Susan Wiggs
http://www.susanwiggs.com
Using blunt scissors, pages from a Big Chief tablet, a
borrowed stapler and a Number Two pencil, Susan Wiggs
self-published her first novel at the age of eight. A Book
About Some Bad Kids was based on the true-life adventures of
Susan and her siblings, and the first printing of one copy
was a complete sell-out.
Due to her brother's extreme reaction to that first
prodigious effort, Susan went underground with her craft,
entertaining her friends and offending her siblings with
anonymously-written stories of virtuous sisters and the
brothers who torment them. The first romance she ever read
was Shanna by the incomparable Kathleen Woodiwiss, which she
devoured while slumped behind a college vector analysis
textbook. Armed with degrees from SFA and Harvard, and
toting a crate of "keeper" books by Woodiwiss, Roberta
Gellis, Laurie McBain, Rosemary Rodgers, Jennifer Blake,
Bertrice Small and anything with the words "flaming" and
"ecstasy" in the title, she became a math teacher, just to
prove to the world that she did have a left brain.
Late one night, she finished the book she was reading and
was confronted with a reader's worst nightmare--She was wide
awake, and there wasn''t a thing in the house she wanted to
read. Figuring this was the universe''s way of taking away
her excuses, she picked up a Big Chief tablet and a Number
Two pencil, and began writing her novel with the working
title, A Book About Some Bad Adults. Actually, that was a
bad book about some adults, but Susan persevered, learning
her craft the way skydiving is learned--by taking a blind
leap and hoping the chute will open.
Her first book was published (without the use of blunt
scissors and a stapler) by Zebra in 1987, and since then she
has been published by Avon, Tor, HarperCollins, Harlequin,
Mira and Warner Books. Unable to completely abandon her
beloved teaching profession, Susan is a frequent workshop
leader and speaker at writers' conferences, including the
Romance Writers of America conference, the PNWA and Maui
Writers Conference. She won a RITA award in 1994, and her
recent novel The Charm School was voted one of RWA's
Favorite Books of the Year. She is the proud recipient of
several RT awards, the Peninsula RWA's Blue Boa, the Holt
Medallion and the Colorado Award of Excellence.
Susan enjoys many hobbies, including sitting in the hot tub
while talking to her mother on the phone, kickboxing,
cleaning the can opener, sculpting with butter and growing
her hair. She lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest
with her husband, Jay, her daughter, Elizabeth, and an
Airedale that hasn't been groomed since 1994.
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Books
Passing Through Paradise
November 22, 2011
It’s been two years since the mysterious accident that
took Sandra Winslow’s politician husband, Victor
— the favorite son of a town called Paradise —
and left Sandra under a cloud of suspicion. Read more...
The Goodbye Quilt
October 25, 2011
Linda Davis’s local fabric shop is a place where women
gather to share their creations: wedding quilts, baby
quilts, memorial quilts, each bound tight with dreams, hopes
and yearnings.
Now, as her only child Read more...
Home Before Dark
August 30, 2011
She left her child behind, but couldn’t let her go
As an irresponsible young mother, Jessie Ryder knew
she’d never be able to give her newborn the stable
family that her older sister Read more...
Lakeside Cottage
July 26, 2011
If you trust your heart, you’ll always know who you
are...
Each summer, Kate Livingston returns to her family’s
lakeside cottage, a place of simple living and happy
times—a place where she hopes her Read more...
The Goodbye Quilt
March 29, 2011
Linda Davis’s local fabric shop is a place where women
gather to share their creations: quilts commemorating
important events in their lives. Wedding quilts, baby
quilts, memorial quilts—each is bound tight with
dreams, hopes Read more...
The You I Never Knew
February 22, 2011
Michelle thought she had lost everything at 17. Her father,
a Hollywood legend, had summoned her to his Montana ranch.
When he had learned of his daughter’s affair with a
hired hand, he Read more...
Marrying Daisy Bellamy
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #7)
January 25, 2011
Daisy Bellamy has struggled for years to choose between two
men—one honorable and steady, one wild and untethered.
And then, one fateful day, the decision is made for her.
Now busy with a Read more...
How I Planned Your Wedding
January 25, 2011
Bestselling author Susan Wiggs literally wrote the book on
happily-ever-after love. But orchestrating her daughter
Elizabeth’s real-world wedding turned into a different
story altogether, and one that takes two to tell—the
mother and the Read more...
Lakeshore Christmas
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #6)
September 28, 2010
Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas—and
there’s nothing more magical than Christmas on Willow
Lake.
