Linda Needham
author : Linda Needham\nI began my journey on the road to romance writing in 1972 with an overcooked Thanksgiving turkey and my nose buried in a delicious copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss’s first novel, THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER. Reading has always been one of my favorite obsessions, but Woodiwiss had for the first time fused the sweeping majesty of history with the sensual power of romance, and from that moment the romance novel industry went into high gear and was changed forever. I was desperately hooked on historical romance and soon after began secretly writing my own romance novel. I had a lot to learn!\n\nNearly 25 years after that fateful Thanksgiving weekend of 1972, my unpublished manuscript won the 1995 Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart for Long Historical. Two months later the book sold, along with a one-line proposal for a second book, EVER HIS BRIDE, to Avon Books-- Kathleen Woodiwiss' publisher, and, in February 1997, my own first novel–FOR MY LADY’S KISS was released, to my great delight! Many more books have followed, with five hitting the USA Today Bestseller list.\n\nI write full time from my home in the woods near Portland, Oregon. And when I’m not writing, I’ve been known to write and direct plays and musicals, garden ‘til I drop, spoil my two grandkids, take extended research treks with my hero husband and blaze trails through our 5-acre woodland with Pippa, our Portuguese Water Dog who holds numerous titles in the canine sport of Nose Work.\n\nBecause writing tends to be a solitary endeavor, one of my favorite professional perks (besides working in my sweats) is hanging out with other writers, attending conferences, retreats, meeting readers, and teaching writing workshops.\nLinda Needham Book Series
author : Linda Needham\nI began my journey on the road to romance writing in 1972 with an overcooked Thanksgiving turkey and my nose buried in a delicious copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss’s first novel, THE FLAME AND THE FLOWER. Reading has always been one of my favorite obsessions, but Woodiwiss had for the first time fused the sweeping majesty of history with the sensual power of romance, and from that moment the romance novel industry went into high gear and was changed forever. I was desperately hooked on historical romance and soon after began secretly writing my own romance novel. I had a lot to learn!\n\nNearly 25 years after that fateful Thanksgiving weekend of 1972, my unpublished manuscript won the 1995 Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart for Long Historical. Two months later the book sold, along with a one-line proposal for a second book, EVER HIS BRIDE, to Avon Books-- Kathleen Woodiwiss' publisher, and, in February 1997, my own first novel–FOR MY LADY’S KISS was released, to my great delight! Many more books have followed, with five hitting the USA Today Bestseller list.\n\nI write full time from my home in the woods near Portland, Oregon. And when I’m not writing, I’ve been known to write and direct plays and musicals, garden ‘til I drop, spoil my two grandkids, take extended research treks with my hero husband and blaze trails through our 5-acre woodland with Pippa, our Portuguese Water Dog who holds numerous titles in the canine sport of Nose Work.\n\nBecause writing tends to be a solitary endeavor, one of my favorite professional perks (besides working in my sweats) is hanging out with other writers, attending conferences, retreats, meeting readers, and teaching writing workshops.\n