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Cathie Linz Baumgardner
Born(1954-11-29)29 November 1954
Chicago, Illinois
Died7 March 2015(2015-03-07) (aged 60)[1]
Chicago, Illinois
Pen nameCathie Linz, Cat Devon
OccupationNovelist, librarian
NationalityAmerican
Period1981–present
GenreRomance
Website
www.cathielinz.com

Cathie Linz Baumgardner[2] (29 November 1954, Chicago – 7 March 2015, Chicago) was an American librarian and a USA Today writer of over 50 romance novels under the pen names of Cathie Linz and Cat Devon.[3] Her romance novels are published worldwide in nearly 20 languages.[citation needed]

Biography

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Cathie Linz was born on 29 November 1954 in Chicago, Illinois. She was previously employed as Head of Acquisitions at Northern Illinois University Law Library.[4][5][6] She went on to publish her first book in 1982[5] and has been the recipient of numerous awards, in addition to being named a lifetime honorary member of the Romance Writers of America.[citation needed] Her romance novels are known for their humor and witty dialogue.

Linz contributed to the landmark book, Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance, a hardcover lead title from the University of Pennsylvania Press which won the distinguished Susan Koppleman Award.[citation needed]

Linz lived in the Chicago area with her family and her cat. The cat, Whiskers, appeared on the cover of the December 2006 issues of Romantic Times.[7] An avid traveler, she had been to the Swiss Mountains, Alaska, and the Grand Canyon.[8]

Linz died on 7 March 2015 in Chicago.[9]

Awards

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  • Romantic Times Career Achievement Storyteller of the Year award
  • Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award
  • eHarlequin Readers' Choice Award
  • Write Touch Award – Best Contemporary Category Romance

Bibliography

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As Cathie Linz

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Single Novels

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  • Remembrance of Love – April 1982[5]
  • Wildfire – July 1983
  • A Summer's Embrace – Oct. 1983
  • A Charming Strategy – January 1984
  • A Private Account – June 1984
  • Winner Takes All – Sept. 1984
  • Pride And Joy – Feb. 1985, Five Star Romance (hardcover reprint), July 1998
  • A Glimpse of Paradise – May 1985
  • Tender Guardian – Sept. 1985, G.K. Hall hardcover, large-print edition, December 1996
  • Lover And Deceiver – January 1986
  • Continental Lover – July 1986, Thorndike Large Print (Hardcover reprint) 1999[5]
  • A Handful of Trouble – January 1987, Thorndike Large Print (Hardcover reprint) 1999.
  • Change of Heart – Feb. 1988
  • A Friend in Need – Aug. 1988
  • As Good As Gold – March 1989
  • Adam's Way – September 1989
  • Smiles – June 1990
  • Handyman – January 1991
  • Smooth Sailing – September 1991
  • Flirting With Trouble – July 1992[5]
  • Male Ordered Bride – January 1993
  • Escapades – Aug. 1993
  • Midnight Ice – March 1994
  • One of a Kind Marriage – Sept. 1994, G.K. Hall large-print edition March 1995
  • Bridal Blues – November 1994
  • A Wife in Time – Oct. 1995[5]
  • Wildfire – G.K. Hall, hardcover, large-print edition, March 1996. In UK hardcover large-print edition pub. by Chivers Press, June 1996
  • Husband Needed – September 1997
  • Daddy in Dress Blues – September 2000, Thorndike Large Print (Hardcover reprint) 2000[5]
  • Between The Covers – 2001[5]
  • Stranded with the Sergeant – 2001[5]
  • Catch of the Day – 2006
  • Mad, Bad and Blone – 2010[6]

Montana Mavericks Series Multi-Author

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  • Baby Wanted—May 1995

Three Weddings and a Gift Series

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  1. Michael's Baby – Sept. 1996
  2. Seducing Hunter – Oct. 1996
  3. Abbie and the Cowboy – November 1996

Too Marriage Makers Series

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  1. Too Sexy For Marriage – March 1998[5]
  2. Too Stubborn To Marry – June 1998[5]
  3. Too Smart For Marriage – August 1998[5]

Best of the West Series

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  1. The Rancher Gets Hitched – 1999.
  2. The Cowboy Finds A Bride – 1999.
  3. The Lawman Gets Lucky – April 2000.

Marines, Men of Honor Series

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  1. The Marine and the Princess – 2001[5]
  2. Married to a Marine – 2002[5]
  3. Sleeping Beauty & The Marine – 2003.
  4. Her Millionaire Marine – 2004.
  5. Cinderella's Sweet-Talking Marine – 2004
  6. The Marine Meets His Match – 2004
  7. The Marine And Me – 2005
  8. Lone Star Marine – 2006

Royally Wed Series Multi-Author

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  • A Prince at Last – 2002

Girls Do Or Don't Series[6]

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  1. Good Girls Do – 2006
  2. Bad Girls Don't – 2006
  3. Big Girls Don't Cry'' – 2007
  4. Smart Girls Think Twice – 2009

Omnibus in Collaboration

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Non-fiction titles

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  • Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women

As Cat Devon

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Entity Series

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  1. Sleeping With The Entity (2013)
  2. The Entity Within (2013)
  3. Love Your Entity (2013)
  4. Tall, Dark and Immortal (2015)

References

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  1. ^ Fox, Bette-Lee (March 9, 2015). "RIP Cathie Linz: A Librarian & Romance Writer". Library Journal. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cathie Linz". Keller Public Library. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Home Page". CathieLinz.com. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Krentz, Jayne Ann, ed. (June 1996). Dangerous Men & Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance. New York, N.Y.: Harper Paperbacks. p. 16. ISBN 9780061084638. OCLC 34819683.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Charles, John; Mosley, Shelley; Hamilton-Selway, Joanne; Van Winkle, Sandra, eds. (2007). "Cathie Linz". Romance Today: An A-to-Z Guide to Contemporary American Romance Writers. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishers. pp. 237–239. ISBN 978-0-313-32841-1. OCLC 71266382.
  6. ^ a b c Sheehan, Sarah E. (2010). Romance Authors: A Research Guide. Author research series. Santa Barbara, California: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 92–95. ISBN 978-1-59884-386-6. OCLC 731297956.
  7. ^ "What's New". CathieLinz.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  8. ^ "Cathie Linz Interview". OnceUponARomance.net.
  9. ^ Fox, Bette-Lee (March 9, 2015). "RIP Cathie Linz: A Librarian & Romance Writer". Library Journal. Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
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