Barbara Faith

Barbara Faith de Covarrubias
Born(1921-02-19)February 19, 1921
Cleveland, Ohio, America
DiedOctober 10, 1995(1995-10-10) (aged 74)
OccupationNovelist
SpouseAlfonso Covarrubias (m. 1970; her death 1995)
Writing career
Pen nameBarbara Faith
Period1978–95
GenreRomance
Notable workThe Sun Dancers
Notable awardsGolden Medallion – Mainstream Contemporary Romance
1982 The Sun Dancers

Barbara Faith de Covarrubias (February 19, 1921 – October 10, 1995), was an American writer of more than 40 romance novels as Barbara Faith (her maiden name) from 1978 until the day of her death. Her book, The Sun Dancers, received a Golden Medallion from Romance Writers of America in 1982.

Biography

Barbara Faith was born on February 19, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio. She married former bullfighter Alfonso Covarrubias on November 11, 1970. They renewed their vows in Spain on May 6, 1983. She began work as a public relations person in Miami, Florida and later moved to Chula Vista, California. She later moved to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

She published her first novel in 1978 for Silhouette Books. Most of her books are set in Mexico, Spain, United States or Morocco, and many of the male protagonists of her books are Hispanic.

Awards

Bibliography

Single novels

Morocco's Desert Series

  1. Bedouin Bride (1984)
  2. Desert Song (1986)
  3. Flower of the Desert (1988)

Man of the World Series (lti-Author)

3. Lion of the Desert (1991)

Romantic Traditions Series (Multi-Author)

That's My Baby! Series (Multi-Author)

Omnibus in collaboration

References

  1. ↑ Barbara Faith in FantacticFiction, retrieved June 25, 2004
  2. ↑ "Past RITA Winners". Romance Writers of America. Archived from the original on April 20, 2026. Retrieved April 30, 2026.