Adele Ashworth

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  • Bibliography:
    10 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 1998
  • Latest Book:
    July 2010
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About the Author

Adele Budnick was born in 1963. After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Journalism/Broadcast Newswriting, she did what so many graduates do—pursued a job in an entirely different field. Thus, in 1986, she became a flight attendant for America West Airlines. During the nearly seven years she worked for the airline, she read hundreds of books (most of them romances), including one in particular about getting a romance published.

In 1990, Adele decided to write her first romance novel, though it took her three years to actually sit down and do it. In the spring of 1993, Adele resigned from America West Airlines to pursue writing full-time. She finished in April 1995, the manuscrit, My Darling Caroline, and two years later, her hard-working agent sold it to Berkley/Jove. My Darling Caroline, released in October of 1998 as Adele Ashworth, went on to win the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best First Book of that year. She lives in Texas with her family, spending most of her hard-earned money at Starbucks, where she's frequently seen chugging down coffee while typing out another fantasy that she hopes romance readers will someday enjoy.

Full Series List in Order

The Dukes

1 - Duke of Sin (Nov-2004)
2 - Duke of Scandal (Apr-2006)
3 - The Duke's Indiscretion (Apr-2007)

Marsh

1 - Someone Irresistible (Dec-2001)
2 - When It's Perfect (Nov-2002)

Wentworth

1 - Winter Garden (Jul-2000)
2 - A Notorious Proposition (May-2008)
3 - The Duke's Captive (Jul-2010)

Book List in Order: 10 titles

  • My Darling Caroline

    A Lifelong Dream Lady Caroline Grayson had always wanted to study botany -- and had already bred a rare lavender rose -- but as a woman in nineteenth-century England, her intelligence and talents were ignored. Caroline was determined to see her dr...

  • Stolen Charms

    A Flawless Beauty Bored with her pompous suitors, Miss Natalie Haislett longs for romance and adventure. She is inflamed by dreams of the mysterious Black Knight -- a daring English thief who has stolen her heart from afar with his legendary explo...

  • Winter Garden

    Wentworth - 1

    Though a celebrated French beauty in 1849, Madeleine DuMais's cleverness is her greatest asset -- and one she puts to good use as a spy for the British. When her expertise is needed in the south of England to break up a smuggling ring, Madeleine will...

  • Someone Irresistible

    Marsh - 1

    London is the place to be in 1851. The crisp spring air is vibrant and alive with excitement in anticipation of the unveiling of the magnificent Crystal Palace. But can a star-crossed love finally bloom in the midst of the tumult? Mimi Marsh has ...

  • When It's Perfect

    Marsh - 2

    Miss Mary Marsh has beauty, brains, and breeding. But it takes one fateful act to bring the perfect man -- and the perfect love -- into her life. When the mesmerizing Marcus Longfellow, the Earl of Renn, comes striding into Miss Mary Marsh's l...

  • Duke of Sin

    The Dukes - 1

    He is called the "Duke of Sin" ... a notorious rogue and recluse whose reputation is as black as the Cornish night. They speak of his conquests, his past, and his mysteries in breathless whispers. And now lovely and desperate Vivian Rael-Lamont ha...

  • Duke of Scandal

    The Dukes - 2

    The scandalously handsome Samson Carlisle is not the deceiving nobleman Lady Olivia was searching for...but he's the lover she fervently desires. A lady's heart is a tempting plaything for the DUKE OF SCANDAL He stands apart from other ...

  • The Duke's Indiscretion

    The Dukes - 3

    She is every man's desire, but she longs more than anything to be...THE DUKE'S INDISCRETION Lady Charlotte Hughes lives a double life. By day, she is the plain, demure sister of a domineering brother who wants her married and out of the wa...

  • A Notorious Proposition

    Wentworth - 2

    From bed partners . . . Two years ago, while on assignment for the Crown, darkly handsome Garrett Burke left Lady Ivy Wentworth sleeping naked in his bed as he went in search of the missing Martello diamonds. After apprehending the dastardly thie...



  • The Duke's Captive

    Wentworth - 3

    Vengeance would be his... Ian Wentworth arrives in London with one goal: revenge. Now a duke of enormous wealth, he should settle down to the business of marrying and producing heirs. But nightmares of an ordeal from his past haunt him at every tu...

Award-Winning Books by Adele Ashworth

Duke of Sin
2004 All About Romance Reader Award -- Most Luscious Love Story
My Darling Caroline
1999 Rita Award -- First Book
Winter Garden
2000 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Cabin/Road Romance
2000 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best European Historical
2000 All About Romance Reader Award -- Best Romance


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Adele Ashworth has published 10 books.

Adele Ashworth does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Duke's Captive, was published in July 2010.

The first book by Adele Ashworth, My Darling Caroline, was published in October 1998.

Yes. Adele Ashworth has 3 series.
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