American novelist
Amanda Renee is an American romance novelist.[1][2]
Background
She was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey[1] United States and now lives in coastal South Carolina.[2][3] She began writing at nine-years-old, but didn't pursue it seriously until she garnered praise for a school essay against music censorship.[1] After she was discovered through Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest, she began writing for their American Romance line.[3][4]
Career
Amanda received "the call" from Harlequin on March 13, 2012[5] after she had submitted her manuscript to them through their So You Think You Can Write[6] competition. Many of her books center around hippotherapy,[7] a form of physical and occupational therapy that utilize the horse's movements to treat numerous conditions.
Each of Renee's books have charted in the Nielsen Bookscan Top 100 Adult Fiction Overall Fiction lists.
Novels
Harlequin American Romance
- Betting on Texas was published by Harlequin Books March in 2013
- Home to the Cowboy was published by Harlequin Books in August 2013
- Blame it on the Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in February 2014
- A Texan for Hire was published by Harlequin Books in March 2015
- Back to Texas was published by Harlequin Books in May 2015
- Mistletoe Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in October 2015
- The Trouble with Cowgirls was published by Harlequin Books in June 2016
[1][3]
Harlequin Western Romance
- A Bull Rider's Pride was published by Harlequin Books in August 2016
- Twins for Christmas was published by Harlequin Books in December 2016
- The Lawman's Rebel Bride was published by Harlequin Books in July 2017
- A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas was published by Harlequin Books in November 2017
- Wrangling Cupid's Cowboy was published by Harlequin Books in January 2018
- The Bull Rider's Baby Bombshell was published by Harlequin Books in May 2018
- Montana Redemption was published by Harlequin Books in March 2019
[8][1][5]
- His Ultimate Test was published by Mills & Boon Australia in June 2014
[1][9]
- A Bull Rider's Pride was published in large print hardcover by Mills & Boon Australia in September 2016
- The Lawman's Rebel Bride was published in large print hardcover and paperback by Mills & Boon Australia in June 2017
- A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas was published in large print hardcover and paperback by Mills & Boon Australia in October 2017
- Wrangling Cupid's Cowboy was published in large print hardcover and paperback by Mills & Boon Australia in February 2018
[2]
- Betting on Texas was published by Harlequin Books March in 2013
- Home to the Cowboy was published by Harlequin Books in August 2013
- Blame it on the Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in February 2014
- A Texan for Hire was published by Harlequin Books in March 2015
- Back to Texas was published by Harlequin Books in May 2015
- Mistletoe Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in October 2015
[2]
- The Trouble with Cowboys was published by Harlequin Books June 2016
- Twins for Christmas was published by Harlequin Books December 2016
[2]
- A Bull RIder's Pride was published in paperback and large print hardcover by Mills & Boon United Kingdom August 2016
- The Lawman's Rebel Bride was published in large print hardcover and paperback by Mills & Boon United Kingdom in July 2017
- A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas was published in large print hardcover and paperback by Mills & Boon Australia in November 2017
- Wrangling Cupid's Cowboy was published in large print hardcover and paperback by Mills & Boon Australia in January 2018
[2]
Awards
- Home to the Cowboy (August 2013) won the Golden Quill Best Category Series Award[1][10]
- Blame it on the Rodeo (February 2014) was the runner-up in the 2014 New England Readers' Choice Awards[1][11]
- Mistletoe Rodeo (October 2015) is nominated in the 2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award - Series Romance[12]
Other
In addition to writing books, Amanda teaches creative writing through the Harlequin Online Community.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Amanda Renee - Best Selling Romance Author". Amanda Renee - Best Selling Romance Author. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ a b c d e f "Amanda Renee - Romance, fiction books and ebooks from Mills & Boon". www.millsandboon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ a b c "Amanda Renee Author Bio". Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Amanda Renee". www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ a b "Harlequin American Romance Authors: Amanda%20Renee". Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Harlequin to kick off So You Think You Can Write conference and contest". USA TODAY Life. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
- ^ "AMANDA RENEE NEWS, UPDATES AND GIVEAWAYS: NEWSPAPER ARTICLES!". theamandarenee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Western Romance Store". Harlequin. Harlequin. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Mills & Boon™: His Ultimate Test by Amanda Renee". www.millsandboon.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Golden Quill Winners –". desertroserwa.org. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "New England Chapter Romance Writers of America". New England Chapter Romance Writers of America. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "2015 RT Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees — Series Romance | RT Book Reviews". www.rtbookreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
- ^ "Harlequin Online Community".[permanent dead link]
External links
- www.amandarenee.com
- Harlequin American Romance
- So You Think You Can Write
- HarlequinJunkie
- Cataromance[permanent dead link]
- Night Owl Romance
- USA Today Books
- Moving the Story Forward
