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Courtney Milan, a pseudonym for Heidi Bond, is a bestselling American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. After releasing her first few books under a traditional publishing contract, Milan has self-published more recent works. Prior to her writing career, Bond was a law clerk for Sandra Day O'Connor of the United States Supreme Court and for Judge Alex Kozinski. As the Me Too movement gained steam, Bond alleged that Kozinski had sexually harassed her. Kozinski soon resigned his lifetime appointment, and Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts ordered a review of how the federal judiciary handled reports of sexual harassment.Milan served on the board of directors of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) for four years, spearheading efforts to make the organization more diverse and inclusive. In late 2019, the RWA board voted to suspend Milan for calling another author's book racist. The board reinstated her days later, noting irregularities with the process. The resulting controversy led to the mass resignation of half of the RWA board of directors, the resignation of the RWA executive director, and the cancellation of the 2020 RITA Award program. Early life and education Milan was born in 1976, to American Doug Bond, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, and a Chinese mother. According to her website, Milan was raised in Southern California. She wrote her first book at the age of ten and intended to be an author from a young age. She received a bachelor's degree with a double major in mathematics and chemistry from Florida State University in 2000.Milan attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a master's degree in theoretical physical chemistry. She then went to the University of Michigan Law School, where she received the Henry Moore Bates scholarship. In 2006, she graduated summa cum laude. Career During 2007 and 2008, Milan clerked for judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Milan later alleged that during her time in his employ, Kozinski called her into his office three times to look at pornography and repeatedly asked if the images aroused her. Milan discussed the harassment and the discomfort it caused her with her friend and fellow author Eve Ortega, but chose not to report it. At the time, there were no methods for clerks to report harassment and remain anonymous.Milan was then hired to clerk for the Supreme Court of the United States, first for Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and then for Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy. She took a year-long sabbatical to transition from practicing law to teaching. For the next three years, she was a professor at Seattle University School of Law, teaching contracts and intellectual property. Writing Milan began reading romance novels during her time as a law clerk, as a diversion from the voluminous legal research she was required to do. She decided to write a historical romance novel. Milan told The Washington Post that the transition was natural; "'One of the skills that makes you a good lawyer is the ability to take a bunch of disparate facts and weave them together into something that tells a story that pulls on the human imagination. ... Whether you’re convincing a judge that your client is innocent or convincing your reader that a couple is meant to be, it’s the same skill.'" Her first book, Proof by Seduction, was published by Harlequin in 2010. The novel received a starred review in Publishers Weekly, which called the book "delightful" and praised Milan's humor, characterization, and plot.Her first several books were published as part of a traditional publishing contract, where a major publisher purchased the rights and Milan received royalties. Under this model, Milan reportedly earned "an average household income" from the sale of her books. In 2011, she chose to self-publish her novels. Within 18 months of embracing self-publishing, Milan quit her job. By 2014, she was producing about two novels per year and earning close to $1 million in royalties each year.Although Milan had always believed she could earn more by publishing her books herself, money was not her sole motivation. She also wanted increased control over how her books were designed and marketed. Self-publishing does not mean that Milan is solely responsible for every detail of the publication of her novels. She hires professional editors and contracts out her cover design. As of 2013, she had also hired a full-time project manager to help get the books ready for release.Many of her books have reached the New York Times Bestseller List or the USA Today Bestseller List. In 2015, Milan's series, The Brothers Sinister, was listed among NPR's "100 Swoon-Worthy Romances". NPR described Milan as a master of the intelligent relationship discussion".Milan's novella, Her Every Wish, was recognized with a RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America in 2017.In early 2019, a reader alerted Milan to similarities between Milan's novel The Duchess War and the novel Royal Love by Brazilian author Cristiane Serruya. Milan blogged about multiple instances of sentences or paragraphs from her book that appeared in Serruya's novel. Other authors investigated and found that their work had also been plagiarized in Royal Love and other of Serruya's works. Serruya at first denied any wrongdoing, then withdrew Royal Love from consideration for a RITA Award and blamed the plagiarism on a ghostwriter she had hired to write the book. Advocacy #MeToo In late 2017, the #MeToo movement gained traction, as increasing numbers of women spoke out about sexual harassment that they had experienced in the workplace. Milan shared details of her experiences working for Judge Kozinski, when he was still the Chief Judge (2007–14) of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, with The Washington Post. Other women shared similar stories about Kozinski's behavior. Milan was one of only two women to allow her real name to be used; as she was no longer practicing law, she did not fear the loss of her job. After significant scrutiny, Kozinski resigned from his lifetime position on the federal bench. This effectively halted any investigation into his behavior. Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts commissioned a board to review how harassment claims were handled within the judiciary. The group recommended significant changes.Six months after Kozinski's resignation, Milan, along with eleven other women who had accused Kozinski of harassment, submitted a letter to the Los Angeles Daily Journal. They criticized the paper and its editor for publishing a column by Kozinski without noting that he had resigned under a cloud of suspicion. As the letter noted, Milan, under her real name Heidi Bond, and the other women will always be known as Kozinski's accusers, and it seems unfair that after six months Kozinski would no longer be known as the accused. Diversity and inclusion Milan w.... Discover the Courtney Milan popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Courtney Milan books.
