Debra Webb
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Debra Webb is an American
author
of romantic suspense novels.
. Although her family was not wealthy, Webb cites her parents' hard work as teaching her "that I could be anything, do anything if I wanted it badly enough and was willing to work hard enough." Webb had always created stories in her head, and when she turned nine she began to write them down.
After she married, Webb continued to invent stories but grew too busy to write them down. To help pay the family's bills, she sold vacuum cleaners and took jobs working in factories or at fast food restaurants. After the birth of their first child, Webb's husband joined the military, and she entered college. After Webb earned a degree in Business Administration, her husband was stationed in Berlin
, Germany
. Webb worked as a secretary in the commanding general's office. She and her family returned to the United States in 1985, and Webb accepted a position as an executive secretary at NASA
.
In 1995, after a chronic illness, Webb decided to focus on her stories again. For three years, she researched the romance novel market and wrote. In 1998, she sold her first novel, a comedic romance novel
, to Kensington Books
' Precious Gems line. Six weeks later, she sold a second novel, this time to Harlequin
's Intrigue line.
Her first Harlequin Intrigue concerned a private investigation agency run by Victoria Colby. Since that book, Webb has written over two dozen novels that are connected to the Colby Agency. In 2007, she began a second series, The Equalizers, which focuses on Victoria Colby's son, Jim Colby.
Webb is a Romantic Times Career Achievement Winner. She has been nominated five times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning twice.
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of romantic suspense novels.
Biography
Debra Webb grew up on a farm outside Scottsboro, AlabamaScottsboro, Alabama
Scottsboro is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city is 14,770. Named for its founder Robert Scott, the city is the county seat of Jackson County....
. Although her family was not wealthy, Webb cites her parents' hard work as teaching her "that I could be anything, do anything if I wanted it badly enough and was willing to work hard enough." Webb had always created stories in her head, and when she turned nine she began to write them down.
After she married, Webb continued to invent stories but grew too busy to write them down. To help pay the family's bills, she sold vacuum cleaners and took jobs working in factories or at fast food restaurants. After the birth of their first child, Webb's husband joined the military, and she entered college. After Webb earned a degree in Business Administration, her husband was stationed in Berlin
Berlin
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, Germany
Germany
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. Webb worked as a secretary in the commanding general's office. She and her family returned to the United States in 1985, and Webb accepted a position as an executive secretary at NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
.
In 1995, after a chronic illness, Webb decided to focus on her stories again. For three years, she researched the romance novel market and wrote. In 1998, she sold her first novel, a comedic romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
, to Kensington Books
Kensington Books
Kensington Publishing Corp. is an American book publisher.- Overview :Kensington was founded in 1974 by Walter Zacharius, formerly of Lancer Books. Steven Zacharius became president and CEO in 2005. Vice president Michael Rosamilia has been the CFO since 1989. Laurie Parkin is the vice president...
' Precious Gems line. Six weeks later, she sold a second novel, this time to Harlequin
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...
's Intrigue line.
Her first Harlequin Intrigue concerned a private investigation agency run by Victoria Colby. Since that book, Webb has written over two dozen novels that are connected to the Colby Agency. In 2007, she began a second series, The Equalizers, which focuses on Victoria Colby's son, Jim Colby.
Webb is a Romantic Times Career Achievement Winner. She has been nominated five times for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, winning twice.
Novels
- Tempting Trace (1999)
- Up Close (1999)
- Here to Stay (2000)
- Home Free (2000)
- Keeping Kennedy (2000)
- Special Assignment, Baby (2001)
- Longwalker's Child (2001)
- Safe by His Side (2001)
- The Bodyguard's Baby (2001)
- Protective Custody (2002)
- Personal Protector (2002)
- Physical Evidence (2002)
- The Marriage Prescription (2002)
- Contract Bride (2002)
- Solitary Soldier (2002)
- The Doctor Wore Boots (2002)
- Guardian of the Night (2003)
- Guarding the Heiress (2003)
- Her Hidden Truth (2003)
- Nobody's Baby (2003)
- Undercover Wife (2003)
- Keeping Baby Safe (2003)
- Her Secret Alibi (2003)
- Full Exposure (2004)
- Situation: Out of Control (2004)
- Romancing the Tycoon (2004)
- Striking Distance (2004)
- Cries in the Night (2004)
- Agent Cowboy (2004)*Silent Reckoning (2005)
- Urban Sensation (2005)
- Dying to Play (2005)
- Tremors (2005)
- Executive Bodyguard: The Enforcers (2005)
- Executive Bodyguard (2005)
- Man of Her Dreams (2005)
- Colby Agency Back to the Beginning (2005)
- Colby Conspiracy (2005)
- A Colby Christmas (2006)
- Person Of Interest (2006)
- *Vows of Silence (2006)
- Investigating 101 (2006)
- Raw Talent (2006)
- Past Sins (2006)
- Never Happened (2006)
- The Hidden Heir (2006)
- Silent Weapon (2006)
- Staying Alive (2007)
- Danger Zone (2007)
- A Soldier's Oath (2007)
- Hostage Situation (2007)
- Traceless (2007)
- Out-Foxxed (2007)
- Colby Vs. Colby (2007)
- Colby Rebuilt (2007)
- Nameless (2008)
Omnibus
- Whispers in the Night (2003) (with Amanda Stevens)
- A Stranger's Kiss (2003) (with Anne StuartAnne StuartAnne Stuart, born Anne Kristine Stuart , is a prolific and best-selling American romance novelist. She has written over 60 novels and was the recipient of the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.Her first book was published in 1974 by Ballantine Press when she was 25 years old...
) - Double Impact (2003) (with Tess GerritsenTess GerritsenTess Gerritsen, M.D., is a Chinese-American novelist and retired physician. Her first name is really Terry; she decided to feminize it when she was a writer of romance novels.-Early life:...
) - Mysteries of Lost Angel Inn (2004) (with Kathleen O'Brien, Evelyn Rogers)
- Unsanctioned Memories / Cries in the Night (2004) (with Julie Miller)
- Files from the Colby Agency: The Bodyguard's Baby / Protective Custody (2005)
- Epiphany: An Angel for Christmas / Undercover Santa / Merry's Christmas (2005) (with Rita Herron, Mallory Kane)
- Marriage Prescription / Guarding the Heiress / Romancing the Tycoon (2005)
- A NASCAR Holiday: Ladies, Start Your Engines... / 'Tis the Silly Season / Unbreakable (2006) (with Kimberly RayeKimberly RayeKimberly Raye is an American author who writes mostly Romance and Paranormal fiction. She is the creator of the Dead End Dating series as well as authored a variety of Harlequin Romance titles...
, Roxanne St. Claire) - Bet Me: The Ace / The Joker / The Wildcard (2007) (with Catherine Mann, Joanne Rock)