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Julia London

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Dinah Dinwiddie
Julia London at BookCon in 2019
Julia London at BookCon in 2019
Born (1959-03-18) March 18, 1959 (age 66)
Texas, U.S.
Pen nameJulia London
OccupationNovelist
Period1998-present
GenreRomance
Website
julialondon.com

Julia London is the pen name of Dinah Dinwiddie (born March 18, 1959), an American writer of historical and contemporary romance novels. Her historical and contemporary romance novels, many of them written in series, have made the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today.

Biography

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Dinwiddie was born and raised on a ranch in Texas. She graduated from college and worked in Washington D.C., traveling extensively in the United States and Europe before returning to Texas.

She was a public administrator before she finally decided to become a writer. Her historical and contemporary romance novels have made the bestseller lists of The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today.[1][2]

An award-winning author, she is a six-time finalist for the RITA Award.[2]

Dinah lives in Texas with her dog, Moose.

Works

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Regent Street's Rogues & Family series

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  1. The Devil's Love (1998/Dec)
  2. Wicked Angel (1999/May)
  3. The Dangerous Gentleman (2000/Apr)
  4. The Ruthless Charmer (2000/Oct)
  5. The Beautiful Stranger (2001/Jul)
  6. The Secret Lover (2002/May)

Lear Family Saga series[3]

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  1. Material Girl (2003/Aug)
  2. Beauty Queen (2004/Apr)
  3. Miss Fortune (2004/Nov)

Highlander Lockhart series

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  1. Highlander Unbound (2004/Feb)
  2. Highlander in Disguise (2005/Feb)
  3. Highlander in Love (2005/Aug)

Thrillseekers, Anonymous series

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  1. Wedding Survivor (2005/Oct)
  2. Extreme Bachelor (2006/Jun)
  3. American Diva (2007/Aug)

Desperate Debutantes series

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  1. The Hazards of Hunting a Duke (2006/May)
  2. The Perils of Pursuing a Prince (2007/Apr)
  3. The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount (2007/Oct)

Scandalous series

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  1. The Book of Scandal (2008/Aug)
  2. Highland Scandal (2009/Apr)
  3. A Courtesan's Scandal (2009/Oct)

Cedar Springs series

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  1. Summer of Two Wishes (2009/Aug)
  2. One Season of Sunshine (2010/Jun)
  3. A Light at Winter's End (2011/Feb)

Secrets of Hadley Green series[2]

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  1. The Year of Living Scandalously (2010/Oct)
  2. The Revenge of Lord Eberlin (2012/Feb)
  3. The Seduction of Lady X (2012/Mar)
  4. The Last Debutante (2013/Mar)

The Cabot Sisters series[2]

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  1. The Trouble With Honor (2014/Mar)
  2. The Devil Takes a Bride (2015/Feb)
  3. The Scoundrel and the Debutante (2015/April)

Homecoming Ranch series[2]

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  1. Homecoming Ranch (2013/Aug)
  2. Return to Homecoming Ranch (2014/Jul)
  3. The Perfect Homecoming (2015/Mar)

Lake Haven series

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  1. "Suddenly in Love" (2016/Apr)
  2. "Suddenly Dating" (2016/Nov)
  3. "Suddenly Engaged" (2017/Jul)

Highland Groom series

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  1. "Wild Wicked Scot" (2017/Jan)
  2. "Sinful Scottish Laird" (2017/Mar)
  3. "Hard-Hearted Highlander" (2017/May)

Anthologies in collaboration

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Novellas

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  1. A Christmas Secret (2011/Nov)
  2. The Bridesmaid (2013/Oct)
  3. One Mad Night (2015/Jan)

With Alina Adams

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  • Guiding Light: Jonathan's Story (2007/Sep)

Other

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  • Devil in Tartan (Harlequin)(c. 2018)[4]

References

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  1. ^ Simon & Schuster: Julia London
  2. ^ a b c d e McDowell, Bette (8 Feb 2017). "Love is in the Air". Pflugerville Pflag. Pflugerville, Texas. pp. A4. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Abramson, Marcia (26 Dec 2004). "Sex and Fine Food Cast a Spell in these Romance Novels". Books. The Rock Island Argus. Moline, Illinois. Knight Ridder Newspapers. pp. G9. Retrieved 16 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Murphy, Mary Jo (18 Feb 2018). "Love Notes/Romance". The Toronto Star. The New York Times Book Review. p. 4. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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