List of romantic novelists
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± This is a list of notable published novelists who specialise or specialised in writing romance novels.[nb 1]
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A
- Abhishek Agrawal
- Christina Abbey
- Hailey Abbott
- Laura Abbot[1]
- Shana Abé[2]
- Cherry Adair[3]
- Jennie Adams
- Lara Adrian
- Cecelia Ahern
- Michele Albert
- Rochelle Alers[4]
- Kate Alexander, (1927)
- Trisha Alexander
- Victoria Alexander[5]
- Jo Ann Algermissen
- Barbara Allen
- Charlotte Vale Allen, ( January 19, 1941)
- Joan M. Allen
- Harper Allen[6]
- Heather Allison
- Elizabeth Amber
- Karen Anders[1]
- Jessica Andersen[5]
- Susan Andersen[7]
- Caroline Anderson
- Catherine Anderson,[8] (1947)
- Barbara Andrews
- Lucilla Andrews, ( November 21, 1919-October 3, 2006 (aged 86))
- Laura Anthony (pen name of Lori Wilde)
- Jane Arbor
- Catherine Archer, (August 17-)
- Jennifer Archer
- Catherine Archibald, (August 17-)
- Lindsay Armstrong
- Tilly Armstrong, (1927)
- Arnab Jan Deka
- Judith Arnold,[3] (April 7-)
- Jane Ashford, ( August 20, 1948)
- Jacqueline Ashley
- Dawn Atkins[3]
- Kathryn Atwood
- Jane Austen, ( December 16, 1775-July 18, 1817 (aged 41))
- Anne Avery, (1938-)
- Jessica Ayre
B
- Jacqueline Baird
- Anne Baker
- Faith Baldwin, (Oct 1, 1893-Mar 18, 1978)
- Kathleen Baldwin
- Donna Ball, (1951-)
- Mary Balogh[9]
- Leanne Banks,[10] (May 14-)
- Maya Banks
- Jill Barnett[11]
- Jean Barrett
- Susan Barrie
- Allie Bates
- Jane Beaufort
- Marguerite Bell
- Sally Beauman,[12] (1944-)
- Jayne Bentley, (Mar 28, 1948-)
- Laurien Berenson
- Ariel Berk, (Apr 7-)
- Elizabeth Bevarly[11]
- Jo Beverley,[13] (Sep 22, 1947-)
- Helen Bianchin,[6] (Feb 20-)
- Janet Bieber
- Maeve Binchy,[14] (May 28, 1940 – July 30, 2012)
- Charlotte Bingham, (Jun 29, 1942-)
- Jessica Bird[13] (also known as J. R. Ward)
- Claudia Bishop, (1945-)
- Jackie Black
- Jaid Black
- Jenna Black
- Terri Blackstock, (Dec 7, 1975-)
- Andrea Blake
- Ally Blake
- Jennifer Blake,[15] (1942-)
- Emma Blair
- Laurien Blair
- Diana Blayne, (Dec 11, 1946-)
- Melissa Blue
- Annalee Blysse
- Pat Booth
- Elaine Bossik
- Donna Boyd, (1951-)
- Joanna Bourne
- Carla Bracale
- Barbara Taylor Bradford,[2] (May 10, 1933-)
- Celeste Bradley
- Taylor Brady, (1951-)
- Rita Bradshaw, (1950-)
- Kylie Brant[1]
- Kate Bridges[1]
- Laurey Bright, (1939-)
- P.A. Brisco, (Jul 1, 1927-Dec 7, 2006)
- Patty Brisco, (Jul 1, 1927-Dec 7, 2006)
- Leigh Bristol, (1951-)
- Annette Broadrick,[16] (Nov 26, 1940-)
- Anne Brock
- Suzanne Brockmann[13]
- Connie Brockway,[13] (Dec 16, 1954-)
- Anne Brontë, (Jan 17, 1820-May 28, 1849)
- Charlotte Brontë, (Apr 21, 1816-Mar 31, 1855)
- Emily Brontë, (Jul 30, 1818-Dec 19, 1848)
- Helen Brooks,[6] (1950-)
- Sandra Brown,[15] (Mar 12, 1948-)
- Amanda Browning
- Diana Browning
- Dixie Browning, (Sep 9, 1930-)
