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Barbara Dawson Smith

Barbara Dawson Smith is an American writer of historical romance novels. She also writes under the pen name Olivia Drake.[1]

Barbara Dawson Smith
Pen nameBarbara Dawson Smith,
Olivia Drake
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMichigan State University
Period1985–present
GenreRomance
Notable awardsRITA Award
Children2
Website
www.oliviadrake.com

Biography

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Barbara Dawson Smith obtained a degree in journalism at Michigan State University. Shortly after graduating she sold her first historical romance only two weeks after sending it to a publisher[2] and joined the Romance Writers of America in 1981.[3]

Smith lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and their two daughters.[4]

Awards

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  • Dreamspinner: 1990 "Best Historical Romantic Suspense" from Romantic Times
  • A Glimpse of Heaven: 1995 "Best Regency Historical" from Romantic Times
  • Tempt Me Twice: 2002 RITA Award Best Short Historical[5]

Bibliography

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As Barbara Dawson Smith

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Single novels

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  • 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 Fletcher Series

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  1. Defiant Embrace (1985)
  2. Defiant Surrender (1987)

Fire Coleridge Series

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  1. Fire on the Wind (1992)
  2. Fire at Midnight (1992)

Rosebuds Series

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  1. Romancing the Rogue (2000)
  2. Tempt Me Twice (2001)
  3. With All My Heart (2002)
  4. One Wild Night (2003)
  5. The Wedding Night (2004)

Anthologies in collaboration

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As Olivia Drake

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Heiress in London Series

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  1. Seducing the Heiress (2009)
  2. Never Trust a Rogue (2010)
  3. Scandal of the Year (2011)

Cinderella Sisterhood Series

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  1. If the Slipper Fits (2012)
  2. Stroke of Midnight (2013)
  3. Abducted by a Prince (2014)
  4. Bella and the Beast (2015)
  5. His Wicked Wish (2016)
  6. The Scandalous Flirt (2017)

Unlikely Duchesses Series

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  1. The Duke I Once Knew (2018)
  2. Forever My Duke (2019)
  3. When a Duke Loves a Governess (2021)

References and Resources

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  1. ^ Barbara Dawson Smith Archived January 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine on RT Book Reviews.
  2. ^ Olivia Drake at FreshFiction, 2012-12-31
  3. ^ Barbara Dawson Smith at FreshFiction, 2012-12-31
  4. ^ "Barbara Dawson Smith". www.barbaradawsonsmith.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "WHRWA - Authors". www.whrwa.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06.
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