Teresa Southwick is an American

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 author

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 of contemporary and historical

Historical romance

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 romance novels.

Biography

Teresa Southwick was conceived in New Jersey

New Jersey

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, born in Southern California

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, and moved to Texas

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, where she lived for many years. She now resides with her husband and their two sons in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

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Southwick has been nominated three times for a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, winning in 2006 for In Good Company. She was also nominated in 2003 for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for series romance and has been a finalist for the Romance Writers of America

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 RITA Award, the highest award given to romance authors.

Novels

• Reckless Destiny (1994)
• Reckless River (1994)
• Winter Bride (1995)
• Blackstone's Bride (1996)
• Wedding Rings and Baby Things (1997)
• The Bachelor's Baby (1997)
• The Way to a Cowboys Heart (1999)
• Secret Ingredient: Love (2001)
• Midnight, Moonlight and Miracles (2003)
• It Takes Three (2004)
• At the Millionaire's Request (2006)
• Winning Back His Bride (2006)
• Paging Dr. Daddy (2008)

Marchetti Series

1. A Vow, a Ring, a Baby Swing (1999)
2. And Then He Kissed Me (1999)
3. With a Little T.L.C (2000)
4. The Last Marchetti Bachelor (2001)

Destiny, Texas Series

1. Crazy for Lovin' You (2001)
2. This Kiss (2001)
3. If You Don't Know by Now (2001)
4. What If We Fall in Love? (2002)

Desert Brides Series Multi-Author

• To Catch a Sheik (2003)
• To Kiss a Sheik (2003)
• To Wed a Sheik (2003)

If Wishes Were... Series

1. Baby, Oh Baby! (2004)
2. Flirting with the Boss (2004)
3. An Heiress on His Doorstep (2004)

Buy-A-Guy Series

1. That Touch Of Pink (2006)
2. In Good Company (2006)
3. Something's Gotta Give (2006)

Brothers of Bha'Khar Series

1. The Sheikh's Reluctant Bride (2007)
2. The Sheikh's Contract Bride (2007)

Omnibus in collaboration

• The Summer House (2002) (with Susan Mallery
  Susan Mallery
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• Sky Full of Promise / The Wolf's Surrender (2003) (with Sandra Steffen)
• It Takes Three / Wedding Willies (2004) (with Victoria Pade)
• Beauty Queen's Makeover / Last Time I Saw Venice (2005) (with Vivienne Wallington
  Vivienne Wallington
  Vivienne Wallington is an Australian author of romance novels under her own name as well as the pen name Elizabeth Duke.-Biography:Wallington worked for many years as a librarian. She wrote three children's books before beginning to write in the romance genre. Nineteen of her novels were...
  
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External links

• Teresa Southwick at eHarlequin
• Teresa Southwick at Mills & Boon