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Barbara Dawson Smith

バーバラ・ドーソン・スミス

Bābara Dōson Sumisu

Pen Names: Olivia DrakePen name

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Michigan (student era) → Houston, Texas

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Historical romance novelist
Active Years
1985-
Memberships
Romance Writers of America (joined 1981)

Education

Michigan State University
Journalism
Country: United States
Obtained a degree in journalism

Awards

RITA Award
2002
Work: Tempt Me Twice
Category: Best Short Historical
Organization: Romance Writers of America
Result: Winner
Romantic Times Award
1990
Work: Dreamspinner
Category: Best Historical Romantic Suspense
Organization: Romantic Times
Result: Winner
Romantic Times Award
1995
Work: A Glimpse of Heaven
Category: Best Regency Historical
Organization: Romantic Times
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tempt Me Twice

2001 Romance

Dreamspinner

1990 Historical Romance Suspense

A Glimpse of Heaven

1995 Regency Historical Romance

Bibliography

  • No Regrets (1985)
  • Stolen Heart (1988)
  • Silver Splendor (1989)
  • Dreamspinner (1990)
  • A Glimpse of Heaven (1995)
  • Never a Lady (1996)
  • Once Upon a Scandal (1997)
  • Her Secret Affair (1998)
  • Too Wicked to Love (1999)
  • Seduced by a Scoundrel (1999)
  • The Duchess Diaries (2005)
  • Countess Confidential (2006)
  • The Rogue Report (2006)
  • Defiant Embrace (1985)
  • Defiant Surrender (1987)
  • Fire on the Wind (1992)
  • Fire at Midnight (1992)
  • Romancing the Rogue (2000)
  • Tempt Me Twice (2001)
  • With All My Heart (2002)
  • One Wild Night (2003)
  • The Wedding Night (2004)
  • Seducing the Heiress (2009)
  • Never Trust a Rogue (2010)
  • Scandal of the Year (2011)
  • If the Slipper Fits (2012)
  • Stroke of Midnight (2013)
  • Abducted by a Prince (2014)
  • Bella and the Beast (2015)
  • His Wicked Wish (2016)
  • The Scandalous Flirt (2017)
  • The Duke I Once Knew (2018)
  • Forever My Duke (2019)
  • When a Duke Loves a Governess (2021)

Legacy

Prolific American historical romance novelist active since 1985, winner of RITA Award and multiple Romantic Times awards, known for numerous series.

Trivia

  • Lives in Houston, Texas with husband and two daughters.
  • Sold her first historical romance two weeks after submitting to publisher.