Cassie Edwards


Cassie Edwards is a best-selling American author of over 100 historical romance novels. She has been published by Dorchester Publishing, Signet Books, Kensington Publishing and Harlequin.

Biography

Edwards began writing romances in 1982 and released her 100th novel, Savage Skies, on August 28, 2007. Although her earlier books were classic historical romances, the vast majority of her novels involve Native American tribes. Edwards's grandmother was Cheyenne. Her first 99 books sold a combined 10 million copies as of August 2007, with her more recent novels averaging sales of 250,000-350,000 copies.
Edwards has won the Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award and the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, as well as being named one of Affaire de Coeur's top ten favorite romance writers. Edwards has a reputation for meticulously researching the proper anthropological backgrounds of each tribe she writes about.
Edwards and her husband Charles, a retired high school biology teacher, have been married for over 50 years. They have two sons, Charles and Brian, and three grandchildren. The family lived in St. Louis, Missouri for over thirty years, but now reside in Mattoon, Illinois.

Plagiarism allegations

On 7 January 2008, the romance-novel review blog accused Edwards of widespread plagiarism after finding multiple passages in her novels that appeared to be directly taken from various works by other authors, including novels, poems, reference books, and websites about Native American history and culture. Many of the passages came from old references, many without copyright or with expired copyright protection. One of Edwards' publishers, Signet, initially defended the passages in question as fair use rather than copyright infringement.
Nora Roberts, herself a victim of plagiarism, joined the outcry. Two days later, Signet announced that they would be reviewing all of Edwards' books that they published to determine whether plagiarism had occurred, and, in April 2008, Signet stopped publishing Edwards' books "due to irreconcilable editorial differences." In an interview, Edwards said that she did not know she was supposed to credit sources, and her husband stated that Edwards gained ideas from her reference works but did not "lift passages".

Partial bibliography

Chippewa

  1. Savage Torment
  2. Savage Obsession
  3. Savage Innocence
  4. Savage Heart
  5. Savage Paradise

    Savage Secrets

  6. Savage Surrender
  7. Savage Eden
  8. Savage Bliss
  9. Savage Dream
  10. Savage Splendor
  11. Savage Whispers
  12. Savage Dance
  13. Savage Persuasion
  14. Savage Promise
  15. Savage Mists
  16. Savage Sunrise
  17. Savage Pride

    Wild Arizona

  18. Wild Ecstasy
  19. Wild Splendor
  20. Wild Desire
  21. Wild Abandon
  22. Wild Rapture
  23. Wild Embrace

    Savage

  24. Savage Illusion
  25. Savage Spirit
  26. Savage Embers
  27. Savage Secrets
  28. Savage Passions
  29. Savage Shadows
  30. Savage Longings
  31. Savage Tears
  32. Savage Heat
  33. Savage Wonder
  34. Savage Joy
  35. Savage Fires
  36. Savage Grace
  37. Savage Devotion
  38. Savage Thunder
  39. Savage Honor
  40. Savage Moon
  41. Savage Love
  42. Savage Destiny
  43. Savage Hero
  44. Savage Trust
  45. Savage Hope
  46. Savage Courage
  47. Savage Vision
  48. Savage Arrow
  49. Savage Beloved
  50. Savage Tempest
  51. Savage Quest
  52. Savage Intrigue
  53. Savage Skies
  54. Savage Glory
  55. Savage Flames
  56. Savage Abandon
  57. Savage Sun
  58. Savage Dawn

    Wild Tribes

  59. Wild Bliss
  60. Wild Thunder
  61. Wild Whispers
  62. Wind Walker

    Dreamcatcher

  63. Running Fox
  64. Shadow Bear
  65. Falcon Moon

    Stand alone novels

  66. Portrait of Desire
  67. Rapture's Rendezvous
  68. Secrets of My Heart
  69. Silken Rapture
  70. Passions Web
  71. Elusive Ecstasy
  72. Island Rapture
  73. Desire's Blossom
  74. Forbidden Embrace
  75. Eugenia's Embrace
  76. Passions Fire
  77. Beloved Embrace
  78. Enchanted Enemy
  79. Hostage Heart
  80. Passion in the Wind
  81. A Gentle Passion
  82. Eden's Promise
  83. Roses After Rain
  84. Passion's Embrace
  85. When Passion Calls
  86. Touch the Wild Wind
  87. Rolling Thunder
  88. Flaming Arrow
  89. Innocent Obsession
  90. White Fire
  91. Bold Wolf
  92. Lone Eagle
  93. Thunder Heart
  94. Silver Wing
  95. Winter Raven
  96. Sun Hawk
  97. Midnight Falcon
  98. Fire Cloud
  99. Spirit Warrior
  100. Storm Rider
  101. Night Wolf
  102. Racing Moon
  103. Proud Eagle
  104. Silver Feather
  105. Swift Horse
  106. Her Forbidden Pirate

    Omnibus