Barbara Dawson Smith
American writer
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| Places | United States of America | |
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| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | United States of America |
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Biography
Barbara Dawson Smith is an American writer of historical romance novels. She also writes under the pen name Olivia Drake.
Biography
Barbara Dawson Smith obtained a degree in Journalism at Michigan State University. Shortly after graduating she sold her first historical romance only two weeks after sending it to a publisher and joined the Romance Writers of America in 1981.
Smith lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and their two daughters.
Awards
- Dreamspinner: 1990 "Best Historical Romantic Suspense" from Romantic Times
- A Glimpse of Heaven: 1995 "Best Regency Historical" from Romantic Times
- Tempt Me Twice: 2002 RITA Award Best Short Historical