Madeline Hunter

This article is about the novelist. For the educator, see Madeline Cheek Hunter.

Madeline Hunter
Died	(2025-04-15)April 15, 2025
Occupation	Professor, Novelist
Nationality	America
Period	2000–2025
Genre	Romance, historical
Notable works	Stealing Heaven Lessons of Desire
Website
madelinehunter.com

Madeline Hunter was an American author of romance novels. She lived in Pennsylvania. She died on 15 April 2025. ^[1]

Biography

Madeline Hunter's first book By Arrangement was published in 2000 and she received the award for Waldenbooks Bestselling Debut Author that year. ^[2]

In 2000 she also received a rare starred review from Publishers Weekly for her book By Possession. This happened again in 2003 with The Charmer. ^[3]

She was nominated four times and twice won the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award, first in the long historical category for Stealing Heaven in 2003 and then in the historical category for Lessons of Desire in 2008. Fifteen of her books appeared on the USA Today bestseller list. She also appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List and the Waldenbooks Paperback Fiction Bestseller List. Romantic Times has awarded four and a half star reviews to fifteen of her books. ^[4]

Madeline Hunter spoke at writers' conferences and events on craft and industry, and had a Ph.D. in Art History. She lived in Pennsylvania. ^[5]

Recognition

• 2000 - Received Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Long Historical Romance, for Stealing Heaven
• 2008 - Received Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Historical Romance, for Lessons of Desire

Bibliography

Medieval Historicals

• By Arrangement
• By Possession
• By Design
• The Protector
• Lord of a Thousand Nights
• Stealing Heaven

The Seducer Series

• The Seducer
• The Saint
• The Charmer
• The Sinner
• The Romantic

The Seducer Spin-offs

• Lord of Sin
• Lady of Sin

The Rothwell Series

• Rules of Seduction
• Lessons of Desire
• Secrets of Surrender
• The Sins of Lord Easterbrook

The Rarest Bloom Series

• Ravishing in Red
• Provocative in Pearls
• Sinful in Satin
• Dangerous in Diamonds

The Fairbourne Quartet

• The Surrender of Miss Fairbourne
• The Conquest of Lady Cassandra
• The Counterfeit Mistress
• The Accidental Duchess

The Wicked Trilogy

• His Wicked Reputation
• Tall, Dark e Wicked
• The Wicked Duke

Other

• "An Interrupted Tapestry" in Tapestry (anthology with Lynn Kurland, Karen Marie Moning and Sherrilyn Kenyon)

References

1. "In Memory of Madeline Hunter". Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. 2025-04-17. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
2. "Press Kit Biography" (PDF). Madeline Hunter Official Website. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
3. "Starred Reviews of Madeline Hunter". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2009-05-01.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. "Romantic Times Book Review". Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
5. "Madeline Hunter Biography". Madeline Hunter Official Website. Archived from the original on 2000-09-29. Retrieved 2009-05-01.

External links

• Official Madeline Hunter Website
• Penguin Books USA
• Author Spotlight and Author Bookshelf (Official publisher web page)