 Deborah Simmons Deborah Simmons discovered romantic fiction in seventh grade and set aside her (still cherished) collection of Nancy Drew mysteries for works by Georgette Heyer, Mary Stewart, Victoria Holt and other wonderful gothic authors. Her own title, The Devil Earl, pays homage to Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey as well as all those beloved gothics of her youth. |
BiographyDeborah Simmons is the author of twenty-three historical romances and novellas, published by Avon, Harlequin, and Berkley. A native Ohioan, Simmons graduated cum laude from Wittenberg University and was a journalist before turning to fiction. Her first book, Heart's Masquerade, was published by Avon in 1989 and was followed by a number of Harlequin Historicals, including a USA Today Bestselling anthology. Her 2003 release, A Man of Many Talents, was a launch title for Berkley's Sensation imprint. She also has two RITA nominations to her credit (finalists in Romance Writers of America's annual competition): The Gentleman Thief in 2001 and A Lady of Distinction in 2005. Simmons has sold nearly two million books in North America, and her work has been translated and published in twenty-four foreign countries, including illustrated editions in Japan. Although she has strayed from her favorite settings once or twice, Simmons likes to write Regency romps, with lots of humor and a bit of mystery, as well as medievals, including her popular series on the 13th century de Burgh family. A member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc., and the Authors Guild, Simmons makes her home in rural Ohio with her family and pets. Some of Deb's Personal Favorites |
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