Laurie Lee McBain
Born (1949-10-15) October 15, 1949
Riverside, California, United States
Pen nameLaurie McBain
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Period1975–1985
GenreHistorical romances

Laurie (Lee) McBain (born October 15, 1949) is a best-selling American writer of seven historical romance novels from 1975 to 1985.[1][2] Her novels Devil's Desire and Moonstruck Madness each sold over a million copies.[3][4]

Biography

McBain was born in Riverside, California. She was educated at San Bernardino Valley College in California and studied at California State University.[5] She was always passionate about art and history, so her father both encouraged her, and helped her to write her first historical romance.[6] Her first book, Devil's Desire, was published in 1975 by Avon, joining her to a new generation of romantic writers, such as Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Together they changed the style of the historical romance. Devil's Desire and her second novel Moonstruck Madness, each sold over a million copies.

After the death of her father, McBain decided to retire from the publishing world in 1985, with only seven romances written.[6]

Bibliography

Single novels

  • Devil's Desire (1975)
  • Tears Of Gold (1979/Jun)
  • Wild Bells To The Wild Sky (1983)
  • When The Splendor Falls (1985)

Dominick Series

  1. Moonstruck Madness (1977/Feb)
  2. Chance The Winds Of Fortune (1980)
  3. Dark Before The Rising Sun (1982)

References and sources

  1. ↑ Paperback best sellers, New York Times, November 10, 1985.
  2. ↑ How A Demure Damsel Sells A Million Books, Oakland Tribune, February 7, 1977.
  3. ↑ The Washington Post, February 10, 1977.
  4. ↑ Rosemary's Babies, Brad Darrach, Time, January 17, 1977.
  5. ↑ Twentieth-century romance and gothic writers, Macmillan, 1982, p. 898
  6. 1 2 Laurie McBain in FantasticFiction
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