Lindsay Longford

Biography

Lindsay is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than 15 romance and romantic suspense novels for Silhouette books and a novella for Berkley/Putnam Penguin. A former high school English teacher with an M.A. in English Lit, she began writing romance because she believes in the power of love to lift the human spirit and to make the world a better place. And because everyone can use a happy ending, even if it's only in fiction, and temporary! Her books have been nominated several times for the RITA Award, the prestigious award given by the Romance Writers of America to recognize writing in the genre each year. She received a RITA for Annie and the Wise Men. Romantic Times Magazine has recognized her books with several Reviewers' Choice Awards and nominations, with nominations for the Career Achievement Award in series romance, and with W.I.S.H. Hero Awards for several of her heroes. On a personal level, she is owned by three cats, all of whom appear in one guise or another in her books. She is the "Fun!" mom to her 23-year-old, who has become quite bossy in instructing her how to navigate, how to drive, and how to run her life. But, blessing of blessings, he is also a friend who introduces her to funky music, great books, and offbeat entertainments. Lindsay's worst qualities-her stubbornness and her love of analyzing anything!-are also, so her friends insist, her best qualities. But they love her for, and in spite of, them. She considers her life enriched by the people she's met and learned from in the writing industry. A frequent speaker at conferences and writers' groups, Lindsay delights in sharing her love of books and a good story-and the work involved in making characters come alive on the page.