Betina Krahn

Betina Krahn (born Huntington, West Virginia) is a RITA Award winning and New York Times best-selling author of historical romance novels.

Biography

Early years Krahn, born Betina Maynard, is the second daughter of Dors Maynard and Regina Triplett. Krahn learned to read at the age of four, and began making up her own stories when she was only six. In fifth grade she won a silver "Noble Order of Bookworms" pin for her achievements in reading, and the following year she began writing down her stories.

Krahn graduated from high school in Newark, Ohio and received a B.S. in Education (Biological Sciences) at Ohio State University. After college, Krahn taught science in Newark, and studied for a graduate degree at Ohio State in the summers. It was during those summers that she met her future husband, physics graduate student Donald Krahn. Her books have been translated into many languages including Russian and Italian.

The Convent of the Brides of Virtue Trilogy The Husband Test (2001) The Wife Test (2003) The Marriage Test (2004)

High-Victorian Romantic Adventures The Book of the Seven Delights (2005) The Book of True Desires (2006)

Other Historical Novels Rapture's Ransom (1983) Passion's Storm (1985) Revel Passion (1987) Hidden Fires (1988) Love's Brazen Fire (1989), rereleased as The Paradise Bargain (2003) Passion's Ransom (1989) Passion's Treasure (1989), rereleased as Just Say Yes (2002) Midnight Magic (1990), rereleased as Luck Be a Lady (2002) Caught in the Act (1990) Behind Closed Doors (1991) My Warrior's Heart (1992), rereleased as The Enchantment (2005) The Princess and the Barbarian (1993) The Last Bachelor (1994) The Perfect Mistress (1995) The Unlikely Angel (1996) The Mermaid (1997) The Soft Touch (1998) Sweet Talking Man (2000) Not Quite Married (2004)

Contemporary Make Me Yours (2009) Manhunting (Valentine's Day 2010)

Anthologies Avon Books Presents: Christmas Romance (1990) Haunting Love Stories (1991) (with Shannon Drake, Linda Lael Miller and Christina Skye) A Victorian Christmas (1992) Stardust (1994)