Linda Howard
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born
August 03, 1950
gender
female
place of birth
Alabama, The United States
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Romance, Mystery & Thrillers
about this author
Linda S. Howington was born on August 3, 1950 in Alabama, United States. She began to write at nine years old, and wrote for twenty years for her own enjoyment. She worked at a trucking company where she met her husband, and then decided to try and get her work published in 1980. [1] Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America, joining in 1981 shortly after it was formed. She currently serves as Region 3 Director (until 31 October 2008).[2]
Her husband is a professional bass tournament fisherman, and she travels with him to some very unglamorous locations where she works on her laptop. Linda and her husband live in a big house on a farm in Alabama, where they raise cat...more
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Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard avg rating 4.00 — 1,166 ratings — published 2000 19 editions |
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Open Season by Linda Howard avg rating 3.86 — 1,001 ratings — published 2001 11 editions |
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To Die For (Blair Mallory, #1) by Linda Howard avg rating 3.79 — 788 ratings — published 2004 15 editions |
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Dream Man by Linda Howard avg rating 3.97 — 689 ratings — published 1992 15 editions |
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Dying to Please by Linda Howard avg rating 3.72 — 693 ratings — published 2002 17 editions |
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Kill and Tell (John Medina, #1) by Linda Howard avg rating 3.82 — 669 ratings — published 1998 13 editions |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous (Blair Mallory, #2) by Linda Howard avg rating 3.73 — 672 ratings — published 2006 14 editions |
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Kiss Me While I Sleep: A Novel (John Medina, #3) by Linda Howard avg rating 3.60 — 662 ratings — published 2004 23 editions |
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Up Close and Dangerous by Linda Howard avg rating 3.55 — 670 ratings — published 2007 15 editions |
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Now You See Her by Linda Howard avg rating 3.87 — 601 ratings — published 1998 8 editions |
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Linda Howard on tour for the book "Ice: A Novel"
Author appearance, November 21, 2009 04:00PM
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See Linda Howard on tour promoting the book "Ice: A Novel"
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After the Night, by Linda Howard
Linda Howard — After The Night
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"Do you want to know why men name their penis? So the most important decisions in their life aren't made by a stranger."
— Linda Howard (After The Night)
— Linda Howard (After The Night)
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"She should have remembered her past experiences in the relationship wars and not let herself get so excited. Evidently her hormones had overruled her common sense and she had become drunk on ovarian wine, the most potent, sanity- destroying substance in the universe."
— Linda Howard (Mr. Perfect)
— Linda Howard (Mr. Perfect)
"I'm not holding you against your will; I'm holding you against your car."
— Linda Howard (Mr. Perfect)
— Linda Howard (Mr. Perfect)
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