Heather Graham Pozzessere

For the actress, see Heather Graham.
Heather Graham Pozzessere
Born Heather Graham
March 15, 1953 (1953-03-15) (age 58)
Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Pen name Heather Graham,
Heather Graham Pozzessere,
Shannon Drake
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Ethnicity Mother born in Dublin, Scottish father
Citizenship USA
Education Theater Arts/University of South Florida
Period 1982 - present
Genres Romance, suspense, paranormal, teen, family
Notable work(s) Civil War novels, Krewe of Hunter series, Vampire series, paranormal romantic suspense
Spouse(s) Dennis Pozzessere
Children 5
www.eheathergraham.com

Heather Graham Pozzessere (born March 15, 1953 in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA) is a best-selling US writer, who writes primarily romance novels. She also writes under her maiden name Heather Graham as well as the pen name Shannon Drake. She has written over 150 novels and novellas, has been published in approximately twenty-five languages, and has had over seventy-five million books in print.[1]

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Biography

Born Heather Graham on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Miami-Dade County, Florida|Dade County, Florida, USA. She married Dennis Pozzessere shortly after her high school graduation. After high school she went on and earned a degree in theater arts from the University of South Florida. She spent several years after that working in dinner theater, singing backup vocals, and bartending.[2] After the birth of her third child, Pozzessere decided she couldn't afford to go to work anymore.[3] She chose to stay at home, and, to fill her time, began to write horror stories and romances.[2] After two years,[3] in 1982, she sold her first novel, When Next We Love.[2]

In the years since then, Pozzessere has written over one hundred novels and novellas. These novels run the gamut of the romance genre, from historical fiction to category, from romantic suspense to time travel, and from vampire fiction to Christmas stories. She has been the launch author for Dell's Ecstasy Supreme line, Silhouette's Shadows line, and for Harlequin's mainstream brand, Mira Books. Her books have been published in twenty-plus languages. Romance Writers of America presented her with the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award.[2] She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and Novelists Inc, and has received the Thriller Writer's Silver Bullet for charitable enterprises.

Pozzessere is a founder of the Florida chapter of the Romance Writers of America, and since 1999 has hosted the annual Romantic Times Vampire Ball for charity.[2] In 2006, she hosted the first Writers for New Orleans on Labor Day, with workshops and a dinner theater event to benefit the city and the libraries. Labor Day of 2007 made it an annual event. She is the founder of the Slushpile players and Slushpile band, entertaining with theatrical and musical performances with fellow authors including F. Paul Wilson, Harley Jane Kozak, Alexandra Sokoloff, Beth Ciotta, and Mary Stella as well her children and family members.

Pozzessere is a certified scuba diver. She and her husband live in Florida. They have five children.[2]

Bibliography

As Heather Graham

Stand alone novels

MacAuliffe Viking Trilogy Series

  1. Golden Surrender (1987)
  2. The Viking's Woman (1993)
  3. Lord of the Wolves (1993)

Cameron Family Saga Series

  1. Sweet Savage Eden (1989)
  2. A Pirate's Pleasure (1989)
  3. Love Not a Rebel (1989)
  4. One Wore Blue (1991)
  5. And One Wore Gray (1992)
  6. And One Rode West (1992)
North American Trilogy Subseries
  1. Sweet Savage Eden (1989)
  2. A Pirate's Pleasure (1989)
  3. Love Not a Rebel (1989)
Civil War Trilogy Subseries
  1. One Wore Blue (1991)
  2. And One Wore Gray (1992)
  3. And One Rode West (1992)

MacKenzies - Old Florida Series

  1. Runaway (1994)
  2. Captive (1996)
  3. Rebel (1997)
  4. Surrender (1998)
  5. Glory (1999)
  6. Triumph (2000)

Suspense Series

  1. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1998)
  2. Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1999)
  3. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
  4. Dying to Have Her (2001)
  5. Hurricane Bay (2002)
  6. Picture Me Dead (2003)
  7. Dead on the Dance Floor (2004)
  8. The Presence (2004)
  9. Killing Kelly (2005)
Soap Opera Subseries
  1. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
  2. Dying to Have Her (2001)
  3. Killing Kelly (2005)
O'Casey Brothers Subseries
  1. Dead on the Dance Floor (2004)
  2. Killing Kelly (2005)

Harrison Investigation Series

The Flynn Brothers Trilogy

  1. Deadly Night (2008)
  2. Deadly Harvest (2008)
  3. Deadly Gift (2008)

Prophecy Series

  1. Dust to Dust (2009)

The Bone Island Trilogy

  1. Ghost Shadow (2010)
  2. Ghost Night (2010)
  3. Ghost Moon (2010)

Krewe of Hunters

  1. Phantom Evil (2011)
  2. Heart of Evil (2011)
  3. Sacred Evil (2011)
  4. The Evil Inside (2011)

Collections

Omnibus in Collaboration

As Heather Graham Pozzessere

Some reedited as Heather Graham.

Single Novels

Angel Hawk Series

  1. Bride of the Tiger (1987)
  2. Angel of Mercy (1988)
  3. Borrowed Angel (1989)

Slater's Summer Fires Series

  1. Dark Stranger (1993)
  2. Rides a Hero (1989)
  3. Apache Summer (1989)

Omnibus in Collaboration

As Shannon Drake

Single Novels

Fire Series

  1. Princess of Fire (1989)
  2. Knight of Fire (1993)

No Other Series

  1. No Other Man (1995)
  2. No Other Woman (1996)
  3. No Other Love (1997)

Vampires Series

  1. Beneath a Blood Red Moon (1999)
  2. When Darkness Falls (2000)
  3. Deep Midnight (2001)
  4. Realm of Shadows (2002)
  5. The Awakening (2003)
  6. Dead by Dusk (2005)
  7. Kiss Of Darkness (2006)
  8. Blood Red (2007)

Graham Family Series

  1. Come the Morning (1999)
  2. Conquer the Night (2000)
  3. Seize the Dawn (2001)
  4. Knight Triumphant (2002)
  5. The Lion in Glory (2003)
  6. When We Touch (2004)
  7. The Queen's Lady (2007)

Victorian Fairy Tale Series

  1. Wicked (2005)
  2. Reckless (2005)

Omnibus in Collaboration

References and sources

  1. ^ "Original". Original Heather Graham Website. http://www.dpozz.com/theoriginalheathergraham/pages/about.html. Retrieved 2011-06-06. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Biography". Heather Graham Website. http://www.eheathergraham.com/heatherbiography1.html. Retrieved 2007-02-08. 
  3. ^ a b King-Gamble, Marcia (February 2005). "Interview with Heather Graham". Romantically Yours. http://www.theromancewriterslife.com/romanticallyyours/2005/ry_002.html. Retrieved 2007-02-08. 

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