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Krahn and her husband purchased a computer so that she could do her first set of revisions, and the book was published later that year. [1] The family moved to Minnesota, and Krahn began to write full-time. By 1995, her books were making the New York Times Besteller List and in 2007 she won her first RITA Award with The Book of True Desires. [2]
Western romance as a genre flourished within the structure of the pulp fiction novel, generally written simply for easy reading. [2] Cowboy romances such as these are extremely popular for their “rugged individualism…unadorned masculinity…and ultimate heroism” as William W Savage Jr. notes in his book, The Cowboy Hero: His Image in ...
Her 2003 novel, My Favorite Bride, spent 15 weeks in the top 15 of the New York Times Best Seller List. The Romance Writers of America have awarded her their RITA Award, the highest honor given to romance novelists. [3] Dodd has even appeared as a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle (on November 18, 2005).
Cheryl St. John is a romance author primarily known for her books through Harlequin and Silhouette. Rain Shadow, her first book, was nominated for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award, Romantic Times Best Western Historical, and Affaire de Coeur ' s Best American Historical Romance.
Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a Bachelor of Arts in theatre arts from Jacksonville University in 1970, then earned an Master's degree in theatre from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1971.
Western novels are set in the frontier of the United States, Canada, or Australia. [2] Unlike Westerns, where women are often marginalized, the Western romance focuses on the experiences of the female. [6] Heroes in these novels seek adventure and are forced to conquer the unknown. They are often loners, slightly uncivilized, and "earthy."
This list of historical fiction is designed to provide examples of notable works of historical fiction (in literature, film, comics, etc.) organized by time period.. For a more exhaustive list of historical novels by period, see Category:Historical novels by setting, which lists relevant Wikipedia categories; see also the larger List of historical novels, which is organized by country, as well ...
Linda Lael was born in 1949 in Washington.Her father was a town marshal, although he, along with her uncle Jake "Jiggs" Lael also competed on the rodeo circuit. [1] A voracious reader, Linda began writing her own stories when she was 10. [2]