Teresa Medeiros | |
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Born | 1962or1963(age 60–61) [1] |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Romance, Fantasy |
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Teresa Medeiros (born 1962/1963) is an American award-winning romance novelist. She wrote her first novel at 21. Before becoming an author, she was a nurse. According to her official biography, she lives in Kentucky. [2]
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