Pen name Barbara Faith Genre romance Notable awards RITA Award Period 1978–95 Died October 10, 1995 | Nationality American Role Writer Occupation Novelist Name Barbara Faith | |
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Born February 19, 1921
Cleveland, Ohio, American ( 1921-02-19 ) Spouse Alfonso Covarrubias (1970–1995) Books Desert Man, Long ‑ Lost Wife?, Happy Father'S Day (That, The sun dancers, Scarlet Woman | ||
Barbara Faith de Covarrubias (February 19, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio – October 10, 1995), was an American writer of more than 40 romance novels as Barbara Faith (her maiden name) from 1978 until the day of her death. She won a RITA Award in 1982.
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Barbara Faith was born on February 19, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. She married former bullfighter Alfonso Covarrubias, on November 11, 1970. They later renewed their vows in Spain on May 6, 1983. She began work as a public relations person in Miami, Florida and later moved to Chula Vista, California. She later moved to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.
She published her first novel in 1978 for Silhouette Books. Most of her books are set in Mexico, Spain, United States or Morocco, and many of the male protagonists of her books are Hispanic. She won a RITA Award in 1982.