#36 Lenora Worth
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/lenora-worth

With millions of books in print, Lenora Worth has some 50 books for three different publishers. Her first Love Inspired “The Wedding Quilt” won Affaire de Coeur’s Best Inspirational for 1997, and “Logan’s Child” won RT’s Best Love Inspired for 1998. Her suspense “Code of Honor” finaled in the American Christian Fiction Writers’ Carol Award and her “Body of Evidence” made the New York Times Bestseller list in Mass Market Paperbacks. One of her latest titles is the romantic suspense novel Deadly Connection (Love Inspired Suspense).

#37 Virginia Vaughan
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/virginia-vaughan

Award winning author Virginia Vaughan lives by the motto ‘It’s not hoarding if its books’. Always the kid with her nose stuck in a book, becoming a multi-published author hasn’t stopped Virginia from continuing to grow her own collection of favorite reads. Her family has refused to help her move anymore because of the sheer number boxes of books, but she’s no quitter. She’ll keep buying books and, the next time she moves, hire a moving van. If you love stories where romance intersects danger and faith, her latest romantic suspenser is Texas Twin Abduction (Love Inspired Suspense), the first book in the Cowboy Lawmen series.

#38 Lisa Phillips
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/lisa-phillips

A British ex-pat, Lisa loves high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after. Among her recent romantic suspense titles is the upcoming Desert Rescue (Love Inspired Suspense), from the from the K-9 + Rescue series.

#39 Robin Caroll
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/robin-caroll

The bestselling author of more than 30 novels, Robin Caroll writes Southern stories of mystery and suspense, with a hint of romance to entertain readers. Her books have been recognized in several awards, including the Carol Award, HOLT Medallion, Daphne du Maurier, RT Reviewer’s Choice Award, and more. Her latest suspense book is Dead Silence (Shiloh Run Press).

#40 Lisa Carter
https://www.familyfiction.com/authors/lisa-carter 

As a Southern romantic suspense writer–Sweet Tea with a Slice of Murder–Lisa Carter is the bestselling author of romantic suspense, historicals, and a contemporary series. The Stronghold won the 2017 Daphne du Maurier. Under a Turquoise Sky won the 2015 Carol Award for Romantic Suspense. Beyond the Cherokee Trail was a 4 1/2 star Romantic Times Top Pick. She’s the author of the mystery title A Sound of Falling Leaves (Gilead Publishing).

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