- Niobia Bryant,
- Elizabeth Buchan
- M. L. Buchman
- Nancy Buckingham
- Mary Burchell
- Rose Burghley
- Eleanor Burford, (Sep 1, 1906-Jan 18, 1993)
- Pamela Burford, (Aug 9, 1954-)
- Nicole Burnham
- Beatrice Burton
- Rebecca Burton, (Feb 14, 1940-)
- Shirlee Busbee, (1941-)
C
- Meg Cabot, (Feb 1, 1967-)
- Linda Cajio
- Hall Caine, (May 14, 1853-Aug 31, 1931)
- Candace Camp, (May 23, 1949-)
- Bethany Campbell[13]
- Marsha Canham[17]
- Ann Carberry, (Sep 28, 1951-)
- Donna Carlisle, (1951-)
- Liz Carlyle[13]
- Teresa Carpenter
- Philippa Carr, (Sep 1, 1906-Aug 18, 1993)
- Robyn Carr
- Sherry Carr (also known as Lacey Dancer, Sara Chance, and Sydney Ann Clary)[18]
- Tori Carrington[5]
- Susan Carroll[13]
- Barbara Cartland, (Jul 9, 1901-May 21, 2000)
- Rosemary Carter
- Zoe Cass (b. 1916) (a pseudonym of Lois Dorothea Low)
- Carla Cassidy[19]
- Jayne Castle,[6] (Mar 28, 1948-)
- Jackie Casto
- Clare Cavendish
- Diane Chamberlain
- Sara Chance (also known as Lacey Dancer, Sherry Carr, and Sydney Ann Clary)[18]
- Lauryn Chandler[13]
- Anita Charles
- Marie Charles, (Mar 28-)
- Loretta Chase,[13] (1949-)
- Marion Chesney, (1936-)
- Sarah Chester
- Denise Chesterton, (1897–1985) (a pseudonym of Denise Naomi Klein Robins Pearson)
- Maureen Child,[20] (Sep 28, 1951-)
- Lisa Childs[3]
- Sue Civil-Brown[6]
- Daphne Clair, (1939-)
- Sydney Ann Clary (also known as Lacey Dancer, Sherry Carr, and Sara Chance)[18]
- Rita Clay
- Margaret Major Cleaves, (Feb 13-)
- Wendy Coakley-Thompson, (Dec 27, 1966-)
- Sheila Coates, (1937-Oct 8, 2000)
- Nicole Cody
- Jan Coffey
- Elaine Coffman, (Jun 19, 1942-)
- Jackie Collins, (Oct 4, 1937-)
- Phoebe Conn, (1941-)
- Helen Conrad, (Apr 11-)
- Carla Cook
- Kris Cook
- Catherine Cookson, (Jun 27, 1906-Jun 11, 1998)
- Deborah Coonts
- Jilly Cooper, (Feb 21, 1937-)
- Lori Copeland,[7] (Jun 12-)
- Susan Coppula
- Lecia Cornwall
- Catherine Coulter[14] (Dec 26, 1942-)
- Caroline Courtney
- Josephine Cox, (1938-)
- Helen Crampton
- Sara Craven, (1938-)
- Jasmine Cresswell, (1941-)
- Jill Christian (a pseudonym of Norren Dilcock)
- Millie Criswell,[10] (Mar 26-)
- Linda Crockett
- Tanya Anne Crosby, (Jun 5-)
- Jennifer Crusie[13]
- Katy Currie, (Dec 11, 1946-)
D
- Janet Dailey,[15] (May 21, 1944-)
- Claudia Dain
- Ruth Jean Dale, (1942-)
- Jacquie D'Alessandro[6]
- Blanche d'Alpuget
- Cami Dalton
- Margot Dalton
- Barbara Daly[13]
- Jordan Dane, (1953-)
- Lacey Dancer[10]
- B.J. Daniels[7]
- Emma Darcy,[6] (November 28-)
- Lilian Darcy,[3] (February 14-)
- Iris Rainer Dart
- Trisha David
- Carolyn Davidson
- MaryJanice Davidson[3]
- Geralyn Dawson[19]
- Sylvia Day, (March 11, 1973-)
- Daphne de Jong, (1939-)
- Kit Dealtry, (1872–1954) (a pseudonym by Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell Klein Dealtry Groom)
- Arnab Jan Deka, (September 16, 1967-)
- Connie Deka
