Heather Graham Pozzessere
BornHeather Graham
(1953-03-15) March 15, 1953 (age 70)
Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.
Pen nameHeather Graham
Heather Graham Pozzessere
Shannon Drake
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUS
EducationTheater Arts/University of South Florida
Period1982–present
GenreRomance, suspense, paranormal
Notable worksCivil War novels, Krewe of Hunter series, vampire series, paranormal romantic suspense
SpouseDennis Pozzessere
Children5
Website
www.theoriginalheathergraham.com

Heather Graham Pozzessere (born March 15, 1953) is a best-selling American writer, who writes primarily romance novels. She also writes under her maiden name Heather Graham as well as the pen name Shannon Drake. She has written over 150 novels and novellas, has been published in approximately 25 languages, and has had over 75 million copies printed.[1]

Biography

Born Heather Graham on March 15, 1953, she grew up in Miami-Dade County, Florida. She married Dennis Pozzessere shortly after her high school graduation. After high school, she went on and earned a degree in theater arts from the University of South Florida. She spent several years after that working in dinner theater, singing backup vocals, and bartending.[2] After the birth of her third child, Pozzessere decided she could not afford to go to work anymore.[3] She chose to stay at home, and, to fill her time, began to write horror stories and romances.[2] After two years,[3] in 1982, she sold her first novel, When Next We Love.[2]

In the years since then,[as of?] she has written more than 100 novels and novellas. These novels run the gamut of the romance genre, from historical fiction to category, from romantic suspense to time travel, and from vampire fiction to Christmas stories. She has been the launch author for Dell's Ecstasy Supreme line, Silhouette's Shadows line, and for Harlequin's mainstream brand, Mira Books. Her books have been published in 20-plus languages.

Romance Writers of America presented her with the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award.[2] She is a member of Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and Novelists Inc, the Horror Writers Association (of which she is a former Vice President), and has received the Thriller Writer's Silver Bullet for charitable enterprises.[citation needed]

Pozzessere is a founder of the Florida chapter of the Romance Writers of America, and since 1999 has hosted the annual Romantic Times Vampire Ball for charity.[2] In 2006, she hosted the first Writers for New Orleans on Labor Day, with workshops and a dinner theater event to benefit the city and the libraries. Labor Day of 2007 made it an annual event. She is the founder of the Slushpile players and Slushpile band.[citation needed]

In November 2016, it was announced that Pozzessere would co-author Chad Michael Murray in writing his second novel titled American Drifter. It is due to be released in November 2017.[4]

Family

She and her husband have five children.[2]

Bibliography

As Heather Graham

Stand-alone novels

Donna Miro and Lorna Doria Series

  1. Sensuous Angel (1985)
  2. An Angel's Share (1985)

MacAuliffe Vikings Trilogy

  1. Golden Surrender (1987)
  2. The Viking's Woman (1993)
  3. Lord of the Wolves (1993)

Camerons Saga

  1. Sweet Savage Eden (1989)
  2. A Pirate's Pleasure (1989)
  3. Love Not a Rebel (1989)
  4. One Wore Blue (1991)
  5. And One Wore Gray (1992)
  6. And One Rode West (1992)
Camerons Saga: North American Woman Trilogy
  1. Sweet Savage Eden (1989)
  2. A Pirate's Pleasure (1989)
  3. Love Not a Rebel (1989)
Camerons Saga: Civil War Trilogy
  1. One Wore Blue (1991)
  2. And One Wore Gray (1992)
  3. And One Rode West (1992)

Old Florida's MacKenzies Series

  1. Runaway (1994)
  2. Captive (1996)
  3. Rebel (1997)
  4. Surrender (1998)
  5. Glory (1999)
  6. Triumph (2000)

Suspense Series

  1. Drop Dead Gorgeous (1998)
  2. Tall, Dark, and Deadly (1999)
  3. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
  4. Dying to Have Her (2001)
  5. Hurricane Bay (2002)
  6. Picture Me Dead (2003)
  7. Dead on the Dance Floor (2004)
  8. The Presence (2004)
  9. Killing Kelly (2005)
Suspense Series: Soap Opera
  1. Long, Lean and Lethal (2000)
  2. Dying to Have Her (2001)
  3. Killing Kelly (2005)
Suspense Series: The O'Casey Brothers
  1. Dead on the Dance Floor (2004)
  2. Killing Kelly (2005)

Harrison Investigation Series

  1. Haunted (2003)
  2. The Presence (2004)
  3. Ghost Walk (2005)
  4. The Vision (2006)
  5. The Seance (2007)
  6. The Dead Room (2007)
  7. The Death Dealer (2008)
  8. Unhallowed Ground (2009)
  9. Nightwalker (2009)
  10. The Killing Edge (2010)

