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Linda Howard was born on August 3, 1950. She went on to a small community college, as the only journalism major, but soon dropped out to work at a trucking company as a secretary. She sold her first book to Silhouette Books in 1980. She has written over 50 books including Up Close and Dangerous, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Cover of Night, Killing Time, To Die For, Kiss Me While I Sleep, Cry No More, Dying to Please, Open Season, All the Queen's Men, Kill and Tell, Mr. Perfect, Son of the Morning, Troublemaker, and The Woman Left Behind. She has received several awards including the Romance Writers of America's RITA, the Silver Pen for Affaire de Coeur as well as the Romantic Time's Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Sensual Romance, the Romantic Times Magazine Reviewer's Choice Award for Series, and the W.I.S.H. Award for her character Joe Mackenzie. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Mr. Perfect… (more)
Mr. Perfect 1,525 copies, 35 reviews
Open Season 1,323 copies, 40 reviews
Dying to Please 1,073 copies, 15 reviews
Kill and Tell: A Novel 1,067 copies, 16 reviews
To Die For: A Novel 1,058 copies, 28 reviews
Cover of Night: A Novel 1,020 copies, 24 reviews
Cry No More 993 copies, 17 reviews
Up Close and Dangerous 984 copies, 33 reviews
Kiss Me While I Sleep: A Novel 976 copies, 20 reviews
Dream Man 953 copies, 24 reviews
Now You See Her 941 copies, 12 reviews
All the Queen's Men 905 copies, 11 reviews
Death Angel: A Novel 888 copies, 26 reviews
After the Night 822 copies, 22 reviews
Killing Time: A Novel 819 copies, 14 reviews
Son of the Morning 791 copies, 23 reviews
Drop Dead Gorgeous 788 copies, 18 reviews
Shades of Twilight 781 copies, 16 reviews
Burn: A Novel 679 copies, 23 reviews
Ice: A Novel 637 copies, 30 reviews
A Game Of Chance 616 copies, 16 reviews
Mackenzie's Mountain 614 copies, 22 reviews
Veil of Night: A Novel 598 copies, 24 reviews
Heart of Fire 528 copies, 9 reviews
Prey 491 copies, 19 reviews
Shadow Woman 475 copies, 52 reviews
The Touch of Fire 462 copies, 6 reviews
Sarah's Child 460 copies, 9 reviews
White Lies 453 copies, 15 reviews
Heartbreaker 443 copies, 13 reviews
Mackenzie's Mission 441 copies, 14 reviews
Raintree: Inferno 412 copies, 7 reviews
Midnight Rainbow 403 copies, 14 reviews
Angel Creek 393 copies, 6 reviews
A Lady of the West 392 copies, 5 reviews
Duncan's Bride 385 copies, 11 reviews
Almost Forever 381 copies, 8 reviews
Loving Evangeline 372 copies, 9 reviews
Diamond Bay 346 copies, 7 reviews
Tears Of The Renegade 320 copies, 5 reviews
Come Lie With Me (Mira Romance) 315 copies, 7 reviews
Troublemaker: A Novel 300 copies, 19 reviews
An Independent Wife 292 copies, 4 reviews
The Woman Left Behind: A Novel 288 copies, 13 reviews
Blood Born 287 copies, 11 reviews
Running Wild 274 copies, 37 reviews
Cutting Edge 273 copies, 9 reviews
Mackenzie's Pleasure 260 copies, 10 reviews
All That Glitters 251 copies, 8 reviews
Against The Rules 248 copies, 6 reviews
Christmas Kisses (3-in-1) (Contributor; Author) 182 copies, 4 reviews
After Sundown 139 copies, 4 reviews
Bluebird Winter 121 copies, 3 reviews
Frost Line 120 copies, 5 reviews
Mackenzie's Magic 84 copies, 3 reviews
MacKenzie's Pleasure [and] Defending His Own (Contributor) 73 copies, 1 review
Overload [and] If a Man Answers 60 copies, 3 reviews
Always & Forever (Contributor) 47 copies, 1 review
To Mother with Love (3-in-1) (Contributor) 44 copies
Overload (Author) 42 copies, 2 reviews
Blue Moon 38 copies, 1 review
The Way Home 37 copies, 1 review
Shattered 31 copies, 1 review
Lake of Dreams 30 copies, 3 reviews
Heart and Soul (3-in-1) (Contributor) 8 copies
White Out 7 copies
100% Hero (2-in-1) (Contributor) 4 copies
Jingle Bells (Illustrator) 2 copies
At risk 1 copy
Devil's Cub (Foreword, some editions) 2,095 copies, 73 reviews
Upon a Midnight Clear [Anthology 5-in-1] (Contributor) 349 copies, 3 reviews
Forever Yours (3-in-1) (Contributor) 18 copies
A Game of Chance [Manga] (Original Text) 2 copies
The Cutting Edge (Original Text) 2 copies
Mackenzie's Magic [Manga] (Original Text) 1 copy
Tears of the Renegade (Original Text) 1 copy

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