Helen Brenna
    ~~~ Award Winning Romance Author        
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A little about me ~~

     I was born and raised in a small town in dead center Minnesota, the seventh of eight children.  While growing up, I usually left the story telling to my four brothers and pretty much kept my nose clean between the covers of books.  My brothers would likely have another story to tell, but since this isn't their website ... 

      Several years into an accounting career (strange, I know, I'm a CPA) and a couple children later, I started putting fingers to the keyboard at every free moment.  Writing books.  How cool is that?

      I wrote four manuscripts, was nominated three times for a Romance Writers of America's Golden Heart award and won numerous other regional contests before Harlequin bought my third book, TREASURE, which was nominated in two categories for Romance Writer's of America's most prestigious award, the RITA.  Now I can't imagine doing anything else.

      Though I sometimes dream (usually in February) of living somewhere with less snow and more moderate temperatures, I still live happily ever after in Minnesota with my family.

     You can contact me here through my website, or via snail mail at PO Box 41891, Minneapolis, MN 55441-0891.


 Winner of ...

 Two Romance Writers of America's RITAs for Best  Contemporary Series Romantic Suspense

The Readers' Crown

  National Readers' Choice Award for Best Long Contemporary

  Two Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Awards

  LaVyrle Spencer Mentor of the Year

  WisRWA's Write Touch Award

  OCC's Book Buyer's Best Award

  Virginia Romance Writers' HOLT Medallion

  MFW Writer of the Year

  CataRomance Reviewer's Choice Award

  MFW Rising Star

  Georgia Romance Writers' Maggie

  Smoky Mountain Romance Writers' Laurie


Fun note:  My books are sold not only in the US, but also in Canada, Australia, the UK, India, Japan, Italy, France, The Netherlands, Spain, Brazil and Argentina. My books have been translated into French, Dutch, Spanish and even Icelandic.