The Legend of Nimway Hall: 1940-Josie Page 25

  Enjoy!

  Linda

  Other Books In The Nimway Hall Series

  1750—Jacqueline

  by Stephanie Laurens — available now

  1794—Charlotte

  by Karen Hawkins — available now

  1818—Isabel

  by Suzanne Enoch — available now

  1888—Alexandra

  (by Victoria Alexander; to come)

  1926—Maddie Rose

  (by Susan Andersen; to come)

  Also By Linda Needham

  FOR MY LADY’S KISS

  EVER HIS BRIDE

  HER SECRET GUARDIAN

  THE WEDDING NIGHT

  THE MAIDEN BRIDE

  MY WICKED EARL

  THE BRIDE BED

  THE PLEASURE OF HER KISS

  A SCANDAL TO REMEMBER

  MARRY THE MAN TODAY

  About Linda

  I 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 had 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!

  Nearly 25 years after that fateful Thanksgiving weekend of 1972, my unpublished manuscript, FOR MY LADY’S KISS won 1st place in six romance writing competitions, 2nd and 3rd place in six other competitions, and the 1995 Romance Writers of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, and, in February 1997, my first novel—FOR MY LADY’S KISS was released to my great delight! More books followed, with five hitting the USA Today Bestseller list.

  Of course, like every author, I started writing in early grade school, as soon as I realized that I could put my own words together to make my own stories, just like the authors of my favorite childhood books–BEAUTIFUL JOE and HEIDI and the Nancy Drew mysteries.

  My love for storytelling eventually led me to a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts at California State University, Dominguez Hills where I gained a deep understanding of character development, dialogue, scene-shaping and plotting techniques. I’m also a playwright, one of the lucky ones who have had full productions of their works–seven full length musicals, four revues and two full-length plays.

  I write full-time from my home office near Portland, Oregon. And when I’m not writing, I’ve been known to direct plays and musicals, garden ’til I drop, hunt mushrooms, 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 new canine sport of Nose Work.

  https://lindaneedham.com/