Monica Burns (author)

Monica Burns (author)

Monica Burns (born in E. St. Louis, MO) is American author who specializes in writing Erotic romance novels. She was a finalist in the national Romance Writers of America 2005 Golden Heart for Long Historical Romance.

Infobox Writer


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name = Monica Burns
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birthdate = September 26
birthplace = E. St. Louis, IL
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occupation = Novelist
nationality = United States
period = 2005 to present
genre = Romance, Paranormal, Erotic Romance, Historical Romance
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website = http://www.monicaburns.com

Biography

A multi-published author of erotic romance, Monica Burns penned her first short romance story at the age of nine when she selected the pseudonym she uses today. Burns writes Erotic romance novels for two small press publishers. She is a 2005 Golden Heart Finalist, 2006 EPPIE finalist, 2005 CAPA nominee. a January 2008 Romantic Times BOOKreviews Top Pick and a recipient of JERR’s Silver Star award. As an up and coming author, Burns has guest blogged on Lifetime TV's Romance B(u)y The Book blog cite news | first=Monica | last=Burns | coauthors= | title=Monica Burns Guest Blog | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.mylifetime.com/blog/michelle-buonfiglio/monica-burns-guestblog-naughty-bedroom-games | work =Lifetime TV's Romance B(u)y The Book | pages = | accessdate = 2008-05-24 | language = ]

Monica is also a survivor. At the age of 19, she was date raped. She shared her story in September of 2007 on The Knight Agency blog cite news | first=Monica | last=Burns | coauthors= | title=Romance | date= | publisher= | url =http://knightagency.blogspot.com/2007/09/q-will-return-next-week.html | work =The Knight Agency Blog | pages = | accessdate = 2008-05-24 | language = ] , a prominent literary agency in the romance industry.cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Deidre Knight, Agent | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/DeidreKnight/ | work =Publishers Marketplace | pages = | accessdate = 2008-05-24 | language = ] [http://www.monicaburns.com/ArticlesHealing.htm Her Story]

As an individual with Bipolar disorder, Monica is one of 5.7 million American adults (or about 2.6% of the population 18 years or older) affected by this condition according to the National Institute of Mental Health cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Bipolar Disorder | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/bipolar-disorder/index.shtml | work =National Institute of Mental Health | pages = | accessdate = 2008-05-24 | language = ] .

Awards

* 2008 RWA [http://www.romancewiki.com/Passionate_Ink Passionate Plume] 2nd Place win for [http://www.romancewiki.com/Mirage_-_Monica_Burns Mirage]
* JERR Silver Star Award for "A Bluestocking Christmas" in [http://www.romancewiki.com/Holly%2C_Ivy%2C_and_Me Holly, Ivy, and Me]
* [http://www.rwanational.org/cs/contests_and_awards/golden_heart_awards 2005 Gold Heart Finalist] from RWA for [http://www.romancewiki.com/Mirage_-_Monica_Burns Mirage]
* 2006 Eppie Finalist
* 2005 Reviewers Choice Award eCataromance

Novels

Print

* [http://www.romancewiki.com/The_Art_of_Pleasure The Art of Pleasure] (Anthology featuring " [http://www.romancewiki.com/Rogue_in_Disguise Rogue in Disguise] ") - 2005 [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/monicaburns.htm New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Forbidden_Pleasures_-_Monica_Burns Forbidden Pleasures] (Anthology featuring " [http://www.romancewiki.com/Love%27s_Revenge_by_Monica_Burns Love's Revenge] & [http://www.romancewiki.com/Love%27s_Portrait Love's Portrait] ) - 2006 [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/monicaburns.htm New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/A_Bluestocking_Christmas Blue Stocking Christmas] ( [http://www.romancewiki.com/Holly%2C_Ivy_and_Me] Anthology) - 2006 [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/monicaburns.htm New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Obsession_-_Monica_Burns Obsession] - 2006 [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/monicaburns.htm New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Mirage_-_Monica_Burns Mirage] - 2009 [http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/monica-burns Samhain Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Dangerous_-_Monica_Burns Dangerous] - 2009 [http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/monica-burns Samhain Publishing]

eBook

* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Rogue_in_Disguise Rogue in Disguise ] - (2005) - [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Love%27s_Revenge_by_Monica_Burns Love's Revenge] - (2005) - [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/monicaburns.htm New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Love%27s_Portrait Love's Portrait] - (2005) - [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com New Concepts Publishing] ]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/A_Bluestocking_Christmas Blue Stocking Christmas] in the [http://www.romancewiki.com/Holly%2C_Ivy_and_Me] Holly, Ivy and Me Anthology - (2005) - [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com New Concepts Publishing] ]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Obsession_-_Monica_Burns Obsession] - (2006) - [http://www.newconceptspublishing.com New Concepts Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Mirage_-_Monica_Burns Mirage] - ( 2007) [http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/monica-burns Samhain Publishing]
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Dangerous_-_Monica_Burns Dangerous] - (2008) [http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/monica-burns Samhain Publishing]

On the Web

* [http://www.monicaburns.com Monica Burns] - author website
* [http://www.romancewiki.com/Monica_Burns Monica Burns] on Romance Wiki
* [http://www.monicaburns.blogspot.com/ Monica & the Muse] - author blog
* [http://www.myspace.com/monicaburns MySpace] - author MySpace
* [http://www.gabwagon.com/ The GabWagon - Four Authors, Four Opinions Blog] - joint blog

References


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