Donna Hill
Donna Hill | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York |
Pen name | Olivia Hill |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Education | MFA in Creative Writing |
Alma mater | Goddard College |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction, Romance, Mystery, Women's Fiction |
Notable works | Intimate Betrayal, Masquerade, A Private Affair |
Years active | 1987- present |
Website | |
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Donna Hill is an American author of young adult fiction, romance, mystery, and women's fiction. She is considered one of the pioneers of African American romance.[1]
Three of Hill's novels (Intimate Betrayal, Masquerade, A Private Affair) have been adapted for screen.[2]
Career
Donna Hill began her career in 1987 and has since published more than fifty novels. She is an Essence-bestselling author[3] and has received the RT Career Achievement Award[4] for her books.
Hill is also an editor of novels, and two award-winning anthologies. She is also a writing instructor at The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center in New York. Hill holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Goddard College and is an adjunct professor of English at Medgar Evers College, Essex County College and the College of New Rochelle.[5]
She is also published under the pen name Olivia Hill.[6]
Bibliography
As Donna Hill
Quinten Parker Series
The Ladies Cartel Series
Pause for Men Series
- Saving All My Lovin' (Harlequin Kimani, 2006)
- Love Becomes Her (Harlequin Kimani, 2006)
- If I Were Your Woman (Harlequin Kimani, 2007)
- After Dark (Harlequin Kimani, 2007)
Lawsons of Louisiana Series
- Spend My Life With You (Harlequin Kimani, 2011)
- Secret Attraction (Harlequin Kimani, 2012)
- Sultry Nights (Harlequin Kimani, 2012)
- Everything is You (Harlequin Kimani, 2012)
- The Way You Love Me (Harlequin Kimani, 2015)
- For the Love of You (Harlequin Kimani, 2016)
- Surrender to Me (Harlequin Kimani, 2017)
- When I'm With You (Harlequin Kimani, 2018)
Sag Harbor Village Series
- Touch Me Now (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 2012)
- For You I Will (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 2014)
- My Love at Last (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 2015)
The B Flat Universe
- Confessions in B Flat (Entangled Amara, 2020)
- The Innkeepers Series
- Untitled (Entangled Brazen, 2020)
- Untitled (Entangled Brazen, 2020)
- Untitled (Entangled Brazen, 2020)
Young Adult
- First Your Penny (Atheneum Books, 1985)
- Shipwreck Season (Clarion Books, 1998)
Romance
- Charade (Kensington, 1982)
- Indiscretions (Genesis Press, 1991)
- Roome of the Heart (Genesis Press, 1990)
- Temptation (Harlequin, 1994)
- Scandalous (Harlequin Presents, 1995)
- Intimate Betrayal (Pinnacle, 1997)
- Deception (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 1998)
- Dark Rider (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 1999) (co-authored with Shirley Hailstock and Francis Ray)
- Interlude (Genesis Press, 1999)
- A Scandalous Affair (Harlequin, 2000)
- Soul to Soul (Genesis Press, 2000)
- Say Yes (Kensington, 2004)
- Rockin' Around That Christmas Tree: A Holiday Novel (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004) (co-authored with Francis Ray)
- Dare to Dream (Harlequin, 2004)
- Moments Like This (Harlequin, 2007)
- Chances Are (Harlequin Kimani, 2008)
- Prize of a Lifetime (Harlequin Kimani, 2009)
- Heart's Reward (Harlequin Kimani, 2010)
- Private Lessons (Harlequin Kimani, 2011)
- Legacy of Love (Harlequin Kimani, 2011)
- If I Could (Kensington, 2012)
- Long Distance Lover (Mills Boon Kimani Arabesque, 2013)
- Prize of a Lifetime (Mills Boon Kimani Romance, 2013)
- Pieces of Dreams (Mills Boon Kimani Romance, 2013)
- Through the Fire (Mills Boon Kimani Romance, 2013)
- Dare to Dream (Mills Boon Kimani Romance, 2013)
- Legacy of Love (Mills Boon Kimani Romance, 2013)
- Double the Pleasure (Hilltop Publications, 2014)
- Dangerous Intentions (Hilltop Publications, 2014)
- Justin & Bailey: Director's Cut -- The Untold Story (Hilltop Publications, 2015)
- Secrets of the A-List (Episode 3 of 12) (Harlequin Special Releases, 2017)
Mystery
- Getting Hers (St. Martin's Press, 2005)
