Catherine Anderson

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name = Catherine Anderson


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birthdate = 1947
birthplace = U.S.
occupation = Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1988 - present
genre = Romance, Suspense
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website = http://www.CatherineAnderson.com

Catherine Anderson, born in 1947, is an American best-selling writer of historical and contemporary romance novels.

Biography

Some of Anderson's earliest memories are of hearing her mother type stories on an old typewriter, and then read the finished work aloud. With this inspiration, Anderson began writing her own stories as a child. Feeling that a career as a published writer was out of reach, however, and decided to major in accounting when she attended college so that she could help her husband Sid keep the books at his company. After realizing that numbers did not make her happy, and with her husband's full blessing, Anderson dropped out of college so that she could pursue a writing career.

Anderson's first four published books were category romance, under the Harlequin Intrigue romantic suspense line. Her subsequent single-title works have alternated between contemporary and historical romances.cite web | last = | first = Kelly| coauthors = | title = CATHERINE ANDERSON Ketchup | work= | pages = | language = | publisher = RBL Romantica | date = May 2005 | url =http://www.geocities.com/rblinterviews/andersoninterview.html | accessdate = 2007-03-22] Many of her novels feature a character with a disability, be it physical or mental, and show the reader how those disabilities can be overcome. Animals are also a recurrent theme in her stories, with many books set on or near ranches. "Romantic Times Magazine" describes her novels as "moving, heartwarming,...celebrat [ing] the ideals of perfect love in an imperfect world. Her characters are complex, often conflicted individuals who triumph over substantial odds."cite web|title=Cameo/Excerpt: Phantom Waltz|publisher=Romantic Times|date=2007|url=http://www.romantictimes.com/books_review.php?cameo=1&book=13579|accessdate=2007-07-03]

Her later novels, including "Blue Sky" and "My Sunshine" have reached the top 15 of the New York Times Bestseller List. She has been nominated nine times for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards and has also been awarded one of their Career Achievement Awards.cite web|title=Author Profile: Catherine Anderson|publisher=Romantic Times|date=2007|url=http://www.romantictimes.com/authors_profile.php?author=7|accessdate=2007-07-03]

Anderson, who is part Shoshone, and her husband, Sid, live on convert|160|acre|km2 in Oregon. They have two grown sons The pair, who own three dogs, are vegetarians.cite web | last = | first = Kelly| coauthors = | title = RBL Presents! CATHERINE ANDERSON | work= | pages = | language = | publisher = RBL Romantica | date = December 2002| url =http://www.geocities.com/rblinterviews/andersoninterview.html | accessdate = 2007-03-22]

Bibliography

*"Reasonable Doubt", 1988
*"Whithout a Trace", 1989
*"Switchback", 1990
*"Cry of the Wild", 1992
*"Coming up Roses", 1970,01
*"Cheyenne Amber", 1994
*"Shotgun Bride" in "Tall, Dark, and Dangerous", 1994
*"Fancy Free" in "Three Weddings and a Kiss", 1995
*"Annie's Song", 1996
*"Simply Love", 1997
*"Cherish", 1998
*"Forever After", 1998
*"Seventh Heaven", 2000
*"Always in Ny Heart", 2002
*"How Likely Is It", 1998 This is not a romance novel, this is a math workbook.
*"Prime Time", 1998 This is not a romance novel, this is a math workbook.
*"Trysting Tree", 1998
*"Only by Your Touch", 2003
*"Apple Orchard", 2005

Comanche Saga series

#"Comanche Moon", 1991
#"Comanche Heart", 1991
#"Indigo Blue", 1992
#"Comanche Magic", 1994

Keegan-Paxton Family Saga series

#"Keegan's Lady", 1996
#"Beautiful Gifts" in "The True Love Wedding Dress", 2005
#"Summer Breeze", 2006

Kendrick-Coulter Family Saga series

#"Baby Love", 1999
#"Phantom Waltz", 2001
#"Sweet Nothings", 2002
#"Blue Skies", 2004
#"Bright Eyes", 2004
#"My Sunshine", 2005
#"Sun Kissed", 2007
#*"Summer Breeze", 2006, ties the Kendrick-Coulter Family Saga and the Keegan-Paxton Family Saga together.

ee also

*List of romantic novelists

References

External links

* [http://www.catherineanderson.com Catherine Anderson Official Site]

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