Linda Howard

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Linda S. Howington
Pseudonym:	Linda S. Howington Linda Howard
Born:	1950 USA
Occupation:	Novelist
Nationality:	United States of America
Writing period:	1982 - present
Genres:	Romance, Suspense
Debut works:	All that Gliters

Linda S. Howington (born 1950) is an American romance/suspense author. Under her pseudonym Linda Howard is a New York Times best-selling author. Before she became a writer she was an avid reader herself and was fond of Margaret Mitchell novels. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication, which was very successful. She currently lives in Alabama with her husband and two golden retrievers.

1 Biography
2 Bibliography
3 References
4 Others

[edit] Biography

Linda S. Howington was born in Alabama and has lived there all of her life. ^[1] 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, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. ^[1] Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed. ^[2]

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. ^[3]

[edit] Bibliography

All That Glitters (1982)
An Independent Wife (1982)
Against the Rules (1983)
Lake of Dreams (1985)
"Blue Moon" in UNDER THE BOARDWALK (1999)
Come Lie With Me (1984)
Tears of the Renegade (1985)
The Cutting Edge (1985)
The Way Home in "TO MOTHER WICH LOVE" (1991) & in "A BOUQUET OF BABIES" (2000)
The Touch of Fire (1992)
Overload in "SILHOUETTE SUMMER SIZZLES" (1993) & "SUMMER SENSATION" (1999)
Heart of Fire (1993)
Dream Man (1995)
Night Moves (1998)
After the Night (1995)
Shades of Twilight (1996)
White Out in "UPON MIDNIGHT CLEAR" (1997)
Son of the Morning (1997)
Lake of Dreams in "HEART'S DESIRE" (1998) & in "EVERLASTING LOVE"
Now You See Her (1998)
Mr. Perfect (2000)
Open Season (2001)
Strangers In the Night (2001)
Dying to Please (2002)
100% HERO (2003)
Cry no More (2003)
To Die For (2004)
Killing Time (2005)
"A MOTHER'S TOUCH" (2005)
Cover Of Night (2006)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (2006)

[edit] Spencer-Nyle Co. Series

01. Sarah's child (1985)
02. Almost forever (1986)
03. Bluebird winter in "SILHOUETTE CHRISTMAS STORIES: 1987" (1987) & in "DELIVERED BY CHRISTMAS" (1989)

[edit] Rescues Series

01. Midnight rainbow (1986) & in "LINDA HOWARD COLLECTION" (1992) & in "IMPULSE" (2000)
02. Diamond bay (1987)
03. Heartbreaker (1987)
04. White lies (1988)

[edit] MacKenzie Family Saga Series

01. MacKenzie's mountain (1989) & in "THE MACKENZIE'S" (1996) & in "MACKENZIE'S LEGACY" (2005)
02. MacKenzie's mission (1992) & in "THE MACKENZIE'S" (1996) & in ""MACKENZIE'S LEGACY" (2005)
03. MacKenzie's pleasures (1996) & in "THE MACKENZIE FAMILY" (1997)
04. MacKenzie's magic in "CHRISTMAS KISSES" (1996) & in "THE MACKENZIE FAMILY" (1997)
05. A game of chance (2000)

[edit] A lady of the west Series

01. A lady of the west (1990)
02. Angel creek (1991)

[edit] Patterson-Cannon Family Series

01. Duncan's bride (1990) & in "FINDING HOME" (2001)
02. Loving Evangeline (1994) & in "FOREVER YOURS" (1997) & in "ON HIS TERMS" (2003)

[edit] CIA Spies Series

01. Kill and tell (1998)
02. All the Queen's men (1999)
03. Kiss me while I sleep (2004)

[edit] Blair Mallory Series

01. To Die For (2004)
02. Drop Dead Gorgeous (2006)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Interview with Linda Howard, All About Romance, 2000, retrieved February 15, 2007
^ Fantastic Fiction retrieved February 15, 2007
^ Howard, Linda, Random House web site, retrieved February 15, 2007