Susan Donovan is an American author of romance novels and women's fiction. Her novel ''Take a Chance on Me'' won the 2003 Best Contemporary Romance Award Winner from ''
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 ...
''. Two of her novels – ''The Kept Woman'' and ''Not That Kind of Girl'' were selected as
RITA Award Finalists by the
Romance Writers of America
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.
Before writing her novels, she was a journalist, and studied at
Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
She lives in New Mexico with her family and
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Bibliography
Novels
*''He Loves Lucy'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Dec 2002)
*''Knock Me Off My Feet'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Dec 2002)
*''Take a Chance on Me'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Aug 2003)
*''Public Displays of Affection'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Jun 2004)
*''The Kept Woman'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Jun 2006)
*''The Girl Most Likely To...'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Dec 2008)
* ''Unbound'' with (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, 2012)
** ''Previously published as A Courtesan's Guide to Getting Your Man'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, May 2011)
* ''Chestnuts Roasting'' ( Kindle, Oct 2016, novella)
** Previously published as ''Turning Up the Heat in'' Jingle Bell Rock
San Francisco Dog-Walking Group Series
# ''Ain't Too Proud to Beg'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Nov 2009)
# ''The Night She Got Lucky'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, May 2010)
# ''Not That Kind of Girl'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Nov 2010)
Bigler, North Carolina Series
# ''Cheri on Top'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Aug 2011)
# ''I Want Candy'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Feb 2012)
# ''Stealing Taffy'' (St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under si ...
, Aug 2016)
Bayberry Island Series
Contributions to Series by Multiple Authors
12 Days of Christmas
#1 ''A Partridge in the Au Pair's Tree'' (Amazon Story Front, Dec 2013)
Anthologies and Collections
Writing as Pebbles Rocksoff
Short Stories
*The Bodice Raptor, Amazon Digital Services, 2013
*Rex and the Single Girl, Amazon Digital Services, 2013
References
External links
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Publisher's Author Page
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Living people
21st-century American novelists
American women novelists
American romantic fiction writers
21st-century American women writers
Medill School of Journalism alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)