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Johanna Lindsey Biography & Facts

Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2019) was an American writer of historical romance novels. All of her books reached the New York Times bestseller list, many reaching No. 1. Personal life Johanna Helen Howard was born on March 10, 1952, in Frankfurt, West Germany. Her mother was Wanda Donaldson Howard, a personnel management specialist. Her father was Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Army, stationed in West Germany, where she was born. The Howard family moved about a great deal when she was young due to her father's military career. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, but he died in 1964. That year, her family moved to Hawaii, likely to honor his wish. In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Bruce Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. The marriage continued, the couple residing in Hawaii and producing three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who have made her a grandmother. After her husband's death, Lindsey moved to Maine and did not remarry. Writing career Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride, in 1977 "on a whim". The book was a success, as have been the forty-nine novels that followed. As of 2006 more than fifty-eight million copies of her books had been sold worldwide, and her work has been translated into twelve languages. Style Owing to their diversity of settings Lindsey's work covers a number of romance subgenres, including historical fiction (medieval, Regency, American frontier, and Viking eras) and science fiction. Her most popular books are a series of Regency sagas about the fictional Malory family (see Family Tree). Richard Sandomir of The New York Times explained,Lindsey set her passionate tales in many locales, including the Caribbean; the Barbary Coast; England as early as the year 873; Norway, when the Vikings ruled; 19th-century Texas, Wyoming and Montana; and the planet Kystran, in a series of science-fiction bodice-rippers. Bibliography By Reading Order Viking Haardrad Family Saga Series Fires of Winter (1980) Hearts Aflame (1987) Surrender My Love (1994) Southern Series Glorious Angel (1982) Heart of Thunder (1983) Deep space/ Ly-san-ter Family Saga Warrior's Woman (1990) Keeper Of The Heart (1993) Heart Of A Warrior (2001) (Deep space - Earth) Wyoming westerns series Brave the Wild Wind (1984) Savage Thunder (1989) Angel (1992) Malory-Anderson Family Saga Series Love Only Once (1985) (Regina Ashton/Nicholas Eden) Tender Rebel (1988) (Anthony Malory/Roslynn Chadwick) Gentle Rogue (1990) (James Malory/Georgina Anderson) The Magic of You (1993) (Amy Malory/Warren Anderson) Say You Love Me (1996) (Derek Malory/Kelsey Langton) The Present (1998) (Christopher Malory/Anastasia Stephanoff) A Loving Scoundrel (2004) (Jeremy Malory/Danette "Danny" Hilary) Captive of My Desires (2006) (Drew Anderson/Gabrielle Brooks) No Choice But Seduction (2008) (Boyd Anderson/Katey Tyler) That Perfect Someone (2010) (Richard Allen/Julia Miller) Stormy Persuasion (2014) (Judith Malory/Nathan Tremayne) Beautiful Tempest (2017) (Jacqueline Malory/Damon Reeves) Straton Family Saga Series A Heart So Wild (1986) All I Need Is You (1997) Medieval (Shefford's Knights) Series Defy Not the Heart (1989) Joining (1999) Cardinia's Royal Family Once a Princess (1991) You Belong to Me (1994) Sherring Cross Series Man of My Dreams (1992) Love Me Forever (1995) The Pursuit (2002) Locke Family Series The Heir (2000) (Duncan MacTavish and Sabrina Lambert) The Devil Who Tamed Her (2007) (Raphael Locke and Ophelia Reid) A Rogue of My Own (2009) (Rupert St. John and Rebecca Marshall) Let Love Find You (2012) (Devin Baldwin and Amanda Locke) Montana Series One Heart to Win (2013) (Tiffany Warren & Hunter Callahan) Wildfire in His Arms (2015) (Maxine & Degan Grant) Marry Me by Sundown (2018) (Violet Mitchell & Morgan Callahan) Single novels Captive Bride (1977) A Pirate's Love (1978) Paradise Wild (1981) So Speaks the Heart (1983) A Gentle Feuding (1984) Tender Is the Storm (1985) When Love Awaits (1986) Secret Fire (1987) Silver Angel (1988) Prisoner of My Desire (1991) Until Forever (1995) Home for the Holidays (2000) A Man to Call My Own (2003) Marriage Most Scandalous (2006) When Passion Rules (2011) Make Me Love You (2016) Temptation's Darling (2019) By Setting Middle Ages Medieval Vikings Fires of Winter (1980) Hearts Aflame (1987) Surrender My Love (1994) Medieval England So Speaks the Heart (1983) A Gentle Feuding (1984) When Love Awaits (1986) Defy Not the Heart (1989) Prisoner of My Desire (1991) Joining (1999) Early Modern Times Arabian Dunes Captive Bride (1977) Silver Angel (1988) Caribbean A Pirate's Love (1978) Modern Times Regency England Love Only Once (1985) Tender Rebel (1988) Gentle Rogue (1990) The Magic Of You (1993) Say You Love Me (1996) The Present (1998) A Loving Scoundrel (2004) Captive of My Desires (2006) No Choice But Seduction (2008) Stormy Persuasion (2014) Make Me Love You (2016) Regency England & Scotland Man of My Dreams (1992) Love Me Forever (1995) Home for the Holidays (2000) The Heir (2000) The Pursuit (2002) Marriage Most Scandalous (2006) The Devil Who Tamed Her (2007) A Rogue of My Own (2009) Let Love Find You (2012) Temptation's Darling (2019) Eastern Europe Secret Fire (1987) (London --> Russia) Once a Princess (1991) (U.S. --> Cardinia) You Belong to Me (1994) (Russia --> Cardinia) When Passion Rules (2011) (London --> Lubinia) America in 19th century Paradise Wild (1981) (Boston --> Hawaii) Glorious Angel (1982) (Texas) Heart of Thunder (1983) (Wild West) Brave the Wild Wind (1984) (Wyoming) Tender Is the Storm (1985) (Wild West) A Heart So Wild (1986) (Texas) Savage Thunder (1989) (Wyoming) Angel (1992) (Wild West) All I Need Is You (1997) (Wild West) A Man to Call My Own (2003) (Wild West) One Heart to Win (2013) (Wild West) (50th novel by Johanna Lindsey) Wildfire in His Arms (2015) (Wild West) Marry Me by Sundown (2018) (Wild West) Paranormal Fantasy Deep space/ Ly-san-ter Family Saga Warrior's Woman (1990) Keeper Of The Heart (1993) Heart Of A Warrior (2001) (Deep space --> Earth) Time Travel Until Forever (1995) (Now --> Middle Ages) Legacy The covers of Lindsey's novels have been parodied, fitting in as they do with a trend in romance publishing to use gaudy painted designs that feature a muscular male model with his chest exposed, towering above or otherwise dominating floridly dressed women. In December 2019, her son Alfred announced that Lindsey died on October 27, 2019, at the age of 67. The cause of death was Stage 4 lung cancer. Italian model Fabio was often featured on the cover of Lindsey's work. In 1987, Fabio first appeared on Lindsey's novel Hearts Aflame, painted by Elaine Duillo. This has been credited with launching Fabio's career as a male model. By 1992, over 55,000,000 romance novels featuring Fabio were sold. Fabio expressed his condolences in 2019 upon hearing of Lindsey's death:I loved being fea.... Discover the Johanna Lindsey popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Johanna Lindsey books.

