Sabrina Jeffries

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| pseudonym = Sabrina Jeffries
Deborah Martin
Deborah Nicholas

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1958}}

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| occupation = Novelist

| nationality = American

| period = 1992–present

| genre = romance

| website = {{URL|http://www.sabrinajeffries.com/}}

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Sabrina Jeffries (born 1958) is an American author of romance novels, who also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas.{{Cite web |title=Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/sabrina-jeffries/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=www.fantasticfiction.com}} Entertainment Weekly calls her "one of the long-reigning leading voices in historical romance."{{Cite web |last=Lenker |first=Maureen Lee |date=July 30, 2019 |title=Hot Stuff: July romances offer 'knotty' self-discovery |url=https://ew.com/book-reviews/2019/07/30/hot-stuff-july-romance-novels-reviews/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}

Early life

When Jeffries was seven years old, her parents became missionaries and moved the family to Thailand where they lived for eleven years. She began making up her own stories when she was twelve.{{cite web | title = RBL Presents Sabrina Jeffries | publisher = RBL Romantica | url =http://www.geocities.com/rblinterviews2/jeffriesinterview.html | access-date = 2007-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022093231/http://geocities.com/rblinterviews2/jeffriesinterview.html|archive-date=2009-10-22}}

Jeffries earned a Ph.D. in English, writing her dissertation on James Joyce.{{Cite news |last=Matchar |first=Emily |date=July 10, 2007 |title=A refuge in romance |newspaper=The Cary News |url=http://www.carynews.com/arts_more/story/6676.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2007-07-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805184757/http://www.carynews.com/arts_more/story/6676.html |archive-date=August 5, 2007}}

Career

While serving as a visiting assistant professor of English at Tulane University, Jeffries attempted to develop an academic work from her dissertation. Bored with this attempt, she began writing a romance novel instead.

After realizing that she enjoyed writing more than teaching, Jeffries left the academic world to work as a technical writer, while writing novels at night. Although her first attempt did not sell, after ten rejections Jeffries's second book was finally picked up by Leisure.{{cite web |last=Burns |first=Monica |title=Come Meet the Always Witty Sabrina Jeffries |publisher=MonicaBurns.Com |year=2004 |url=http://www.monicaburns.com/ArticlesSabrinaJeffries.htm |access-date=2007-02-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061211123202/http://www.monicaburns.com/ArticlesSabrinaJeffries.htm |archive-date=2006-12-11 }}

She has published historical romances as both Sabrina Jeffries and Deborah Martin, and contemporary paranormal romantic suspense as Deborah Nicholas.

Her novels Beware a Scot's Revenge and Let Sleeping Rogues Lie became New York Times Bestsellers.

Awards

HOLT Best Long Historical, Virginia Romance Writers for The Dangerous Lord (2000)
Maggie Award for Best Historical Romance for The Dangerous Lord (2000)
Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Best Historical Romance for A Notorious Love (2001)
HOLT Medallion Contest for Best Short Historical, Virginia Romance Writers for In the Prince’s Bed (2004)
Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence for Best Historical Fiction for To Pleasure a Prince (2005)
Best Historical K.I.S.S. Hero Award from RT Book Reviews for To Pleasure a Prince (2005)
More than Magic award for Best Historical for One Night with a Prince (2005)
More than Magic award for Best Historical for Never Seduce a Scoundrel (2006)
Winter Rose Award for Excellence in Romantic Fiction for Never Seduce a Scoundrel (2006)
Maggie Award Winner for Best Historical for Only a Duke Will Do (2006)
K.I.S.S. Award Winner from RT Book Reviews for Don’t Bargain with the Devil (2009)
Career Achievement Award Winner, RT Book Reviews (2009)
HOLT Medallion Award of Merit, Virginia Romance Writers for The Truth About Lord Stoneville (2010)
K.I.S.S. Award Winner from RT Book Reviews for To Wed A Wild Lord (2011)
K.I.S.S. Award Winner from RT Book Reviews for How the Scoundrel Seduces (2014)

Personal life

Jeffries lives in Cary, North Carolina with her husband and son Nick.

