Laura Kinsale is an American

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s since 1985.

Biography

Kinsale has a Master of Science in

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from the

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. She worked in the

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before beginning to write. Now, she is a winner and multiple nominee for the Best Book of the Year award given by the

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. She once characterized the oft-derided happy ending in romance novels as an "integration of the inner self."

Career

Kinsale is the creator of Hedgehog Inc., which publishes audiobooks written by Kinsale and other authors, narrated by Nicholas Boulton and produced by The Story Circle, London. Several of the audiobooks released by Hedgehog Inc have been winners or nominees for AudioFile Earphones Awards.

Awards

*''The Prince of Midnight'': 1991 Rita Awards Best Novel winner *''Shadowheart'': 2005 Rita Awards Best Historical Novel winner *''Midsummer Moon:'' 2013 Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award, Best Voices, Fiction and Classics *''My Sweet Folly: 2013'' Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award, Best Voices, Fiction and Classics *''The Shadow and the Star'': 2013 Audiofile Magazine Earphones Award, Best Voices, Fiction and Classics *''For My Lady’s Heart:'' by Laura Kinsale; Narrated by Nicholas Boulton; Hedgehog, Inc.; Audio Publishers Association, 2014 Best Romance Finalist

Bibliography

*''Uncertain Magic'', (1987/Mar) *''Midsummer Moon'', (1987/Nov) *''Seize the Fire'', (1989/Oct) *''The Prince of Midnight'', (1990/Oct) *''Flowers From the Storm'', (1992/Oct) *''The Dream Hunter'', (1994/Dec) *''My Sweet Folly'', (1997/Jan) *''Lessons in French'', (2010/Feb)

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Career

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Victorian Hearts Series

Medieval Hearts Series

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