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Linda Castle
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Linda L. Crockett, is a third-generation native New Mexican, but she likes to say that some of her ancestors were standing on the North American shore when the other ancestors landed. She can trace her heritage to Comanche on one branch and all the way to Scotland at the time of the Spanish Armada on another. Being a mix of hard boiled business person and soft-fuzzy romantic, it was inevitable that she would eventually turn her hand at writing a romance. Add to the fact that as a child she read Jack London and the dictionary and viola! -- A writer is born.
Linda began her first book in March 1992 and it was sold in 1993. She devours history and loves putting in obscure little-known facts into her novels. She likes the American west but is an unabashed Anglophile. Research trips to England, Scotland and Wales are the big pay-off for the long, hard hours of writing, Linda says. That careful attention to research evidently pleases readers because many write and share their thoughts on books and characters they have grown to love. With books in over eight different languages, she has fans from all over the globe. From her first Rita Nominated, Holt medallion finalist, Fearless Hearts, her novels never disappoints. She was a double finalist in the Daphne du Maurier Excellence in Mystery contest with 2 novels. Addie and the Larid was 4th, By King's Command was 3rd. Mattie and the Blacksmith was 3rd in the Laurel awards. Linda will be serving as the President of her RWA chapter in New Mexico, Land of Enchantment Romance Authors, or LERA as well as giving a day long seminar at the Romantic Times convention in Houston, Texas in November. Along with helping aspiring authors reach publication, Linda hosts contests for her readers on her website.
Full Series List in Order
O'Bannion Trilogy
1 - Fearless Hearts (Mar-1995)2 - Territorial Bride (Dec-1998)
3 - Heart of the Lawman (Aug-1999)
Related Books
1 - Fearless Hearts (Mar-1995)2 - Territorial Bride (Dec-1998)
3 - Heart of the Lawman (Aug-1999)
Book List in Order: 6 titles
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Fearless Hearts
- Mar-1995
- / Historical Romance
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A recluse since her accident, sheltered easterner Bellami James thought she was prepared for the challenge that awaited her in the New Mexico Territory. But when her "charge" turned out to be an embittered ex-deputy, Bellami had to wonder jus...
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Abbie's Child
- Jun-1996
- / Historical Romance
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Abigail's Child... Widow Abigail Cooprel had been devastated by the news that her daughter had died at birth and been "switched" with a healthy baby. Now, six years later, she cherished her son as if he were truly her own, and there was nothing sh...
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The Return of Chase Cordell
- Jan-1997
- / Historical Romance
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Chase Cordell Was Coming Home Linese had long awaited her husband's homecoming, but the hero that returned from the war was not the dashing rogue that had captured her in a whirlwind courtship. Who was this man with haunted eyes who could stil...
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Temple's Prize
- Dec-1997
- / Historical Romance
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There Was More At Stake Here Than Money... Temple Parish knew it the minute Constance Cadwallender set foot in Montana. If he were saddled with 'little Connie,' how could he concentrate on winning the scientific prize that would make his ...
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Territorial Bride
- Dec-1998
- / Historical Romance
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BROOKS JAMES THOUGHT HE'D LEFT HIS DANDY DAYS BEHIND HIM... But when Missy O'Bannion, the wildfire cowgirl who'd lassoed his heart, set her sights on becoming a lady with a capital L, he traded the wide-open spaces of the West for the gilded stree...
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Heart of the Lawman
- Aug-1999
- / Historical Romance
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The Law Had Made a Mistake Torn from her child's arms and imprisoned as a murderess, Marydyth Hollenbeck had thought her life was over. Now fate had set her free. But what was freedom, bound to an ex-lawman Flynn O'Bannion, the man she had vowed t...