Rita Clay Estrada

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  • Bibliography:
    27 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    February 1985
  • Latest Book:
    December 2001
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About the Author

Rita Clay was born on 31 July 1941 in Michigan, USA. Her mother, Rita Gallagher, was a former Miss Michigan, a romance novelist and a noted writing instructor, while her father was a pilot with the U.S. Air Force. She spent much of her early years living in Europe. She married her high school sweetheart when she was very young and stayed at home to raise their four children. Today, she is divorced.

On 1977, she started to write and on 1981, she published her first novel to Silhouette, she used her maiden name, Rita Clay. In 1982, she moved to Dell to write for their Candlelight Ecstasy line. Harlequin owned her pen name, so she wrote as Tira Lacy, an anagram of Rita Clay. In 1985 she resigned with Harlequin and asked to use her full name, Rita Clay Estrada, on all future books. Her novels have been translated in 23 languages. She, her mother, and 35 other authors, decided that an association was needed to defend their published members. They founded the Romance Writers of America (R.W.A), that years later persuaded Harlequin books to register copyrights for authors' works and to allow writers to own their own pseudonyms. Previously, the authors were forced to leave their pseudonym behind if they switched publishing houses, making it more difficult fortheir fans to follow. R.W.A. signature award, the RITA, which is the highest award of excellence given in the genre of romantic fiction, is named after her. The R.W.A. also awarded Estrada their Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.

Full Series List in Order

Related Books

1 - The Will and the Way (Feb-1985)
2 - A Woman's Choice (Aug-1985)
3 - Something to Treasure (Mar-1986)

Related Books - 2

1 - Wishes (May-1997)
2 - Dreams (Jun-1998)
3 - Everything About Him (Jan-1999)

Related Books - 3

1 - Second to None (Sep-1989)
2 - The Lady Says No (Jun-1991)

Multi-Author Series List

Bachelor Auction

One Wild Weekend (Jun-1999)

Lost Loves

Forms of Love (Jul-1994)

Montclair Emeralds

Trust (Sep-1988)

Rebels and Rogues

The Stormchaser (Feb-1996)

The Wrong Bed

4 - Love Me, Love My Bed (Jul-1996)

Book List in Order: 27 titles

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Rita Clay Estrada has published 27 books.

Rita Clay Estrada does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Too Wicked to Love, was published in December 2001.

The first book by Rita Clay Estrada, The Will and the Way, was published in February 1985.

Yes. Rita Clay Estrada has 3 series.
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