Connie was named Story Teller of the Year in 1990 by Romantic Times and was awarded Career Achievement award in the Western category by Romantic Times in 1994. In 1995, Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
Connie Mason was the best-selling author of more than sixty historical romances and novellas. Her tales of passion and adventure are set in exotic as well as American locales. In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoyed telling anyone who would listen about her three children, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoyed reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing. Connie passed away on March 20, 2020 at the age of 89.