Haywood Smith is an American author. She lives in Georgia.The Party Continues with Haywood Smith! , It's Only a Novel, May 1, 2012.

Writing career Smith's first book, Shadows in Velvet, won the Romantic Times 1996 Award for First Historical Romance.Shadows in Velvet, RT Book Reviews, July 1996. Her first several books were historical romances, in settings including 17th Century France and EnglandShadows in Velvet, Publishers Weekly, 07/01/1996.Secrets in Satin, Publishers Weekly, 03/31/1997. and Medieval Scotland.Highland Princess, RT Book Reviews, July 2000. With Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, she moved into writing women's fiction about women 50 years old and older, set in the Southern United States.Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, Kirkus Reviews, September 15, 2002.The Party Continues with Haywood Smith! , It's Only a Novel, May 1, 2012.

Smith's books The Red Hat Club and Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch appeared on The New York Times Best Seller List.Best Sellers, The New York Times, October 12, 2003.Paperback Fiction, The New York Times, November 9, 2003.

Books Shadows In Velvet, St. Martin's Press, 1996 Secrets In Satin, St. Martin's Press, 1997 Damask Rose, St. Martin's Press, 1998 Dangerous Gifts, St. Martin's Press, 1999 Highland Princess, St. Martin's Press, 2000 Border Lord, St. Martin's Press, 2001 Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, St. Martin's Press, 2002 The Red Hat Club, St. Martin's Press, 2003 The Red Hat Club Rides Again, St. Martin's Press, 2005 Wedding Belles, St. Martin's Press, 2008 The Twelve Sacred Traditions of Magnificent Mothers-In-Law, Belle Books, 2009 Ladies of the Lake, St. Martin's Press, 2009 Waking Up in Dixie, St. Martin's Press, 2010 Wife-in-Law, St. Martin's Press, 2011 Out of Warranty, St. Martin's Press, 2013 Queen Bee Goes Home Again, St. Martin's Press, 2014

External links Haywood Smith's official website

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