Dinah Dinwiddie is an American

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 writer

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 of romance novels as Julia London.

Biography

Dinah Dinwiddie aka

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 Julia London was born

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 and grew up on a ranch

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 in Texas

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. She graduated college

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 and worked

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 in Washington D.C., traveling extensively in the United States

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 and Europe

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 before returning to Texas

Texas

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. She was a public administrator

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 before she finally decided

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 to be a writer

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. She is now the New York Times and USA Today

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 bestselling author

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 of several historical and contemporary

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 romances

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. She is an award

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 winning

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 author

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 and a four-time finalist for the prestigious RITA

RITA Award

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 award. Dinah lives in Texas with her husband.

Regent Street's Rogues & Family Series

1. The Devil's Love (1998/Dec)
2. Wicked Angel (1999/May)
3. The Dangerous Gentleman (2000/Apr)
4. The Ruthless Charmer (2000/Oct)
5. The Beautiful Stranger (2001/Jul)
6. The Secret Lover (2002/May)

Lear Family Saga Series

1. Material Girl (2003/Aug)
2. Beauty Queen (2004/Apr)
3. Miss Fortune (2004/Nov)

Highlander Lockhart Series

1. Highlander Unbound (2004/Feb)
2. Highlander in Disguise (2005/Feb)
3. Highlander in Love (2005/Aug)

Thrillseekers, Anonymous Series

1. Wedding Survivor (2005/Oct)
2. Extreme Bachelor (2006/Jun)
3. American Diva (2007/Aug)

Desperate Debutantes Series

1. The Hazards of Hunting a Duke (2006/May)
2. The Perils of Pursuing a Prince (2007/Apr)
3. The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount (2007/Oct)

Scandalous Series

1. The Book of Scandal (2008/Aug)
2. Highland Scandal (2009/Apr)
3. A Courtesan's Scandal (2009/Oct)

Cedar Springs Series

1. Summer of Two Wishes (2009/Aug)
2. One Season of Sunshine (2010/Jun)
3. A Light at Winter's End (2011/Feb)

Secrets of Hadley Green Series

1. The Year of Living Scandalously (2010/Oct)
2. The Revenge of Lord Eberlin (2012/Feb)
3. The Seduction of Lady X (2012/Mar)

Anthologies in collaboration

• "The Vicar's Daughter" in Talk of the Ton 2005,04 (with Eloisa James, Rebecca Hagan Lee)
• "Lucky Charm" in Hot Ticket 2006,05 (with Annette Blair, Geri Buckley and Deirdre Martin)
• "The Merchant's Daughter" in The School for Heiresses 2006,12 (with Renee Bernard, Liz Carlyle
  Liz Carlyle
  Liz Carlyle is an American author, primarily of historical romance novels.-Biography:Carlyle attended college on a Scripps Howard writing scholarship and majored in journalism. She spent much of her career working in Human Resources and Labor Relations in the chemical and automotive industries...
  
  , Sabrina Jeffries
  Sabrina Jeffries
  Sabrina Jeffries is the pen name of a best-selling American author of romance novels, who also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas.-Biography:...
  
  )
• "Snowy Night with a Highlander" in Snowy Night with a Stranger 2008, (with Jane Feather
  Jane Feather
  Jane Feather is a popular British-American writer of historical romance novels. In 1984 she wrote five contemporary romances under the pseudonym Claudia Bishop...
  
  , Sabrina Jeffries
  Sabrina Jeffries
  Sabrina Jeffries is the pen name of a best-selling American author of romance novels, who also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas.-Biography:...
  
  )

External links

• List of books
• Interview – "A Conversation With Julia London"
• http://www.julialondon.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=66&Itemid=68 - Bibliography