Lucy Dillon | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Cumbria, England, UK |
| Pen name | Lucy Dillon |
| Occupation | novelist. |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 2008–Present |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable awards | RoNA Award |
Lucy Dillon (born 1974) is a British writer of romance novels. In 2010, her novel Lost Dogs and Lonely Hearts won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. [1] Her fifth novel, A Hundred Pieces of Me won the 2015 RoNA Award for the Best Contemporary Romantic Novel. [2] Where the Light Gets In was shortlisted for the 2019 RoNA Best Contemporary Romantic Novel.
Lucy Dillon was born in 1974 in Cumbria, England, UK. She now lives in Herefordshire.
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