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  <name><![CDATA[Linda Howard]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[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 cattle and have two dogs. [3]

Her friends include the authors Catherine Coulter, Iris Johansen, and Kay Hooper.

******

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  <title><![CDATA[Mr. Perfect]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Open Season]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Kiss Me While I Sleep: A Novel (John Medina, #3)]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Up Close and Dangerous]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cry No More]]></title>
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