(1943-07-17) July 17, 1943 (age 80) Browerville, Minnesota, United States
Pen name
LaVyrle Spencer
Occupation
Teacher, novelist
Nationality
American
Period
1979–1997
Genre
Romance, Historical
Spouse
Dan Spencer
Children
3
LaVyrle Spencer (born July 17, 1943) is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has successfully published a number of books, with several of them made into movies. Twelve of her books have been New York Times bestsellers, and Spencer was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame in 1988. She retired from writing in 1997.
LaVyrleSpencer (born July 17, 1943) is an American best-selling author of contemporary and historical romance novels. She has successfully published...
Endearment by LaVyrleSpencer Best Category Historical Romance: Defiant Love by Mara Seger 1984 Best Historical Romance: Hummingbird by LaVyrleSpencer Best Category...
Smith Alexandra Sokoloff Teresa Southwick Nicholas Sparks Terry Spear LaVyrleSpencer Erin St. Claire Lael St. James (pen name of Linda Lael Miller) Danielle...
– Zoot Money, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player 1943 – LaVyrleSpencer, American author and educator 1944 – Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricketer...
often used as plot points.The Flame and the Flower directly inspired LaVyrleSpencer and Jude Deveraux to begin their own careers as historical romance...
often those who stretched the boundaries of the genre. A 1984 novel by LaVyrleSpencer featured an overweight, middle-aged hero who had to make drastic changes...
(1937–2008) – state legislator and president of the Minnesota Senate LaVyrleSpencer – romance novelist Lili St. Cyr (Willis Marie Van Schaack) (1918–1999)...
site was renovated in 1986 and was re-opened as a bed and breakfast. LaVyrleSpencer was inspired to writer her best-selling novel Bitter Sweet, centered...
Mary Higgins Clark novel) The Fulfilment of Mary Gray, 1989 (from LaVyrleSpencer novel) Tennessee Nights, 1989 (from Hans Werner Kettenbach novel) Lady...
in the Backseat 1999 Family Blessings Lee Reston TV movie a.k.a. LaVyrleSpencer's 'Family Blessings' 2002 20/20 Herself TV series, 1 episode 2003 Terror...
turned to fiction writing when she picked up LaVyrleSpencer’s Morning Glory which hooked her not only on Spencer's work, but convinced her that she wanted...
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