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American writer
Linda S. Howington (born August 3, 1950 in
Alabama , United States) is an American best-selling
romance /
suspense
author under her pseudonym Linda Howard .
She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, Gary F. Howington, and then decided to try to get her work published in 1980.
[1] After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. She currently lives in
Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren. Her first work was published by
Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of
Romance Writers of America , joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed. She served as Region 3 Director (until 31 October 2008).
[2]
Her husband is a professional
bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cattle and have two dogs.
[3]
2005 -
Romance Writers of America . Career Achievement Award
All That Glitters (1982)
An Independent Wife (1982)
Against the Rules (1983)
Come Lie With Me (1984)
Tears of the Renegade (1985)
The Cutting Edge (1985)
The Way Home (1991)
Overload (1993)
Heart of Fire (1993)
Dream Man (1995)
After the Night (1995)
Lake of Dreams (1995)
Shades of Twilight (1996)
White Out (1997)
Son of the Morning (1997)
Night Moves (1998)
Now You See Her (1998)
Blue Moon (1999)
Mr. Perfect (2000)
Open Season (2001)
Strangers In the Night (2001)
Dying to Please (2002)
Cry no More (2003)
Killing Time (2005)
Cover Of Night (2006)
Up Close and Dangerous (2007)
Death Angel (2008)
Burn (2009)
Ice (2010)
Veil of Night (2010)
Prey (2011)
Shadow Woman (2013)
Troublemaker (2016)
The Woman Left Behind (2018)
Sarah's child (1985)
Almost forever (1986)
Bluebird winter (1987)
Rescues (Kell Sabin) series
Midnight rainbow (1986)
Diamond Bay (1987)
Heartbreaker (1987)
White lies (1988)
MacKenzie Family Saga series
MacKenzie's mountain (1989)
MacKenzie's mission (1992)
MacKenzie's pleasure (1996)
MacKenzie's magic (1996)
A game of chance (2000)
A Lady Of The West series
A lady of the west (1990)
Angel creek (1991)
The touch of fire (1992)
Patterson-Cannon Family series
Duncan's bride (1990)
Loving Evangeline (1994)
CIA's Spies (John Medina) series
Kill and tell (1998)
All the Queen's men (1999)
Kiss me while I sleep (2004)
Linda Howard & Linda Jones
After Sundown (2020)
Blood Born (2010)
2 'Warrior Rising' (2016)
Running Wild (2012)
Trouble: Midnight Rainbow / Diamond Bay (1992)
Night Moves: Dream Man / After the Night (1998)
Strangers in the Night: Lake of Dreams / Blue Moon / White Out (2001)
Shades of Twilight / Son of the Morning (2005)
Angel Creek / Lady of the West (2005)
Mackenzies Bundle: "Mackenzie's Mountain / Mackenzie's Mission / Mackenzie's Pleasure / A Game Of Chance" (2006)
At His Mercy: Mackenzies Magic / Heartbreaker / Overload (2008)
Duncan's Bride / Loving Evangeline (2008)
Exposure: The Cutting Edge / White Lies (2012)
Silhouette Christmas Stories, 1987 (1987) (with
Dixie Browning ,
Ginna Gray and
Diana Palmer ) (Bluebird Winter / Henry the Ninth / Season of Miracles / Humbug Man )
To Mother with Love (1993) (with
Robyn Carr and
Cheryl Reavis ) (Way Home / Backward Glance / So This Is Love )
Silhouette Summer Sizzlers, '93 (1993) (with
Carole Buck and
Suzanne Carey ) (Overload, Hot Copy, Steam Bath )
Christmas Kisses (1996) (with
