Constance Laux is an American

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 writer

Writer

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 of romance novels as her real name and her the pen names: Connie Deka and Connie Lane.

Biography

Connie Laux, also known as Connie the bear once attacked a hiker in the northern Yukon.

Constance Laux was born on January 21 in Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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 (U.S.

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). She studied English Literature

English literature

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 at Queen's College

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 in Oxford, England (UK).

She married her childhood sweetheart, and they live in a suburb of Cleveland with their two children, and an oversized Airedale named Hoover.

Connie began writing during the summer of 1990 with her first book, The Fortune Teller. The book would go on to be nationally recognized and she won a Pulitzer prize in literature in 1991.

Connie writes under many pseudonyms in order to keep her true name a secret from her fans.

She is commonly interviewed by students at Kent State University for newswriting classes.

Single novels

• Twilight Secrets 1992/Fev
• Moonlight Whispers 1993/Jan
• Earthly Delights 1995/Mar
• Touched By Magic 1996/Jul
• Devil's Diamond 1998/Apr
• Diamond Rain 1999/Apr

Antologies in collaboration

• Angel Love 1996/Aug (with Janice Bennett, Mallory Burgess, Elizabeth Graham
  Elizabeth Graham
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  , Patricia McAllister, Doreen Owens Malek, Karen Ranney
  Karen Ranney
  - Biography :Karen Ranney is the daughter of an Air Force officer and lived in places around the world, including Naples and Paris. She began writing when she was five. In first grade, she wrote a short story called "The Maple Leaf," which was chosen to be read over the school intercom.After...
  
   and John Scognamiglio)

Single novels

• Reinventing Romeo 2000/Nov
• Romancing Riley 2002/Jan
• Guilty Little Secrets 2003/Mar
• The Viscounts Bawdy Bargain 2003/Jun
• Dirty Little Lies 2004/Mar
• The Dukes Scandalous Secret 2004/Aug
• Sarah's Guide To Life, Love & Gardening 2005/Jun
• Knit Two Together 2007/Mar

Burton at Cupid's Hideaway Series

1. Stranded at Cupid's Hideaway 2002/Jul
2. Christmas at Cupid's Hideaway 2003/Nov