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Biography

Pseudonyms(s): 

Jennifer Blake

Jennifer Blake has been called an “icon” of the romance industry, and the “Steel Magnolia” of romance fiction for her enduring career in the genre and her Southern heritage. Her initial book was published in 1970, and she became a New York Times Best Selling author in 1977 with the release of LOVE’S WILD DESIRE. Her titles have regularly appeared on this and other major lists since that time. A charter member of Romance Writers of America, Jennifer was one of the earliest recipients of the organization’s Golden Treasure RITA for Lifetime Achievement and earliest inductees into the RWA Hall of Fame. She holds numerous honors from Romantic Times Magazine, is a member of the Affaire de Coeur Romance Hall of Fame, and has been awarded two silver “Maggies” and two Holt Medallions for Outstanding Literary Talent, as well as other publishing industry citations. In 1997, she was granted the Frank Waters Award for Excellence in Writing, the first time this prestigious literary honor was presented to an author of commercial work. She has published more than 64 novels and novellas, with titles released in 19 languages and an estimated 35 million copies in print worldwide.

My Website: 

www.jenniferblake.com

My Awards: 

Lifetime Achievement "RITA", RWA, 1987

Frank Waters Award for Writing Excellence, 1997

Career Achievement Award, Romantic Times, 2008