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La ventaja de la heredera
Courtney MilanLa señorita Jane Fairfield no podía hacer nada bien. Cuando estaba en compañía, siempre decía lo que no debía… y lo decía mucho. Por muy caros que fueran sus vestidos, siempre esta...
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El affaire de la institutriz
Courtney MilanELLA NO SE RENDIRÍA… La institutriz Serena Barton había sido despedida de su puesto tres meses atrás. Como no podía encontrar otro empleo, optó por exigir compensación al hombre cu...
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Her Every Wish
Courtney MilanCrash has never let the circumstances of his birth, or his lack of a last name, bother him. His associations may be unsavory, but money, friends, and infamy open far more interesti...
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A Compendium of Ever-Increasing Mayhem
Courtney MilanFour awardwinning novellas… over 130,000 words… one low price! All the novellas in this collection have been previously published. Unlocked A perpetual wallflower destined fo...
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Talk Sweetly to Me
Courtney MilanNobody knows who Miss Rose Sweetly is, and she prefers it that way. She’s a shy, mathematicallyminded shopkeeper’s daughter who dreams of the stars. Women like her only ever come t...
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The Worth Saga Box Set 1
Courtney MilanThis is the first half of Courtney Milan’s Worth Sagathe half set in the West. Five books and novellas, plus one short story, together comprising 300,000 words. Once Upon a Marques...
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The Governess Affair
Courtney MilanHugo Marshall earned the nickname "the Wolf of Clermont" for his ruthless ambitiona characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner's son to the right hand man of...
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Unraveled
Courtney MilanFrom New York Times bestselling author Courtney Milan... Smite Turner is renowned for his singleminded devotion to his duty as a magistrate. But behind his relentless focus li...
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Der Schurke und sein geliebter Blaustrumpf
Courtney MilanMiss Frederica Marshall ist die engagierte Herausgeberin einer Zeitung von Frauen für Frauen und eine unnachgiebige Verfechterin von Frauenrechten, vor allem aber des Wahlrechts fü...
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De eigenzinnige gouvernante
Courtney MilanZij geeft niet op... Drie maanden geleden is Serena Barton haar baan als gouvernante kwijtgeraakt. Aangezien ze geen kans heeft op een nieuwe positie, eist ze compensatie van de ma...
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A Novella Collection
Courtney MilanFour Previously Published Novellas…available now at one low price. The Governess Affair Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was sacked. Now she's demanding compensation from ...
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The Brothers Sinister
Courtney MilanThis is the complete boxed set of Courtney Milan’s acclaimed Brothers Sinister Series – four full length books, three novellas – together, almost half a million words. The Governes...
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Der Herzog und seine geliebte Feindin
Courtney MilanMiss Minerva Lane führt bei ihren Großtanten ein ruhiges und beschauliches Leben als Mauerblümchen – und dabei soll es auch bleiben. Schließlich ist ihr, als sie das letzte Mal im ...
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After the Wedding
Courtney MilanThe only thing more inconvenient than Camilla's marriage at gunpoint is falling in love with her unwilling groom... Adrian Hunter, the son of a duke's daughter and a black abolitio...
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The Suffragette Scandal
Courtney MilanAn idealistic suffragette... Miss Frederica "Free" Marshall has put her heart and soul into her newspaper, known for its outspoken support of women's rights. Naturally, her enemies...
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Never Conspire with a Sinful Baron
Renee Ann MillerLast season, Lady Nina Trent fell for a scoundrel. This year, she intends to choose more wisely . . . When a duke more interested in fox hunting and sports than womanizing co...
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Hold Me
Courtney MilanJay na Thalang is a demanding, driven genius. He doesn’t know how to stop or even slow down. The instant he lays eyes on Maria Lopez, he knows that she is a sexy distraction he can...
