (with Rosanne Bittner, Muriel Jensen and
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) *''Christmas Spirits'' (1997) (with
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) *''A Message from Cupid'' (1998) (with
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, Margaret Brownley and Emily Carmichael) *''Do You Take This Man?'' (1999) (with
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and Diana Palmer) *''Opposites Attract'' (2000) (with Emily Carmichael,
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and
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) *''Silhouette Sensational'' (2000) (with
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) *''Christmas Weddings'' (2001) (with
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) *''It's Raining Men!'' (2001) (with
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) *''A Mother's Day'' (2002) (with
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) *''Under Suspicion'' (2002) (with
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) *''When Jayne Met Erik / Some Kind of Incredible'' (2002) (with
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) *''All I Want for Christmas'' (2003) (with
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) *''Taming the Prince / Royally Pregnant'' (2003) (with
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) *''Mother's Love'' (2004) (with
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and
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) *''Sleeping with Her Rival / Taming the Beastly MD'' (2004) (with
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) *''Motherhood'' (2005) (with Candace Camp and Diana Palmer) *''Secret Heir / Newlyweds'' (2005) (with
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) *''The Newlyweds / Right By Her Side'' (2005) (with Christie Ridgway) *''Write It Up'' (2006) (with Tracy Kelleher and Mary Leo) *''In the Boss's Arms'' (2006) (with
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) *''The Mills and Boon Summer Collection'' (2006) (with
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) *''Double the Heat'' (2007) (with
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, Deirdre Martin and Christie Ridgway)


References and sources


External links


Elizabeth Bevarly's Official Website
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