Gina Ferris Wilkins (born December 20 as Gina Vaughan) is a best-selling American author of over 85 romance novels. She writes novels as Gina Ferris, Gina Wilkins and Gina Ferris Wilkins.
Gina Ferris Wilkins was born December 20 and was raised in central Arkansas.
In 1987 she sold her first book to Harlequin and embarked on a career as a full-time writer. Since then, she has written more than eighty-five novels for various Harlequin and Silhouette category romance lines. Her early Silhouette novels were written under the pseudonyms, Gina Ferris and Gina Ferris Wilkins, which she later dropped in favor of Wilkins. Her books have been translated in twenty languages and appear in more than one hundred countries.
Wilkins was awarded a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award in 2003 for Best Silhouette Special Edition, Make-Believe Mistletoe and has been nominated for both a Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Harlequin Temptation (1998 for Tempting Tara) and a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. The Georgia Romance Writers have awarded her the Maggie Award for Excellence four times, and Wilkins has seen her books appear on the Waldenbooks, B. Dalton, and USAToday Bestseller lists.
In 1999, Wilkins was forced to sue BET Publishing for plagiarism. A librarian who was a fan of Wilkins noticed that a new book she was reading, When Love Calls by Gail McFarland, appeared to very closely match a Harlequin Temptation, Hotline published in 1991 by Wilkins. After purchasing and examining the other book, Wilkins claims that over 100 pages were taken in whole or part from her work. In an out-of-court settlement reached in 2000, BET agreed to withdraw all copies of their book from booksellers and to cease any future publication of the book. Neither the publisher nor the infringing author offered an apology or admission of guilt.
Wilkins is a member of Novelists, Inc. and the Romance Writers of America, and often speaks at schools to emphasize literacy, goal-setting, and motivation.
1997 - A Match for Celia[Family Way, Bk 2 - Silhouette Special Edition, No 967 - Large Print](Hardcover) ISBN-13: 9780373597611 ISBN-10: 0373597614 Genre:Romance
1996 - Designs on Love[Reluctant Grooms - Here Come the Grooms, No 3](Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780373301034 ISBN-10: 0373301030 Genre:Romance
Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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1995 - Cody's Fiancee[The Family Way, Silhouette Special Edition, No 1006](Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780373240067 ISBN-10: 0373240066 Genre:Romance
Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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1995 - A Home for Adam[Family Way, Bk 3 - Silhouette Special Edition, No 980](Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780373099801 ISBN-10: 0373099800 Genre:Romance
Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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1995 - A Match for Celia[Family Way, Bk 2 - That Special Woman! - Silhouette Special Edition, No 967](Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780373099672 ISBN-10: 0373099673 Genre:Romance
Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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1995 - A Man for Mom[Family Way, Bk 1 - That Special Woman! - Silhouette Special Edition, No 955](Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780373099559 ISBN-10: 037309955X Genre:Romance
Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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1995 - I Won't[Grooms on the Run, Bk 1 - Harlequin Temptation, No 539](Paperback) ISBN-13: 9780373256396 ISBN-10: 0373256396 Genre:Romance