Enjoy!
Linda
Other Books In The Nimway Hall Series
1750—Jacqueline
by Stephanie Laurens — available now
1794—Charlotte
by Karen Hawkins — available now
1818—Isabel
by Suzanne Enoch — available now
1888—Alexandra
(by Victoria Alexander; to come)
1926—Maddie Rose
(by Susan Andersen; to come)
Also By Linda Needham
FOR MY LADY’S KISS
EVER HIS BRIDE
HER SECRET GUARDIAN
THE WEDDING NIGHT
THE MAIDEN BRIDE
MY WICKED EARL
THE BRIDE BED
THE PLEASURE OF HER KISS
A SCANDAL TO REMEMBER
MARRY THE MAN TODAY
About Linda
I began my journey on the road to romance writing in 1972 with an overcooked Thanksgiving turkey and my nose buried in a delicious copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss’s first novel, THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER. Reading had always been one of my favorite obsessions, but Woodiwiss had for the first time fused the sweeping majesty of history with the sensual power of romance, and from that moment the romance novel industry went into high gear and was changed forever. I was desperately hooked on historical romance and soon after began secretly writing my own romance novel. I had a lot to learn!
Nearly 25 years after that fateful Thanksgiving weekend of 1972, my unpublished manuscript, FOR MY LADY’S KISS won 1st place in six romance writing competitions, 2nd and 3rd place in six other competitions, and the 1995 Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart for Long Historical. Two months later the book sold, along with a one-line proposal for a second book, EVER HIS BRIDE, to Avon Books, and, in February 1997, my first novel—FOR MY LADY’S KISS was released to my great delight! More books followed, with five hitting the USA Today Bestseller list.
Of course, like every author, I started writing in early grade school, as soon as I realized that I could put my own words together to make my own stories, just like the authors of my favorite childhood books–BEAUTIFUL JOE and HEIDI and the Nancy Drew mysteries.
My love for storytelling eventually led me to a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts at California State University, Dominguez Hills where I gained a deep understanding of character development, dialogue, scene-shaping and plotting techniques. I’m also a playwright, one of the lucky ones who have had full productions of their works–seven full length musicals, four revues and two full-length plays.
I write full-time from my home office near Portland, Oregon. And when I’m not writing, I’ve been known to direct plays and musicals, garden ’til I drop, hunt mushrooms, spoil my two grandkids, take extended research treks with my hero husband and blaze trails through our 5-acre woodland with Pippa, our Portuguese Water Dog who holds numerous titles in the new canine sport of Nose Work.
https://lindaneedham.com/
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