- Barbara Delinsky,[2] (August 9, 1945-)
- Jude Deveraux,[20] (September 20, 1947-)
- Jacqueline Diamond,[21] (1949-)
- Christina Dodd[13]
- Robyn Donald, (1940-)
- Sara Donati,[5] (1956-)
- Jane Donnelly
- Carole Nelson Douglas[10]
- Billie Douglass, (August 9, 1945-)
- Zoe Dozier, (September 9, 1930-)
- Bonnie Drake, (August 9, 1945-)
- Shannon Drake,[6] (March 15-)
- Jennifer Drew[1]
- Daphne du Maurier, (May 13, 1907-April 19, 1989)
- Elizabeth Duke
- Judith Duncan[22]
- Carola Dunn, (November 14, 1946-)
- Lee Duran
E
- Kathleen Eagle[13]
- Margot Early, (June 6, 1964-)
- Mignon G. Eberhart, (July 6, 1899-October 8, 1966)
- Dorothy Eden, (1912–1982)
- Rosemary Edghill, (1956-)
- Cassie Edwards[23]
- Mary Tate Engels
- Tina Engler
- Suzanne Enoch[6]
- Lynn Erickson
- Patricia Ernst, (July 1, 1927-December 7, 2006-)
- Leslie Esdaile,[3] (December 11-)
- Rita Clay Estrada[15]
- Janet Evanovich,[4] (April 22, 1943-)
F
- Barbara Faith
- Ann Fairfax
- Colleen Faulkner
- Jane Feather,[20] (1945-)
- Constance Fecher (1911–1995) (a pseudonym by Constance Fecher Heaven)
- Christine Feehan[4]
- Marie Ferrarella,[13] (March 28-)
- Gina Ferris, (December 20-)
- Katie Fforde
- Sandra Field
- Fiona Finlay
- Liz Fielding,[13] (June 1-)
- Rebecca Flanders,[24] (1951-)
- Cardine Fleming
- Caroline Fleming
- Gaelen Foley[6]
- Norrey Ford (a pseudonym of Norren Dilcock)
- Helen Forrester, (1919)
- Lori Foster,[25] (November 14)
- Natalie Fox
- Jacqueline Frank
- Thea Frederick, (April 7)
- Ashley French
G
- Diana Gabaldon,[13] (January 11, 1952-)
- Patricia Gaffney
- Abby Gaines
- Shana Galen (AKA Shane Bolks)
- Rita Gallagher, (-2004)
- Clarissa Garland, (1939-)
- Dorothy Garlock,[10] (1942-)
- Julie Garwood,[13] (1946-)
- Diane Gaston[13] (also known as Diane Perkins)
- Tess Gerritsen,[13] (June 1953-)
- Rachel Gibson[13]
- Amanda Glass, (March 28, 1948)
- Ruth Glick, (1942-)
- Elinor Glyn, (October 17, 1864-September 23, 1943)
- Kristi Gold[6]
- Emma Goldrick, (February 7-)
- Sergeanne Golon, (1921-)
- Diana Gordon, (November 21, 1919-October 3, 2006)
- Lucy Gordon[13]
- Judith Gould
- Iris Gower
- Heather Graham,[15] (March 15-)
- Lynne Graham,[5] (July 30-)
- Jeanne Grant
- Susan Grant[13]
- Vanessa Grant
- Patricia Grasso
- Harriet Gray
- Jennifer Greene[13]
- Tilly Greene
- Lisa Gregory, (May 23, 1949-)
- C. Groom, (1872–1954) (a pseudonym by Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell Klein Dealtry Groom)
- Clarice Groom, (1872–1954) (a pseudonym by Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell Klein Dealtry Groom)
- Kathleen Clarice Groom, (1872–1954) (a pseudonym by Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell Klein Dealtry Groom)
- Mrs. Sydney Groom, (1872–1954) (a pseudonym by Kathleen Clarice Louise Cornwell Klein Dealtry Groom)
- Annie Groves, (November 24, 1946-)
H
- Jocelyn Haley
- Steffie Hall
- Diana Hamilton
