Loretta Chase

Loretta Lynda Chekani Chase
Born1949 (age 76–77)
U.S.A.
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
Pen nameLoretta Chase
Period1987-present
GenreRomance
Notable worksThe Sandalwood Princess, Lord of Scoundrels
Notable awardsRITA award – Regency Romance
1991 The Sandalwood Princess
RITA award – Short Historical Romance
1996 Lord of Scoundrels
Websitewww.lorettachase.com

Loretta Chase, née Loretta Lynda Chekani (born 1949) is an American writer of romance novels since 1987.

Early life and education

Loretta Lynda Chekani was born in 1949 in a family of Albanian origin. She studied at New England public schools before receiving a bachelor's degree from Clark University, where she majored in English.

Career

Her past jobs include clerical, administrative, and part-time teaching at Clark and a "Dickensian six-month experience" as a meter maid. After college, her first professional writing job was for an exhibition catalog. This led to a job moonlighting as a corporate video scriptwriter. During this time she met a video producer who enticed her to write novels...and eventually to marry him. Her first Regency manuscript, Isabella, was bought by the first New York editor who read it and led to a successful career as a romance author. Chase said of her marriage: "The books resulting from this union have won a surprising number of awards, including the Romance Writers of America RITA® Award." Her books have also won several Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice awards, various RRA-L (Romance Readers Anonymous) awards, and the All About Romance Top 100 Romances award multiple times.

Bibliography

Trevelyan Family Saga Series

  1. Isabella 1987/Nov
  2. The English Witch 1988/Jul

Regency Series

  1. Viscount Vagabond 1989/Jan
  2. The Devil's Delilah 1989/Jun

Scoundrels Series

  1. The Lion's Daughter 1992/Oct
  2. Captives of the Night 1994/Mar
  3. Lord of Scoundrels 1995/Jan
  4. "The Mad Earl's Bride" in Three Weddings and a Kiss 1995/Sep (with Catherine Anderson, Lisa Kleypas and Kathleen E. Woodiwiss)
  5. The Last Hellion 1998/Apr

Carsington Brothers Series

  1. Miss Wonderful 2004/Mar
  2. Mr. Impossible 2005/Mar
  3. Lord Perfect 2006/Mar
  4. Not Quite a Lady 2007/May
  5. Last Night's Scandal 2010/Aug

Fallen Women Series

  1. Not Quite a Lady 2007/May
  2. Your Scandalous Ways 2008/Jun
  3. Don't Tempt Me 2009/Jul

Single Novels

Omnibus

Dressmakers Series

Difficult Dukes Series

Anthologies (Other)

Non-fiction

Awards

Awards for Loretta Chase
Year Nominated work CategoryAward ResultNotesRef.
1991 The Sandalwood Princess Regency Romance Romance Writers of America RITA Award Won
1995 Lord of Scoundrels Regency Historical Romance Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Won
1996 Lord of Scoundrels Short Historical Romance Romance Writers of America RITA Award Won
1998 The Last Hellion British Isles Historical Romance Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Won
2004 Miss Wonderful First Historical Romance Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Won
2009 Don't Tempt Me Historical Love & Laughter Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award Won
2011 Historical Romance Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Won

References

  1. ↑ Chase, Loretta. "About Loretta". www.lorettachase.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-08-07. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  2. ↑ Litte, Jane (May 23, 2008). "My First Sale by Loretta Chase" (PDF). www.lorettachase.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  3. ↑ "Awards for Loretta Chase" (PDF). www.fictiondb.com. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  4. ↑ Chase, Loretta (1999). "Historical Romance—The Path I've Taken". In Mussell, Kay; Tuñón, Johanna (eds.). North America Romance Writers. Lanham (Md.): The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 39–43. ISBN 0810836041.
  5. 1 2 "Past RITA Winners". Romance Writers of America. Archived from the original on 20 April 2026. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Romantic Times 1995 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners". Romantic Times Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Romantic Times 2004 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners". Romantic Times Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Romantic Times 1998 Reviewers' Choice Award Winners". Romantic Times Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 14 December 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Historical Love & Laughter". RT Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "RT Award Nominees & Winners". RT Book Reviews. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

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