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Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fourteen historical romance novels and five novellas. Her books have won numerous accolades, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® award (twice!) and the RT Book Reviews Seal of Excellence. Booklist magazine named her one of the “new stars of historical romance," and her books have been contracted for translation in more than a dozen languages.

A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she lives with her husband, their two children, and a trio of cosmic kitties.
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New (to me) foreign editions!

I absolutely love receiving copies of my foreign translations. They arrive in batches every so often, and I fawn over them and pet them, and inevitably hold them at arm’s length, squint, and say to myself, “Okay now, which book is this? In what language?”

Some are in languages I can read a little (Thanks, high school French class!), and others I can guess easily enough by flipping through the pages

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“Oh no. Don't smile. You'll kill me. I stop breathing when you smile.”
Tessa Dare, A Lady of Persuasion

“Oh no. Oh God. I couldn't possibly be so stupid."

"Don't limit yourself. You can be anything you wish.”
Tessa Dare, A Week to be Wicked

“He kissed her. Without warning, without permission. Without even deciding to do it, but simply because he couldn't have done anything else. He needed that breath she was holding. It belonged to him, and he wanted it back.”
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For our Spell-It-Out: F.I.R.S.T. Q.U.A.R.T.E.R.L.Y. Challenge, help us choose for the letter "T". - Round II.

Voted for in Round I & II, so far for "T":
◆character: tough female character
◆theme: trilogy

book titles: that start with "T"
 
  12 votes 41.4%

author: Tessa Dare
 
  5 votes 17.2%

character: teacher
 
  3 votes 10.3%

character: thief
 
  3 votes 10.3%

color: turquoise
 
  2 votes 6.9%

theme: treasure hunt
 
  1 vote 3.4%

theme: Technology (techno-thriller, character works in tech field, etc)
 
  1 vote 3.4%

color: teal
 
  1 vote 3.4%

author: Sherry Thomas
 
  1 vote 3.4%

color: tan
 
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Elaine Trying to find "Love Letters From A Lord" 5.5.
Cannot find it anywhere.

Elaine


Elaine Just arrived this morning from Amazon UK - Any Duchess Will Do.
Whoo!


Chryssa Thank you for accepting my friend request!!!
Congratulations on winning the RITA Award! I hope lots more await you in your future books!
I can't wait to read it!!!
Lots of book excitement from Greece! :O)
Chryssa!


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