- Laurie McBain
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name = Laurie McBain
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1949|10|15|mf=y
birthplace =United States
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occupation =Novelist
nationality = American
period = 1975–1985
genre = Historical romances
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website =Laurie McBain (b.
October 15 ,1949 ) was a best-selling Americanwriter of seven historicalromance novels from 1975 to 1985. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/09/lifetimes/king-talisman.html Paperback best sellers] , "New York Times",November 10 ,1985 .] [ [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0037/6774212/31380901.html How A Demure Damsel Sells A Million Books] , "Oakland Tribune",February 7 ,1977 .] Her novels "Devil's Desire" and "Moonstruck Madness" each sold over a million copies. [ [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/171328862.html?dids=171328862:171328862&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=FEB+10%2C+1977&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Radio+Highlights "The Washington Post"] ,February 10 ,1977 .] [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918604-1,00.html Rosemary's Babies] , Brad Darrach, "Time",January 17 ,1977 .]Biography
Laurie McBain was born on
October 15 ,1949 . She was always passionate about art and history, and her father encouraged her and helped her write her first historical romance, and, after the death of her father, she decided to retire from the publishing world in 1985, with only seven romances written. [Citation| title = FantasticFiction|url = http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/laurie-mcbain]Bibliography
ingle Novels
*"Devil's Desire" (1975)
*"Tears Of Gold" (1979 June)
*"Wild Bells To The Wild Sky" (1983)
*"When The Splendor Falls" (1985)Dominick Series
#"Moonstruck Madness" (1977 February)
#"Chance The Winds Of Fortune" (1980)
#"Dark Before The Rising Sun" (1982)References and Sources
- Bibliographic information taken from
WorldCat .
External links
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/laurie-mcbain Laurie McBain's Webpage] in Fantastic Fiction's Website
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