Linda Winstead Jones is an American author who has written more than fifty romance

Romance novel

The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...

 books in several sub-genres, including Paranormal Romance, Romance, Historical Romance, Fairy Tale Romance, and Romantic Suspense.

Biography

Jones has published many of her novels under various pseudonyms including Linda Jones, Linda Fallon and Linda Devlin. She lives in Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 with her husband whom she has been married to for 36 years; and their youngest son.

Jones' leisure activities are retail therapy, hiking, and reading had always loved to read than loved writing. The very first time Linda figured out that she was interested in writing was when she took a creative writing class. Writing became a big part of her life. It even came in between her yoga and French classes or even when she was decorating a cake or cooking Chinese food. Jones was always a full time wife and mother for many years, as well as a fast-food restaurant manager, a compulsive taker of classes, a real estate saleswoman, and a picture framer with her own business. It took her a while before she sat down to write her first book.

Linda Winstead Jones wrote her first novel in 1994 called Guardian Angel which was written on her kitchen table. Ever since then she has been writing novels.

Linda's September 1996 time-travel, Desperado's Gold was the winner of the Colorado Award of Excellence in the paranormal division. She was nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Innovative Historical Romance, and her book Someone's Been Sleeping In My Bed was nominated in their Best Historical Love and Laughter category for 1996. She's won the Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence twice, is a three time RITA Award

RITA Award

The RITA Award is the most prominent award given throughout the genre of romance novel and some other romantic fiction. It is presented by Romance Writers of America . It is named for the RWA's first president, Rita Clay Estrada. It signifies excellence in one of 13 categories of romantic fiction.-...

 finalist, and (writing as Linda Fallon) winner of the 2004 Rita for paranormal romance.

Sinclair Connection

1. Madigan's Wife (2001)
2. Hot on His Trail (2001)
3. Capturing Cleo (2002)
4. In Bed with Boone (2002)
5. Wilder Days (2003)
6. Clint's Wild Ride (2003)
7. On Dean's Watch (2003)

Last Chance Heroes

1. Running Scared (2004)
2. Truly, Madly, Dangerously (2005)
3. One Major Distraction (2005)

Fyne sisters

1. The Sun Witch (2004)
2. The Moon Witch (2005)
3. The Star Witch (2006)

Children of the Sun

1. Prince of Magic (2007)
2. Prince of Fire (2007)
3. Prince of Swords (2007)

Emperor's Bride

1. Untouchable (2008)
2. 22 Nights (2008)
3. Bride By Command (2009)

Novels

• Every Little Thing (2000)
• West Wind (2004)
• Omnibus
• Christmas Spirit (1997) (with Elaine Fox, Leigh Greenwood)
• Love Is Murder (2003) (with Rebecca Brandewyne, Maureen Child
  Maureen Child
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  )
• Fever / Billionaire Drifter (2004) (with Beverly Bird)
• One Major Distraction / Melting Point (2005) (with Debra Cowan)
• Beyond the Dark (2005) (with Evelyn Vaughn, Karen Whiddon)
• In His Bed (2007) (with Barbara McCauley)
• Guardian / Black Sheep P.I. (2008) (with Karen Whiddon)
• Romancing the Crown (2008) (with Marie Ferrarella
  Marie Ferrarella
  Marie Ferrarella, née Rydzynski is a popular and prolific American writer of over 150 romance novels as Marie Ferrarella, which have been translated into at least seven languages...
  
  )
• The Magical Christmas Cat (2008) (with Lora Leigh, Erin McCarthy, Nalini Singh)

Series contributed to

• Men in Blue
• Bridger's Last Stand (1999)
• Romancing the Crown
• Secret-agent Sheikh (2002)
• Romancing the Crown
• Secret-agent Sheikh (2002)
• Family Secrets
• Fever (2004)
• Family Secrets : The Next Generation
• A Touch of the Beast (2004)
• Capturing the Crown
• The Sheikh and I (2006)
• Raintree
• Raintree: Haunted (2007)
• Raintree (omnibus) (2008) (with Beverly Barton, Linda Howard
  Linda Howard
  Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance/suspense author under her pseudonym Linda Howard. Before she became a writer, she was an avid reader and fond of Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for...
  
  )

Sources

• Fantastic Fiction. 2009. Fantastic Fiction. 7 February 2009
• Alabama Bound. 2004. Alabama Bound. 2100 Park Place, Birmingham, Alabama, 35203-2974. 7 February 2009.
• Linda Jones. 1998- 2009. Fictionwise.com , Ereader.com. 7 February 2009.
• Linda Winstead Jones.2008 Penguin Group USA. 7 February 2009.
• Meet Linda Jones. Historical Romance Writers. 2001- 2009. Tara and Siren Productions. 7 February 2009.