Lyn Cote
Lyn started writing her first book when her daughter was thirteen months old and Lyn’s first novel was published when her daughter was about to enter high school. She admits she had a long journey to publication. But Lyn was writing for a market that hadn’t taken shape yet, the inspirational fiction market. A Golden Heart finalist in the inspirational category in 1996, she spoke to the first Love Inspired editor at the RWA conference in Dallas and that led to THE CALL. In the past decade, the inspirational market has continued to expand its markets and readership.
A lifelong Midwesterner (though born in Texas), she often uses rural Iowa, Chicago and the northwoods of Wisconsin as settings for her novels. At the end of 2008, Lyn will have twenty-six novels to her credit. Though Lyn’s first love is historical sagas, she’s also written contemporary romance and romantic suspense for Love Inspired and Tyndale. And her first Love Inspired Suspense series, “The Harbor Intrigue” set in Bayfield County WI came out in April, May and July of 2007. Her historical “The Women of Ivy Manor” series for FaithWords (formerly Warner Faith) is still available and she will be doing two historical sagas for Avon Inspire in 2007-2009, Blessed Assurance, the omnibus edition of her first historical saga. And then in February of 2009 her “Texas, Star of Destiny” series will launch with The Desires of Her Heart. Her first series for the new Love Inspired Historical line is “The Gabriel Sisters” and her first title of it will be released in December 2008, Her Captain’s Heart, followed by Her Patchwork Family in December 2009.
The inspirational market continues to grow! Every spring Lyn contacts most inspirational houses acquiring fiction, especially romance about their current acquisition requirements and personnel. She always posts the results of this survey on her website. Please drop by the Christian Book Publishers Page on Lyn’s website if you are interested in this market. She remembers all too well how little information she had to work with when she began writing inspirationals and doesn’t want anyone else to be that clueless.
Lyn also likes to knit and crochet, read, and do lunch with friends. She and her husband live on a large lake in the northwoods of Wisconsin with their two cats V-8 (for the engine not the juice) and Sadie. And Lyn collects everthing “watermelon,” her favorite food. Visit www.LynCote.net to visit the Market Page and the other pages if you wish to buy her books online. Also drop by her blog: www.strongwomenbravestories.blogspot.com and read stories of women who have made a difference for the good in the present and past.
The Gabriel Sisters Series, book 1 Her Captain’s Heart 
The Texas Star of Destiny Series, book 1 The Desires of Her Heart 
The Women of Ivy Manor series:
Chloe 
Bette
Leigh 
Carly