- Guilty Pleasures (St. Martin's Press, 2006)
- Wicked Ways (St. Martin's Press, 2007)
- A House Divided (Dafina, 2017)
Women's Fiction
- An Ordinary Woman (St. Martin's Griffin, 2002)
- Rhythms (St. Martin's Griffin, 2002)
- Divas, Inc. (St. Martin's Griffin, 2004)
- In My Bedroom (St. Martin's Press, 2004)
- Quiet Storm (Genesis Press, 2007)
- What Mother Never Told Me (Harlequin Kimani, 2010)
- All Up In The Mix (Sable Romance, 2018)
Anthologies
Children's
- Eerie Animals: Seven Stories (Atheneum Books, 1983)
Romance
- Spirit of the Season (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 1994) (with stories by Margie Walker and Francis Ray)
- Love Letters (Harlequin Kimani Arabesque, 1997) (with stories by Rochelle Alers and Janice Sims)
- Rosie's Curl And Weave (St. Martin's, 1999) (with stories by Rochelle Alers and Felicia Mason)
- Della's House of Style (St. Martin's, 2000) (with stories by Rochelle Alers and Felicia Mason)
- Welcome to Leo's (St. Martin's, 2000) (with stories by Rochelle Alers, Brenda Jackson, and Francis Ray)
- Going to the Chapel (St. Martin's, 2001) (with stories by Rochelle Alers and Gwynne Forster)
- Living Large (Signet, 2003) (with stories by Rochelle Alers, Brenda Jackson, and Francis Ray)
- Lets Get It On (St. Martin's Griffin, 2004) (with stories by Rochelle Alers, Brenda Jackson, and Francis Ray)
- Dark Thirst (Gallery Books, 2004) (with stories by Omar Tyree, Angela C. Allen, Monica Jackson, Kevin S. Brockenbrough, and Linda Addison)
- Sister, Sister (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2001)
- A Whole Lotta Love (Signet, 2004) (with stories by Francis Ray, Brenda Jackson, and Monica Jackson)
- Big Girls Don't Cry (Signet Eclipse, 2005) (with stories by Brenda Jackson, Monica Jackson, and Francis Ray)
- Destiny's Daughters (Kensington, 2006) (with stories by Gwynne Forster and Parry A. Brown)
- Creepin' (Kimani, 2007) (with stories by Monica Jackson, J.M. Jeffries, Janice Sims, and L.A. Banks)
- One the Line (Kimani Press, 2008)
- Midnight Clear (Genesis Press, 2009) (with stories by Leslie Esdaile, Gwynne Forster, Carmen Green, and Monica Jackson)
- Midnight Clear, Too (Genesis Press, 2009) (with stories by Leslie Esdaile, Carmen Green, Monica Jackson)
- After Midnight (Amazon, 2011)
- Holiday Fantasy (Harlequin Kimani, 2011) (with stories by Adrienne Byrd and Kayla Perrin)
- Heat Wave (Dafina, 2011) (with stories by Niobia Bryant and Zuri Day)
- The One That I Want (Dafina, 2014)
- Della's House of Style (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2015)
- Holiday Temptation (Dafina, 2016) (with stories by Farrah Rochon and K.M. Jackson)
Mystery
- Approaching Footsteps (Spider Road Press, 2016) (with stories by Patricia Flaherty Pagan, Jennifer Leeper, Rita Banerjee, Megan Steusloff, and Holly Walrath)
As Olivia Hill
Mystery
- Murder in the Aisles (Samhain Publishing, 2015)
Filmography
Film | Year | Director | Screenwriter | Ref(s) |
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Intimate Betrayal | 1999 | Dianah Winter | Chuck Cummings | [7] |
Masquerade | 2000 | Roy Campanella II. | Janine Sherman | [8] |
A Private Affair | 2000 | Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Tony Lee | [9] |
References
- ↑ "Donna Hill, Author Info, Published Books, Bio, Photo, Video, and More". AALBC.com, the African American Literature Book Club. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ "Donna Hill". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ "Donna Hill". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ "Donna Hill". RT Book Reviews. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ↑ "About Donna". Donna Hill. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ "Author Donna Hill Marks 25th Anniversary with New Series - CHANDRA SPARKS SPLOND". CHANDRA SPARKS SPLOND. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ↑ Wynter, Dianah, Intimate Betrayal, Monica Calhoun, Khalil Kain, Erica Gimpel, retrieved 2018-03-22
- ↑ II, Roy Campanella (2000-11-10), Masquerade, Simbi Kali, Cress Williams, Kellita Smith, retrieved 2018-03-22
- ↑ Uno, Michael Toshiyuki (2000-08-26), A Private Affair, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Clifton Powell, Lou Myers, retrieved 2018-03-22