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The Lady Always Wins
Courtney MilanRailway financier Simon Davenant has waited seven years for a second chance with his childhood sweetheart and best friend. He's not about to let his impending financial ruin destro...
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Es war einmal ein Marquis
Courtney MilanDer letzte Mensch, den Judith Worth je wiedersehen wollte, ist Christian Trent, Marquis of Ashford. Der Mann, der seine Ferien im Haus ihrer Familie verbracht hat und der sie an ei...
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What Happened at Midnight
Courtney MilanWhen John Mason discovers that his fiancée's father has embezzled thousands of pounds from their mutual business, he's furious. When Mary flees, taking the money and all the eviden...
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Unlocked
Courtney MilanA perpetual wallflower destined for spinsterhood, Lady Elaine Warren is resigned to her position in society. So when Evan Carlton, the powerful, popular Earl of Westfeld, singles h...
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La guerra de la duquesa
Courtney Milan & Ángeles Aragón LópezLa señorita Minerva Lane era una mujer retraída y callada que se escondía detrás de sus lentes. Después de todo, la última vez que había sido el centro de atención, había acabado m...
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El affaire de la institutriz
Courtney MilanELLA NO SE RENDIRÍA… La institutriz Serena Barton había sido despedida de su puesto tres meses atrás. Como no podía encontrar otro empleo, optó por exigir compensación al hombre cu...
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A Kiss for Midwinter
Courtney MilanMiss Lydia Charingford is always cheerful, and never more so than at Christmas time. But no matter how hard she smiles, she can't forget the youthful mistake that nearly ruined her...
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Ein ehrenwerter Gentleman
Courtney MilanMiss Catherine Hooks ist eine der besten Gouvernanten in ganz England, und ihr Arbeitgeber, der Ehrenwerte Mr Edward Glennon, einer der meistbeschäftigten Männer des Königreiches. ...
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The Year of the Crocodile
Courtney MilanTina Chen and Blake Reynolds have been together for almost a year. In that time, they’ve grown closer on just about every front. The one exception? Blake’s father has never let any...
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Die Gouvernante und ihr geliebtes Ungeheuer
Courtney Milan„Wenn ich [Milans] Bücher lese, weiß ich, dass nicht nur etwas Gutes auf mich zukommt, sondern etwas Hervorragendes, Außergewöhnliches und Tiefgründiges.“ Sarah Wendell Vor drei Mo...
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The Countess Conspiracy
Courtney MilanSebastian Malheur is the most dangerous sort of rake: an educated one. When he’s not scandalizing ladies in the bedchamber, he’s outraging proper society with his scientific theori...
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Die Witwe und ihr geliebter Schuft
Courtney MilanViolet Waterfield, Countess of Cambury scheint ein Muster an Ehrbarkeit. Doch sie hütet ein skandalöses Geheimnis, das sie unwiderruflich an den berüchtigten Herzensbrecher Sebasti...
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The Devil Comes Courting
Courtney MilanCaptain Grayson Hunter knows the battle to complete the first worldwide telegraphic network will be fierce, and he intends to win it by any means necessary. When he hears about a r...
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The Pursuit Of...
Courtney MilanWhat do a Black American soldier, invalided out at Yorktown, and a white British officer who deserted his post have in common? Quite a bit, actually. They attempted to kill each o...
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Begierde kennt kein Gesetz
Courtney MilanUm ihre bettelarmen Freunde vor dem Kerker zu bewahren, ist der schönen Miranda jedes Mittel recht. Immer neue Verkleidungen ersinnt sie, um als falsche Zeugin das Gericht zu narre...
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The Heiress Effect
Courtney MilanMiss Jane Fairfield can't do anything right. When she's in company, she always says the wrong thingand rather too much of it. No matter how costly they are, her gowns fal...
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Die Gouvernante und ihr geliebtes Ungeheuer
Courtney MilanVor drei Monaten ist die Gouvernante Serena Barton aus ihrer Stellung entlassen worden. Unfähig, eine neue Anstellung zu finden, verlangt sie Wiedergutmachung von dem Mann, der für...
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Unclaimed
Courtney MilanJessica Farleigh is desperate. She’s a courtesan, and when she’s asked to seduce Sir Mark and destroy his good name in exchange for enough money to solve all her problems, she agre...
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A Right Honorable Gentleman
Courtney MilanMiss Catherine Hooks is one of the best governesses in all of England; her employer, the Right Honorable Edward Glennon, is one of the busiest men. The fact that they’ve fallen in ...