Tracie Howard is an

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writer of

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. A native of

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, Howard worked at

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and

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before penning ''Revenge Is Best Served Cold'' with co-author Danita Carter. The subsequent deal with

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led to several novels including ''Talk of The Town'' (2002) and ''Success Is The Best Revenge'' (2004). Her first solo novel, ''Why Sleeping Dogs Lie'', was published in 2003. Howard was a featured author in Turner Broadcasting's 2003 Trumpet Awards. In addition to her career as an author, Howard is curator and co-founder of the wearable art company, Ethos.

Bibliography

*''Revenge is Best Served Cold'' (2001) (with Danita Carter) *''Talk of the Town'' (2002) (with Danita Carter) *''Why Sleeping Dogs Lie'' (2003) *''Success is the Best Revenge'' (2004) (with Danita Carter) *''Never Kiss and Tell'' (2004) *''Gold Diggers'' (2007) *''Friends and Fauxs'' (2009)

References

External links

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Audio Interview with Tracie Howard
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