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Felicia Mason (born May 8, 1962) is an African American novelist and journalist born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] She is best known for writing in the romance genre. Her novel Rhapsody was adapted into a television movie in 2000.[2]

Biography

Mason grew up in Pennsylvania, but her family moved to Virginia when she was a child.[3] Mason received her BA in mass media arts from the Hampton Institute in 1984[3] and her MA from Ohio State University.[2] Before becoming a writer, she was a staff developmental editor for the Daily Press in Newport News.[3] She currently lives in Yorktown, VA.[2]

Awards

Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur were both awarded Reviewers Choice Awards for best contemporary ethnic novel in1995.[2] She was selected by readers as one of top ten romance authors, 2002, for Body and Soul.[2] In 2001 she was awarded the Emma Award for contribution to Della's House of Style.[2] She was named best romance writer turned mainstream by Black Issues Book Review in 2002, for Testimony.[2]

Works

Romance Novels

  • For the Love of You (also see below), Bet Books (Washington, DC), 1994 ISBN 978-1583140888
  • Body and Soul (also see below), Pinnacle Books (New York, NY), 1995 ISBN 978-0786001606
  • Seduction (also see below), Kensington Books (New York, NY), 1996 ISBN 978-0786002979
  • Rhapsody, Five Star (Unity, ME), 1998 ISBN 978-0786004041
  • Foolish Heart, Pinnacle Books (New York, NY), 1998 ISBN 978-0786005932
  • Forbidden Heart, Arabesque (Washington, DC), 2000 ISBN 978-1583140505
  • Testimony, Dafina Books (New York, NY), 2002 ISBN 978-1617739538
  • Sweet Accord, Steeple Hill Books (Buffalo, NY), 2003 ISBN 978-0373872046
  • Sweet Harmony, Steeple Hill Books (Buffalo, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0786269075
  • Sweet Devotion, Steeple Hill Books (Buffalo, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0786271108
  • Enchanted Heart, Dafina (New York, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0758205711
  • Gabriel's Discovery, Love Inspired (Buffalo, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0786281527
  • Seductive Hearts (omnibus; contains For the Love of You, Body and Soul, and Seduction), Arabesque (Washington, DC), 2005 ISBN 978-1583146590
  • Hidden Riches, Kensington/Dafina (New York, NY), 2014 ISBN 978-0758205735
  • The Fireman Finds a Wife, Love Inspired (Buffalo, NY), 2014.

Anthologies

  • A Valentine Kiss, Arabesque (Washington, DC), 1996
  • Man of the House,Arabesque, 1998
  • Something to Celebrate, Kensington Books (New York, NY), 1999
  • Della's House of Style, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 2000
  • Island Magic, 2000; How Sweet the Sound, Thorndike Press (Farmington Hills, MI), 2005
  • Sing to My Heart, Harlequin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2012
  • Holiday Dream, Harlequin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2012
  • Valentine's Dream, Harlequin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2013
  • Love Inspired, Love Inspired (Buffalo, NY), 2014
  • This Holiday Magic, Harlequin (New York, NY), 2014.

References

  1. ^ The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press. 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
  3. ^ a b c Contemporary Black Biography. Detroit: Gale. 2001.