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'''Angela Quarles''' is an American time travel and contemporary romance author who has published 9 novels. Her novel ''Must Love Chainmail'' won the 2016 [[RITA Award]] for Best Paranormal Romance.<ref name=RITA1>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RITA_Award 2017 RITA Winners,]" [[Romance Writers of America]], accessed March 20, 2018.</ref> |
'''Angela Quarles''' is an American time travel and contemporary romance author who has published 9 novels. Her novel ''Must Love Chainmail'' won the 2016 [[RITA Award]] for Best Paranormal Romance.<ref name=RITA1>"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RITA_Award 2017 RITA Winners,]" [[Romance Writers of America]], accessed March 20, 2018.</ref>. Her debut novel ''Must Love Breeches'' made the USA Today bestseller list the week of November 5, 2015.<ref name=usat>"[https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/06/21/must-love-breeches-a-time-travel-romance-must-love-series-book-1/2444877/isbn/9780990540007/ USA Today Bestseller List]," USA Today, accessed March 20, 2018.</ref> |
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==Life== |
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==Awards and honors== |
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''Must Love Chainmail'', the second book in her Must Love time travel romance series, won the 2016 [[RITA Award]] from the Romance Writers of America.<ref name=RITA1/> |
''Must Love Breeches'', the first book in her Must Love time travel romance series, debuted on the USA Today bestseller list at #149 on Nov. 5, 2015.<ref name=usat/> ''Must Love Chainmail'', the second book in her Must Love time travel romance series, won the 2016 [[RITA Award]] from the Romance Writers of America.<ref name=RITA1/> |
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Her steampunk romance novel ''Steam Me Up, Rawley'' was selected by [[Library Journal]] as Best Self-Published Romance of 2015.<ref>"[https://self-e.libraryjournal.com/first-annual-self-e-contest-winners-announced/ First Annual SELF-e Contest Winners Announced!]," Library Journal, accessed March 20, 2018.</ref> |
Her steampunk romance novel ''Steam Me Up, Rawley'' was selected by [[Library Journal]] as Best Self-Published Romance of 2015.<ref>"[https://self-e.libraryjournal.com/first-annual-self-e-contest-winners-announced/ First Annual SELF-e Contest Winners Announced!]," Library Journal, accessed March 20, 2018.</ref> |
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Angela Quarles | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | time travel romance, contemporary romance |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Notable works | Must Love Chainmail |
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Angela Quarles is an American time travel and contemporary romance author who has published 9 novels. Her novel Must Love Chainmail won the 2016 RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance.[1]. Her debut novel Must Love Breeches made the USA Today bestseller list the week of November 5, 2015.[2]
Life
Angela Quarles lives in Mobile, Alabama and works in a bookstore.[3] She graduated with a bachelor's degree from Emory University and a master's from Georgia State University.[4]
Writing
Quarles has published 9 novels.
Quarles likes to write stories set in alternative universes because she gets "to play 'what if' with history. It allows me a little more freedom than a genre such as historical fiction."[5]
Quarles debut novel Must Love Breeches was praised by USA Today as "a delicious twist on historical drama and romance."[6]. Library Journal praised her second novel, Must Love Chainmail, saying, "There are many time travel novels, but this one stands out for its very authentic approach to the perils and experiences of traveling through time to another culture."[7]
Awards and honors
Must Love Breeches, the first book in her Must Love time travel romance series, debuted on the USA Today bestseller list at #149 on Nov. 5, 2015.[2] Must Love Chainmail, the second book in her Must Love time travel romance series, won the 2016 RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America.[1]
Her steampunk romance novel Steam Me Up, Rawley was selected by Library Journal as Best Self-Published Romance of 2015.[8]
Selected bibliography
Novels
Must Love series
- Must Love Breeches (2014)
- Must Love Chainmail (2015)
- Must Love Kilts (2016)
- Must Love More Kilts (2017)
Stolen Moments series
- Earning It (2017)
- Risking It (2017)
- Deserving It (2018)
Mint Julep & Monocle Chronicles series
- Steam Me Up, Rawley (2015)
Novelettes/Short Works
- As You Wish, originally published as Beer and Groping in Las Vegas by Secret Cravings Publishing, 2012
External links
References
- ^ a b "2017 RITA Winners," Romance Writers of America, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "USA Today Bestseller List," USA Today, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Must Love Breeches: The Debut Novel by Mobile’s Angela Quarles," Mod Mobilian, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ "The surreal world of steampunk Mobile," Lagniappe Mobile, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Q&A: Angela Quarles | SELF-e," Library Journal, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ "A Love and Lust rec: 'Must Love Breeches' by Angela Quarles," USA Today, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ "Fiction: Anderson/Peart, Child, Fox, Gayle, Lagercrantz, Quarles, Raybourn, & Williams | Xpress Reviews," Library Journal, accessed March 20, 2018.
- ^ "First Annual SELF-e Contest Winners Announced!," Library Journal, accessed March 20, 2018.
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