Laurie McBain

{{short description|American novelist}}

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| pseudonym = Laurie McBain

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|10|15}}

| birth_place = Riverside, California, United States

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| occupation = Novelist

| language = English

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| period = 1975–1985

| genre = Historical romances

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Laurie (Lee) McBain (born October 15, 1949) is an American writer of seven historical romance novels from 1975 to 1985.[https://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/09/lifetimes/king-talisman.html Paperback best sellers], New York Times, November 10, 1985.[http://www.newspaperarchive.com/newspapers1/na0037/6774212/31380901.html How A Demure Damsel Sells A Million Books], Oakland Tribune, February 7, 1977. Her novels Devil's Desire and Moonstruck Madness each sold over a million copies.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001011320/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/171328862.html?dids=171328862:171328862&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=FEB+10,+1977&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Radio+Highlights The Washington Post], February 10, 1977.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110523235928/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,918604-1,00.html Rosemary's Babies], Brad Darrach, Time, January 17, 1977.