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  <name><![CDATA[Virginia Kantra]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;USA Today&lt;/i&gt; bestselling author &lt;a href=&quot;http://virginiakantra.net&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Virginia Kantra&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; credits her love for strong heroes and courageous heroines to a childhood spent devouring fairy tales. 

A six-time Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist, Virginia is the winner of numerous writing awards, including two National Readers' Choice Awards. After writing her popular &quot;MacNeill Brothers&quot; and &quot;Trouble in Eden&quot; series for Silhouette, Virginia turned her hand to romantic suspense and paranormal romance.  Her new series, Children of the Sea, debuts with &lt;a href=&quot;http://virginiakantra.net/seawitch.html&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Sea Witch&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (July 2008) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://virginiakantra.net/seafever.html&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; Sea Fever&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt; (August 2008).

Married to her college sweetheart and the mother of three kids, Virginia is a firm believer in the strength of family, the importance of storytelling, and the power of love. 

Her favorite thing to make for dinner?  Reservations
&lt;DIV align=center&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.myspace.com/virginiakantra&quot;&gt;To read more about me or The Children of the Sea series, visit me on MySpace!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;]]></about>            
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Sea Witch (Children of the Sea, #1)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Sea Fever (Children of the Sea, #2)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Close Up]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Virginia Kantra]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Temptation of Sean MacNeill (MacNeill Brothers #4) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 1032) ]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Home Before Midnight]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Virginia Kantra]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mad Dog And Annie (MacNeill Brothers, #5) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 1048)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[All A Man Can Be  (Trouble in Eden #3)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Passion Of Patrick MacNeill  (MacNeill Brothers #2) (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 906)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Virginia Kantra]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Comeback of Con MacNeill (MacNeill Brothers #3)(Silhouette Intimate Moments No 983)]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Virginia Kantra]]></name>
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