Lauryn Chandler

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Lauryn Chandler
Pen nameWendy Warren
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1993–present
Genre Romance

Lauryn Chandler is an American author of contemporary romance novels. She has also written under the pseudonym Wendy Warren. [1]

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Chandler has twice been the recipient of the highest honor given to romance novelists, the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award. Both of her wins came in the category Best Traditional Romance, in 1997 for her novel Her Very Own Husband and in 1995 for Oh, Baby!'. [2] She has also been twice nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards. [3]

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As Lauryn Chandler

As Wendy Warren

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References

  1. "Published Chapter Members". Rose City Romance Writers. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  2. "RITA Awards:Past Winners". Romance Writers of America. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-09-04.
  3. "Author Profile: Wendy Warren". Romantic Times. Retrieved 2007-09-04.[ dead link ]