Kathleen Woodiwiss
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| Pseudonym: | Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Kathleen Woodiwiss |
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| Born: | June 3, 1939 Alexandria, Louisiana (UK)  |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Nationality: | United States of America  |
| Writing period: | 1972 - Present |
| Genres: | Romance, Historical |
| Debut works: | The flame and the flower |
| Website: | http://www.KathleenEWoodiwiss.com |
Kathleen Erin Hogg Woodiwiss (born June 3, 1939 in Alexandria, Louisiana) created the historical romance genre as Kathleen E. Woodiwiss with the 1972 publication of her novelThe Flame and the Flower.
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[edit] Biography
Kathleen Erin Hogg born on June 3, 1939 in Alexandria, Louisiana, was the youngest of eight children of Charles Wingrove Hogg, a disabled World War I veteran, and his wife. She began telling herself stories at age 6 to help herself fall asleep. Her father died suddenly when Woodiwiss was only twelve.
At age 16, she met Air Force Second Lieutenant Ross Woodiwiss at a dance, and they married the following year. His military career led them to live in Japan, where Woodiwiss worked part-time as a fashion model for an American-owned modeling agency. After three and a half years in Japan, the family moved to Topeka, Kansas, where Woodiwiss began writing her first novel.
Her debut novel, The Flame and the Flower, was revolutionary, featuring an epic historical romance with a strong heroine and actual sex scenes. Woodiwiss has since published twelve best-selling romance novels, of which over thirty-six million copies are in print.
Woodiwiss is an avid horseman who at one time lived in a large home on 55 acres in Minnesota. After her husband's death, she moved her permanent residence to Louisiana. She has three sons, Sean, Dorren, and Heath, and numerous grandchildren.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Birmingham Family Saga Series
- The Flame and the Flower, 1972
- "The Kiss" in THREE WEDDING AND A KISS, 1995
- "Beyond the Kiss" in MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT, 1996
- A Season Beyond a Kiss', 2000
- The Elusive Flame, 1998
[edit] Single Novels
- Wolf and the Dove, 1974
- Shanna, 1977
- Ashes in the Wind, 1979
- A Rose in Winter, 1981
- Come Love a Stranger, 1984
- So Worthy My Love, 1989
- Forever in Your Embrace, 1992
- "Beyond the kiss" in MARRIED AT MIDNIGHT, 1996
- Petals on the River, 1997
- The Reluctant Suitor, 2002
