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| Kari Lynn Dell | |
Kari Lynn Dell, author of the Texas Rodeo romance series, died last Friday, August 14, at the age of 57, after a battle with cancer, according to her publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca.
Dell was a finalist for a Romance Writers of America's RITA award in 2018 for the third book of her Texas Rodeo series, Tougher in Texas. The sixth, and final, book in the series, Relentless in Texas, was published in late June. Dell was a third-generation ranch-raised cowgirl, horse trainer and Canadian Senior Pro Rodeo Association Breakaway Roping champion.
Mary Altman, senior editor at Sourcebooks Casablanca, said, "Kari's extraordinary resolve and dedication to writing were remarkable, as was her impressive will to write incredible books while quietly doing what she had to do to treat this terrible disease. The Texas Rodeo series is complete, and we are grateful to have these beautiful books--full of hard-won happily ever afters, laughter, stubborn hearts and stubborner horses--with us always as lasting reminders of Kari's extraordinary talent. It brings us comfort to know we can always crack open the covers of her novels and hear her inimitable voice again."