Vicki Lewis Thompson (born 11 October 1950 in United States) is an American

writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles, genres and techniques to communicate ideas, to inspire feelings and emotions, or to entertain. Writers may develop different forms of writing such as novels, short sto ...

of over seventy

romance novels A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed to the developme ...

. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.

Biography

Vicki Lewis was born on 11 October 1950 in the United States. She has both a

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

and M.A. in English from the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it ...

. She worked as a journalist and a high school English teacher before deciding that she would try to write romance novels. Her first book was published in 1984 as the ninth entry in the

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Temptation line. The first of her "Nerd" Books, ''Nerd in Shining Armor'', was a 2003 Reading With Ripa selection. Lewis has two children.

Awards

*1985 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''Promise Me Sunshine'' *1986 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''When Angels Dance'' *1987 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''Butterflies in the Sun'' *1990 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''Be Mine, Valentine'' *1992 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''It Happened One Weekend'' *1996 - Romantic Times Magazine's Reviewers Choice Award Winner, ''Holding Out for a Hero'' *1998 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''Mr. Valentine'' *1999 - Romantic Times Magazine's Reviewers Choice Award Winner, ''Pure Temptation'' *2000 - Heart and Scroll

Romance Writers of America Romance Writers of America (RWA) is an American non-profit writers' association founded in 1980. Its mission is to "advance the professional and common business interests of career-focused romance writers through networking and advocacy and by inc ...

Madcap Award Winner, ''Bringing Up Baby New Year'' *2000 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''Pure Temptation'' *2002 - Romance Writers of America RITA Finalist, ''Notorious'' *2003 - Romantic Times Magazine's Reviewers Choice Award Winner, ''After Hours'' *2004 - Heart and Scroll

Madcap Award Winner, ''Nerd in Shining Armor'' *2005 - Heart and Scroll

Madcap Award Winner, ''The Nerd Who Loved Me''

Bibliography

As Vicki Lewis Thompson

Single Novels

*''Mingled Hearts'' (1984) *''Promise Me Sunshine'' (1984) *''Impractical Passion'' (1985) *''As Time Goes by'' (1986) *''When Angels Dance'' (1986) *''Butterflies in the Sun'' (1986) *''The Fix It Man'' (1986) *''Cupid's Caper'' (1987) *''Golden Girl'' (1987) *''Sparks'' (1988) *''The Flip Side'' (1988) *''Impulse'' (1988) *''Full Coverage'' (1989) *Tis the Season'' (1989) *''Connections'' (1989) *''Your Place or Mine'' (1991) *''It Happened One Weekend'' (1991) *''Anything Goes'' (1992) *''Critical Moves'' (1992) *''Ask Dr. Kate'' (1992) *''Fools Rush in'' (1993) *''Only in the Moonlight'' (1993) *''The Bounty Hunter'' (1994) *''Loverboy'' (1994) *''Under His Spell'' (1994) *''Wedding Song'' (1994) *''Adam Then and Now'' (1995) *''Holding Out for a Hero'' (1996) *''Hero in Disguise'' (1996) *''Stuck With You'' (1996) *''Mr. Valentine'' (1997) *''The Heart Breaker'' (1997) *''Going Overboard'' (1997) *''Santa in Stetson'' (1997) *''One Mom Too Many'' (1997) *''Manhunting in Montana'' (1998) *''Operation Gigolo'' (1998) *''Single in the Saddle'' (1998) *''Pure Temptation'' (1999) *''Single, Sexy... and Sold!'' (1999) *''Bachelor Father'' (1999) *''Every Woman's Fantasy'' (2001) *''Boone's Bounty'' (2001) *''The Nights Before Christmas'' (2001) *''Acting on Impulse'' (2002) *''Truly, Madly, Deeply'' (2002) *''Double Exposure'' (2002) *''After Hours'' (2003) *''Her Best Friend's Baby'' (2003) *''Old Enough to Know Better'' (2004) *''Killer Cowboy Charm'' (2004) *''Talking about Sex...'' (2005)

Nerds

#''Nerd in Shining Armor'' (2003) #''The Nerd Who Loved Me'' (2004) #''Nerd Gone Wild'' (2005) #''Gone With the Nerd'' (2005) #''Talk Nerdy to Me'' (2006) #''Nerds Like It Hot'' (2006) #''My Nerdy Valentine'' (2007) #''Nerds Are From Mars'' (2013)

Wild About You

Sons of Chance

Sons of Chance Collection: An Anthology

Babes on Brooms

# ''Blonde with a Wand'' (2010) # ''Chick with a Charm'' (2010)

Hex

#''Over Hexed'' (2007) #''Wild and Hexy'' (2008) #''Casual Hex'' (2009)

Rowdy Ranch

Thunder Mountain Brotherhood

# ''Midnight Thunder'' (2015) # ''Thunderstruck'' (2015) # ''Rolling Like Thunder'' (2015) # ''A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe'' (2015) # ''Cowboy All Night'' (2016) # ''Cowboy After Dark'' (2016) # ''Cowboy Untamed'' (2016) # ''Cowboy Unwrapped'' (2016) # ''In the Cowboys Arms'' (2017) # ''Say Yes to the Cowboy'' (2017) # ''Do You Take This Cowboy?'' (2017)

Branscom Sisters

The Buckskin Brotherhood

# ''Sweet-Talking Cowboy'' (2020) # ''Big-Hearted Cowboy'' (2020) # ''Baby-Daddy Cowboy'' (2020) # ''True-Blue Cowboy'' (2020) # ''Strong-Willed Cowboy'' (2020) # ''Secret-Santa Cowboy'' (2020) # ''Stand-Up Cowboy'' # ''Single-Dad Cowboy'' # ''Marriage-Minded Cowboy'' # ''Gift-Giving Cowboy''

Three Cowboys And a Baby

#''The Colorado Kid'' (2000) #''Two in the Saddle'' (2000) #''Boone's Bounty'' (2000) #''That's My Baby!'' (2000)

Sexy Texans

# ''Crazy for the Cowboy'' (2015) # ''Wild About the Wrangler'' (2015)

Urban Cowboy Series

# ''The Trailblazer'' (1995) # ''The Drifter'' (1995) # ''The Lawman'' (1995)

Charlie Hartmann Valentine

# ''Be Mine, Valentine'' (1989) # ''Forever Mine, Valentine'' (1990)

McGavin Brothers

The Nerds and Geeks of BMUS

Drive Me

#''Drive Me Wild'' (2003) #''Drive Me Crazy'' (2003)

Perfect Man

Vintage VLT

# ''Mingled Hearts'' (2014) # ''As Time Goes By'' (2014) # '''Tis the Season'' (2014) # ''The Fix-It Man'' (2015)

As Cory Kenyon

As Corey Keaton

Anthologies and Collections

External links

Vicki Lewis Thompson's Official Website

References

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