Penelope Williamson (born

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, United States) is an American writer of

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under her real name and under the pen names Elizabeth Lambert and Penn Williamson. Penelope Williamson lives with her husband in

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. According to

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, her most widely held book, ''The Outsider'', is in 1,868 libraries; ''Heart of the West'' is in 1,827. WorldCat author listing
/ref> Her books have been translated into French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Swedish, and Russian.

Bibliography

As Penelope Williamson

*''Beloved Rogue'' (May 1988) *''Hearts Beguiled'' (June 1989) *''A Wild Yearning'' (1991) - Winner of

RITA Award The RITA Award, presented by the Romance Writers of America (RWA) from 1990 to 2019, was the most prominent award for English-language romance fiction. It was named for the RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada. After not being awarded in 202 ...

*''Keeper of the Dream'' (April 1992) - Winner of

*''Once in a Blue Moon'' (May 1993) *''Heart of the West'' (April 1995) *''The Outsider'' (July 1996) *''The Passions of Emma'' (September 1997) - Nominated for

*''Wages of Sin'' (March 2003) *''The Accident'' (August 2005)

As Elizabeth Lambert

*''Wings of Desire'' (August 1989)

As Penn Williamson

*''Mortal Sins'' (June 2000)

References

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