Loretta Chase, née Loretta Lynda Chekani (born 1949) is an American

United States

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 writer

Writer

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 of romance novels since 1987.

Biography

Born Loretta Lynda Chekani in 1949, she attended New England

New England

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 public schools and she obtained a B.A. in the Clark University

Clark University

Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...

.

After college graduation, she started moonlighting as a corporate video scriptwriter. This led to the fateful meeting with a video producer who lured her into writing novels and eventually became "Mr. Chase."

Scoundrels Series

1. The Lion's Daughter 1992/Oct
2. Captives of the Night 1994/Mar
3. Lord of Scoundrels 1995/Jan
4. "The Mad Earl's Bride" in Three Weddings and a Kiss 1995/Sep (with Catherine Anderson
   Catherine Anderson
   Catherine Anderson, born in 1947, is an American best-selling writer of historical and contemporary romance novels.-Biography:Some of Anderson's earliest memories are of hearing her mother type stories on an old typewriter, and then read the finished work aloud. With this inspiration, Anderson...
   
   , Lisa Kleypas
   Lisa Kleypas
   Lisa Kleypas is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts and competed in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.-Biography:...
   
    and Kathleen E. Woodiwiss)
5. The Last Hellion 1998/Apr

Carsington Brothers Series

1. Miss Wonderful 2004/Mar
2. Mr. Impossible 2005/Mar
3. Lord Perfect 2006/Mar
4. Not Quite a Lady 2007/May
5. Last Night's Scandal 2010/Aug

Fallen Women Series

1. Not Quite a Lady 2007/May
2. Your Scandalous Ways 2008/Jun
3. Don't Tempt Me 2009/Jul
4. Last Night's Scandal 2010/Aug

Single Novels

• Knave's Wager 1990/Jun
• The Sandalwood Princess 1990/Dec
• Silk is For Seduction 2011/Jun

Omnibus

• Isabella and the English Witch, 2003
• Viscount Vagabond and Devil's Delilah, 2004
• The Sandalwood Princess / Knave's Wager, 2004

Anthologies (Other)

• "Falling Star" in A Christmas Collection 1992 (with Stella Cameron, Joan Hohl
  Joan Hohl
  Joan Hohl is a popular U.S.American writer of over 60 romance novels since 1980. She also signed her novels as Paula Roberts and Amii Lorin.-Biography:Joan Hohl was born June 13, 1935 in United States...
  
   and Linda Lael Miller
  Linda Lael Miller
  Linda Lael Miller , is a best-selling American author of more than seventy contemporary and historical romance novels. She has also written under the pen name Lael St. James.-Personal life:...
  
  )
• "Falling Star" in A Christmas Present 1994 (with Judith E. French and Lisa Kleypas
  Lisa Kleypas
  Lisa Kleypas is a best-selling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. In 1985, she was named Miss Massachusetts and competed in the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City.-Biography:...
  
  )
• "The Mad Earl's Bride" in Three Times a Bride 2010/May (with Catherine Anderson
  Catherine Anderson
  Catherine Anderson, born in 1947, is an American best-selling writer of historical and contemporary romance novels.-Biography:Some of Anderson's earliest memories are of hearing her mother type stories on an old typewriter, and then read the finished work aloud. With this inspiration, Anderson...
  
   and Samantha James
  Samantha James
  Samantha James is an American dance musician from Los Angeles. She released her debut album, Rise, in 2007 on Om Records, which features production work by Sebastian Arocha Morton . The title track from the album was released as a single and has reached #1 on the US Billboard Dance charts...
  
  )