Publications

= Novels and novellas<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/50886.Sabrina_Jeffries |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=www.goodreads.com}}</ref> =

== Lord Trilogy ==

The Pirate Lord (Avon, 1998) {{ISBN|978-0380797479}}
The Forbidden Lord (Avon, 1999) {{ISBN|9780380797486}}
The Dangerous Lord (Avon, 2000) {{ISBN|9780739409992}}

== Swanlea Spinsters ==

A Dangerous Love (Avon, 2000) {{ISBN|9780380809271}}Ramsdell, Kristin. “Jeffries, Sabrina. A Dangerous Love.” Library Journal, vol. 131, no. 7, Apr. 2006. via EBSCOhost
A Notorious Love (Avon, 2001) {{ISBN|9780739419489}}
After the Abduction (Avon, 2002) {{ISBN|9780739425718}}
Dance of Seduction (Avon, 2003) {{ISBN|9780060092139}}
Married to the Viscount (Avon, 2004) {{ISBN|9780739440155}}

== The Royal Brotherhood ==

In the Prince's Bed (Pocket Star, 2004) {{ISBN|9780743477703}}{{Cite web |date=August 2004 |title=In the Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780743477703 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
To Pleasure a Prince (Pocket Star, 2005) {{ISBN|9780743477710}}{{Cite web |date=March 2005 |title=To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780743477710 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
One Night With a Prince (Pocket Star, 2005) {{ISBN|9781416523857}}{{Cite web |date=June 2005 |title=One Night with a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780743477727 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}

== School for Heiresses ==

Never Seduce a Scoundrel (Pocket Books, 2006) {{ISBN|9781416516088}}Engelmann, Patty. “Never Seduce a Scoundrel.” Booklist, vol. 102, no. 13, Mar. 2006, p. 75. EBSCOhost.
Only a Duke Will Do (Pocket Books, 2006) {{ISBN|9781416516095}}{{Cite web |date=July 2006 |title=Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416516095 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
The School for Heiresses. with Renee Bernard, Liz Carlye, Julia London, and Julia London. (Pocket Star, 2006) {{ISBN|9781416516118}}{{Cite web |date=January 2006 |title=The School for Heiresses by Julia London, Liz Carlyle, Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416516118 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
Ten Reasons to Stay (Pocket, 2006) {{ISBN|9781476731612}}
Beware a Scot's Revenge (Pocket Books, 2007) {{ISBN|9781416516101}}Charles, John. “Beware a Scot’s Revenge.” Booklist, vol. 103, no. 19/20, June 2007, p. 48. EBSCOhost.
Snowy Night with a Stranger. with Jane Feather and Julia London. (Pocket Star, 2008) {{ISBN|9781416578222}}{{Cite web |date=November 2008 |title=Snowy Night with a Stranger by Julia London, Jane Feather, Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781416578222 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
When Sparks Fly (Pocket Books 2008) {{ASIN|B00IWTWG8A}}
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie (Pocket Books, 2008) {{ISBN|9781416551515}}Ramsdell, Kristin. “Let Sleeping Rogues Lie.” Library Journal, vol. 133, no. 3, Feb. 2008, pp. 86–87. EBSCOhost.
Don't Bargain with the Devil (Pocket Books, 2009) {{ISBN|9781416560814}}Ramsdell, Kristin. “Don’t Bargain with the Devil.” Library Journal, vol. 134, no. 11, June 2009, p. 57. EBSCOhost.
Wed Him Before You Bed Him (Pocket Books 2009) {{ISBN|9781416560821}}

== Hellions of Halstead Hall ==

The Truth about Lord Stoneville (Pocket Books, 2009) {{ISBN|9781439167519}}Ramsdell, Kristin. “The Truth About Lord Stoneville.” Library Journal, vol. 134, no. 20, Dec. 2009, p. 90. EBSCOhost.
A Hellion in her Bed (Pocket Star, 2010) {{ISBN|9781439167540}}Ramsdell, Kristin. “A Hellion in Her Bed.” Library Journal, vol. 135, no. 13, Aug. 2010, p. 61. EBSCOhost.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady (Pocket Star, 2011) {{ISBN|9781439167557}}{{Cite web |date=January 2011 |title=How to Woo a Reluctant Lady by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781439167557 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
To Wed a Wild Lord (Pocket Star, 2011) ISBN 9781451642407{{Cite web |date=December 2011 |title=To Wed a Wild Lord by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781451642407 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
A Lady Never Surrenders (Pocket Books, 2012) {{ISBN|9781451642452}}Ramsdell, Kristin. “A Lady Never Surrenders.” Library Journal, vol. 137, no. 3, Feb. 2012, p. 87. EBSCOhost.
'Twas the Night after Christmas (Gallery Books, 2012) {{ISBN|9781451642469}}{{Cite web |date=November 2012 |title='Twas the Night After Christmas by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781451642469 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}

