Barbara Dawson Smith

Barbara Dawson Smith
Pen name	Barbara Dawson Smith, Olivia Drake
Occupation	Novelist
Language	English
Nationality	American
Period	1985–present
Genre	Romance
Notable awards	RITA Award
Spouse	yes
Children	2
Website
www.oliviadrake.com

Barbara Dawson Smith is an American writer of historical romance novels. She also writes under the pen name Olivia Drake.^[1]

Biography

Barbara Dawson Smith obtained a degree in Journalism at Michigan State University. Shortly after graduating she sold her first historical romance only two weeks after sending it to a publisher^[2] and joined the Romance Writers of America in 1981.^[3]

Smith lives in Houston, Texas with her husband and their two daughters.^[4]

Awards

• Dreamspinner: 1990 "Best Historical Romantic Suspense" from Romantic Times
• A Glimpse of Heaven: 1995 "Best Regency Historical" from Romantic Times
• Tempt Me Twice: 2002 RITA Award Best Short Historical^[5]

Bibliography

As Barbara Dawson Smith

Single novels

• No Regrets (1985)
• Stolen Heart (1988)
• Silver Splendor (1989)
• Dreamspinner (1990)
• A Glimpse of Heaven (1995)
• Never a Lady (1996)
• Once Upon a Scandal (1997)
• Her Secret Affair (1998)
• Too Wicked to Love(1999)
• Seduced by a Scoundrel (1999)
• The Duchess Diaries (2005)
• Countess Confidential (2006)
• The Rogue Report {2006}

Defiant Fletcher Series

1. Defiant Embrace (1985)
2. Defiant Surrender (1987)

Fire Coleridge Series

1. Fire on the Wind (1992)
2. Fire at Midnight (1992)

Rosebuds Series

1. Romancing the Rogue (2000)
2. Tempt Me Twice (2001)
3. With All My Heart (2002)
4. One Wild Night (2003)
5. The Wedding Night (2004)

Anthologies in collaboration

• "Candle in the Snow" in CHRISTMAS ROMANCE (1990) - with Catherine Hart and Betina Krahn
• "Beauty and the Brute" in SCANDALOUS WEDDINGS (1998) - with Rexanne Becnel, Jill Jones and Brenda Joyce

As Olivia Drake

Heiress in London Series

1. Seducing the Heiress (2009)
2. Never Trust a Rogue (2010)
3. Scandal of the Year (2011)

Cinderella Sisterhood Series

1. If the Slipper Fits (2012)
2. Stroke of Midnight (2013)
3. Abducted by a Prince (2014)
4. Bella and the Beast (2015)
5. His Wicked Wish (2016)

References and Resources

1. Barbara Dawson Smith on RT Book Reviews.
2. Olivia Drake at FreshFiction, 2012-12-31
3. Barbara Dawson Smith at FreshFiction, 2012-12-31
4. Bio of Barbara Dawson Smith
5. http://www.whrwa.com/Authors/authordetail.php?First=Barbara%20Dawson&Last=Smith

External links

• Barbara Dawson Smith's Official Website
• Olivia Drake's official website
• Barbara Dawson Smith in FantasticFiction