Lynn Erickson Explained

Molly Swanton & Carla Peltonen
Pseudonym:	Lynn Erickson
Period:	1980–present

Lynn Erickson is the American joint pseudonym used by the writing team formed by Molly Swanton and Carla Peltonen. Since 1980, they have written over 50 historical/romantic suspense novels. The pseudonym Lynn Erickson is a combination of their husbands' names.^[1]

Personal background

Molly Swanton

Molly Swanton (née Butler) was born on September 12, 1946, in Pennsylvania. During her youth, she attended the all-girls, college preparatory school Agnes Irwin School, which is located in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. She has been serving as a literary judge for the Hammett Prize., Swanton resides in Carbondale, Colorado, where she has lived with her husband, Terry Lynn Swanton, since 1966.^[2]

Carla Peltonen

Carla Peltonen (née Friedenberg) was born in Buffalo, New York. She is the daughter of Jerome and Leona (née Shenker) Friedenberg. She is a 1964 graduate of the University of Rochester in New York., Peltonen resides in Aspen, where she has lived with her husband, Erik Peltonen, since 1969.^[2]

Published works

Single novels

• Sweet Nemesis (1980)
• The Silver Kiss (1981)
• A Woman of San Francisco (1982)
• High Country Pride (1982)
• Dawnfire (1984)
• Snowbird (1984)
• A Chance Worth Taking (1985)
• Faces of Dawn (1985)
• Lilacs (1985)
• Some Distant Shore (1985)
• Arena of Fear (1986)
• Stormswept (1986)
• A Dangerous Sentiment (1986)
• A Perfect Gem (1987)
• Tangled Dreams (1987)
• Fool's Gold (1988)
• Firecloud (1988)
• Shadow on the Sun (1989)
• In from the Cold (1989)
• West of the Sun (1990)
• Silver Lady (1991)
• The Northern Light (1991)
• A Wing and a Prayer (1992)
• Paradox (1993)
• Wildfire (1993)
• Dancing in the Dark (1994)
• Laurel and the Lawman (1994)
• Out of the Darkness (1994)
• Aspen (1995)
• Apache Springs (1995)
• Night whispers (1996)
• Upon a Midnight Clear (1997)
• The Eleventh Hour (1998)
• Ripple Effect (1999)
• Searching for Sarah (1999)
• The Ranger and the Widow (2000)
• On Thin Ice (2000)
• Fugitive Mom (2001)
• The Agent (2002)
• On the Edge (2002)
• In the Cold (2003)
• Without a Trace (2003)
• Husband and Lover (2004)
• After Hours (2004)

Timetwist series (multi-author)

• The Last Buccaneer (1994)

Nine Months Later series (multi-author)

• The Baby Contract (1996)

Count on a Cop series (multi-author)

• Child of Mine (1998)

Heart of the West series (multi-author)

• Courting Callie (1999)

Collections

• Clouds of Suspicion (2000)

Omnibus In Collaboration

• Rocky Mountain Men (1997) (with Debbi Bedford and Linda Randall Wisdom)
• Something to Hide (1999) (with Tess Gerritsen)

External links

• Lynn Erickson at Fantastic Fiction
• Lynn Erickson at Berkley/Jove Authors

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lynn Erickson . 2012-11-29 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090415225509/http://lynnerickson.com/ . April 15, 2009 .
2. Web site: Lynn Erickson . Harlequin.com . 2012-11-29.