The Flynn Brothers Trilogy

  1. Deadly Night (2008)
  2. Deadly Harvest (2008)
  3. Deadly Gift (2008)

Prophecy Series

  1. Dust to Dust (2009)

Vampire Hunters Series

  1. Night of the Wolves (2009)
  2. Night of the Vampires (2010)
  3. Bride of the Night (2011)

The Bone Island Series

  1. Ghost Memories (2010)
  2. Ghost Shadow (2010)
  3. Ghost Night (2010)
  4. Ghost Moon (2010)

Krewe of Hunters

  1. Phantom Evil (2011)
  2. Heart of Evil (2011)
  3. Sacred Evil (2011)
  4. The Evil Inside (2011)
  5. The Unseen (2012)
  6. The Unholy (2012)
  7. The Unspoken (2012)
  8. The Uninvited (2012)
  9. The Night is Watching (2013)
  10. The Night is Alive (2013)
  11. The Night is Forever (2013)
  12. "Crimson Twilight" (novella) (2014)
  13. The Cursed (2014)
  14. The Hexed (2014)
  15. The Betrayed (2014)
  16. "When Irish Eyes are Haunting" (novella) (2015)
  17. The Silenced (2015)
  18. The Forgotten (2015)
  19. "All Hallows Eve" (novella) (2015)
  20. The Hidden (2015)
  21. Haunted Destiny (2016)
  22. Deadly Fate (2016)
  23. Darkest Journey (2016)
  24. Dying Breath (2017)
  25. Dark Rites (2017)
  26. Doomed Legacy (2017)
  27. "Hallow Be the Haunt" (novella) (2017)
  28. Wicked Deeds (2017)
  29. Fade to Black (2018)
  30. Pale as Death (2018)
  31. Echoes of Evil (2018)
  32. "Haunted Be the Holidays" (novella) (2018)
  33. "Christmas, The Krewe and a Large White Rabbit" (novella) (2018)
  34. The Summoning (2019)
  35. The Seekers (2019)
  36. The Stalking (2019)
  37. "Blood Night" (novella) (2019)
  38. "Horror-Ween" (novella) (2019)
  39. "The Best Christmas Ever" (novella) (2019)
  40. Seeing Darkness (2020)
  41. Deadly Touch (2020)
  42. "The Dead Heat of Summer" (novella) (2020)
  43. Dreaming Death (2020)
  44. "A Most Unusual Case" (novella) (2020)
  45. The Unforgiven (2021)
  46. The Forbidden (2021)
  47. The Unknown (2021)

Cafferty & Quinn

  1. Let the Dead Sleep (2013)
  2. Waking the Dead (2014)
  3. "Infernal Night: Michael Quinn vs. Repairman Jack" (novella; with F. Paul Wilson) (2014)
  4. The Dead Play On (2015)
  5. "Blood on the Bayou" (novella) (2016)
  6. "Toys in the Attic" (novella) (2017)
  7. "Big Easy Evil" (novella) (2017)
  8. Bitter Reckoning (2018)

New York Confidential

  1. Flawless (2016)
  2. A Perfect Obsession (2017)
  3. A Dangerous Game (2018)
  4. A Lethal Legacy (2019)
  5. The Final Deception (2020)

Finnegan Connection

  1. Law and Disorder (2017)
  2. Shadows in the Night (2017)
  3. Out of the Darkness (2018)

The Rising

  1. The Rising (with Jon Land) (2017)
  2. Blood Moon (with Jon Land) (2022)

Non-fiction

Collections

Omnibus in collaboration

As Heather Graham Pozzessere

Some re-edited as Heather Graham.

Stand-alone novels

Angel Hawk Series

  1. Bride of the Tiger (1987)
  2. Angel of Mercy (1988)
  3. Borrowed Angel (1989)

Slater's Summer Fires Series

  1. Dark Stranger (1993)
  2. Rides a Hero (1989)
  3. Apache Summer (1989)

Omnibus in collaboration

As Shannon Drake

Stand-alone novels

Fire Series

  1. Princess of Fire (1989)
  2. Knight of Fire (1993)

No Other Series

  1. No Other Man (1995)
  2. No Other Woman (1996)
  3. No Other Love (1997)

Vampires Series

  1. Beneath a Blood Red Moon (1999)
  2. When Darkness Falls (2000)
  3. Deep Midnight (2001)
  4. Realm of Shadows (2002)
  5. The Awakening (2003)
  6. Dead by Dusk (2005)
  7. Kiss Of Darkness (2006)
  8. Blood Red (2007)

Graham Family Series

  1. Come the Morning (1999)
  2. Conquer the Night (2000)
  3. Seize the Dawn (2001)
  4. Knight Triumphant (2002)
  5. The Lion in Glory (2003)
  6. When We Touch (2004)
  7. The Queen's Lady (2007)

Victorian Fairy Tale Series

  1. Wicked (2005)
  2. Reckless (2005)
  3. Beguiled (2006)

Omnibus in collaboration

References

  1. ^ "Original". Original Heather Graham Website. Retrieved 2011-06-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Biography". Heather Graham website. Archived from the original on 2007-02-19. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  3. ^ a b King-Gamble, Marcia (February 2005). "Interview with Heather Graham". Romantically Yours. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  4. ^ Bernardini, Gabrielle (November 10, 2016). "Chad Michael Murray Wrote a Romance Novel". US Magazine.

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