Lynsay Sands
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Lynsay Sands is an award winning Canadian
author of over 30 books. She is noted for the humor she injects into her stories. While she writes both historical and paranormal novels, she is best known for her Argeneau series about a modern family of vampire
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. Before college Sands sent in a manuscript to Harlequin Enterprises, but got a response asking for a rewrite and anything else she had written; taking this as a rejection Sands went on to study at the University of Windsor
full time while working full time. Sands published her first novel, The Deed, in 1997.
Sands has written for three publishing houses: HarperCollin, Dorchester, and Kensington. Her novels have made the Waldenbooks
, Barnes & Noble
, USA Today
and The New York Times
Bestsellers lists.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
author of over 30 books. She is noted for the humor she injects into her stories. While she writes both historical and paranormal novels, she is best known for her Argeneau series about a modern family of vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
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Biography
Sands grew up in Southern OntarioOntario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Before college Sands sent in a manuscript to Harlequin Enterprises, but got a response asking for a rewrite and anything else she had written; taking this as a rejection Sands went on to study at the University of Windsor
University of Windsor
The University of Windsor is a public comprehensive and research university in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's southernmost university. It has a student population of approximately 15,000 full-time and part-time undergraduate students and over 1000 graduate students...
full time while working full time. Sands published her first novel, The Deed, in 1997.
Sands has written for three publishing houses: HarperCollin, Dorchester, and Kensington. Her novels have made the Waldenbooks
Waldenbooks
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, Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
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, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
Bestsellers lists.
Awards
Sands has been nominated the Romantic Times Best Historical Romance and the Romantic Times Best Paranormal Romance awards, and has placed three times in the Reviewers International Organization (RIO) awards. She has won one P.E.A.R.L. (Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature) award and has been nominated several more times.- 2000 P.E.A.R.L. Best Paranormal Anthology for Mistletoe & Magic
Argeneau and Rogue Hunter series
- A Quick Bite (Avon HarperCollins - November 2005)
- Love Bites (Dorchester Publishing - January 2004)
- Single White Vampire (Dorchester Publishing - September 2003)
- Tall, Dark & Hungry (Dorchester Publishing - July 2004)
- A Bite To Remember (Avon HarperCollins - July 2006)
- Bite Me If You Can (Avon HarperCollins - February 2007)
- The Accidental Vampire (Avon HarperCollins - January 2008)
- Vampires Are Forever (Avon HarperCollins - February 2008)
- Vampire, Interrupted (Avon HarperCollins - March 2008)
- The Rogue Hunter - The Rogue Hunter Series (Avon HarperCollins - September 2008)
- The Immortal Hunter - The Rogue Hunter Series (Avon HarperCollins - March 2009)
- The Renegade Hunter - The Rogue Hunter Series (Avon HarperCollins - September 2009)
- Born To Bite (Avon HarperCollins - September 2010)
- Hungry For You (Avon HarperCollins - December 2010)
- The Reluctant Vampire (Avon HarperCollins - May 31, 2011)
- Under A Vampire Moon (Avon HarperCollins - April 24, 2012)
Argeneau anthologies
- "Vampire Valentine" - in the anthology Bitten By Cupid with Pamela PalmerPamela PalmerPamela Palmer is a National Best Selling author of romance novels. Her Feral Warrior books are published through Avon Books, her Esri books are published through Silhouette Nocturne, and her Jewels of Time books are published through Berkley Sensation.-Biography:Pamela Palmer grew up in an Air...
and Jaime Rush. Best read after The Renegade Hunter and before Born To Bite. (Avon HarperCollins - January 2010).
- "The Gift" - in the anthology The Bite Before Christmas with Jeaniene FrostJeaniene FrostJeaniene Frost an American fantasy author, known for her work on the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Night Huntress series and the Night Huntress World novels. Foreign rights for her novels have sold to fourteen different countries. Frost lives in Florida with her husband...
. (Avon HarperCollins - October 25, 2011). Best read after The Reluctant Vampire and before Under A Vampire Moon.