- Hervey Hamilton, (1897–1985) (a pseudonym of Denise Naomi Klein Robins Pearson)
- Anne Hampson
- Lori Handeland[13]
- Kristin Hannah[13]
- Barbara Hannay[13]
- Elizabeth Habersham
- Sarah Hardesty
- Laura Hardy, (1937-October 8, 2000)
- Karen Harper
- Madeline Harper
- Lisa Harris
- Elizabeth Harrison
- Jessica Hart[13]
- Sarah Hart
- Caroline Harvey
- Kathryn Harvey
- Diana Haviland
- Karen Hawkins[3]
- Constance Heaven (1911–1995) (a pseudonym by Constance Fecher Heaven)
- Shirl Henke[17]
- Virginia Henley[26]
- Ann Herendeen
- Georgette Heyer, (1902–1974)
- Brenda Hiatt[1]
- Joey W. Hill[27][28]
- Lydia Hitchcock
- Grace Livingston Hill
- Tami Hoag[2]
- Kate Hoffmann[4]
- Joan Hohl[23]
- Sheila Holland, (1937-October 8, 2000)
- Emma Holly
- Kate Holmes
- Victoria Holt (also known as Eleanor Hibbert, Jean Plaidy, Philippa Carr), (1906–1993)[15]
- Kay Hooper[20]
- Linda Howard[15] (also known as Linda S. Howington)
- Hannah Howell[7]
- Elizabeth Hoyt
- Anna Hudson
- Callie Hugher
- Cally Hughes
- Charlotte Hughes[1]
- Karen Hughes
- Victor Hugo
- Jena Hunt
- Jillian Hunter[17]
- Jackie Hyman
I
- Averil Ives
- Judith Ivory[13]
J
- Brenda Jackson[7]
- Lisa Jackson
- Anna Jacobs
- Michele Jaffe
- Anna James
- E.L. James
- Eloisa James[25]
- Judith James[29]
- Julie James
- Kristin James
- Susan James
- Stephanie James
- Vanessa James
- Claudia Jameson
- Kelly Jamison
- Miranda Jarrett
- Sabrina Jeffries[6]
- Michelle Jerott
- Iris Johansen[11]
- Nancy John
- Sabrina Johnson
- Susan Johnson[22]
- Joan Johnston[14]
- Linda O. Johnston
- Annie Jones (a pseudonym of Catherine Jones in collaboration)
- Catherine Jones
- Jan Jones
- Crystal Jordan
- Laura Jordan
- Nicole Jordan[3]
- Penny Jordan[4]
- B.D. Joyce
- Brenda Joyce[2]
- Janet Joyce
- Jenna Lee Joyce
K
- Andrea Kane
- Julia Kane
- Kathleen Kane
- Alex Kava
- Patricia Kay
- Karen Kay[6]
- Corey Keaton
- Kathy Keller
- Kathleen Kellow
- Carla Kelly[13]
- Nancy Kelly
- Sharon Kendrick
- Elle Kennedy
- Kathryne Kennedy
- Lena Kennedy
- Julie Kenner
- Pamela Kent
- Madeleine Ker
- Cory Kenyon
- Sherrilyn Kenyon[6]
- Lindsey Kelk
- Flora Kidd
- Gina Kincade
- Susan King[17]
- Maggie Kingsley
- Laura Kinsale[13]
- Alexandra Kirk
- Sandra Kitt[11]
- Lisa Kleypas[13]
- Angela Knight
- Karleen Koen
- Rosanne Kohake
- Betina Krahn[13]
- Amanda Kramer
- Judith Krantz
- Jayne Ann Krentz[15] (also known as Amanda Quick, Jayne Castle)
- Susan Krinard[7]
- Lynn Kurland[13]
- Susan Kyle
L
- Kate Lace
- Patricia Lake
- Rozella Lake
- Arnette Lamb[24]
- Charlotte Lamb, (1937-October 8, 2000)
- Alice Elinor Lambert
- Elizabeth Lambert
- Sheila Lancaster, (1937-October 8, 2000)
- Ruth Langan
- Jill Marie Landis[13]
- Connie Lane
- Elizabeth Lane
- Roumelia Lane
- Chloe Lang
- Tania Langley, (1927)
- Cheryl Lanham
- Stephanie Laurens[3]
- Constance Laux
- Kathy Lawrence
- Day Leclaire[19]