Debbie Macomber and
Linda Turner ) (Mackenzie's Magic / Silver Bells / Wild West Christmas )
Forever Yours (1997) (with
Catherine Coulter and
Barbara Delinsky ) (Threats and Promises / The Aristocrat / Loving Evangeline )
Harlequin (1997) (with
Debbie Macomber and
Diana Palmer )
Upon a Midnight Clear (1997) (with
Margaret Allison ,
Jude Deveraux ,
Stef Ann Holm and
Mariah Stewart ) (Teacher / Christmas Magic / Jolly Holly / If Only In My Dreams / White Out )
Heart's Desire (1998) (with
Jayne Ann Krentz and
Linda Lael Miller ) (Connecting Rooms / Lake of Dreams / Resurrection )
Everlasting Love (1998) (with
Jayne Ann Krentz ,
Kasey Michaels ,
Linda Lael Miller and
Carla Neggers ) (Connecting Rooms / Resurrection / Lake of Dreams / Role of a Lifetime / Tricks of Fate )
Heart and Soul (1998) (with
Stella Cameron ,
Barbara Delinsky ) (Dream / All that Sparkles / Independent Wife )
Summer Sensations (1998) (with
Heather Graham and
Linda Lael Miller ) (Overload / Leopard's Woman / Lonesome Rider )
Always and Forever (1998) (with
Heather Graham and
Linda Lael Miller ) (Heartbreaker / Used-to-be-lovers / Strangers in Paradise )
Through the Years (1999) (with
Debbie Macomber and
Fern Michaels ) (Tears of the Renegade / Golden Lasso / Baby Blessed )
Under the Boardwalk (1999) (with
Geralyn Dawson ,
Jillian Hunter ,
Miranda Jarrett and
Mariah Stewart ) (Blue Moon / Castaway / Ruined / Buried Treasure / Swept Away )
A Bouquet of Babies (2000) (with
Stella Bagwell and
Paula Detmer Riggs ) (Way Home / Family by Fate / Baby on her Doorstep )
MacKenzie's Pleasure / Defending His Own (2001) (with
Beverly Barton )
Come Lie with Me / Part of the Bargain / Yesterday's Love (2001) (with
Linda Lael Miller and
Sherryl Woods )
Finding Home (2001) (with
Elizabeth Lowell and
Kasey Michaels ) (Duncan's Bride / Chain Lightning / Popcorn and Kisses )
Summer Heat (2001) (with
Lindsay McKenna and
Ann Major ) (Game of Chance / Midnight Fantasy / Heart of the Warrior )
Unlikely Alliances (2002) (with
Diana Palmer and
Sharon Sala ) (Independent Wife / Diamond Girl / Annie and the Outlaw )
Overload / If a Man Answers (2002) (with
Merline Lovelace )
Delivered by Christmas (2002) (with
Joan Hohl and
Sandra Steffen ) (Bluebird Winter / Gift of Joy / Christmas to Treasure )
What the Heart Can't Hide (2003) (with
Ann Major and
Susan Mallery ) (All that glitters / Goodbye Child / Best Bride )
On His Terms (2003) (with
Allison Leigh ) (Loving Evangeline / One More Chance )
100 Per Cent Hero (2003) (with
Suzanne Brockmann ) (MacKenzie's Pleasure / Forever Blue )
A Mother's Touch (2005) (with
Emilie Richards and
Sherryl Woods ) (Way Home / Stranger's Son / Paternity Test )
Irresistible (2005) (with
Diana Palmer ) (Beloved / A Game of Chance )
Way Home / Cowboy's Christmas Miracle / Because a Husband is Forever (2005) (with
Marie Ferrarella and
Anne McAllister )
"Raintree: Inferno", (Silhouette Nocturne) by Linda Howard, "Raintree: Haunted", by Linda Winstead Jones, "Raintree: Sanctuary", by Beverly Barton (2007)
Under the Mistletoe, (2008) (with
Stephanie Bond ) (Bluebird Winter) & (Naughty or Nice)
Almost Forever / For the Baby's Sake (2010) ( with Christine Rimmer)
Lethal Attraction, (2013) (with Marie Force) (Against the Rules & Fatal Affair)
International National Other