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I am a multi-published author of 15 historical and contemporary romance novels for Harlequin, Medallion Press, and Berkley/Jove (Penguin). My books have garnered multiple national awards and award nominations for romance fiction, including Romantic Times Book Club Reviewers Choice Award for Best Innovative Historical Romance (Tempting), Best First Historical Romance (A Rogue's Pleasure), and a RIO/Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence nomination for Best Long Romance Historical (My Lord Jack). My novella, "Tomorrow's Destiny," appears in A HARLEQUIN CHRISTMAS CAROL (November 10, 2010) with fellow contributors Betina Krahn and Jacquie D'Alessandro.

My nonfiction publishing credits include numerous articles on health and wellness, fitness and travel. My feature article, "The Top Doctors," for BALTIMORE MAGAZINE received the Society of Professional Journalists' First-Place Award for Public Service.

I live in Manhattan and enjoy blogging about my Big City adventures at www.HopeTarr.com/blog.

"A touching story of salvation and renewal..." Best-selling author, Madeline Hunter

"Richly evocative, dark and sensual, VANQUISHED simply sizzles." Kathryn Caskie, author of Rules of Engagement

"A beguiling mixture of historical detail, romantic intrigue, and just plain fun." Susan Wiggs, Best-selling author

"Hope Tarr is a master storyteller who breathes magic into love." Miranda Jarrett, Award-winning author

"A Rogue's Pleasure is a winner!" AOL's Romance Fiction Forum

"... stand out among the ton of historicals..." Harriet Klausner, Reviewer

"A book to feast upon." Patricia Potter, Bestselling author

"Stunning in its emotional impact and historical detail, My Lord Jack is an enchanting tale of love, forgiveness, redemption, and passion... impossible to put down." -- May McGoldrick, Bestselling Author

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A HARLEQUIN CHRISTMAS CAROL with Betina Krahn & Jacquie D'Alessandro. November 10, 2010
THE TUTOR, Harlequin, July 2010
A ROGUE'S PLEASURE (reissue), Carina Press, August 2010
MY LORD JACK (reissue), Carina Press, July 2010

"Men of Roxbury House" historical trilogy:
VANQUISHED, Medallion Press, July 2006
ENSLAVED, Medallion Press, June 2007
UNTAMED, Medallion Press, February 2008

TWELVE NIGHTS, Harlequin, December 2009
BOUND TO PLEASE, Harlequin, 2009
IT'S A WONDERFULLY SEXY LIFE, Harlequin Blaze December 2006
THE HAUNTING, Harlequin Extreme Blaze, April 2007

A Harlequin Christmas Carol
Tempting
A Rogue's Pleasure

I hold a Master's Degree in Psychology, a Ph.D. in Education and have more than ten years of professional writing experience, including several years as a freelance writer/reporter. I am a past recipient of the Society for Professional Journalism's Award for Excellence in the category of Public Service. Within the romance genre, my books have received and/or finaled in multiple national romance fiction writing contests, including but not limited to those cited above.

Sweet N' Old Fashioned (Contemporary single-title romance)
Irish Eyes (Women's fiction ms set in turn-of-the-century New York City)