Joan Johnston is a best-selling American author of over forty contemporary and historical

Historical romance

Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...

 romance novels.

Biography

Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...

 in theatre arts from Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University

Jacksonville University is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida, on the banks of the St. Johns River. The school was founded in 1934 as a two year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College until 1958, when it shifted its focus to four-year university degrees and adopted its...

 in 1970, then earning an M.A.

Master's degree

A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...

 in theatre from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1971. She received a law degree (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...

 in 1980. For the next five years, Johnston worked as an attorney, serving with the Hunton & Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

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, and with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey in Miami. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas

Texas

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, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College

Southwest Texas Junior College

Southwest Texas Junior College is a comprehensive, public, two-year college with four campuses serving eleven counties in southwest Texas.The campuses are located in unincorporated Uvalde County , Del Rio Southwest Texas Junior College is a comprehensive, public, two-year college with four campuses...

, Barry University

Barry University

Barry University is a private, Catholic university, which was founded in 1940 in Miami Shores, Florida, a suburb north of Downtown Miami. It is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami....

, and the University of Miami

University of Miami

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.

Johnston is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Florida Romance Writers. She has two children and one grandchild, and divides her time between two homes, in Colorado and Florida.

Awards

• Paperbook Book Club of America's Book Rak Award (twice)
• Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award (twice)
• Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer
• Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award (twice)
• The Maggie (twice)
• Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for The Disobedient Bride

The Bitter Creek Series

• Shattered
• A Strangers Game, 2008
• The Next Mrs. Blackthorne, 2005
• The Rivals, 2004
• The Price, 2003
• The Loner, 2002
• The Texan, 2001
• The Cowboy, 2000

Hawk's Way

• Hawk's Way: Faron and Garth, 2007 (contains: The Cowboy and the Princess, The Wrangler and the Rich Girl)
• Hawk's Way Brides, 2005 (contains: The Unforgiving Bride, The Headstrong Bride, The Disobedient Bride)
• Honey and the Hired Hand, 2004
• Hawk's Way Grooms, 2002 (contains: The Virgin Groom, The Substitute Groom)
• Hawk's Way: The Virgin Groom, 1997
• Hawk's Way: The Substitute Groom, 1998
• Hawk's Way: Rogues , 2001 (Contains Honey and the Hired Hand, The Cowboy Takes a Wife, The Temporary Groom)
• Hawk's Way Bachelors, 2000 (contains: The Rancher and the Runaway Bride, The Cowboy and the Princess, and The Wrangler and the Rich Girl)
• Texas Brides, 2005 (contains: The Rancher and the Runaway Bride and The Bluest Eyes in Texas)
• Big Sky Country, 2004 (contains: Never Tease a Wolf and A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing)
• Sisters Found, 2002

Category Romance

• Fit to be Tied, May 1988
• Marriage by the Book, April 1989
• A Little Time in Texas, May 1992
• The Rancher and the Runaway Bride, April 1993
• The Cowboy and the Princess, May 1993
• The Wrangler and the Rich Girl, June 1993
• The Cowboy Takes a Wife, March 1992
• The Unforgiving Bride, September 1994
• The Headstrong Bride, December 1994
• The Disobedient Bride, July 1995
• The Temporary Groom, June 1996

Anthologies

• "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" in Abduction and Seduction, March 1995
• "Taming the Lone Wolf" in Outlaws and Heroes, Sept 1995
• "Lone Star Christmas" in A Hawk's Way Christmas, Nov 1997

Other Contemporary Romance

• Marriage by the Book, 2003
• The Men of Bitter Creek, 2004
• A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, 2002
• I Promise, 1996
• Heartbeat, 1997
• Never Tease a wolf, 2001

The Sisters of the Lone Star

• Texas Woman, 2003
• Comanche Woman, 2002
• Frontier Woman, 2001

The Captive Heart Series

• The Bridegroom, 1999
• The Bodyguard, 1998
• After the Kiss, 1997
• Captive, 1996

Anthologies

• "One Simple Wish" in Untamed-Maverick Hearts, July 1993
• "The Man from Wolf Creek" in To Have and to Hold, June 1994
• "The Christmas Baby" in A Christmas Together, Oct 1994

Other Historicals

• The Inheritance, 1995
• Maverick Heart, 1995
• Outlaw's Bride, 1993
• The Barefoot Bride, 1992
• Kid Calhoun, 1993
• Sweetwater Seduction, 1991
• Colter's Wife, 1985
• No Longer a Stranger, 2005
• A Loving Defiance, 1985

External links

• Joan Johnston Official Website