== The Duke's Men ==

What the Duke Desires (Pocket Books, 2013) {{ISBN|9781451693461}}{{Cite web |date=July 2013 |title=What the Duke Desires by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781451693461 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
When the Rogue Returns (Pocket Books, 2014) {{ISBN|9781451693485}}
Dorinda and the Doctor (Pocket Star, 2014) {{ASIN|B00IBHS7WC}}
How the Scoundrel Seduces (Pocket Books, 2014) {{ISBN|9781451693492}}{{Cite web |date=August 2014 |title=How the Scoundrel Seduces by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781451693492 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
If the Viscount Falls (Pocket Books, 2015) {{ISBN|9781476786049}}

== Sinful Suitors<ref>Charles, John. “If the Viscount Falls.” ''Booklist'', vol. 111, no. 11, Feb. 2015, pp. 30–31. ''EBSCOhost.''</ref> ==

The Art of Sinning (Pocket Books, 2015) {{ISBN|9781476786063}}{{Cite web |date=August 2015 |title=The Art of Sinning by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781476786063 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
The Heiress and the Hothead (Pocket Star 2016) {{ISBN|9781501147524}}
What Happens Under the Mistletoe. with Karen Hawkins, Candace Camp, and Meredith Duran (Pocket Books, 2016) {{ISBN|9781476786087}}{{Cite web |date=November 2016 |title=What Happens Under the Mistletoe by Candace Camp (et al.) |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781476786087 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
A Study of Seduction (Pocket Books, 2016) {{ISBN|9781476786070}}
The Danger of Desire (Pocket Books, 2016) {{ISBN|9781501144448}}Charles, John. “The Danger of Desire.” Booklist, vol. 113, no. 6, Nov. 2016, p. 30. EBSCOhost.
The Pleasures of Passion (Pocket Books, 2017) {{ISBN|9781501144462}}
A Talent for Temptation (Pocket Star, 2017) {{ISBN|9781501144530}}
The Secret of Flirting (Pocket Books, 2018) {{ISBN|9781501144486}}{{Cite web |date=April 2018 |title=The Secrets of Flirting by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781501144486 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
The Risk of Rogues (Pocket Star, 2018) {{ISBN|9781501144547}}

== Duke Dynasty ==

Project Duchess (Zebra, 2019) {{ISBN|9781420148558}}{{Cite web |date=July 2019 |title=Project Duchess by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781420148558 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
Seduction on a Snowy Night with Mary Putney and Madeline Hunter (Kensington, 2019) {{ISBN|9781496720283}}{{Cite web |date=October 2019 |title=Seduction on a Snowy Night by Mary Jo Putney, Sabrina Jeffries, Madeline Hunter |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781496720283 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
The Bachelor (Zebra, 2020) {{ISBN|9781420148565}}{{Cite web |date=March 2020 |title=The Bachelor by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781420148565 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
Who Wants to Marry a Duke (Zebra, 2020) {{ISBN|9781420148572}}{{Cite web |date=September 2020 |title=Who Wants to Marry a Duke by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781420148572 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
Undercover Duke (Zebra, 2021) {{ISBN|9781420148589}}{{Cite web |date=June 2021 |title=Undercover Duke by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781420148589 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}
A Yuletide Kiss, with Madeline Hunter and Mary Jo Putney (Kensington, 2021) {{ISBN|9781496731296}}{{Cite web |date=October 2021 |title=A Yuletide Kiss by Mary Jo Putney, Sabrina Jeffries, Madeline Hunter |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781496731296 |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Publishers Weekly}}

== Designing Debutantes ==

A Duke for Diana (Zebra, 2022) ISBN 978-1-4201-5377-4{{Cite web |date=June 2022 |title=A Duke for Diana by Sabrina Jeffries |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781420153774 |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Publishers Weekly}}

= Short fiction =

The French Maid (Pocket Books, 2012) {{ISBN|9781451669466}}
Closer Than They Appear (BelleBooks, 2014) {{ISBN|9781611945317}}
Gone but not Forgotten (BelleBooks, 2014) {{ISBN|9781611945300}}

= Included in anthologies and collections =

One Night with a Rogue (St. Martin's Paperbacks,1995) {{ISBN|9780312956110}}
A Dance with the Devil (St. Martin's Press1997) {{ISBN|9780312963187}}
"The Widow's Auction." in Fantasy (Penguin, 2006) {{ISBN|9780515132762}}
At Home in Mossy Creek (BelleBooks, 2007) {{ISBN|9780976876083}}
"An April Fool's Forbidden Affair," Premiere: A Romance Writers of America® Collection (Romance Writers of America, 2014) {{ISBN|9780986228209}}