- Jane LeCompte
- Miranda Lee
- Rachel Lee[21]
- Lora Leigh
- Roberta Leigh
- Marion Lennox[13]
- Laura Leone
- Julie Elizabeth Leto[5]
- Linda Lewis
- Marjorie Lewty
- Alice Chetwynd Ley (b. 1913)
- Sophie Leyton (1928–2009) (pseudonym by Sheila Walsh)
- Rachel Lindsay
- Johanna Lindsey[24]
- Cathie Linz[16]
- Rosina Lippi
- Caren Lissner
- Cait Logan
- Cait London[22]
- Hilary London
- Julia London[3]
- William Stuart Long
- Claire Lorel
- Amii Lorin
- Emilie Loring
- Claire Lorrimer (a pseudonym of Patricia Denise Robins)
- Dorothy Mackie Low (b. 1916) (a pseudonym of Lois Dorothea Low)
- Elizabeth Lowell[13]
- Mary Lyons
M
- Heather MacAllister[5]
- Katie MacAlister (also known as Katie Maxwell and Kate Marsh)
- Kinley MacGregor[6]
- Allie Mackay
- Mary Mackie (also wrote as Cathy Christopher, Alex Andrews and Caroline Charles)
- Jan MacLean
- Debbie Macomber[13]
- Ann Major
- Susan Mallery[2]
- Anne Mallory[5]
- Raynetta Mañees
- Jill Mansell
- Joanna Mansell
- Jill March
- Joanna Marcus, (November 21, 1919-October 3, 2006)
- Deb Marlowe
- Katherine Marlowe
- Ellen Tanner Marsh
- Debra Marshall
- Paula Marshall
- Deborah Martin
- Gail Gaymer Martin
- Gail Z. Martin
- Kat Martin[17]
- Laura Martin
- Sandra Marton[11]
- Kasey Marx
- Jessica Massey
- Anne Mather (also known as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming)
- Laura Matthews
- Patricia Matthews
- A.E. Maxwell
- Kathleen Maxwell
- Mary Maxwell
- Patricia Maxwell[15]
- Anne Mayfield
- Margaret Mayo
- Anne McAllister[13]
- Laurie McBain
- Mary McBride
- Susanne McCarthy
- Barbara McCauley[13]
- Sharron McClellan
- May McGoldrick[1]
- Tate McKenna
- Meagan McKinney[14]
- Rena McLeary
- Barbara McMahon[1]
- Judith McNaught[22]
- Teresa Medeiros[7]
- Susan Meier[3]
- Christina Merlin (1911–1995) (a pseudonym by Constance Fecher Heaven)[
- Christine Merrill
- Stephenie Meyer
- Judith Michael
- Marie Michael
- Barbara Michaels[7]
- Fern Michaels
- Leigh Michaels[5]
- Linda Lael Miller[19]
- Serena B. Miller[13]
- Sarah Mlynowski
- Nicole Mones
- Karen Marie Moning[13]
- Karyn Monk[3]
- Margaret Moore
- Rachel Moore
- Peggy Moreland[5]
- Diana Morgan
- Hunter Morgan
- Raye Morgan[3]
- Peggy Morse
- Carole Mortimer
- Jill Munroe
N
- Susan Naiper
- Betty Neels
- Deborah Nicholas
- Marie Nicole
- Freya North
- Celeste O. Norfleet
- Nicholas Sparks
O
- Constance O'Day-Flannery[9]
- Laurel O'Donnell
- Elisabeth Ogilvie
- Janette Oke
- Elizabeth Oldfield
- Margaret O'Neill
- Kathy Orr
- Ruth Owen
P
- Lynda Page
- Rebecca Paisley[9]
- Diana Palmer[9]
- Margaret Pargeter
- Adele Parks
- Delia Parr
- Valerie Parv
- Ann Patrick
- Lynn Patrick
- Maxine Patrick
- Lois Paxton (b. 1916) (a pseudonym of Lois Dorothea Low)
- Rachel Cosgrove Payes (1922–1998)
- Diane Pearson
- Judith Pella
- Rafael Pérez y Pérez
- Diane Perkins[3] (also known as Diane Gaston)
- Carly Phillips
