Sabrina Jeffries
Sabrina Jeffries | |
|---|---|
 Sabrina Jeffries | |
| Pen name | Sabrina Jeffries, Deborah Martin, Deborah Nicholas |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | 1992–present |
| Genre | romance |
| Website | |
| www | |
Sabrina Jeffries is the pen name of a best-selling American author of romance novels, who also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas.
Biography[]
Jeffries lived a normal childhood until she was seven, when her parents became missionaries and moved the family to Thailand. Over the next eleven years, Jeffries had many adventures, including being chased by a baby elephant, playing in a rain forest, and experiencing the entire series of rabies shots. Because she only had her siblings to play with, Jeffries escaped into the world of books, reading everything from comic books to classics, with romance novels being her favorites.[1] She began making up her own stories when she was twelve, only to discover that every one of them was a romance of some sort.[2]
Jeffries earned a Ph.D. in English, writing her dissertation on James Joyce.[3] While serving as a visiting assistant professor of English at Tulane University,[4] Jeffries attempted to develop an academic work from her dissertation.[2] Bored with this attempt, she began writing a romance novel instead. After realizing that she enjoyed writing more than teaching, Jeffries left the academic world to work as a technical writer, while writing novels at night.[2] Although her first attempt did not sell, after ten rejections Jeffries's second book was finally picked up by Leisure.[5] She has since sold thirty-nine novels.[3] She has published historical romances as both Sabrina Jeffries and Deborah Martin, and contemporary paranormal romantic suspense as Deborah Nicholas.[6] Jeffries has won the Holt Medallion Award, the Maggie, and the Booksellers' Best Award and her novels often place high on the USAToday Bestseller's list.[4] Her novels Beware a Scot's Revenge and Let Sleeping Rogues Lie became New York Times Bestsellers.[3]
Jeffries writes in her home office. She also participates in a group blog called The Goddess Blogs. Because her family's schedules fluctuate, however, she sometimes does not sit down to write until the middle of the night. In her limited spare time, Jeffries spends time making jewelry, putting together jigsaw puzzles, and reading.[7]
Jeffries lives in Cary, North Carolina[3] with her husband and Autistic son, Nick.[1]
Bibliography[]
As Sabrina Jeffries[]
Lord Trilogy[]
- The Pirate Lord (1998)
- The Forbidden Lord (1999)
- The Dangerous Lord (2000)
Swanlea Spinsters[]
- A Dangerous Love (2000)
- A Notorious Love (2001)
- After the Abduction (2002)
- Dance of Seduction (2003)
- Married to the Viscount (2004)
The Royal Brotherhood[]
- In the Prince's Bed (2004)
- To Pleasure a Prince (2005)
- One Night With a Prince (2005)
School for Heiresses[]
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Anthology | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Seduce a Scoundrel | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Only a Duke Will Do | 2006 | ||
| 2.5 | Ten Reasons to Stay | 2006 | The School for Heiresses | |
| 3 | Beware a Scot's Revenge | 2007 | ||
| 4 | Let Sleeping Rogues Lie | 2008 | ||
| 4.2 | When Sparks Fly | 2008 | Snowy Night with a Stranger | Novella |
| 5 | Don't Bargain With the Devil | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Wed Him Before You Bed Him | 2009 | ||
| 6.1 | An April Fool’s Forbidden Affair | 2015 | Premiere: A Romance Writers of America Collection | Novella |
Hellions of Halstead Hall[]
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Truth About Lord Stoneville | 2010 | |
| 2 | A Hellion in Her Bed | 2010 | |
| 3 | How To Woo A Reluctant Lady | 2011 | |
| 4 | To Wed a Wild Lord | 2011 | |
| 5 | A Lady Never Surrenders | 2012 | |
| 6 | Twas the Night After Christmas | 2012 |
The Duke's Men[]
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What the Duke Desires | 2013 | |
| 2 | When the Rogue Returns | 2014 | |
| 2.5 | Dorinda and the Doctor | 2014 | Novella |
| 3 | How the Scoundrel Seduces | 2014 | |
| 4 | If the Viscount Falls | 2015 |
Sinful Suitors[]
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Anthology | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Art of Sinning | 2015 | ||
| 1.5 | The Heiress and the Hothead | 2015 | What Happens Under the Mistletoe | Novella |
| 2 | The Study of Seduction | 2016 | ||
| 3 | The Danger of Desire | 2016 | ||
| 4 | The Pleasures of Passion | 2017 | ||
| 4.5 | A Talent For Temptation | 2017 | Novella | |
| 5 | The Secret of Flirting | 2018 | ||
| 5.5 | The Risk of Rogues | 2018 | Novella |
Duke Dynasty[]
| # | Title | Publication
Date |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Duchess | 2019 | |
| 1.5 | Seduction on a Snowy Night | 2019 | Novella |
| 2 | The Bachelor | 2020 | |
| 3 | Who Wants to Marry a Duke | 2020 | |
| 4 | Undercover Duke | 2021 |
Short fiction[]
- A Dance with the Devil (1997)
- One Night with a Rogue (1995)
- The French Maid (2012)
- Gone But Not Forgotten (2006)
- Closer Than They Appear (2007)
Novels In Collaboration[]
| # | Title | In Collaboration With | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 9 | A Day in Mossy Creek | Deborah Smith
Virginia Ellis
|
Gone But Not Forgotting |
| 6 of 9 | At Home in Mossy Creek | Deborah Smith
|
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As Deborah Martin[]
Novels[]
- Moonlight Enchantment (1992)
- Creole Nights (1992)
- Dangerous Angel (1994)
- Creole Bride (1997)
- Silver Deceptions (1994)
Reworked Wales[]
- Windswept (1995 / 2017 republished under Sabrina Jefferies)
- Stormswept (1996 / 2016 republished under Sabrina Jefferies)
Reworked restoration[]
- By Love Unveiled (1993 / 2013 republished under Sabrina Jefferies)
- Silver Deceptions (1994 / 2014 republished under Sabrina Jefferies)
As Deborah Nicholas[]
Novels[]
- Night Vision (1993)
- Silent Sonata (1994)
- Shattered Reflections (1996)
Anthologies and collections[]
| Anthology or Collection | Contents | Publication Date |
|---|---|---|
| One Night With a Rogue | Too Wicked for Heaven | 1995 |
| Dance With the Devil | Out of the Night | 1997 |
| Fantasy | The Widow's Auction | 2002 |
| School for Heiresses | Ten Reasons to Stay | 2007 |
| Snowy Night With a Stranger | When Sparks Fly | 2008 |
| Premiere: A Romance Writers of America® Collection | An April Fool’s Forbidden Affair | 2015 |
| What Happens Under the Mistletoe | The Heiress and the Hothead | 2015 |
Sources[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About Sabrina". Sabrina Jeffries Official Website. Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "RBL Presents Sabrina Jeffries". RBL Romantica. Archived from the original on 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Matchar, Emily (July 10, 2007). "A refuge in romance". The Cary News. Archived from the original (– Scholar search) on August 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-11.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sarbina Jeffries". Berkley Jove Authors. 2002. Archived from the original on 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ Burns, Monica (2004). "Come Meet the Always Witty Sabrina Jeffries". MonicaBurns.Com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-11. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Sabrina Jeffries FAQ". Sabrina Jeffries Official Website. 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "ARR Interview with Sabrina Jeffries". A Romance Review. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Printable Booklist". Sabrina Jeffries Official Website. 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-05-21. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Printable Book List". Sabrina Jeffries. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
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- Novelists from North Carolina
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- American women novelists
- Women romantic fiction writers
- 20th-century American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
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