Candace Pauline Hopcus née Camp (May 23, 1949 in

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) is an American

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. She has also published under the pen names Lisa Gregory, Sharon Stephens, Kristin James and under her maiden name Candace Camp.

Biography

Born Candace Pauline Camp on May 23, 1949 in

, she is the youngest of three children born to Lula Mae (Irons) and Grady Camp. Writing came naturally to her—her mother had been a newspaper reporter, and her father was the business manager of the

newspaper. Camp began writing down her own stories when she was 10, and often wrote when she needed to relax. Camp attended the

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and

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before becoming a teacher in

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. After moving to

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, she took a job in the trust department of a bank. Camp then began law school at the

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. At the same time, she began reading romance novels and decided to write one of her own. Camp finished her first novel, ''Bonds of Love'' while in law school. It was published in 1978 under the pen name Lisa Gregory. In the ensuing years, Camp has published over 43 books under four names: Lisa Gregory, Kristin James, Sharon Stephens and Candace Camp. Camp married in 1980 with Pete Hopcus, and had a daughter.

Bibliography

As Lisa Gregory

Single novels *''Bonds of Love'' 1978 *''Analise'' 1981 *''Crystal Heart'' 1982 *''Bitterleaf'' 1983 *''Light and Shadows'' 1985 *''Solitaire'' 1988 *''Seasons'' 1990 *''Sisters'' 1991 The Rainbow's Turner Family series #''The Rainbow Season'' 1979 #''The Rainbow Promise'' 1989

As Kristin James

Single novels *''Cara's Song'' 1982 *''Dreams of Evening'' 1983 *''Morning Star'' 1984 *''Secret Fire'' 1984 *''A Wedding Gift'' 1985 *''A Very Special Favor'' 1986 *''Cutter's Lady'' 1986 *''Heartwood'' 1986 *''Satan's Angel'' 1988 *''The Gentleman'' 1990 *''The Yankee'' 1990 *''Salt of the Earth'' 1991 *''The Letter of the Law'' 1991 *''Once in a Blue Moon'' 1995 *''The Last Groom on Earth'' 1996 The Sky series #''The Golden Sky'' 1981 #''The Sapphire Sky'' 1981 #''The Summer Sky'' 1982 #''The Amber Sky'' 1982 Omnibus in collaboration *''Tumbleweed Christmas'' in "''Historical Christmas Stories''" 1989 *''Daddy's Home'' (with

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and Naomi Horton) *''Jesse's wife'' in "''Promised Brides''" 1994 (with

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and Julie Tetel) *''The Gentleman'' in "''The Gentleman and The Hellraiser''" 1997 (with Dorothy Glenn)

As Sharon Stephens

Medievals Norwen series #''The Black Earl'' (1982)

As Candace Camp

Medievals Norwen series #''The Black Earl'' (1995) (Originally as Sharon Stephens, 1982) #''Evensong'' (1995) Single novels *''Rosewood'' (1991) *''Heirloom'' (1992) *''Suddenly'' (1996) *''Scandalous'' (1996) *''Impulse'' (1997) *''Indiscreet'' (1997) *''Impetuous'' (1998) *''Swept Away'' (1999) The Lily series #''Rain Lily'' (1993) #''Flame Lily'' (1994) Montford Heirs series #''Stolen Heart'' (2000) #''Promise Me Tomorrow'' (2000) #''No Other Love'' (2001) A Little Town in Texas series #''Hard-headed Texan'' (2001) #''Smooth-talking Texan'' (2002) Aincourt's hearts series #''So Wild a Heart'' (2002) #''The Hidden Heart'' (2002) #''Secrets of the Heart'' (2003) Crazy Moreland Family series #''Mesmerized'' (2003) #''Beyond Compare'' (2004) #''Winterset'' (2004) #''An Unexpected Pleasure'' (2005) Women and Men series #''An Independent Woman'' (2006) #''A Dangerous Man'' (2007) The Matchmakers series #''The Marriage Wager'' (2007) #''The Bridal Quest'' (2008) #''The Wedding Challenge'' (2008) #''The Courtship Dance'' (2009) The Willowmere series #''A Lady Never Tells'' (2010) #''A Gentleman Always Remembers'' (2010) #''An Affair Without End (formerly titled A Diamond Never Deceives)'' (2011) Legend of St. Dwynwen series # ''A Winter Scandal'' (2011) # ''A Summer Seduction'' (2012) # ''The Marrying Season'' (2013) Omnibus in collaboration *''Tabloid Baby'' (1998) (in "Maternity Leave" with Cait London and

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) *''Somebody's Else Baby'' (2003) (in "Baby and All" with Myrna Mackenzie and Victoria Pade) *''Nine-month Knight / Paternity Test / Tabloid Baby'' (2004) (with Cait London and

) *''Small Wonders'' (2004) (with

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, Raye Morgan and

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) *''Motherhood'' (2005) (with

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and Diana Palmer) *''Breaking Line'' in More Than Words Volume 5 (2009) (with

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)

References and sources

External links

Official Website
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