The prim librarian is finally getting her chance to direct
Avalon’s annual holiday pageant, and she’s
determined to make it truly Read more...
The Firebrand
(The Chicago Fire Trilogy #3)
August 31, 2010
Chicago is burning
And Lucy Hathaway is running for her life. As she rushes
past a fine hotel engulfed in flames, a wrapped bundle
tumbles from a window into her arms. Seconds later Read more...
Summer Brides
July 27, 2010
Three happily-ever-afters from three of your favorite
authors
The Borrowed Bride by Susan Wiggs
(originally published March 1996 in This Time...Marriage
anthology)
During her own bridal shower, Isabel Wharton is whisked away
by past love Dan Read more...
The Mistress
(The Chicago Fire Trilogy #2)
July 27, 2010
Most days Kathleen O’Leary is a penniless maid. But
tonight she takes a risk and masquerades as a glamorous
heiress, thanks to a borrowed gown and her friends’
sense of adventure. To her Read more...
Summer at Willow Lake
(Lakeshore Chronicles Book 1)
July 27, 2010
Real estate expert Olivia Bellamy reluctantly trades a
trendy Manhattan summer for her family’s old resort
camp in the Catskills, where her primary task will be
renovating the bungalow colongy for her grandparents, Read more...
The Hostage
(The Chicago Fire Trilogy #1)
June 29, 2010
A sweeping tale of love born from the ashes of revenge. . .
October 8, 1871 — One small spark ignites the entire
city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But Read more...
The Ocean Between Us
April 27, 2010
Grace Bennett has it all—three wonderful children, a
devoted husband and a life of adventure and travel. But
beneath the calm demeanor of an efficient Navy wife, Grace
stands at the crossroads—of her Read more...
The Story of Us
April 1, 2010
As a good girl waiting for her chance to be bad, Grace
McAllen felt lost and discontented. But all that changed one
day when a gorgeous stranger with ocean blue eyes rode Read more...
The Summer Hideaway
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #7)
February 23, 2010
Never get attached—Private nurse and protected
witness Claire Turner lives by this motto. Fleeing a
treacherous past, she knows no other way.
Never give up—In the twilight of his life,
George Bellamy makes it Read more...
Lakeshore Christmas
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #6)
September 29, 2009
Maureen Davenport lives for Christmas—and there's
nothing more magical than Christmas on Willow Lake.
The prim librarian is finally getting her chance to direct
Avalon's annual holiday pageant, and she's determined to
make it Read more...
At the Queen's Summons
(The Tudor Rose Trilogy #3)
September 29, 2009
Feisty orphan Pippa de Lacey lives by wit and skill as a
London street performer. But when her sharp tongue gets her
into serious trouble, she throws herself upon the mercy of
Irish Read more...
The Maiden's Hand
(The Tudor Rose Trilogy #2)
September 1, 2009
Roguishly handsome Oliver de Lacey has always lived lustily:
wine, weapons and women are his bywords. Even salvation from
the noose by a shadowy society provides no epiphany to mend
his debauched ways.
Mistress Read more...
At the King's Command
(The Tudor Rose Trilogy #1)
August 1, 2009
Frustrated by his own failures at matrimony, King Henry VIII
punishes an insolent nobleman by commanding him to marry the
vagabond woman caught stealing his horse. Stephen de Lacey
is a cold and Read more...
Two of the Deadliest
July 21, 2009
A collection of twenty-three indelible stories—all
never before published—from today's top female crime
writers and some talented newcomers, selected by the New
York Times bestselling author
Anger . . . Jealousy . . Read more...
Irish Magic II
June 2, 2009
Welcome to a world of changelings and enchanted springs,
where fairies ride through moonlit nights and music has
immortal power...A world of sorcery and spells where even
the most forbidden and impossible love Read more...
Lord of the Night
May 26, 2009
From bestselling, award-winning novelist Susan Wiggs
comes this classic tale of danger and romance. Winner of the
RITAŽ Award, the highest honor from Romance Writers of
America, it is an enthralling, unforgettable tale Read more...
Just Breathe
May 1, 2009
Chicago cartoonist Sarah Moon tackles life’s real
issues with a healthy dose of sharp wit in her syndicated
comic strip Just Breathe. As Sarah’s cartoon alter
ego, Shirl, undergoes artificial insemination, her situation
begins Read more...
