Eileen Wilks (born November 3, 1952) is an American

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writer living in

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Biography

Eileen Wilks moved from

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to the town of

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in the summer of 2012, and has previously lived in Canada and

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, as well as twelve U.S. cities in five states. Wilks' first book, a Silhouette Desire titled ''The Loner and the Lady'' (1996), hit the ''

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'' Bestseller List at #146 on May 30, 1996 and was nominated for the 1996 ''Romantic Times'' Best First Short Contemporary award. Since then, she hit the New York Times Bestsellers list with her novel ''Blood Challenge'' (2011) in her current series, World of the Lupi, in which

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and magic exist in an earth much like our own.

Bibliography

Series

*''Dynasties: The Ashtons'' (including ''Entangled'') *''Dynasties: The Barons'' (including ''With Private Eyes'') *''Dynasties: The Connellys'' (including ''Expecting...and in Danger'') *''Just A Little Bit'' (including ''Just a Little Bit Pregnant'', ''Just a Little Bit Married'') *''At Midnight'' (including ''Midnight Cinderella'', ''Midnight Promises'', ''Midnight Choices'', and ''Meeting at Midnight'') *''Tall, Dark & Eligible'' (including ''Jacob's Proposal'', ''Luke's Promise'', ''Michael's Temptation'') *'' World of the Lupi'' (see article below for list)

Lupi titles (in reading order)

:0.1 ''The New Kid'' free short story (September 2013) :0.2 '' Only Human'' in the Lover Beware anthology (July 2003) :1 '' Tempting Danger'' (October 2004) :1.1 ''Originally Human'' in the Cravings anthology (July 2004) , ISBN (e-book): 978-1101578568 :2 '' Mortal Danger'' (November 2005) :2.1 ''Brownies'' deleted scene from Blood Lines (January 2007) :3 '' Blood Lines'' (January 2007) :3.1 ''Inhuman'' in the On the Prowl anthology (August 2007) , ISBN (e-book): 978-1101578582 :4 '' Night Season'' (January 2008) :4.2 ''Good Counsel'' deleted scene from Night Season (January 2008) ISBN N/A :4.5 ''Cyncerely Yours'' free short story (January 2008) ISBN N/A :5 ''Mortal Sins'' (February 2009) :5.1 ''Human Nature'' in the Inked anthology (January 2010) :6 ''Blood Magic'' (February 2010) :7 ''Blood Challenge'' (January 2011) :8 ''Death Magic'' (November 2011) :8.1 ''Human Error'' in the Tied with a Bow anthology (November 2011) :9 ''Mortal Ties'' (October 2012) :10 ''Ritual Magic'' (September 2013) :11 ''Unbinding'' (October 2014) :12 ''Mind Magic'' (November 2015) :13 ''Dragon Spawn'' (December 2016) :14 ''Dragon Blood'' (January 2, 2018) All referenced free or bonus stories are available on th
author's website

Romance titles

*''Entangled'' (Silhouette Desire #1627, 01/05) *''Meeting at Midnight'' (Silhouette Desire #1605, 09/04) *''With Private Eyes'' (Silhouette Desire #1543, 11/03) *''A Matter of Duty'' (in the Broken Silence anthology, 05/03) *''Midnight Choices'' (Silhouette Intimate Moments #1210, 03/03) *''Expecting...and in Danger'' (Silhouette Desire #1472, 11/02) *''Her Lord Protector'' (Silhouette Intimate Moments #1160, 07/02) *''Michael's Temptation'' (Silhouette Desire #1409, 12/01) *''Luke's Promise'' (Silhouette Desire #1403, 11/01) *''Jacob's Proposal'' (Silhouette Desire #1397, 10/01) *''The Pregnant Heiress'' (Silhouette Desire #1378, 07/01) *"The Proper Lover" (in the All I Want for Christmas anthology, 11/00) *''Night of No Return'' (Silhouette Intimate Moments #1028, 10/00) *''Midnight Promises'' (Silhouette Intimate Moments #982, 01/00) *''Proposition: Marriage'' (Silhouette Desire #1239, 09/99) *''Pandora's Bottle'' (in the Charmed anthology, 08/99) *''Midnight Cinderella'' (Silhouette Intimate Moments #921, 04/99) *''A Tempting Offer'' (in the To Tame a Texan anthology, 03/99) *''Just a Little Bit Married'' (Silhouette Desire, 12/98) *''Simple Sins'' (in the Rough Around the Edges anthology, 06/98) *''The Virgin and the Outlaw'' (Silhouette Intimate Moments, 05/98) *''Just a Little Bit Pregnant'' (Silhouette Desire #1134, 03/98) *''Cowboys Do It Best'' (Silhouette Desire #1109, 11/97) *''The Wrong Wife'' (Silhouette Desire #1065, 04/97) *''The Loner and the Lady'' (Silhouette Desire #1008, 06/96)

References

External links

Official websiteRomantic Times Profile
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