Linda Howard






Linda Howard

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born
August 03, 1950

gender
female

place of birth
Alabama, The United States

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genre
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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avg rating: 3.75 | 21,643 ratings | 1,434 reviews | 158 distinct works | 118 fans
Mr. Perfect Mr. Perfect
by Linda Howard
avg rating 4.00 — 1,166 ratings — published 2000
19 editions
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Open Season Open Season
by Linda Howard
avg rating 3.86 — 1,001 ratings — published 2001
11 editions
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To Die For 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 Dream Man
by Linda Howard
avg rating 3.97 — 689 ratings — published 1992
15 editions
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Dying to Please Dying to Please
by Linda Howard
avg rating 3.72 — 693 ratings — published 2002
17 editions
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Kill and Tell 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 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 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 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 Now You See Her
by Linda Howard
avg rating 3.87 — 601 ratings — published 1998
8 editions
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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)
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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)
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"I'm not holding you against your will; I'm holding you against your car."
Linda Howard (Mr. Perfect)
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