The Deed series
- The Deed (April 1997)
- The Key (February 1999)
- The Chase (November 2004)
Devil of the Highlands series
- Devil of the Highlands (January 2009)
- Taming the Highland Bride (January 2010)
- The Hellion And The Highlander (February 2010)
Madison Sisters series
- The Countess (January 25, 2011)
- The Heiress (February 22, 2011)
- The Husband Hunt (February 28, 2012)
Stand-alone historical novels
- The Switch (August 1999)
- Sweet Revenge (February 2000)
- Always (July 2000)
- Lady Pirate (January 2001)
- Bliss (September 2001)
- A Reluctant Reformer (February 2002)
- What She Wants (September 2002)
- The Perfect Wife (September 2005)
- Love Is Blind (August 2006)
- The Brat (May 2007)
Anthologies
- Five Gold Rings (Dorchester Publishing Co - October 1999) with Constance O'Banyon, Stobie Piel, and Flora Speer)
- Mistletoe & Magic (Dorchester Publishing Co - October 2000) (with Lisa Cach, Stobie Piel, and Amy Elizabeth Saunders)
- A Mother’s Way (Dorchester Publishing Co - March 2002) with Lisa Cach, Susan GrantSusan GrantSusan Grant is a pilot and New York Times bestselling author best known for combining science fiction with romance. Grant graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1982, the third class to include women, and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. She went on to...
, and Julie KennerJulie KennerJulie Kenner is an American author.Originally from California Kenner grew up in Texas and received a bachelors degree in radio-television-film from the University of Texas at Austin and later attended law school at Baylor University in Waco, Texas...
) - Wish List (Dorchester Publishing Co - October 2003) with Lisa KleypasLisa KleypasLisa Kleypas is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts and competed in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.-Biography:...
, Claudia DainClaudia DainClaudia Dain is an American author of romance novels. She is a two-time Rita finalist, and a USA Today Bestselling author.-Regency:* The Courtesan's Daughter* The Courtesan's Secret* Wish List * Private Places ...
, and Lisa Cach) - Dates From Hell (Avon HarperCollins - March 2006) (with Kim HarrisonKim HarrisonKim Harrison is a nom de plume of American author Dawn Cook. Under the name of Harrison, she is best known for her Rachel Morgan urban fantasy series set in an alternate history where a worldwide pandemic caused by genetically modified tomatoes led to the death of a large portion of the world's...
, Kelley ArmstrongKelley ArmstrongKelley Armstrong is a Canadian author, primarily of fantasy works.She has published sixteen fantasy novels , set in the world of the Women of the Otherworld and the Darkest Powers series, also two crime novels in 2007 and 2009...
, and Lori HandelandLori HandelandLori Handeland is an American author of romance novels. She has twice won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award.- Biography :Handeland has wanted to be a writer since she was 10 years old. As an adult, she wrote her first book in a two-year span. It was chosen for publication.Handeland has...
) - Holidays Are Hell (Avon HarperCollins - November 2007) (with Kim HarrisonKim HarrisonKim Harrison is a nom de plume of American author Dawn Cook. Under the name of Harrison, she is best known for her Rachel Morgan urban fantasy series set in an alternate history where a worldwide pandemic caused by genetically modified tomatoes led to the death of a large portion of the world's...
, Vicki PetterssonVicki PetterssonVicki Pettersson is an American author best known for her Zodiac urban fantasy series set in modern Las Vegas which sets Agents of Light and Shadow against each other for control over Sin City. The series follows casino heiress Joanna Archer, who discovers on her 25th birthday that she has...
, and Marjorie M. Liu)
With Hannah Howell
- His Immortal Embrace (Kensington Publishing Co Inc - September 2003) with Sara Blayne, Hannah HowellHannah HowellHannah Dustin Howell is a best-selling American author of over 40 historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in medieval Scotland...
and Kate Huntington) - The Eternal Highlander (Kensington Publishing Co Inc - October 1999) with Hannah HowellHannah HowellHannah Dustin Howell is a best-selling American author of over 40 historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in medieval Scotland...
. - My Immortal Highlander (Kensington Publishing Co Inc - September 2006) with Hannah HowellHannah HowellHannah Dustin Howell is a best-selling American author of over 40 historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in medieval Scotland...
. - Highland Thirst (Kensington Publishing Co Inc - September 2007) with Hannah HowellHannah HowellHannah Dustin Howell is a best-selling American author of over 40 historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in medieval Scotland...
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