Pamela Morsi

Pamela Morsi
Born(1951-03-12)March 12, 1951
Muskogee, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedDecember 14, 2024(2024-12-14) (aged 73)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
EducationOklahoma State University (BA)
University of Missouri
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
Period1991–2024
GenreRomance novel
Websitewww.pamelamorsi.com

Pamela Morsi (March 12, 1951 – December 14, 2024) was an American writer. She was the author of 29 romance novels, beginning in 1991.

Biography

Morsi was a USA Today Bestselling Author and wrote 29 novels. She was a two-time recipient of the RITA Award for her novels Courting Miss Hattie (Single Title Historical Romance - 1992) and Something Shady (Long Historical Romance - 1996). She was a librarian, with a master's degree from University of Missouri and a BA from Oklahoma State University. Morsi was known for writing primarily fiction and romance novels that feature stories of humor and insight as she portrays the lives of ordinary people in everyday situations. At the time of her death, she was living with her husband and daughter in San Antonio, Texas.

Book to film adaptation

Morsi helped in her community on issues regarding accessible transportation and foster parenting for the disabled. She also helped organize the regional games for Special Olympics. Her interest in people with special needs is also shown through characters in her books, notably the mentally-disabled lead character of "Jelly" in her 2010 novel The Bikini Car Wash. The Bikini Car Wash has been optioned for development as In-Plainview (www.In-Plainview.com), a cable network series and feature film spin-off by actor/producer Bryan Kent in Los Angeles.

Bibliography

Stand alone novels

Non-fiction

References

  1. ↑ Pamela Kiel Obituary. legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ↑ "Pamela Morsi". fictiondb.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Official site". Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Pamela Morsi". goodreads.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pamela Morsi". freshfiction.com. Retrieved May 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ Morsi, Pamela (1999). "A Working Class Romance". In Mussell, Kay; Tuñón, Johanna (eds.). North America Romance Writers. Lanham (Md.): The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 149–152. ISBN 0810836041.