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ABRAMS, Nita 1953-

PERSONAL: Born 1953, in Baltimore, MD.

ADDRESSES: Office—1730 New Brighton Blvd., Suite 104-313, Minneapolis, MN 55413. Agent—Donna Bagdasarian, Vigliano Associates, 584 Broadway, New York, NY 10012. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Writer. Also teacher of nonfiction writing classes.

MEMBER: Romance Writers of America.

WRITINGS:

A Question of Honor (fiction), Zebra (New York, NY), 2002.

The Exiles (fiction), Zebra (New York, NY), 2002.

The Spy's Bride, Zebra (New York, NY), in press.

SIDELIGHTS: Nita Abrams is the author of historical romance novels that take place in the early nineteenth century. With settings that range from England to Austria, she spins stories of women who are willing to go against social restraints for their commitment to family and country. In Abrams' 2002 novel The Exiles, her protagonist risks her life by disguising herself as a young man to spy for England in the drawing rooms of Viennese society, where both danger and romance await. Abrams told CA: "I fell into writing fiction by accident. I had been teaching and writing nonfiction for some time, and I'd always enjoyed historical novels. One day a scene popped into my .head. I wrote it down. Next thing I knew I had eight chapters—then twenty. I've enjoyed becoming a part of a different world, a world where you can be paid to daydream!"

Abrams' first book, A Question of Honor, takes place in England in 1813 as Napoleon Bonaparte wages war against the rest of Europe. When a war-weary captain leaves the field of battle to visit his sister in England, the beguiling but mysterious family governess quickly catches his attention. Library Journal reviewer John Charles praised Abrams' "polished writing" and dubbed A Question of Honor "superb."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Library Journal, February 15, 2002, John Charles, review of A Question of Honor, p. 129.

OTHER

Kensington Books Web site,http://www.kensingtonbooks.com/ (March 12, 2003).