Mia Zachary

Mia Zachary is an American author of contemporary romance novels.

Biography

Zachary first began writing as a child, creating picture books with simple dialogue for her younger brother.^[1] In the late 1980s she began writing her first novel, a medieval historical romance, but did not finish the novel because of the research it necessitated. In 1998, she formed an online publishing company.^[2] At a Romance Writers of America conference in 2000, she was inspired by a story told by fellow author Kelsey Roberts about finding a single red shoe under the bed of her hotel room. She wrote a manuscript, Red Shoes And a Diary, which did not sell well through her online company. She rewrote the story and submitted it to Harlequin Temptation, which rejected the story.^[2] Zachary entered two of the love scenes from her novel into Harlequin's Summer Blaze writing contest. She won the contest, a chance to have an editor read her full manuscript. The editor purchased the novel,^[1] which was published in April 2003.^[2]

Zachary says that she writes "romance fiction [because it] is stories about friendship and intimacy, love and respect, commitment, and responsibility."^[1]

Novels

• Red Shoes and a Diary (2003)
• Yours in Black Lace (2004)
• 9½ Days (2004)
• Afternoon Delight (2006)
• Another Side of Midnight (2007)

Omnibus

• Witchy Business: Under His Spell / Disenchanted? / Spirit Dance (2007) (with Julie Elizabeth Leto, Rhonda Nelson)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} McDonald, Lora, April Author of the Month: Mia Zachary, The Romance Readers Connection, http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/aotm/authorofthemonthzacharymia.html, retrieved 2007-11-13 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Mia Zachary Interview, A Romance Review, 2004, http://www.aromancereview.com/interviews/miazachary.phtml, retrieved 2007-11-13 

External links

• Official website

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