Manda Collins is an author of romance novels. Most of her books are regency romances, but she has also written a contemporary romance novels novella, Legally Yours.
Manda Collins | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Regency romance |
Her Wicked Widows series are Regency romance novels with an element of mystery, about women with unhappy first marriages who fall in love with better men after their first husbands have died.[1][2]
Collins' first book, How to Dance with a Duke, was nominated for an RT Book Reviews Reviewers' Choice Award for First Historical Romance.[3]
Her novella The Perks of Being a Beauty was the winner of the 2014 Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for Best Novella.[4]
The second book in Collins' Studies in Scandal series, Duke with Benefits, was named a Kirkus Best Romance of 2017.[5]
Books
editUgly Ducklings
edit- How to Dance with a Duke, St. Martin's Press, 2012
- How to Romance a Rake, St. Martin's Press, 2012
- How to Entice an Earl, St. Martin's Press, 2013
- The Perks of Being a Beauty (novella), St. Martin's Press, 2013
Wicked Widows
edit- Why Dukes Say I Do, St. Martin's Press, 2013
- Why Earls Fall in Love, St. Martin's Press, 2014
- Why Lords Lose Their Hearts, St. Martin's Press, 2014
- Once Upon a Christmas Kiss (novella), St. Martin's Press, 2014
The Lords of Anarchy
edit- A Good Rake Is Hard to Find, St. Martin's Press, 2015
- Good Earl Gone Bad, St. Martin's Press, 2015
- Good Dukes Wear Black, St. Martin's Press, 2016
- With This Christmas Ring, St. Martin's Press, 2017
Studies in Scandal
edit- Ready Set Rogue, St. Martin's Press, 2017
- Duke with Benefits, St. Martin's Press, 2017
- Wallflower Most Wanted, St. Martin's Press, 2018
- One for the Rogue, St. Martin's Press, 2018
Ladies Guide Series
edit- A Lady's Guide to Mischief and Mayhem, Forever, 2020
- An Heiress's Guide to Deception and Desire, Forever, 2021
- A Spinster's Guide to Danger and Dukes, Forever, 2023
- A Governess's Guide to Passion and Peril, Forever, 2024
Other works
edit- Legally Yours, self-published, 2012
References
edit- ^ Why Earls Fall in Love, Publishers Weekly, 12/02/2013.
- ^ Why Lords Lose Their Hearts, Publishers Weekly, 06/09/2014.
- ^ RT Award Nominees and Winners, RT Book Reviews, 2012.
- ^ [1], Goodreads, 2014.
- ^ [2], Kirkus Reviews, 2017.