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In 1975, Browning began writing a newspaper column on art. Shortly thereafter, she decided to try fiction. As she had recently begun reading romance novels, she attempted to recreate the pieces of the genre that appealed to her. This tactic worked, as in 1976, Avalon published her first two romances.
228:. She learned from a young age to enjoy the water and the outdoors, and to spend plenty of time lying down with a good book as well. Browning considers herself foremost an artist. She studied and later taught art. She paints landscapes and seascapes in watercolor, and is listed in
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Historical Christmas Stories: 1992 (1992) (with
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Browne Popular Culture Library Donor Information Page
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1132:Driven to Distraction / Like a Hurricane
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929:Her Passionate Plan B / Her Man Upstairs
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640:(w/a Bronwyn Williams) Topaz 3/95
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692:Rocky and the Senator's Daughter
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550:Silhouette Xmas novella 11/87
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226:Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus
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700:Silhouette Anthology 07/02
674:Cinderella's Midnight Kiss
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604:Silhouette Desire 11/91
592:Silhouette Romance 9/90
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506:In the Palm of Her Hand
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466:Silhouette Desire 11/84
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440:Journey to Quiet Waters
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308:Warm Side of the Island
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728:Driven to Distraction
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662:The Texas Millionaire
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494:Something For Herself
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1381:Works as illustrator
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853:Beckett's Cinderella
809:The Passionate G-Man
803:Lawless Heirs series
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620:Hazards of the Heart
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302:Home Again, My Love
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1292:Topaz Novella 5/97
1272:The Warfield Bride
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710:Blackstone's Bride
602:Not a Marrying Man
578:Ships in the Night
536:A Matter of Timing
392:A Secret Valentine
374:Logic of the Heart
368:Island on the Hill
320:Stand-alone novels
260:Browning lives in
202:historical romance
87:1976–present
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1200:Sally Tyler Hayes
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518:Reluctant Dreamer
488:Matchmaker's Moon
482:By Any Other Name
458:First Things Last
398:Practical Dreamer
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1248:Stormwalker
1236:White Witch
1126:Anna DePalo
1116:Kristi Gold
1048:Sharon Sala
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132:Dick Burrus
78:illustrator
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1290:Sunshine
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