Elizabeth Bevarly (born 1961 in
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city ...
) is an American writer of over 70
romance novel
A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and Romance (love), romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed ...
s since 1989. She is a
''New York Times'' bestselling author.
Biography
Bevarly was born in 1961 and raised in Louisville,
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...
. Her grandmothers were Ruth Bevarly and Hazel Robinson.
In 1983, she obtained a B.A. with honors in English from the
University of Louisville
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. She worked many diverse jobs, including an editorial assistant for a medical journal. In 1989, she published her first novel. Now, she is a ''
New York Times
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'' bestselling author.
She married a member of the Coast Guard who was stationed in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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. She has also lived in
Washington D.C.,
Northern Virginia
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, and
South Jersey
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. In 1994, they had a son, and now they, their son and their two cats reside back in her native Kentucky.
Awards
* Career Achievement Award, ''
Romantic Times'', for ''Series Love and Laughter''
* 1996, National Readers' Choice Award, for ''The Perfect Father''
Bibliography
Stand alone novels
*''Destinations South'' (1989)
*''Donovan's Chance'' (1990)
*''Moriah's Mutiny'' (1991)
*''An Unsuitable Man for the Job'' (1992)
*''Jake's Christmas'' (1992)
*''Hired Hand'' (1993)
*''The Wedding'' (1993)
*''Return Engagement'' (1993)
*''The Honeymoon'' (1995)
*''My Man Pendleton'' (1998)
*''Her Man Friday'' (1999)
*''How to Trap a Tycoon'' (2000)
*''That Boss of Mine'' (2000)
*''He Could Be the One'' (2001)
*''Take Me I'm Yours'' (2002)
*''The Ring on Her Finger'' (2003)
*''The Thing about Men'' (2004)
*''Undercover with the Mob'' (2004)
*''Indecent Suggestion'' (2005)
*''My Only Vice'' (2006)
*''Married to His Business'' (2007)
*''The House on Butterfly Way'' (2012)
Close Series
*''Close Range'' (1990)
*''Up Close'' (1992)
From Here To Maternity Series
*''A Dad Like Daniel'' (1995)
*''The Perfect Father'' (1995)
*''Dr. Daddy'' (1995)
*''A Doctor in Her Stocking'' (1999)
*''Dr. Irresistible'' (2000)
*''Dr. Mummy'' (2000)
From Here To Paternity Series
*''Father of the Brat'' (1996)
*''Father of the Brood'' (1996)
*''Father on the Brink'' (1996)
McCormick Series
*''Roxy and the Rich Man'' (1997)
*''Lucy and the Loner'' (1997)
*''Georgia Meets Her Groom'' (1997)
Blame It on Bob Series
*''Beauty and the Brain'' (1998)
*''Bride of the Bad Boy'' (1998)
*''The Virgin and the Vagabond'' (1998)
Follow that Baby Series Multi-Author
*''The Sheriff and the Impostor Bride'' (1998)
Fortune's Children Series Multi-Author
*''Society Bride'' (1999)
Monahan Series
*''First Comes Love'' (2000)
*''Monahan's Gamble'' (2000)
*''The Secret Life of Connor Monahan'' (2001)
*''The Temptation of Rory Monahan'' (2001)
Amber Court Series Multi-Author
*''When Jayne Met Erik'' (2001)
Crown and Glory Series Multi-Author
*''Taming the Prince'' (2002)
Dynasties the Barones Series Multi-Author
*''Taming the Beastly MD'' (2003)
Logan's Legacy Series Multi-Author
*''The Newlyweds'' (2005)
Fortunes of Texas: Reunion Series Multi-Author
*''The Debutante'' (2005)
The OPUS Spy Series
*''Just Like A Man'' (2005)
*''You've Got Male'' (2005)
*''Express Male'' (2006)
*''Overnight Male'' (2008)
Millionaire of the Month Series Multi-Author
*''Married To His Business'' (2007)
Thoroughbred Legacy Series Multi-Author
*''Flirting with Trouble'' (2008)
Kentucky Derby Series
*''Fast & Loose'' (2008)
*''Ready & Willing'' (2008)
*''Neck & Neck'' (2009)
Billionaire Series
*''The Billionaire Gets His Way'' (2011)
*''Caught in the Billionaire's Embrace'' (2011)
*''My Fair Billionaire'' (2014)
Collections
*''One in a Million / Undercover with the Mob'' (2005)
Omnibus In Collaboration
*''A Sprinkle of Fairy Dust'' (1996) (with
Elaine Crawford,
Marylyle Rogers and
Maggie Shayne)
*''A Family Christmas'' (1997) (with
Joan Hohl and
Marilyn Pappano)
*''Love by Chocolate'' (1997) (with
Rosanne Bittner,
Muriel Jensen and
Elda Minger)
*''Christmas Spirits'' (1997) (with
Casey Claybourne,
Lynn Kurland and
Jenny Lykins)
*''A Message from Cupid'' (1998) (with
Victoria Barrett, Margaret Brownley and
Emily Carmichael)
*''Do You Take This Man?'' (1999) (with
Annette Broadrick
Annette Broadrick (born November 26, 1938) is an American writer of over 55 romance novels since 1984.
Biography
Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938, and raised as an only child for sixteen years, until her younger sister, Derralee, was bo ...
and
Diana Palmer)
*''Opposites Attract'' (2000) (with
Emily Carmichael,
Lynn Kurland and
Elda Minger)
*''Silhouette Sensational'' (2000) (with
Cheryl Reavis,
Sharon Sala and
Sandra Steffen)
*''Christmas Weddings'' (2001) (with
Anne McAllister)
*''It's Raining Men!'' (2001) (with
Barbara McCauley)
*''A Mother's Day'' (2002) (with
Marie Ferrarella and
Emilie Richards)
*''Under Suspicion'' (2002) (with
Bronwyn Jameson)
*''When Jayne Met Erik / Some Kind of Incredible'' (2002) (with
Katherine Garbera)
*''All I Want for Christmas'' (2003) (with
Kathleen Creighton)
*''Taming the Prince / Royally Pregnant'' (2003) (with
Barbara McCauley)
*''Mother's Love'' (2004) (with
Marie Ferrarella and
Emilie Richards)
*''Sleeping with Her Rival / Taming the Beastly MD'' (2004) (with
Sheri Whitefeather)
*''Motherhood'' (2005) (with
Candace Camp
Candace Pauline Hopcus née Camp (May 23, 1949 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American writer of romance novels. She has also published under the pen names Lisa Gregory, Sharon Stephens, Kristin James and under her maiden name Candace Camp.
Biogra ...
and
Diana Palmer)
*''Secret Heir / Newlyweds'' (2005) (with
Gina Wilkins)
*''The Newlyweds / Right By Her Side'' (2005) (with
Christie Ridgway)
*''Write It Up'' (2006) (with
Tracy Kelleher and
Mary Leo)
*''In the Boss's Arms'' (2006) (with
Susan Mallery)
*''The Mills and Boon Summer Collection'' (2006) (with
Dianne Drake and
Cindi Myers)
*''Double the Heat'' (2007) (with
Lori Foster,
Deirdre Martin and
Christie Ridgway)
References and sources
External links
Elizabeth Bevarly's Official Website
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1961 births
Living people
Writers from Louisville, Kentucky
American romantic fiction writers
American women romantic fiction writers
Writers from Kentucky
21st-century American women writers