Shirlee Busbee (born August 9, 1941) is an American writer of

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." Pr ...

since 1977. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards.

Biography

Shirlee Elaine was born in

San Jose, California San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popul ...

, the first daughter of a career naval officer. She grew up with two sisters and three brothers traveling the world. She attended high school in

Kenitra Kenitra ( ar, القُنَيْطَرَة, , , ; ber, ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, Qniṭra; french: Kénitra) is a city in north western Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey from 1932 to 1956. It is a port on the Sebou River, Sebou river, has a popul ...

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and when she returned to California, went to Burbank Business College in

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, where she met her future husband Howard Busbee, she received a certificate in 1962. On June 22, 1963, she married Howard. Later, she worked as a draftsman in

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, where she met her friend and mentor, the author Rosemary Rogers. She lives in

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, where they raise American Shetland Ponies and own Miniature Schnauzers.

Bibliography

Single novels

*''This Spanish Rose'', 1986/Jul *''Love a Dark Rider'', 1994/Jul *''Lovers Forever'', 1996/May *''A Heart for the Taking'', 1997/Sep *''Love Be Mine'', 1998/Nov *''For Love Alone'', 2000/May *''At Long Last'', 2000/Dec *''Swear by the Moon'', 2001/Dec

Louisiana series

#''Gypsy Lady'', 1977/Dec #''Lady Vixen'', 1980/Mar #''While Passion Sleeps'', 1983/Mar #''Deceive Not My Heart'', 1984/Jun #''The Tiger Lily'', 1985/Jul #''Midnight Masquerade'', 1988/Aug #''Whisper to Me of Love'', 1991/Apr #''Each Time We Love'', 1993/May

Ballinger Family series

#''Return to Oak Valley'', 2002/Dec #''Coming Home'', 2003/Sep

Becomes Her series

#''Scandal Becomes Her'', 2007/Jul #''Seduction Becomes Her'', 2008/Jul #''Surrender Becomes Her'', 2009/Jul #''Passion Becomes Her'', 2010/Jul #''Rapture Becomes Her'', 2011/Jul #''Desire Becomes Her'', 2012/Jul

References and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Busbee, Shirlee 1941 births 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American romantic fiction writers American women novelists Living people Writers from San Jose, California Writers from Santa Rosa, California 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers