Award-winning author and charter member of Jewels of the Quill, Barbara Raffin has had three books published since 2001 with a fourth one due out by the end of 2004 and a fifth in 2005.

Her debut novel, WOLFSONG (Awe-Struck eBooks), was a Write Touch Readers Award and Quasar finalist garnering a four star review and “a must read” from Romantic Times BOOKclub. Called a novel “brimming with excitement, suspense, and tension” and “a captivating read, boasting a thrill packed plot and strong interesting characters” by Romance Review Today, WOLFSONG continues to sell well as a favorite with romantic suspense and paranormal readers.

TIME OUT OF MIND (Hard Shell Word Factory) was ranked in the top three paranormal romances by an Affaire de Coeur on-line poll and garnered a 4½ star review from AdC whose reviewer called TIME... “a powerful novel.” TIME... further earned 4½ stars from Jane Toombs for Scribes World who called the book “a stunning, evocative and suspenseful love story that leaps off the pages into the reader’s heart.” Romantic Times reviewer Kathy Boswell gave TIME... 4 stars and called the suspense “fabulous.” TIME OUT OF MIND published with a resume full of awards, having finaled in almost every competition it had been entered in and winning such prestigious contests as The Emily, Duel on the Delta, and The Suzannah Nelson Davis Novel Beginnings Contest.

Not a writer to limit herself, Barbara Raffin’s third release, THE INDENTURED HEART (Awe-Struck eBooks), delved into shipbuilding when colonial America was about to become a power in that industry. Winner in its category of Affaire de Coeur’s on-line poll and taking 2nd place in The Lories’ Best Published Historical, HEART has been called “gloriously written with raw emotion and red hot passion” by Romance Review and “a gripping, spellbinding tale of two people who desperately need what the other has, but are afraid to trust” by Romance Reviews Today.

In 2005, Barbara’s paranormal tendencies will take her readers into the realm of cloning with a story she calls Starman meets The Terminator. THE VISITOR will be an Awe-Struck release. Also scheduled for a 2005 release is her short story “The Sting of Romance”, a humorous romantic quickie to be published by Arabesque magazine. In December 2004, Barbara (writing as Roxi Romano) began applying her humorous side to her debut Romantica novel FANTASIES R US, an Ellora’s Cave release.

Having actively promoted herself and having organized successful group book signings since 2001, Barbara eagerly jumped at the chance to expand her fan base with the help of other writers. In addition to links from Barbara Raffin’s publishers, she can be found via additional links through her membership with EPIC, Romance Writers of America, and Wisconsin Romance Writers for whom she serves as vice president and often conducts workshops.

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