LaVyrle was born on July 17, 1943 in Browerville, Minnesota, USA, where she grew up. Married with her high school sweetheart Dan Spencer, shortly after her graduation, a decision she calls the wisest choice of her life. They had two daughters, Amy and Beth (d. 1990).
LaVyrle worked as a teacher's aide at Osseo Junior High School, when in her thirties, she read Kathleen Woodiwiss's novel "The Flame and Flower", which gave her the idea to become a novelist. She decided to try transferring to paper a recurring dream she was having about a story based on her grandmother's lifestyle on a Minnesota farm. Her story became her first manuscript, "The Fulfillment", and she sent it to Kathleen Woodiwiss. The bestselling author read the novel and promptly mailed it to her own editor at Avon. The editor purchased the novel, which was published in 1979. She was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame in 1988. She wrote 23 sweet historical and contemporany novels. Published around the world, her works had included 12 New York Times Bestsellers, and have been won 4 RITA Awards, 3 Golden Medallion Award and a Minnesota Book Awards. LaVyrle said: "the trademark of my books is mending relationships, showing people how to mend relationships."
LaVyrle was a founding member of the Midwest Fiction Writers (MFW), chapter 24 of the Romance Writers of America. Four of LaVyrle's novels was produced as television movies: The Fulfillment in 1989 (She and her husband appear as extras in the film), Morning Glory in 1993, Home Song in 1996 and Family Blessings in 1999.
LaVyrle and her husband are grandparents. Her husband was a retired estimator for a general contractor, and she also decided to retire from writing in 1997, after an 18 year career. They live in a Victorian house in her native Minnesota, where she enjoyes gardening, cooking, playing bass guitar and electric piano, and photography.
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Hummingbird
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Sweet Memories
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Home Song
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The Gamble
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Morning glory
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The Hellion
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Twice Loved
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The Endearment
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Spring Fancy
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Bygones
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Years
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Vows
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Family blessings
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November Of The Heart
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Then Came Heaven
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Separate beds
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Forgiving
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Bitter Sweet
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A Heart Speaks
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That Camden summer
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Small Town Girl
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Three complete novels
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LaVyrle Spencer
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The Fulfillment
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Dos Veces Amada
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Juegos de Azar
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Ich hasse dich, ich liebe dich
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Home Song / Then Came Heaven
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The Fulfilment
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Forsaking All Others
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Melodie des Lebens
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LaVyrle Spencer : Three Complete Novels: Morning Glory / Vows / The Gamble (3 Novels in 1 Volume)
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Promesa
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Le Bonheur éclaté
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LaVyrle Spencer Touches the Heart of America: The Gamble / The Endearment / Forgiving
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Permiso Para Amar - Le -
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Theg amble
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November of the Heart & Spring Fancy
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La promesa de adorarte
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Cache-cache amoureux
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A promise to cherish
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Romance Survival Kit: The Endearment, Vows & Taboo
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Reencuentro
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Un Verano, Una Mujer
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Ein Sommer in Maine
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Otoño en el Corazon
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Spencer Direct
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Destino y Deseo - Romantisima -
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Un puente al amor (Homesong)
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N'aimer qu'une fois
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Harlequin 50th Anniversary Collection #2: Sweet Memories / One Tough Texan (Harlequin 50th Anniversary Collection)
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November of the Heart / Forgiving
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Wo der Traum die Nacht verläßt
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Los Dulces Anos
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Was der Himmel verspricht
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The LaVyrle Spencer collection
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Home Song
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The Hellion By Lavyrle Spencer
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Vergib, wenn du kannst
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The Fulfillment
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Yong heng de shi yan
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Un puente al amor
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Qu zhong ren gui shi
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Un puente al amor
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| February 2, 2013 | Edited by Tracey Carroll | Added new photo |
| August 17, 2010 | Edited by E-Romance | merge authors |
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