Connie Brockway (born December 16, 1954) is an

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of over twenty

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and contemporary

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since 1994.

Biography

Connie Brockway was born on December 16, 1954, in

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, but spent several years in suburban

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. Her family returned to

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, where she attended high school. In 1976, Brockway received a

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from

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. While earning an

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at the

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, she met her future husband, David Brockway, medical student, now a family physician. They married in November 1976. They have a daughter. The couple currently live in Minnesota. Brockway decided to take a year and try to write a book once her daughter entered school. In 1994, Brockway published her first book, ''Promise Me Heaven''. Over 1.5 million copies of her books are now in print, and they can be found in thirteen countries. Brockway has been a finalist for the

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eight times, winning twice. Although Brockway made her mark with historical romance, in 2005 she announced that she would take a hiatus from historical romance and begin writing contemporary romance novels.All About Romance Novels – 2005 interview with Connie Brockway

Bibliography

Single Titles

* ''Promise Me Heaven'' (February 1994) * ''Anything For Love'' (October 1994) * ''A Dangerous Man'' (July 1996) * ''All Through the Night'' (September 1997) * ''My Dearest Enemy'' (July 1998) * ''Hot Dish'' (November 2006) * ''Skinny Dipping'' (January 2008) * ''So Enchanting'' (February 2009) * ''The Golden Season'' (February 2010) * "Highlander Undone" (September 2015)

Braxton Series

# ''As you desire'' (February 1997) # ''The Other Guy's Bride'' (December 2011)

McClairen's Isle

# ''The Passionate One'' (1999) # ''The Reckless One'' (2000) # ''The Ravishing One'' (2000)

The Bridal Stories

# ''The Bridal Season'' (2001) # ''Bridal Favors'' (2002)

Rose Hunters

# ''My Seduction'' (2004) # ''My Pleasure'' (2004) # ''My Surrender'' (2005)

Lady Most Series (with Eloisa James and Julia Quinn)

# ''The Lady Most Likely...'' (2010) # ''The Lady Most Willing...'' (2012)

Anthologies in collaboration

* ''Outlaw Love'' (1997) (with Brenda Joyce,

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and

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) * ''My Scottish Summer'' (2001) (with

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) * ''Once Upon a Pillow'' (2002) (with

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) * ''The True Love Wedding Dress'' (2005) (with

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References and sources

External links

Connie Brockway Official Website

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