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    Gentle Warrior

    Julie Garwood

    From New York Times bestselling author and queen of romance Julie Garwood comes this classic novel of a medieval lady who risks everything to win a champion’s heart.In feudal Engla...

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    Wildfire In His Arms

    Johanna Lindsey

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey’s passionate tale features the mysterious Degan Grant from One Heart to Win, a dangerous gunfighter running from his past, who ...

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    Caroline and the Raider

    Linda Lael Miller

    Holding her lovely head high, Wyoming schoolmistress Caroline Chalmers did what no lady should: she marched right into the local saloon to see the dashing and reckless Guthrie Haye...

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    Marry Me by Sundown

    Johanna Lindsey

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Tempest and Make Me Love You brings her “mastery of historical romance” (Entertainment Weekly) to 1880s Montana where passions...

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    Lily and the Major

    Linda Lael Miller

    The first novel in the romantic Orphan Train trilogy is a beloved historical classic about a woman who must choose between her family and her one true loveby #1 New York Times best...

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    The Pursuit

    Johanna Lindsey

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey’s wonderfully delightful sequel to Say You Love Me.What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregoran escape fr...

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    A Gentleman Always Remembers

    Candace Camp

    New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp’s delectable Willowmere series continues with the story of the accomplished and pretty widow who takes on the American Bascombe siste...

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    Whitney, My Love

    Judith McNaught

    Let New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught who “is in a class by herself” (USA TODAY) sweep you off your feet and into another time with her sensual, passionate, and spe...

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    The Dare and the Doctor

    Kate Noble

    With writing that is “nothing less than brilliant” (Booklist) comes the third in the witty, sexy Winner Takes All series from Kate Noble!Dr. Rhys Gray and Miss Margaret Babcock are...

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    The Invitation

    Jude Deveraux

    New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux touches our hearts with three charming novellas that showcase her special brand of romantically imaginative storytelling.The Invitat...

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    Beautiful Tempest

    Johanna Lindsey

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey brings her “signature blend of witty writing, charmingly unique characters, and a sexy love story” (Booklist) to the tempestuou...

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    Let Love Find You

    Johanna Lindsey

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey delivers the “potent, sexy chemistry” (Booklist) and witty repartee for which she is adored in this dazzling regency romance ab...

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    A Loving Scoundrel

    Johanna Lindsey

    This “delightfully engaging” (RT Book Reviews) entry in New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey’s MaloryAnderson Family series follows the son of a gentleman pirate as he...

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    Almost Heaven

    Judith McNaught

    This sweeping historical romance will take you from London’s drawing rooms to the Scottish Highlands as a young countess embarks on a twisting relationship with a handsome roguefro...

