Brenda Novak

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Brenda Novak (* 1964 in Vernal, Utah ) is an  American writer . She writes historical romance novels, romantic suspense novels and mystery novels .

Life

Brenda Novak's father worked for the government in the Bureau of Reclamation for 30 years . Her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis when Brenda was 8 years old. When Brenda was 10 years old, her father retired and the family moved to Arizona . Although her mother was often ill during Brenda's childhood, she remained an active member of Chandler's town council .

Through her achievements in mathematics and science, she received an academic scholarship. She only studied two years at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, and so waived her scholarship. In 1984 she left university without a degree, married Ted Novak and moved with him to California.

At the age of 29 she discovered writing for herself. She worked as a loan officer for a mortgage bank . While she was working her children were put to sleep by the day care workers with cough medicine and paracetamol . One day she found the medication in the baby bottle and released the caregivers. She could no longer trust a carer and gave up her job to look after her children. Since her husband's business was not going well, she decided to write a book to help the family financially. Because you can write books at home.

In 1999 her first book, Of Noble Birth , was published, a historical romance novel. She won several awards with her books and was on various bestseller lists.

She and her husband have five children and live in Sacramento . She is committed to diabetes research because her youngest son Thad suffers from it.

Works

Individual works

(Original: Every waking Moment . Harlequin, 2005, ISBN 0-373-77045-6 ), translated by Stella Oblong

Anthologies

Stillwater trilogy

(Original: Dead Silence . Mira Books, 2006, ISBN 0-7783-2328-5 ), translated by Stella Oblong
(Original: Dead giveaway . Mira Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7783-2479-9 ), translated by Regina Hohmann
(Original: Dead Right . Mira Books, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7783-2439-3 ), translated by Regina Hohmann

The Last Stand series

(Original: Trust me . Mira Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7783-2412-6 ), translated by Constanze Suhr
(Original: Stop me . Mira Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7783-2460-7 ), translated by Maria Poets
(Original: Watch me . Mira Books, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7783-2526-0 ), translated by Maria Poets

Hired Guns trilogy

Bulletproof trilogy

Whiskey Creek series

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Branda Novak - How she started to write. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 19, 2012 ; accessed on November 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brendanovak.com
  2. ↑ a b c press kit from Brenda Novak (PDF file; 950 KB). (PDF; 973 kB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 20, 2012 ; accessed on November 3, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.brendanovak.com
  3. ↑ Biography of Brenda Novak from Harlequin Publishing. Retrieved November 3, 2012 .
  4. ^ Brenda Novak for the cure of diabetes. Retrieved November 3, 2012 .


personal data
SURNAME Novak, Brenda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Vernal, Utah