Deborah Simmons

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Deborah Simmons is the author of twenty-seven historical romances and novellas, published by Avon, Berkley, and Harlequin. She has sold more than two million books in North America, and her work has been translated and published in twenty-seven countries, including illustrated editions in Japan.

A native Midwesterner, Simmons graduated cum laude from Wittenberg University and was a journalist before turning to fiction. Her first book, Heart's Masquerade, was published by Avon in 1989 and was followed by a number of Harlequin Historicals, including a USA Today Bestselling anthology and her popular series on the medieval de Burgh family. Her 2003 release, A Man of Many Talents, was a launch title for Berkley's Sensation imprint. And two of her books have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America's annual RITA competition for excellence: The Gentleman Thief in 2001 and A Lady of Distinction in 2005.

A complete list of her titles can be found at www.DeborahSimmons.com