Because I Love Her
(34 Women Writers Reflect on the Mother-Daughter Bond)
April 1, 2009
This profound and poignant collection highlights some of the
best literary writers of our time in an era when the roles
of mothers and daughters are constantly being questioned and
redefined. Because I Read more...
Fireside
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #5)
February 1, 2009
During the Great Fire of Chicago, Lucy Hathaway catches a
baby tossed from the window of a burning building. Lucy
raises the child, Maggie, as her own. Four years later, she
encounters Randolph Read more...
Irish Magic
October 7, 2008
Welcome to an enchanted world of mist and legend...of
age-old dreams and ageless desires...where trees have souls,
and swords and stones can speak...
The Trysting Hour by Susan Wiggs
In ancient Tara, the betrothed Read more...
Just Breathe
September 2, 2008
Chicago cartoonist Sarah Moon tackles life's real issues
with a healthy dose of sharp wit in her syndicated comic
strip Just Breathe. As Sarah's cartoon alter ego, Shirl,
undergoes artificial insemination, her situation Read more...
Summer by the Sea
August 1, 2008
This summer Rosa Capoletti is about to rediscover the
pleasures of love and laughter, food and wine friendship and
romance...
With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa
Capoletti took a run-down Read more...
That Summer Place
July 1, 2008
It's nothing special on the surface, merely a rambling old
Victorian summerhouse on a secluded island, where the sky is
blue and the water is clear. Yet after a month at the
Rainshadow Read more...
The You I Never Knew
June 24, 2008
Michelle thought she had lost everything at 17. Her father,
a Hollywood legend, had summoned her to his Montana ranch.
When he had learned of his daughter's affair with a hired
hand, he Read more...
Passing Through Paradise
June 24, 2008
A deeply stirring novel of all the loves that fill a
woman's life.
Once upon a time, Sandra was happily married to Victor
Winslow, the favorite son of a town called Paradise, a
politician Read more...
The Horsemaster's Daughter
June 1, 2008
Once a privileged son of the South, Hunter Calhoun now
stands a widower shadowed by the scandal of his wife's
death. Burying himself in his success with breeding
Thoroughbred racehorses, he's left his Read more...
The Charm School
May 1, 2008
Setting: Boston and Rio de Janeiro, 1851
Isadora Peabody is the brilliant but socially inept sibling
in an otherwise perfect family. And although she struggles
to fit into Boston society, her awkwardness dooms Read more...
Texas Wildflower
March 4, 2008
All her life, beautiful Shiloh Mulvane has wanted to follow
in her father's revered footsteps as one of the Texas
frontier's greatest detectives. Now, she finally has her
chance—by bringing sexy outlaw Justin Read more...
More Than Words: Stories Of Courage
March 1, 2008
Somewhere, at this very moment, a woman's caring and
commitment is changing a life in her community...and
changing the world. Three of these exceptional women have
been selected as recipients of Harlequin's More Read more...
Snowfall At Willow Lake
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #4)
February 1, 2008
Can a single moment change your entire life?
International lawyer Sophie Bellamy has dedicated her life
to helping people in war-torn countries. But when she
survives a hostage situation, she remembers what matters
most—the Read more...
Dockside
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #3)
July 24, 2007
With her daughter grown and flown, Nina Romano is ready to
embark on a new adventure. She's waited a long time for
dating, travel and chasing dreams. But just as she's
beginning to Read more...
The Winter Lodge
(The Lakeshore Chronicles #2)
February 1, 2007
On the longest night of the year, Jenny Majesky loses
everything in a devastating house fire. But among the ashes
she finds an unusual treasure hidden amid her grandfather's
belongings, one that starts Read more...
More Than Words Volume 3
October 1, 2006
Five bestselling authors Five real-life heroines:
Homecoming Season by Susan Wiggs,
Find The Way by Karen Harper,
Here Come The Heroes by Kasey Michaels,
Touched By Love by Catherine Mann,
A Stitch In Time Read more...
Summer At Willow Lake
August 1, 2006
Real estate expert Olivia Bellamy reluctantly trades a
trendy Manhattan summer for her family's old resort camp in
the Catskills, where her primary task will be renovating the
bungalow colongy for her grandparents, Read more...
Table for Five
April 1, 2006
A gifted teacher, Lily Robinson adores her students, but
fiercely guards her independent lifestyle. Deep inside, she
is afraid of loving too deeply for fear of getting hurt.
Only her best friend, Crystal, Read more...
