Amanda Renee

Amanda Renee
Nationality	American
Occupation	Novelist
Years active	2013-present
Notable work	Home to the Cowboy (2013), Blame it on the Rodeo(2014) Mistletoe Rodeo (2015)
Awards	2014 Golden Quill Best Category Series Award - Winner (Home to the Cowboy) 2014 New England Readers' Choice Awards - 2nd Place (Blame it on the Rodeo) 2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award - Series Romance Nominee
Website	www.amandarenee.com

Amanda Renee is an American romance novelist.^[1][2]

Background

She was raised in Ridgewood, New Jersey^[1] United States and now lives in coastal South Carolina.^[2][3] She began writing at nine-years-old, but didn't pursue it seriously until she garnered praise for a school essay against music censorship.^[1] After she was discovered through Harlequin's So You Think You Can Write contest, she began writing for their American Romance line.^[3][4]

Career

Amanda received "the call" from Harlequin on March 13, 2012^[5] after she had submitted her manuscript to them through their So You Think You Can Write^[6] competition. Many of her books center around hippotherapy,^[7] a form of physical and occupational therapy that utilize the horse's movements to treat numerous conditions.

Each of Renee's books have charted in the Nielsen Bookscan^[8] Top 100 Adult Fiction Overall Fiction lists.

Novels

Harlequin American Romance^[1][3]

• Betting on Texas was published by Harlequin Books March in 2013
• Home to the Cowboy was published by Harlequin Books in August 2013
• Blame it on the Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in February 2014
• A Texan for Hire was published by Harlequin Books in March 2015
• Back to Texas was published by Harlequin Books in May 2015
• Mistletoe Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in October 2015
• The Trouble with Cowgirls was published by Harlequin Books in June 2016

Harlequin Western Romance^[9][1][5]

• A Bull Rider's Pride was published by Harlequin Books in August 2016
• Twins for Christmas was published by Harlequin Books in December 2016
• The Lawman's Rebel Bride will be published by Harlequin Books in July 2017
• A Snowbound Cowboy Christmas will be published by Harlequin Books in November 2017
• Cowboys & Cupids will be published by Harlequin Books in 2018
• The Bull Rider's Baby Bombshell will be published by Harlequin Books in 2018
• Trusting a Cowboy will be published by Harlequin Books in 2018

Mills & Boon Australia Desire^[1][10]

• His Ultimate Test was published by Mills & Boon Australia in June 2014

Mills & Boon Australia Cherish^[2]

• A Bull Rider's Pride was published in large print hardcover by Mills & Boon Australia in September 2016

Mills & Boon United Kingdom American Romance^[2]

• Betting on Texas was published by Harlequin Books March in 2013
• Home to the Cowboy was published by Harlequin Books in August 2013
• Blame it on the Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in February 2014
• A Texan for Hire was published by Harlequin Books in March 2015
• Back to Texas was published by Harlequin Books in May 2015
• Mistletoe Rodeo was published by Harlequin Books in October 2015

Mills & Boon United Kingdom Western Romance^[2]

• The Trouble with Cowboys was published by Harlequin Books June 2016
• Twins for Christmas was published by Harlequin Books December 2016

Mills & Boon United Kingdom Cherish^[2]

• A Bull RIder's Pride was published in paperback and large print hardcover by Mills & Boon United Kingdom August 2016

Awards

• Home to the Cowboy (August 2013) won the Golden Quill Best Category Series Award^[1][11]
• Blame it on the Rodeo (February 2014) was the runner-up in the 2014 New England Readers' Choice Awards^[1][12]
• Mistletoe Rodeo (October 2015) is nominated in the 2015 RT Book Reviewers' Choice Award - Series Romance^[13]

Other

In addition to writing books, Amanda teaches creative writing through the Harlequin Online Community.^[14]

References

1. "Amanda Renee - Best Selling Romance Author". Amanda Renee - Best Selling Romance Author. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
2. "Amanda Renee - Romance, fiction books and ebooks from Mills & Boon". www.millsandboon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
3. "Amanda Renee Author Bio". Retrieved 2016-02-04.
4. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk, [email protected] -. "Amanda Renee". www.fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
5. "Harlequin American Romance Authors: Amanda%20Renee". Retrieved 2016-02-04.
6. "Harlequin to kick off So You Think You Can Write conference and contest". USA TODAY Life. Retrieved 2016-02-05.
7. "AMANDA RENEE NEWS, UDATES AND GIVEAWAYS: NEWSPAPER ARTICLES!". theamandarenee.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
8. "Nielsen Bookscan".
9. "Western Romance Store". Harlequin. Harlequin. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
10. "Mills & Boon™: His Ultimate Test by Amanda Renee". www.millsandboon.com.au. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
11. "Golden Quill Winners –". desertroserwa.org. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
12. "New England Chapter Romance Writers of America". New England Chapter Romance Writers of America. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
13. "2015 RT Reviewers' Choice Award Nominees — Series Romance | RT Book Reviews". www.rtbookreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
14. "Harlequin Online Community".

External links

• www.amandarenee.com
• Harlequin American Romance
• So You Think You Can Write
• HarlequinJunkie
• Cataromance
• Night Owl Romance
• USA Today Books
• Moving the Story Forward