Shirlee Busbee

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| birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S.

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| occupation = Novelist

| language = English

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| period = 1977–present

| genre = Romance

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Shirlee Busbee (born August 9, 1941) is an American writer of romance novels since 1977. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards.{{Citation | title = Shirlee Busbee's Interview | url = http://impulsivehearts.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/interview-with-historical-romance-author-shirlee-busbee/ | access-date = 2012-04-07 }}

Biography

Shirlee Elaine was born in San Jose, California, the first daughter of a career naval officer. She grew up with two sisters and three brothers traveling the world. She attended high school in Kenitra, Morocco and when she returned to California, went to Burbank Business College in Santa Rosa,{{Cite web |last=Koster |first=Kristen |date=2012-02-03 |title=Kristen Koster Interviews Historical Romance Author Shirlee Busbee |url=https://www.kristenkoster.com/interview-with-historical-romance-author-shirlee-busbee/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Kristen Koster |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Shirlee Busbee Book & Series List - FictionDB |url=https://www.fictiondb.com/author/shirlee-busbee~1010.htm#google_vignette |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.fictiondb.com}} where she met her future husband Howard Busbee, she received a certificate in 1962. On June 22, 1963, she married Howard.{{Citation | title = Shirlee Busbee's Bio | url = http://www.shirlee-busbee.com/Bio.html | access-date = 2012-04-07 }}

Later, she worked as a draftsman in Solano County, where she met her friend and mentor, the author Rosemary Rogers. She lives in Northern California, where they raise American Shetland Ponies and own Miniature Schnauzers.