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Lynna Banning

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Born

Oregon City, The United States

Website

http://www.lynnabanning.net

Genre

Romance, Historical Fiction

Influences

Reading Ivanhoe in high school

Member Since

January 2011

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I was born in Oregon and raised in northern California. While growing up I listened to my grandparents' and my mother's stories about life on the ranch they owned in Douglas County, some miles east of Roseburg.

Later (after I retired from work as a professional editor for an aerospace firm) I began writing fiction based on these stories... my first book was "Western Rose," which is based on the unusual courtship of my grandparents.

A medieval studies major in college, I have also written two medieval novels, one about a Crusader knight and a girl raised in a harem (!) who end up at the court of Eleanor of Aquitaine when she was Queen of England. The second novel is about a Templar knight who falls in love with a young woman troubadour... but ...more

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	Baby on the Oregon Trail 4.35 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Smoke River Bride 3.92 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loner's Lady 4.23 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lone Sheriff 4.19 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 2014 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marianne's Marriage of Convenience 4.17 avg rating — 93 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Western Spring Weddings: The City Girl and the Rancher / His Springtime Bride / When a Cowboy Says I Do by Lynna Banning (Goodreads Author), Kathryn Albright, Lauri Robinson (Goodreads Author) 4.11 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Murray on the Cattle Trail (Harlequin Historical Book 503) 4.35 avg rating — 66 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Plum Creek Bride 3.64 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Lynna Banning said: " This book is full of wonderful old-fashioned details of the life of Charlotte Bond that really brought the story to life and made me feel I was "there": fabric selling for 10 cents/yard; the ice man; butter for 8 cents/pound; the baby daughter stacki ...more "

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“Courage is not walking into battle with no fear - you should know this as a soldier. Courage is feeling great fear, but walking forward anyway.

Lady Lavender by Lynna Banning”
― Lynna Banning

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“Each time your integrity will be put t the test. Each time your soul will be pulled in two directions - to fit in or stand outside. Alone.”
― Lynna Banning, Plum Creek Bride

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