- Dorothy Phillips
- Johanna Phillips
- Susan Elizabeth Phillips[13][15]
- Joan Elliott Pickart
- Rosamunde Pilcher,[30] (born 1924)
- Suzy Pizzuti
- Belva Plain[30]
- Edgar Allan Poe
- Ida Pollock
- Patricia Ponder
- Jane Porter
- Elizabeth Power
- Heather Graham Pozzessere
- ArLynn Leiber Presser
- Evadne Price
- Mary Jo Putney[13]
Q
- Carol Queen
- Erica Quest
- Amanda Quick[3] (also known as Jayne Ann Krentz, Jayne Castle)
- Julia Quinn[13]
- Paula Quinn
R
- Ann Radcliffe
- Karen Ranney[7]
- Francis Ray
- Jaclyn Reding
- Michelle Reid[5]
- Laura Resnick[14]
- Luanne Rice[6]
- Emilie Richards[13]
- Serena Richards
- Emma Richmond
- Christie Ridgway[6]
- Judith Merkle Riley[11]
- Christine Rimmer
- Francine Rivers[13]
- Karen Robards[2]
- J.D. Robb[13]
- JoAnn Robb
- JoAnn Robbins
- Nora Roberts[13]
- Paula Roberts
- Patricia Robertson
- Denise Robins
- Patricia Robins (a pseudonym of Patricia Denise Robins)
- Suzanne Robinson
- Claire Robyns
- Pam Rock
- Rosemary Rogers[1]
- Kristine Rolofson
- Jeanne Rose
- Pam Rosenthal
- JoAnn Ross[11]
- Kathryn Ross
- Renee Roszel
- Ann Roth
- Barbara Rowan
- Rosamond Royal
- Nan Ryan[21]
- Nancy Henderson Ryan
- Patricia Ryan[13]
- Rachel Ryan
S
- Lynsay Sands[6]
- Robin Schone
- Gena Showalter
- Alicia Scott
- Janey Scott
- Sara Seale
- Alexandra Sellers[20]
- Anya Seton, (1906–1990)
- Jill Shalvis[4]
- Maggie Shayne[13]
- Jill Sheldon
- Suzanne Sherrill
- Valerie Sherwood
- Anita Shreve[1]
- Rebecca Sinclair
- Linnea Sinclair
- Nalini Singh[31]
- Susan Sizemore[25]
- Christina Skye[19]
- Bertrice Small[6]
- Lass Small[14]
- Barbara Dawson Smith[13]
- Joan Smith
- Karen Rose Smith
- Alexandra Sokoloff
- Teresa Southwick[6]
- Nicholas Sparks
- Terry Spear
- LaVyrle Spencer
- Erin St. Claire
- Lael St. James (pen name of Linda Lael Miller)
- Danielle Steel, (born 1947)
- Jessica Steele
- Sharon Stephens
- Mariah Stewart
- Mary Stewart,[15] (born 1916)
- Bram Stoker (1847-1912)
- Katherine Stone
- Deb Stover[8]
- Alex Stuart
- Anne Stuart[13][15][25]
- Robyn Stuart
- V.A. Stuart
- Vivian Stuart
- Katherine Sutcliffe[20]
- Kari Sutherland
- Shanna Swendson
T
- Gladys Taber
- Janelle Taylor[1]
- Jayne Taylor
- Jennifer Taylor
- Corín Tellado
- Sarah Temple
- Cathy Gillen Thacker[3]
- Joyce Thies
- Diane Thomas
- Jodi Thomas[13]
- Rosie Thomas
- Kate Thompson
- Vicki Lewis Thompson[7]
- Elizabeth Thornton[32]
- Kay Thorpe[5]
- Sylvia Thorpe (b. 1926) (a pseudonym of June Sylvia Thimblethorpe)
- Jacqueline Topaz
- Elizabeth Trehearne
- Jennie Tremaine
- Adriana Trigiani
V
- Karen Van der Zee
- Mona Van Wieren[13]
W
- Tina Wainscott
- Christian Walford (a pseudonym of Norren Dilcock)
- Elizabeth Walker
- Kate Walker[3]
- Shiloh Walker
- Pamela Wallace
- Vivienne Wallington
- Sheila Walsh (1928–2009) (also known as Sophie Leyton)
- J. R. Ward[3] (also known as Jessica Bird)
- Charlotte Ward
