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Barbara Dawson Smith


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aka Olivia Drake

A member of Romance Writers of America since 1981, Barbara Dawson Smith sold her first historical romance two weeks after sending it to a publisher. Her books have won the Golden Heart Award from RWA, and Best Historical Romantic Suspense and Best Regency Historical from Romantic Times. She has been a finalist for the National Readers' Choice Award, Romance of the Year by Affaire de Coeur magazine, the Golden Quill, and the Booksellers' Best Award. She has also been a five-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award, and realized a lifetime dream in 2002 when she won the award for TEMPT ME TWICE.

Barbara lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband, two daughters, two cats,and who knows how many neighbor children running up and down the stairs.When she's not finishing a chapter or teaching a seminar on writing, she enjoys browsing in her collection of over a thousand research books.
 

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance
 
Series
Defiant Fletcher
   1. Defiant Embrace (1985)
   2. Defiant Surrender (1987)
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Fire Coleridge
   1. Fire on the Wind (1992)
   2. Fire at Midnight (1992)
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Rosebuds
   1. Romancing the Rogue (2000)
   2. Tempt Me Twice (2001)
   3. With All My Heart (2002)
   4. One Wild Night (2003)
   5. The Wedding Night (2004)
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Novels
   No Regrets (1985)
   Stolen Heart (1988)
   Silver Splendor (1989)
   Dreamspinner (1990)
   A Glimpse of Heaven (1995)
   Never a Lady (1996)
   Once Upon A Scandal (1997)
   Her Secret Affair (1998)
   Too Wicked To Love (1999)
   Seduced by a Scoundrel (1999)
   The Duchess Diaries (2005)
   Countess Confidential (2006)
   The Rogue Report (2006)
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Omnibus editions show
 
Barbara Dawson Smith recommends
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Once Upon a Wedding Night (2006)
(Derrings, book 1)
Sophie Jordan
"A charming tale... will enthrall readers."
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For Love or Country (2002)
(Historical , book 1)
Kerrelyn Sparks
"I couldn't put it down! A wonderful story that will keep you turning the pages."

Awards
Rita Awards Best Novel winner (2002) : Tempt Me Twice


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