Barbara Faith

Barbara Faith de Covarrubias (February 19, 1921 – October 10, 1995), was an American writer of more than 40 romance novels as Barbara Faith (her maiden name) from 1978 until the day of her death. Her book, The Sun Dancers, received a Golden Medallion from Romance Writers of America in 1982.

Biography Barbara Faith was born on February 19, 1921, in Cleveland, Ohio. She married former bullfighter Alfonso Covarrubias on November 11, 1970. They renewed their vows in Spain on May 6, 1983. She began work as a public relations person in Miami, Florida and later moved to Chula Vista, California. She later moved to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

She published her first novel in 1978 for Silhouette Books. Most of her books are set in Mexico, Spain, United States or Morocco, and many of the male protagonists of her books are Hispanic.

Awards 1982 - Romance Writers of America Golden Medallion, Mainstream Contemporary Romance – The Sun Dancers