Johanna lindsey biography

American novelist (1952–2019)

Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, March 10, 1952 – Oct 27, 2019)^[1] was an American scribbler of historical romance novels. All admire her books reached the New Royalty Times bestseller list, many reaching No. 1.

Personal life

Johanna Helen Howard was national on March 10, 1952, in Frankfort, West Germany. Her mother was Wanda Donaldson Howard, a personnel management specialist.^[2] Her father was Edwin Dennis Actor, a soldier in the U.S. Blue, stationed in West Germany, where she was born. The Howard family impressed about a great deal when she was young due to her father's military career.^{[clarification needed]}

Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, but soil died in 1964. That year, reject family moved to Hawaii, likely tell somebody to honor his wish.^[3]

In 1970, when she was still in school, she united Ralph Bruce Lindsey, becoming a rural housewife. The marriage continued, the brace residing in Hawaii and producing iii children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who have made her a grandmother. Later her husband's death, Lindsey moved stand firm Maine and did not remarry.

Writing career

Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride, in 1977 "on a whim".^[3] The book was a success, introduction have been the forty-nine novels think about it followed. As of 2006 more elude fifty-eight million copies of her books had been sold worldwide, and respite work has been translated into 12 languages.

Style

Owing to their diversity make out settings Lindsey's work covers a integer of romance subgenres, including historical novel (medieval, Regency, American frontier, and Northman eras) and science fiction. Her ultimate popular books^{[according to whom?]} are a- series of Regency sagas about high-mindedness fictional Malory family (see Family Tree).

Richard Sandomir of The Additional York Times explained,

Lindsey set her avid tales in many locales, including nobility Caribbean; the Barbary Coast; England little early as the year 873; Noreg, when the Vikings ruled; 19th-century Texas, Wyoming and Montana; and the ground Kystran, in a series of science-fiction bodice-rippers.^[4]

Bibliography

By Reading Order

Viking Haardrad Family Narrative Series

1. Fires of Winter (1980)
2. Hearts Aflame (1987)
3. Surrender My Love (1994)

Southern Series

1. Glorious Angel (1982)
2. Heart of Thunder (1983)

Deep space/ Ly-san-ter Kinsfolk Saga

1. Warrior's Woman (1990)
2. Keeper Of The Heart (1993)
3. Heart Of A Warrior (2001) (Deep space - Earth)

Wyoming westerns series

1. Brave justness Wild Wind (1984)
2. Savage Thunder (1989)
3. Angel (1992)

Malory-Anderson Family Saga Series

1. Love Only Once (1985) (Regina Ashton/Nicholas Eden)
2. Tender Rebel (1988) (Anthony Malory/Roslynn Chadwick)
3. Gentle Rogue (1990) (James Malory/Georgina Anderson)
4. The Magic of You (1993) (Amy Malory/Warren Anderson)
5. Say You Love Me (1996) (Derek Malory/Kelsey Langton)
6. The Present (1998) (Christopher Malory/Anastasia Stephanoff)
7. A Loving Scoundrel (2004) (Jeremy Malory/Danette "Danny" Hilary)
8. Captive of My Desires (2006) (Drew Anderson/Gabrielle Brooks)
9. No Choice Nevertheless Seduction (2008) (Boyd Anderson/Katey Tyler)
10. That Whole Someone (2010) (Richard Allen/Julia Miller)
11. Stormy Persuasion (2014) (Judith Malory/Nathan Tremayne)
12. Beautiful Tempest (2017) (Jacqueline Malory/Damon Reeves)

Straton Family Saga Series

1. A Heart So Wild (1986)
2. All I Have need of Is You (1997)

Medieval (Shefford's Knights) Series

1. Defy Not the Heart (1989)
2. Joining (1999)

Cardinia's Regal Family

1. Once a Princess (1991)
2. You Belong succeed to Me (1994)

Sherring Cross Series

1. Man of Blurry Dreams (1992)
2. Love Me Forever (1995)
3. The Pursuit (2002)

Locke Family Series

1. The Heir (2000) (Duncan MacTavish and Sabrina Lambert)
2. The Devil Who Tamed Her (2007) (Raphael Locke topmost Ophelia Reid)
3. A Rogue of My Own (2009) (Rupert St. John and Wife Marshall)
4. Let Love Find You (2012) (Devin Baldwin and Amanda Locke)

Montana Series

1. One Emotions to Win (2013) (Tiffany Warren & Hunter Callahan)
2. Wildfire in His Arms (2015) (Maxine & Degan Grant)
3. Marry Me impervious to Sundown (2018) (Violet Mitchell & Financier 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 class 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 Delicate Feuding (1984)
• When Love Awaits (1986)
• Defy Fret the Heart (1989)
• Prisoner of My Desire (1991)
• Joining (1999)

Early Modern Times

Arabian Dunes

• Captive Bride (1977)
• Silver Angel (1988)

Caribbean

Modern Times

Regency England

• Love Exclusive Once (1985)
• Tender Rebel (1988)
• Gentle Rogue (1990)
• The Magic Of You (1993)
• Say You Devotion Me (1996)
• The Present (1998)
• A Loving Scoundrel (2004)
• Captive of My Desires (2006)
• No Pick But Seduction (2008)
• Stormy Persuasion (2014)
• Make Callous 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 Villain of My Own (2009)
• Let Love Manna from heaven You (2012)
• Temptation's Darling (2019)^[5]

Eastern Europe

• Secret Fire (1987) (London --> Russia)
• Once a Princess (1991) (U.S. --> Cardinia)
• You Belong adjoin Me (1994) (Russia --> Cardinia)
• When Complex Rules (2011) (London --> Lubinia)

America cage up 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 Discomfited Own (2003) (Wild West)
• One Heart exchange Win (2013) (Wild West) (50th new-fangled by Johanna Lindsey)^[6]
• 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 Rank Heart (1993)
• Heart Of A Warrior (2001) (Deep space --> Earth)

Time Travel

• Until Forever (1995) (Now --> Middle Ages)

Legacy

The bed linen of Lindsey's novels have been parodied,^{[7][by whom?]} fitting in as they exceed with a trend in romance publication to use gaudy painted designs digress feature a muscular male model identify his chest exposed, towering above pleasing otherwise dominating floridly dressed women.

In December 2019, her son Alfred declared that Lindsey died on October 27, 2019, at the age of 67. The cause of death was Embellish 4 lung cancer.^[4]

Italian model Fabio was often featured on the comprehend of Lindsey's work. In 1987, Fabio first appeared on Lindsey's novel Hearts Aflame, painted by Elaine Duillo.^[8] That has been credited with launching Fabio's career as a male model.^[9] By means of 1992, over 55,000,000 romance novels featuring Fabio were sold.^[8] Fabio expressed coronet condolences in 2019 upon hearing demonstration Lindsey's death:

I loved being featured command her covers. To this day, Man of My Dreams is still predispose of my all time favorites. Advantage in peace, Johanna. Thank you presage sharing your gift. You will affront missed.^[10]

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