Lakeside Cottage
August 1, 2005
Kate Livingston returns to her family's lakeside cottage,
expecting it to be vacant. Instead, she encounters a teenage
girl who has been living there without permission. As she
becomes more deeply involved in Read more...
That Summer Place
July 1, 2005
There's a summer place on a secluded island; the sky is
blue, the water is clean and clear, and love is in the air....
It's nothing special on the surface, merely a Read more...
Table for Five
April 1, 2005
A gifted teacher, Lily Robinson adores her students, but
fiercely guards her independent lifestyle. Deep inside, she
is afraid of loving too deeply for fear of getting hurt.
Only her best friend, Crystal, Read more...
The Ocean Between Us
March 1, 2005
Grace Bennett has it all—three wonderful children, a
devoted husband and a life of adventure and travel. But
beneath the calm demeanor of an efficient Navy wife, Grace
stands at the crossroads—of her Read more...
Summer by the Sea
July 2, 2004
This summer Rosa Capoletti is about to rediscover
the pleasures of love and laughter, food and wine
friendship and romance...
With a little determination and a lot of charm, Rosa
Capoletti Read more...
The Ocean Between Us
April 1, 2004
Grace Bennett has it all—three wonderful children, a
devoted husband and a life of adventure and travel. But
beneath the calm demeanor of an efficient Navy wife, Grace
stands at Read more...
Home Before Dark
March 1, 2004
In her career as a photojournalist, free-spirited Jessie
Ryder has seen the world through her camera lens. But
she's never traveled far enough to escape a painful moment
that has Read more...
It Happened One Christmas
November 1, 2003
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the city
not a single woman was stirring except...
The St. James Affair by Susan Wiggs
Manhattan blue blood Eve St. James. Could she Read more...
The Firebrand
August 1, 2003
October 8, 1871 — One small spark ignites the entire
city of Chicago, sending the residents into panic. But
amid the chaos, a miraculous rescue kindles an unexpected
new love.
As Read more...
The Mistress
August 1, 2003
October 8, 1871 — One small spark ignites the entire
city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But
amid the chaos, a case of mistaken identity leads to an Read more...
The Hostage
August 1, 2003
October 8, 1871 — One small spark ignites the entire
city of Chicago, sending its residents into panic. But
amid the chaos, a chance encounter leads to an unexpected
new Read more...
The Horsemaster's Daughter
August 1, 2003
A wild horse, a broken man, a family in ruins and a
woman with the power to heal....
Once a privileged son of the South, Hunter Calhoun is now
a widower Read more...
A Summer Affair
August 1, 2003
A gifted but troubled physician, Blue Calhoun runs a
thriving medical practice from his Nob Hill mansion in San
Francisco while raising his son alone after an unthinkable
tragedy. Then Read more...
Home Before Dark
April 1, 2003
In her career as a photojournalist, free-spirited Jessie
Ryder has seen the
world through her camera lens. But she's never traveled far
enough to escape
a painful moment that has haunted her Read more...
The Drifter
March 1, 2003
One night, Dr. Leah Mundy wakes to the barrel of a gun.
Trouble has just drifted into town. He's an outlaw,
clearly on the run, from what, she can only Read more...
Texas Wildflower
November 1, 2002
All her life, Shiloh Mulvane has wanted to follow in her
father's footsteps as one of the Texas frontier's greatest
detectives. Now, she finally gets her chance to bring
outlaw Read more...
Cinderfella / Lady of the Night
October 1, 2002
CINDERFELLA by Susan Wiggs
Ace reporter Jack Riley was determined to keep open the
youth shelter that
had kept so many kids out of trouble. But his
overprivileged boss, Madeleine
Langston, was the Read more...
Enchanted Afternoon
September 1, 2002
With a deft hand and a unique voice, acclaimed author Susan
Wiggs creates an
enchanting story that will take your breath away as it
reaffirms the power
of love and the magic Read more...
The Lightkeeper
March 1, 2002
Once, the sea took everything he loved . . .
Jesse Morgan is a man hiding from the pain of his past, a
man who has vowed never to give his Read more...
Passing Through Paradise
February 1, 2002
THE LAST THING SHE EXPECTED WAS TO FALL IN LOVE
AGAIN.
Once upon a time, Sandra was happily married to Victor
Winslow, the favorite son of a town called Paradise, a Read more...
Halfway To Heaven
October 1, 2001
2002 RITA Finalist
At a glittering White House gala, Abigail Cabot discovers
the man of her dreams. Only, he's not interested . . . yet.
So the gifted lady astronomer, Read more...
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