Laurie (Lee) McBain (born October 15, 1949) is a best-selling American

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, p ...

of seven historical

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from 1975 to 1985. Her novels ''Devil's Desire'' and ''Moonstruck Madness'' each sold over a million copies.Rosemary's Babies
Brad Darrach, ''Time'', January 17, 1977.

Biography

McBain was born in

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. She was educated at San Bernardino Valley College in California and studied at California State University. She was always passionate about art and history, so her father both encouraged her, and helped her to write her first historical romance. Her first book, ''Devil's Desire'', was published in 1975 by Avon, joining her to a new generation of romantic writers, such as Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Together they changed the style of the historical romance. ''Devil's Desire'' and her second novel ''Moonstruck Madness'', each sold over a million copies. After the death of her father, McBain decided to retire from the publishing world in 1985, with only seven romances written.

Bibliography

Single novels

*''Devil's Desire'' (1975) *''Tears Of Gold'' (1979/Jun) *''Wild Bells To The Wild Sky'' (1983) *''When The Splendor Falls'' (1985)

Dominick Series

#''Moonstruck Madness'' (1977/Feb) #''Chance The Winds Of Fortune'' (1980) #''Dark Before The Rising Sun'' (1982)

References and sources

External links

Laurie McBain's Webpage
in Fantastic Fiction's Website {{DEFAULTSORT:McBain, Laurie 1949 births Writers from Riverside, California Writers from California American romantic fiction writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers Living people Women romantic fiction writers American women novelists 21st-century American women