But no matter what the setting, you'll find interesting characters, romance, humor, and mystery.Īfter devouring Taming the Wolf and the De Burgh Bride, I was eagerly awaiting Simon's story. Most take place in Regency or Medieval England, such as her popular series on the thirteen century de Burgh family. 'I like to think of my stories as adventures,' Simmons says. She is a member of RWA, Novelists Inc., and the Author's Guild. Simmons has sold two million books in North America, and her work has been translated and published in twenty-four foreign countries, including illustrated editions in Japan. Two of her books have been finalists in the Romance Writers of America's annual RITA competition for excellence: The Gentleman Thief in 2001 and A Lady of Distinction in 2005. Her 2003 release, A Man of Many Talents, was a launch title for Berkley's Sensation imprint. Her first book, Heart's Masquerade, was published by Avon in 1989 and was followed by a number of Harlequin Historicals, including a USA Today Bestselling anthology. Pictured above is bride Emma O'Sullivan with her husband Kieron Murphy and his parents Matthew and Denise.Deborah Simmons is the author of twenty-five historical romances and novellas, published by Avon, Berkley, and Harlequin.Ī native midwesterner, Simmons graduated cum laude from Wittenberg University and was a journalist before turning to fiction. People said it was the best wedding they'd been to in a long time.'

Said the groom's mum, Denise: 'It was a lovely suprise. The wedding reception was held in the Lyrath Estate hotel in Kilkenny, where guests were given an extra special treat when Chris de Burgh himself got up with the band and did a stint. On the day, the bridesmaids duties were carried out by Laura Ainsgough and Nicola Lynch, while the best man was Alan Donoghue and groomsman was Nial Mullin. Kieron is well known i n North Wicklow a s he is a Detective Garda based in Shankill. The couple, who live in Enniskerry with their four-monthold son Ryan, are good friends with Chris de Burgh and the ent ire Davison family. Kieron Murphy, the only son of Denise and Matthew Murphy from Wexford, married his beautiful fiancé Emma O'Sullivan, the daughter of Helen and Tom O'Sullivan from Bray, in St.

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