Erica James (born 1960) is a British writer of twenty-four best-selling romance novels. In 2006, her novel Gardens of Delight won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award from the Romantic Novelists' Association.,[1] having been short-listed four times previously.
Erica James | |
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| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Period | 1996–present |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable awards | RoNA Award |
| Spouse | Divorced |
| Children | 2 |
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James has an international following and has been translated into thirteen languages, with the Norwegian edition of Summer at the Lake, ‘Alt i et Oyeblikk’, being a No.1 best-seller there.
Biography edit
Born in 1960 in Surrey, England, she grew up on Hayling Island, Hampshire. Divorced, she has two grown-up sons, Edward and Samuel, and two grandchildren. She lives in Suffolk.[2]
She began writing after attending a creative writing course with the Arvon Foundation and had her first novel, ‘A Breath of Fresh Air’ published in 1996, reaching the Sunday Times best-seller list that year.
As of 2022, she has sold in excess of five million copies of her novels.
Bibliography edit
Single novels edit
- A Breath of Fresh Air (1996)
- Time for a Change (1997)
- Airs and Graces (1997)
- A Sense of Belonging (1998)
- Act of Faith (1999)
- The Holiday (2000)
- Precious Time (2001)
- Hidden Talents (2002)
- Paradise House (2003)
- Love and Devotion (2004)
- Gardens of Delight (2005)
- Tell It to the Skies (2007)
- It's the Little Things (2008)
- The Queen of New Beginnings (2010)
- Promises, Promises (2010)
- The Real Katie Lavender (2011)
- The Hidden Cottage (2013)
- Summer at the Lake (2014)
- The Dandelion Years (2015)
- Song of the Skylark (2016)
- Coming Home to Island House (2018)
- Swallowtail Summer (2019)
- Letters from the Past (2020)
- Mothers and Daughters (2022)
Anthologies in collaboration edit
- What A Woman Wants (2006) (with Donna Hay and Maureen Lee)
References edit
- ^ "Romance lives for Erica James". 20 April 2006.
- ^ "Queen of Romance Erica James beams down in Long Melford after being seduced by Suffolk". 8 February 2015.
- ^ Erica James at FantasticFiction, 10 July 2012