Barbara Dawson Smith - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm the author of 24 books, mostly historical romances set in Regency England, including THE ROGUE REPORT, COUNTESS CONFIDENTIAL, THE WEDDING NIGHT, ONCE UPON A SCANDAL, and TOO WICKED TO LOVE. My publisher is St. Martin's Press. I'm a member of Romance Writers of America, Society for Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators, and Novelists Inc. For a complete listing of my books, please visit my website: www.barbaradawsonsmith.com
THE ROGUE REPORT is a finalist for RT's Best Historical of the Year, Colorado RWA's Award of Excellence, the Daphne DuMaurier Award for Excellence in Mystery Suspense, and the Booksellers Best contest.
COUNTESS CONFIDENTIAL won the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence in the historical romance category. The complete list of winners is posted at www.southernmagic.org
If you'd like to see photos of the most wonderful place in Italy, go to www.villaferraia.com. All the photos on the site were taken by my photographer husband on our trip there last May. Ciao!

My Interests

dark chocolate. reading. red wine. Italy. writing. cats. antiques. ghosts. UFO's. Tex-Mex food. computer games like text twist, civ III, and pogo.com

I'd like to meet:

Tom

Music:

Weird Al Yankovic. Oldies, esp. girl bands of the 60's, Tom Rush, and Simon and Garfunkle. Whatever my kids are listening to, usually John Mayer or Justin Timberlake.

Movies:

Hairspray, The Blues Brothers, Little Miss Sunshine, Dreamgirls, Ever After, The Princess Bride, Napoleon Dynamite, Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter series, Star Wars, Grease, She's the Man, Gladiator, old Hitchcock movies.

Television:

What Not To Wear (I've met Clinton!), Designed to Sell, House Hunters, Project Runway, Beauty and the Geek, Sponge Bob, Forensic Files, Cops, Dr. Phil. Favorite channels: HGTV, History, Court TV.

Books:

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, The Giver series by Lois Lowry, The Crucible series by Sara Douglass, Number 1 Ladies Detective Agency series by Alexander McCall Smith, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Harry Potter series by JK Rowling, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor. Also, ANYTHING by these authors: Marian Keyes, Mary Kay Andrews, Teresa Medeiros, Mary Balogh, Dean Koontz, Janet Evanovich, Sophie Kinsella, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Jane Austen, Meg Cabot, Amanda Stevens, Kay David, Christina Dodd, Susan Wiggs, Heather MacAllister.
CURRENTLY READING: Secrets of a Lady by Tracy Grant

Heroes:

Anyone who gives selflessly to those in need. Even YOU can be a hero. MySpace

My Blog

sushi survey

Do you ...1. Like sushi? If not, STOP. Really. 2. Prefer chopsticks, fork, or fingers? 3. Favor raw or cooked? 4. Put wasabi on top or mix with soy sauce? 5.&...
Posted by Barbara Dawson Smith on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:43:00 PST