Linda S. Howington (born August 3, 1950 in

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, United States) is an American best-selling

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under her pseudonym Linda Howard.

Biography

She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, Gary F. Howington, and then decided to try to get her work published in 1980.Interview with Linda Howard
All About Romance
, 2000, retrieved February 15, 2007 After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. She currently lives in

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with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren. Her first work was published by

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in 1982. She is a charter member of

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, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed. She served as Region 3 Director (until 31 October 2008). Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.Howard, Linda
Random House web site
retrieved February 15, 2007

Awards

2005
Romance Writers of America
Career Achievement Award

Bibliography

Single Novels

*''All That Glitters'' (1982) *''An Independent Wife'' (1982) *''Against the Rules'' (1983) *''Come Lie With Me'' (1984) *''Tears of the Renegade'' (1985) *''The Cutting Edge'' (1985) *''The Way Home'' (1991) *''Overload'' (1993) *''Heart of Fire'' (1993) *''Dream Man'' (1995) *''After the Night'' (1995) *''Lake of Dreams'' (1995) *''Shades of Twilight'' (1996) *''White Out'' (1997) *''Son of the Morning'' (1997) *''Night Moves'' (1998) *''Now You See Her'' (1998) *''Blue Moon'' (1999) *''Mr. Perfect'' (2000) *''Open Season'' (2001) *''Strangers In the Night'' (2001) *''Dying to Please'' (2002) *''Cry no More'' (2003) *''Killing Time'' (2005) *''Cover Of Night'' (2006) *''Up Close and Dangerous'' (2007) *''Death Angel'' (2008) *''Burn'' (2009) *''Ice'' (2010) *''Veil of Night'' (2010) *''Prey'' (2011) *''Shadow Woman'' (2013) *''Troublemaker'' (2016) *''The Woman Left Behind'' (2018)

Spencer-Nyle Co. series

#''Sarah's child'' (1985) #''Almost forever'' (1986) #''Bluebird winter''(1987)

Rescues (Kell Sabin) series

#''Midnight rainbow'' (1986) #''Diamond Bay'' (1987) #''Heartbreaker'' (1987) #''White lies'' (1988)

MacKenzie Family Saga series

#''MacKenzie's mountain'' (1989) #''MacKenzie's mission'' (1992) #''MacKenzie's pleasure'' (1996) #''MacKenzie's magic'' (1996) #''A game of chance'' (2000)

A Lady Of The West series

#''A lady of the west'' (1990) #''Angel creek'' (1991) #''The touch of fire'' (1992)

Patterson-Cannon Family series

#''Duncan's bride'' (1990) #''Loving Evangeline'' (1994)

CIA's Spies (John Medina) series

#''Kill and tell'' (1998) #''All the Queen's men'' (1999) #''Kiss me while I sleep'' (2004)

Blair Mallory series

*''To Die For'' (2004) *''Drop Dead Gorgeous'' (2006)

Linda Howard & Linda Jones

After Sundown (2020)

Vampire

#''Blood Born'' (2010) #2 'Warrior Rising' (2016)

Men from Battle Ridge

#''Running Wild'' (2012)

Collections

*''Trouble: Midnight Rainbow / Diamond Bay'' (1992) *''Night Moves: Dream Man / After the Night'' (1998) *''Strangers in the Night: Lake of Dreams / Blue Moon / White Out'' (2001) *''Shades of Twilight / Son of the Morning'' (2005) *''Angel Creek / Lady of the West'' (2005) * Mackenzies Bundle: "Mackenzie's Mountain / Mackenzie's Mission / Mackenzie's Pleasure / A Game Of Chance" (2006) * At His Mercy: Mackenzies Magic / Heartbreaker / Overload (2008) * Duncan's Bride / Loving Evangeline (2008) * Exposure: The Cutting Edge / White Lies (2012)

Omnibus in collaboration

*''Silhouette Christmas Stories, 1987'' (1987) (with

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and Diana Palmer) (''Bluebird Winter / Henry the Ninth / Season of Miracles / Humbug Man'') *''To Mother with Love'' (1993) (with

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) (''Way Home / Backward Glance / So This Is Love'') *''Silhouette Summer Sizzlers, '93'' (1993) (with Carole Buck and

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) (''Mackenzie's Magic / Silver Bells / Wild West Christmas'') *''Forever Yours'' (1997) (with Catherine Coulter and Barbara Delinsky) (''Threats and Promises / The Aristocrat / Loving Evangeline'') *''Harlequin'' (1997) (with

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) (''Connecting Rooms / Resurrection / Lake of Dreams / Role of a Lifetime / Tricks of Fate'') *''Heart and Soul'' (1998) (with Stella Cameron, Barbara Delinsky) (''Dream / All that Sparkles / Independent Wife'') *''Summer Sensations'' (1998) (with

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