Leanne Banks is an award-winning American

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 writer

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 of over 50 romance novel

Romance novel

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s since 1991.

Biography

Leanne Banks was born on May 14, 1959 in Roanoke

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, Virginia

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, United States

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.

She published her first novel in 1991, and since then she has received numerous awards and recognitions.

She is married and has two children, lives with her husband in Virginia.

Awards

• Winner of Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards in Series Sensuality and Love and Laughter.
• Winner of the Florida Writers Beacon Award
• Winner of Golden Quill Award
• Winner of the Georgia Romance Writers' MAGGIE Award
• Winner of Booksellers' Best Award
• Winner of Award of Excellence Contest
• Winner of the Romance Writers of America Rita Contest
• Winner of the National Readers' Choice Awards

Single novels

• Never a Bride (1991)
• Where There's a Will (1991)
• Guardian Angel (1992)
• His Royal Pleasure (1993)

Pendleton Brothers series

1. The Fairest of Them All (1992)
2. Dance With the Devil (1993)
3. More Than a Mistress (1994)
4. Playing With Dynamite (1994)
5. For the Love of Sin (1996)

How To Catch a Princess sub-series

1. The Five-minute Bride (1997)
2. The Troublemaker Bride (1997)
3. The You-can't-make-me Bride (2000)

The Rule Breakers sub-series

1. Millionaire Dad (1999)
2. The Lone Rider Takes a Bride (1999)
3. Thirty-day Fiance (1999)
4. Finally Married (2000)

Fortune's Children Series Multi-Author

• The Secretary and the Millionaire (2000)
• Bride of Fortune (2002)

The Logans series

1. Her Forever Man (2000)
2. The Doctor Wore Spurs (2000)
3. Expecting His Child (2001)

Million Dollar Men series

1. Expecting the Boss's Baby (2000)
2. Millionaire Husband (2001)
3. The Millionaire's Secret Wish (2001)

The Royal Dumonts series

1. Royal Dad (2001)
2. His Majesty, M.D. (2002)
3. Princess in His Bed (2003)
4. The Royal Dumonts (omnibus) (2007)

Sisters Trilogy

1. Some Girls Do (2003)
2. When She's Bad (2003)
3. Trouble in High Heels (2004)

Bellagio Shoe Company series

1. Feet First (2005)
2. Underfoot (2006)
3. Footloose (2006)

Omnibus in collaboration

• The Romance Collection (2000) (with Suzanne Brockmann
  Suzanne Brockmann
  Suzanne Brockmann is an award-winning American romantic fiction writer. She lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts with her husband, Ed Gaffney, and their two children, Melanie and Jason...
  
   and Laurie Paige)
• Love Song for a Raven / The Five-Minute Bride (2001) (with Elizabeth Lowell)
• Tempting the Boss (2001) (with Joan Hohl
  Joan Hohl
  Joan Hohl is a popular U.S.American writer of over 60 romance novels since 1980. She also signed her novels as Paula Roberts and Amii Lorin.-Biography:Joan Hohl was born June 13, 1935 in United States...
  
  )
• Labor of Love (2002) (with Marie Ferrarella
  Marie Ferrarella
  Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski is a popular and prolific American writer of over 150 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages...
  
   and Sharon Sala)
• Millionaire Bachelors (2002) (with Sheri WhiteFeather)
• Millionaire Marriages (2002) (with Peggy Moreland
  Peggy Moreland
  Peggy Morse, née Bozeman well known as Peggy Moreland is a USA TODAY and Waldenbooks bestselling American writer of over 40 romance novels since 1989. She also signed a novel with her married name Peggy Morse.-Biography:Peggy Bozeman was born Taurus in Texas, United States. She grew up with her...
  
  )
• Tall, Dark and Royal / Maternally Yours (2003) (with Kathie DeNosky)
• Royal Dad / Her Texan Tycoon (2003) (with Jan Hudson)
• His Pregnant Bride / Her Texan Tycoon (2003) (with Jan Hudson and Laurie Paige)
• His Majesty, MD / A Cowboy's Pursuit (2003) (with Anne McAllister
  Anne McAllister
  Anne McAllister is a best-selling United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.-Biography:Anne McAllister was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana...
  
  )
• Amber by Night / Princess in His Bed (2003) (with Sharon Sala)
• Home for the Holidays (2003) (with Dixie Browning
  Dixie Browning
  Dixie Browning, née Burrus is an American artist and writer of over 100 romance novels. She also has published under the pen name Zoe Dozier, and with her sister Mary Burrus Williams, she writes historical romance under the name Bronwyn Williams.-Biography:Dixie Burrus was born in 1930 on North...
  
   and Kathie DeNosky)
• The Playboy and Plain Jane / Sleeping Beauty's Billionaire (2003) (with Caroline Cross)
• Almost to the Altar (2004) (with Christine Rimmer
  Christine Rimmer
  Christine Rimmer is a USA Today and Waldenbooks bestselling U.S. writer of over 60 romance novels since 1987...
  
  )
• Between Duty and Desire / Persuading the Playboy King (2004) (with Kristi Gold
  Kristi Gold
  Kristi Gold is an American writer of over 25 romance novels since 2000.-Biography:Kristi Gold decided at the age of twenty to write her first book. In 2000 her first book was published. Gold is married to a physician, and they have three children...
  
  )
• Rancher in Her Stocking / Italian's Virgin Bride (2004) (with Trish Morey)
• Royal Dad / Unmasking the Maverick Prince (2004) (with Kristi Gold
  Kristi Gold
  Kristi Gold is an American writer of over 25 romance novels since 2000.-Biography:Kristi Gold decided at the age of twenty to write her first book. In 2000 her first book was published. Gold is married to a physician, and they have three children...
  
  )
• Red Hot Santa (2005) (with Cherry Adair
  Cherry Adair
  Cherry Adair is an award-winning and best-selling American romantic fiction writer. She lives near Seattle, Washington with her husband and their two standard schnauzers, Max and Chase, who compete nationally in agility trials.-Biography:...
  
  , Pamela Britton
  Pamela Britton
  Pamela Britton was an American actress best known for appearing as "Loralee Brown" in the television series My Favorite Martian . She also starred in the film noir classic D.O.A. .-Early career:...
  
   and Kelsey Roberts)
• Between Duty and Desire / Meeting at Midnight (2005) (with Eileen Wilks
  Eileen Wilks
  Eileen Wilks is an American award-winning fiction writer living in Midland, Texas.- Biography :Wilks lives in the West Texas town of Midland, Texas, and has previously, as a child, lived in Canada and Venezuela as well as twelve U.S...
  
  )
• Terms of Surrender / Shocking the Senator (2005) (with Shirley Rogers)
• Expecting Baby (2006) (with Janis Reams Hudson)
• Billionaire's Proposition / Taking Care of Business (2006) (with Lisa Jackson)
• Daniel, Brett and Catherine: The Connellys (2007) (with Catherine Cross and Kathie DeNosky)