- Linda Warren
- Nancy Warren[1]
- Pat Warren
- Wendy Warren[5]
- Elsie B. Washington (1942 – 2009) author (using the pseudonym Rosalind Welles) of the 1980 book Entwined Destinies, considered the first romance novel featuring African American characters written by an African American author.[33]
- Shannon Waverly
- Margaret Way
- Joanna Wayne
- Anne Weale
- Carrie Weaver[5]
- Ingrid Weaver[13]
- Debra Webb[2]
- Peggy Webb[6]
- Meredith Webber
- Tawny Weber
- Theresa Weir[13]
- Sue-Ellen Welfonder[3]
- Robin Wells
- Kate Welsh[3]
- Sally Wentworth
- Sophie Weston[6]
- Edith Wharton
- Yvonne Whittal
- Mary Whistler
- Susan Wiggs[13]
- Jane Wilby
- Jennifer Wilde
- Lori Wilde[1] (also writes as Laura Anthony)
- Quinn Wilder
- Gina Wilkins
- Lee Wilkinson
- Gina Ferris Wilkins[1]
- Eileen Wilks[5]
- Bronwyn Williams
- Cathy Williams
- Tammy Williams
- Penelope Williamson[13]
- Penn Williamson
- Lauren Willig
- Patricia Wilson
- Kathleen Winsor (1919–2003)
- Violet Winspear
- Anne Marie Winston
- Rebecca Winters[3]
- Linda Randall Wisdom[19]
- Joan Wolf[19]
- Barbara Wood
- Sara Wood
- Anne Woodard
- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss[15]
- Sherryl Woods[24]
- Victoria Woolf, (1937-October 8, 2000)
- Francesca Wright
- Laura Wright[5]
- Melinda Wright
- Laura Wylie
- Trish Wylie[6]
- Pamela Wynne
X-Z
- Jane Yardley
- Rebecca York[20]
- Karen Young[13]
- Mia Zachary
- Carolyn Zane
Notes
- ↑ A writer is presumed noteworthy if they have received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the writer and their affiliates and satisfies the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Romantic Times 2003 Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees, Romantic Times, 2003, archived from the original on 2007-10-14, retrieved 2007-11-16
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Romantic Times 2006 Career Achievement Award Winners", Romantic Times, 2006, archived from the original on 2007-10-14, retrieved 2007-11-07
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 Romantic Times 2005 Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees, Romantic Times, archived from the original on 2007-10-14, retrieved 2007-11-14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Romantic Times 2003 Career Achievement Award Winners", Romantic Times, 2003, archived from the original on 2007-10-14, retrieved 2007-11-07
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 Romantic Times 2004 Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees, Romantic Times, archived from the original on 2007-10-14, retrieved 2007-11-14
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 "Romantic Times 2006 Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees", Romantic Times, 2006, archived from the original on 2007-10-14, retrieved 2007-11-07
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