Robin Schone (born c. 1954) is an American author of erotic

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Biography

Schone read her first romance novel, ''These Old Shades'' by

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, at age twelve, and began reading erotic novels when she was fifteen. Although she has always written stories for herself, Schone was determined to be a painter, and studied art, classics, and world religion at

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. Schone claims to have begun writing after she was married because it was too messy to set up an easel and paint in a small apartment. Her fourth attempt at writing a novel, ''Awaken, My Love'', was the first of her books to sell. It has the distinction of being the first romance novel to begin with a

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scene. After being rejected by 28 agents, the book sold to a publisher five days after the twenty-ninth agent submitted it. Schone suffered greatly from fibroid tumors in her

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, and underwent a

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after she became a published author. In order to commemorate the organization, Hysterectomy Educational Resources and Services, which helped her research her medical issues, she spearheaded the creation of ''Captivated'', the first erotic romance anthology. She was involved in a legal dispute with

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that has since been resolved. Because of this dispute, Schone did not publish a book for several years. Her novels have been translated into Chinese, Czech, French, German, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. Schone met her husband, Don, on their first day of the school year in college, and they married nine months later, in June 1975. They currently live in

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and do not have children.

Bibliography

*''Awaken, My Love'' (1995) *''The Lady's Tutor'' (1999) *''The Lover'' (2000) *''Gabriel's Woman'' (2001) *''Scandalous Lovers'' (2007) *''Cry for Passion'' (2009)

Anthologies

*''Captivated'' (1999) *''Fascinated'' (2000) *''Private Places'' (2008)

References

External links

Robin Schone Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schone, Robin 1954 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American romantic fiction writers American women novelists American erotica writers Rockford University alumni 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers