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Karen Marie Moning
Karen Marie Moning
Born	November 01, 1964; Cincinnati, Ohio (USA)
Occupation	novelist
Nationality	United States of America
Period	1999 - Present
Genre	Romance, Fantasy, Time-Travel
Website
	http://www.KarenMoning.com

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Karen Marie Moning, (born November 01, 1964, Cincinnati, Ohio) is a bestselling author of romance novels.

Moning is a graduate of Purdue University, with a BA in Society & Law. Her first novel, Beyond the Highland Mist made Moning Waldenbooks bestselling debut romance author for 1999. Her novels have been on USA Today, Publishers Weekly and the New York Times bestseller lists. Her novels strongly feature her take on the legendary Tuatha Dé Danaan.

Moning's novels have been translated into several languages, including: German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Italian.

Biography

Karen Marie Moning was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, one of four children. She graduated from Purdue University with a BA in Society and Law. After a decade of working with insurance litigation and arbitration, she quit her job to pursue her dream of a writing career. Four manuscripts and countless part-time jobs later, Beyond the Highland Mist was published by Bantam Dell and nominated for two prestigious RITA awards. Author of the beloved HIGHLANDER series and the thrilling new FEVER series, her novels have appeared on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestsellers lists, and have received many industry awards, including the RITA.

Karen met her husband, Neil on a trip to Georgia to visit her agent. He shares her love of books and collects hardcover first-editions. They were married on Christmas 2005, and now share bookcases and a breathtaking view in their new home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Karen's ideal writing day begins at 4:30 in the morning "when everything is so quiet I can almost believe I'm the only person alive in the world." She breaks for a few hours at lunch, then edits in the afternoon. When asked for advice to aspiring writers she adds to the famous quote: work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like there's no one watching — "write like there are no critics."

Bibliography

Sorted by publication

Beyond the Highland Mist (1999)
To Tame a Highland Warrior (1999)
The Highlander's Touch (2000)
Kiss of the Highlander (2001)
Into the Dreaming in "TAPESTRY" (2002) (a collection of short stories by Lynn Kurland, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Madeline Hunter and Karen Marie Moning. Moning was editor of this collection.) Reeprint (2006)
The Dark Highlander (2002)
The Immortal Highlander (2004)
Spell of the Highlander (2005)
Darkfever (Oct. 2006)

Series

Highlander Series

Beyond the Highland Mist (1999)
To Tame a Highland Warrior (1999)
The Highlander's Touch (2000)
Kiss of the Highlander (2001)
The Dark Highlander (2002)
The Immortal Highlander (2004)
Spell of the Highlander (2005)

Recognition

Beyond the Highland Mist was nominated for two RITA's and won a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award. Moning won the RITA for The Highlander's Touch in 2001. Kiss of the Highlander was selected as one of the best mass market novels of 2002 by Publishers Weekly. The Dark Highlander was chosen one of the Top Ten Favorite Books of the year by Romance Writers of America.

Quote

One of the best known quotes from Moning's highlander novels:

If aught must be lost, 'twill be my honor for yours. If one must be forsaken, 'twill be my soul for yours. Should death come anon, 'twill be my life for yours. I am Given.

External links

Karen Moning's website

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+'''Karen Marie Moning''', (born [[November 01]], [[1964]], [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]) is a bestselling author of [[romance novels]].
 Moning is a graduate of [[Purdue University]], with a BA in Society & Law. Her first novel, ''Beyond the Highland Mist'' made Moning Waldenbooks bestselling debut romance author for 1999.  Her novels have been on [[USA Today]], [[Publishers Weekly]] and the [[New York Times]] bestseller lists.  Her novels strongly feature her take on the legendary [[Tuatha Dé Danaan]].
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 Moning's novels have been translated into several languages, including: German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Italian.
-==Works==
+==Biography==
+Karen Marie Moning was born in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]], one of four children. She graduated from Purdue University with a BA in Society and Law. After a decade of working with insurance litigation and arbitration, she quit her job to pursue her dream of a writing career. Four manuscripts and countless part-time jobs later, ''Beyond the Highland Mist'' was published by Bantam Dell and nominated for two prestigious RITA awards. Author of the beloved HIGHLANDER series and the thrilling new FEVER series, her novels have appeared on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestsellers lists, and have received many industry awards, including the RITA.
-===Novels===
+Karen met her husband, Neil on a trip to Georgia to visit her agent. He shares her love of books and collects hardcover first-editions. They were married on Christmas 2005, and now share bookcases and a breathtaking view in their new home at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
+Karen's ideal writing day begins at 4:30 in the morning "''when everything is so quiet I can almost believe I'm the only person alive in the world''." She breaks for a few hours at lunch, then edits in the afternoon. When asked for advice to aspiring writers she adds to the famous quote: work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like there's no one watching — "''write like there are no critics.''"
+==Bibliography==
+===Sorted by publication===
 *''Beyond the Highland Mist'' (1999)
+*''To Tame a Highland Warrior'' (1999)
 *''The Highlander's Touch'' (2000)
 *''Kiss of the Highlander'' (2001)
+*''Into the Dreaming'' in "TAPESTRY" (2002) (a collection of short stories by Lynn Kurland, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Madeline Hunter and Karen Marie Moning.  Moning was editor of this collection.) Reeprint (2006)
 *''The Dark Highlander'' (2002)
-*''To Tame a Highland Warrior'' (2004)
 *''The Immortal Highlander'' (2004)
 *''Spell of the Highlander'' (2005)
-*''Into the Dreaming'' (March 2006)- independent reprint, originally part of Tapestry
 *''Darkfever'' (Oct. 2006)
-===Short stories===
+===Series===
+====Highlander Series====
-*''Tapestry'' (2002)  a collection of short stories by Lynn Kurland, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Madeline Hunter and Karen Marie Moning.  Moning was editor of this collection.
+#''Beyond the Highland Mist'' (1999)
+#''To Tame a Highland Warrior'' (1999)
+#''The Highlander's Touch'' (2000)
+#''Kiss of the Highlander'' (2001)
+#''The Dark Highlander'' (2002)
+#''The Immortal Highlander'' (2004)
+#''Spell of the Highlander'' (2005)
 ==Recognition==