Susan Wiggs

Susan Wiggs (born May 17, 1958)[1][2] is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels.

Susan Wiggs
BornUnited States
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1987 - present
GenreRomance
Website
www.susanwiggs.com

Early years

Wiggs began writing as a child, finishing her first novel, A Book About Some Bad Kids, when she was eight. She temporarily abandoned her dream of being a novelist after graduating from Harvard University, instead becoming a math teacher. She continued to read, especially reveling in romance novels. After running out of reading material one evening in 1983, she began writing again, using the working title A Book About Some Bad Adults.[3][4]

Career

For three years Wiggs continued to write, and in 1987 Zebra Books published her first novel, a Western historical romance named Texas Wildflower.[3] Her subsequent historical and contemporary romances have been set in a wide range of settings and time periods. Many of her novels are set in areas where she's lived or visited.[5] She gave up teaching in 1992 to write full-time, and has since completed an average of two books per year.[6]

In 2000, Wiggs began writing single-title women's fiction stories in addition to historical romance novels. The first, The You I Never Knew, was published in 2001.[6] After writing mass-market original novels for several years, Wiggs made her hardcover debut in 2003 with Home Before Dark.[5]

Many of her novels are connected, allowing Wiggs to revisit established characters.[3]

Her books have been published in many languages, including French, German, Dutch, Latvian, Japanese, Hungarian and Russian.[4]

Awards

Wiggs's books are frequently named finalists for the RITA Award, the highest honor given in the genre. She received the Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Romance of the year in 1993 for Lord of the Night. She won a second RITA in 2000 when The Charm School was named "Favorite Book of the Year." She has also won the RITA in 2001 for Best Short Historical for The Mistress.[5] and in 2006 for Lakeside Cottage. She has also been the recipient of the Holt Medallion, the Colorado Award of Excellence, and the Peninsula Romance Writers of America Blue Boa Award.[3] Romantic Times has twice named her a Career Achievement Award winner.[6]

Personal

Wiggs lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington.[6][7][8] Her mother maintains her web page.[4]

Bibliography

Discovery Series
  • October Wind (1994)
  • Jewel of the Sea (1994)
  • Kingdom of Gold (1994)

Tudor Rose Series
  • Circle in the Water (1994) revised and reissued in 2009 as At The King's Command
  • Vows Made in Wine (1995) revised and reissued in 2009 as The Maidens Hand
  • Dancing on Air (1996) revised reissued in 2009 as At The Queens Summons

Calhoun Chronicles
  • The Charm School (1999)
  • The Horsemaster's Daughter (1999)
  • Halfway to Heaven (2001)
  • Enchanted Afternoon (2003)
  • A Summer Affair (2003)

Chicago Fire Trilogy
  • The Hostage (2000)
  • The Mistress (2000)
  • The Firebrand (2001)

Lakeshore Chronicles
  • Summer At Willow Lake (2006)
  • Homecoming Season (a novella in the anthology MORE THAN WORDS: STORIES OF COURAGE)
  • The Winter Lodge (2007)
  • Dockside (2007)
  • Snow Fall at Willow Lake (2008)
  • Fireside (2009)
  • Lakeshore Christmas (2009)
  • The Summer Hideaway (2010)
  • Marrying Daisy Bellamy (2011)
  • Return to Willow Lake (2012)
  • Candlelight Christmas (2013)
  • Starlight of Willow Lake (2015)

Bella Vista Chronicles
  • The Apple Orchard (2013)
  • The Beekeeper's Ball (2014)

Other Novels
  • Texas Wildflower (1987)
  • Briar Rose (1987)
  • Winds of Glory (1988)
  • Moonshadow (1989)
  • Lily and the Leopard (1991)
  • The Raven and the Rose (1991)
  • Lord of the Night (1993)
  • The Mist and the Magic (1993)
  • Embrace the Day (1993)
  • Miranda (1996)
  • Merry Christmas, Baby! (1996)
  • The Lightkeeper (1998)
  • The Drifter (1999)
  • Husband for Hire (1999)
  • The You I Never Knew (2001)
  • Passing Through Paradise (2002)
  • Home Before Dark (2003)
  • Summer by the Sea (2004)
  • The Ocean Between Us (2004)
  • Lakeside Cottage (2005)
  • Table for Five (2005)
  • Just Breathe (2008)
  • How I Planned Your Wedding (2011)
  • The Goodbye Quilt (2011)
  • Family Tree (2016)
  • Map of the Heart (2017)
  • Between You and Me (June 26, 2018)
  • The Oysterville Sewing Circle (2019)
  • The Lost and Found Bookshop (2020)

Omnibus

Picture Books
  • The Canary Who Sailed with Columbus (1989)

References
  1. Fantastic fiction
  2. Happy birhday Susan Wiggs by Anne Caroline Drake
  3. Rock, Bonnie (February 2002). "Writerspace talks with Romance Author Susan Wiggs". Writerspace. Archived from the original on 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  4. Housely, Suzie (June 2002). "Her Pen is Mightier Than A Sword". Beneath the Covers Past. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  5. "Susan Wiggs - And Now (as usual), Something New". All About Romance Novels. May 25, 2003. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  6. Ward, Jean Marie; Teri Smith (2000). "Susan Wiggs: Historical Polish, Organizational Savvy". Crescent Blues. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  7. Bexte, Martina (September 2003). "Interview: Susan Wiggs". BookLoons. Retrieved 2007-07-25.
  8. Local authors, Bainbridge Public Library, March 26, 2011, archived from the original on January 19, 2012, retrieved 2012-01-25
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