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    This Calder Sky

    Janet Dailey

    From the New York Times bestselling author who captures the heart of America comes the third western romance in the splendid Calder Saga.The great Calder empire stretched across th...

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    Miss Goodhue Lives for a Night

    Kate Noble

    Next in the witty, sexy Winner Takes All Regency series from Emmy winner Kate Noble, author of The Game and the Governess and writer of the wildly popular web series, The Lizzie Be...

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    Shotgun Bride

    Linda Lael Miller

    One ranch. Three sons. Only one will inherit, and on one condition.In the second novel in the New York Times bestselling McKettrick Cowboys trilogy, Kade McKettrick is determined n...

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    A Man to Call My Own

    Johanna Lindsey

    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey comes a love story as passionate and tumultuous as the old American West, about an heiress who discovers passion in the ar...

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    A Summer Seduction

    Candace Camp

    After A Winter Scandal comes a new season for unexpected love in this sparkling second novel in New York Times bestselling author Candace Camp’s Legend of St. Dwynwen trilogy.No on...

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    A Kingdom of Dreams

    Judith McNaught

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author continues her evocative Westmoreland Dynasty Saga with this romance following two defiant hearts clashing over a furious battle of wills in...

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    Something Wonderful

    Judith McNaught

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    Great Escapes

    Dixie Lee Brown, Tessa Dare, Gaelen Foley, Stephanie Laurens, Julie Anne Long, Lynsay Sands, Candis Terry, Lori Wilde, Jude Deveraux, Johanna Lindsey, Susan Elizabeth Phillips & Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

    Great Escapes: An Avon Summer eBook Sampler Celebrate summer love and sunny skies! Avon Books is delighted to present this free ebook sampler, which includes excerpts from classic ...

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    All I Need Is You

    Johanna Lindsey

    Headstrong Casey Straton inherited her mother's beautiful eyes and her father's stubborn temperament. So when she is denied the responsibility of running her grandfather's ranch de...

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    The Taming of a Scottish Princess

    Karen Hawkins

    New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins pits a worldrenowned explorer against his strongwilled assistant as they pursue a longlost treasure.When famed Egyptologist Michael ...

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    Until You

    Judith McNaught

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    Once and Always

    Judith McNaught

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    The Heir

    Johanna Lindsey

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    Miracles

    Judith McNaught

    Now available for the first time ever as an enovella, New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught’s short historical romance Miracleswhich ties up ends left open in the Westm...

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    No Choice But Seduction

    Johanna Lindsey

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey brings the ninth novel following the aristocratic Malory familya passionate, witty, and highspirited tale that provides startli...

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    Emma And The Outlaw

    Linda Lael Miller

    The #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller continues the Orphan Train trilogy continues with this second book about a sizzling romance between the local librarian a...

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    High Country Bride

    Linda Lael Miller

    In this first novel in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling McKettrick Cowboys trilogy, three brothers are in a race against time to inherit their father’s ranch.One ranch....

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    Elective Affinities

    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe & R. J. Hollingdale

    Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors Eduard...

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    Velvet Song

    Jude Deveraux

    Two outcasts in medieval England are brought together and share a destiny of passion in the third of the Velvet Montgomery Annals Quadrilogy from the New York Times bestselling aut...

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    A Knight in Shining Armor

    Jude Deveraux

    New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux will capture your heart with signature classic novel, a time travel romance featuring a presentday heroine and a dashing hero from t...

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    The Awakening

    Jude Deveraux

    The New York Times bestselling author of Met Her Match weaves a scintillating tale of passion and romance that could change one guarded woman’s life forever at the turn of the cent...

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    Highland Velvet

    Jude Deveraux

    Jude Deveraux steps back to a time and place where revenge and rivalry rule men's heartsand love conquers allin this wonderful Montgomery novel.Bronwyn MacArran was a proud Scot. S...

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    Educating Caroline

    Patricia Cabot

    Lady Caroline Linford is horrified to discover... her fiancé, the Marquis of Winchilsea, in the arms of another woman. Unfortunately, Victorian society considers such masculine pe...

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    Little Girl Lost

    Katie Flynn

    It is a cold night and Sylvie Dugdale is weeping as she walks by the Mersey. A figure approaches and, dodging aside to avoid him, she falls into the river. Constable Brendan O'Hara...

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    Make Me Love You

    Johanna Lindsey

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey delivers “first rate romance” (Daily News, New York) in this sparkling, passionate tale of an earl’s daughter who must convince...

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    Someone to Love

    Jude Deveraux

    The New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux brings a “wonderful addition” (Booklist) to her Montgomery/Taggert Family series with this supernatural romance in which, with t...

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    Secondhand Bride

    Linda Lael Miller

    The third installment in the New York Times bestselling McKettrick Cowboys series follows the youngest McKettrick brother as he and his estranged love cross paths after discovering...

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    Finding You

    Carla Neggers

    The New York Times bestselling author of Harbor Island delivers nonstop suspense and pulsepounding romance in this thrilling mystery that “proves once and for all that opposites no...