Felicia Mason
Felicia Mason (born May 8, 1962) is an African-American novelist and journalist born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] She is best known for writing in the romance genre. Her novel Rhapsody was adapted into a television movie in 2000.[2]
Biography
[edit]Mason grew up in Pennsylvania, but her family moved to Virginia when she was a child.[3] Mason received her BA in mass media arts from the Hampton Institute in 1984[3] and her MA from Ohio State University.[2] Before becoming a writer, she was a staff developmental editor for the Daily Press in Newport News.[3] She currently lives in Yorktown, VA.[2]
Awards
[edit]Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur were both awarded Reviewers Choice Awards for best contemporary ethnic novel in 1995.[2] She was selected by readers as one of top 10 romance authors, 2002, for Body and Soul.[2] In 2001 she was awarded the Emma Award for contribution to Della's House of Style.[2][4] She was named best romance writer turned mainstream by Black Issues Book Review in 2002, for Testimony.[2]
Works
[edit]Romance novels
[edit]- For the Love of You (also see below), Bet Books (Washington, DC), 1994 ISBN 978-1583140888
- Body and Soul (also see below), Pinnacle Books (New York, NY), 1995 ISBN 978-0786001606
- Seduction (also see below), Kensington Books (New York, NY), 1996 ISBN 978-0786002979
- Rhapsody, Five Star (Unity, ME), 1998 ISBN 978-0786004041
- Foolish Heart, Pinnacle Books (New York, NY), 1998 ISBN 978-0786005932
- Forbidden Heart, Arabesque (Washington, DC), 2000 ISBN 978-1583140505
- Testimony, Dafina Books (New York, NY), 2002 ISBN 978-1617739538
- Sweet Accord, Steeple Hill Books (Buffalo, NY), 2003 ISBN 978-0373872046
- Sweet Harmony, Steeple Hill Books (Buffalo, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0786269075
- Sweet Devotion, Steeple Hill Books (Buffalo, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0786271108
- Enchanted Heart, Dafina (New York, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0758205711
- Gabriel's Discovery, Love Inspired (Buffalo, NY), 2004 ISBN 978-0786281527
- Seductive Hearts (omnibus; contains For the Love of You, Body and Soul, and Seduction), Arabesque (Washington, DC), 2005 ISBN 978-1583146590
- Hidden Riches, Kensington/Dafina (New York, NY), 2014 ISBN 978-0758205735
- The Fireman Finds a Wife, Love Inspired (Buffalo, NY), 2014.
Anthologies
[edit]- A Valentine Kiss, Arabesque (Washington, DC), 1996
- Man of the House, Arabesque, 1998
- Something to Celebrate, Kensington Books (New York, NY), 1999
- Della's House of Style, St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 2000
- Island Magic, 2000; How Sweet the Sound, Thorndike Press (Farmington Hills, MI), 2005
- Sing to My Heart, Harlequin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2012
- Holiday Dream, Harlequin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2012
- Valentine's Dream, Harlequin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 2013
- Love Inspired, Love Inspired (Buffalo, NY), 2014
- This Holiday Magic, Harlequin (New York, NY), 2014.
References
[edit]- ^ The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press. 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Contemporary Authors Online". Biography in Context. Gale. 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-19.
- ^ a b c Contemporary Black Biography. Detroit: Gale. 2001.
- ^ "Emma Awards | Romance Slam Jam". www.romanceslamjam.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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- African-American women writers
- African-American women journalists
- African-American journalists
- Living people
- 1962 births
- American romantic fiction writers
- American women romantic fiction writers
- Writers from Pennsylvania
- Writers from Virginia
- People from Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- Ohio State University alumni
- Hampton University alumni
- Journalists from Pennsylvania
- African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American people
- 21st-century African-American women
- 20th-century African-American people
- 20th-century African-American women