Justine Davis

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Author biographies are supposed to give you all those statistics, books written, awards won, etc. and I will, I promise...but first let me tell you about this ornery little tomboy (back then, the boys had all the fun...) who was always the one to make up the stories the neighborhood kids would "play". For those who came of age in the computer game era, this is something that was done usually in the backyard, by any number of summer-bored children, with props where appropriate. (Did you know a 55 gallon drum tied to a picnic bench makes a very cool horse?) It wasn't until much later that this tomboy realized two things: A) not everyone made up stories in their heads all the time, and B) in real life, the boys that had already had all the fun now seemed to always be winning.

But I digress. I was born on a farm down in Iowa....well, not quite, but close; Boone, Iowa is in the middle of farm country, but I arrived at a hospital. In a snow storm. Make that a blizzard. My sister tells me she knew my destiny when I was very young, because when I first saw the Disney classic Old Yeller, I was apparently so upset that I promptly went home and rewrote the story. In my version, the dog lived, of course. Should have been a clue.

Possibly in response to that blizzard I was born in, I've been a West Coaster since before I was a year old, and intend to stay that way. I have a history of staying. I started my first full time job right out of school (well, there was a very brief sojourn at a place where they made, among other things, burial vaults, but I prefer not to recall that one...) and stayed for twenty-one years. I've been married to the same wonderful guy for going on two decades now. We lived in our last house for seventeen years. (I won't even mention how many dumpsters we filled moving after that long....)

Readers seem as fascinated by my first career as they are with my writing. My time in law enforcement was many things, exciting, nerve wracking, and irritating, but most importantly never, ever boring. It was fascinating enough that I didn't think about writing seriously for several years. I kept a journal, and wrote long letters, collected quotes, mentally rewrote movies, and still made up those stories in my head, but never dreamed of actually writing for publication. I was having too much fun helping to catch bad guys, and being continually amazed at the situations people get themselves into. And eventually I walked away with a wealth of background and story ideas, and knowing some truly great people who work very hard to keep all of us safe. I'm proud to have been one of them, and I'm very aware that I have had the great good fortune of having had two jobs in my life that I love. Many people don't get even one.

But now that I'm in the delicious position of being able to make a living telling those stories in my head, I promise my readers two things: A) I'm staying--I'll keep writing as long as you keep reading, and B) in my stories, the girl--tomboy or not--always wins!

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And now, the official stats:

Justine Dare Davis sold her first book in 1989, and followed that up with the sale of nineteen novels in less than two years. Her first four books were published in 1991, and she saw all reach the finals for either the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award or the Romance Writers of America prestigious RITA Award. She has since won the RITA award four times, along with several Reviewer's Choice awards and three Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. At the 1998 national conference, Justine was inducted into the RWA Hall of Fame, making her one of a very select group of just eight writers. She also had four titles on the Romantic Times "Top 200 of All Time" list. Her sales now total more than 45, and her books have appeared regularly on best seller lists, including the USA Today list. She has been featured in several local newspapers and nationwide by Associated Press, has appeared on CNN.

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American Hero (multi-author series)

13. One Last Chance

Angel In Disguise

  1. Angel For Hire
  2. Errant Angel

Athena Force (multi-author series)

1. Proof
13. Flashback

The Coalition

1. Lord Of The Storm
2. The Skypirate
2.5 The Kingbird
3. Rebel Prince
4. Raider
5. Gambler
6. Renegade

The Coalition Rebellion: Ziem

  1. Raider
  2. Gambler
  3. Renegade

The Coltons (multi-author series)

29. Baby's Watch
37. Colton Destiny
59. Colton Family Rescue
80. Colton's Twin Secrets
98. Colton's Secret Investigation
120. Colton Storm Warning

The Coltons Of Eden Falls (multi-author series)

1. Colton Destiny

Coltons Of Texas (multi-author series)

10. Colton Family Rescue

The Coltons Of Red Ridge (multi-author series)

9. Colton's Twin Secrets

The Coltons Of Roaring Springs (multi-author series)

11. Colton's Secret Investigation

The Coltons Of Kansas (multi-author series)

4. Colton Storm Warning

The Coltons Of Grave Gulch (multi-author series)

8. Colton K-9 Target

The Coltons Of Colorado (multi-author series)

3. Colton's Dangerous Reunion

Cutter's Code

  1. Operation Midnight
  2. Operation Reunion
  3. Operation Blind Date
  4. Operation Unleashed
  5. Operation Power Play
  6. Operation Homecoming
  7. Operation Soldier Next Door
  8. Operation Alpha
  9. Operation Notorious
  10. Operation Hero's Watch
  11. Operation Second Chance
  12. Operation Mountain Recovery
  13. Operation Whistleblower
  14. Operation Payback
  15. Operation Tough Enough

Fortune's Children (multi-author series)

10. The Wrangler's Bride

Holt Trilogy

  1. Stevie's Chase
  2. Left At The Altar
  3. The Morning Side Of Dawn

The Raffertys Of Last Stand

  1. Nothing But Cowboy
  2. A Texas Christmas Miracle
  3. Once A Cowboy
  4. Cowgirl Tough

Redstone, Incorporated

  1. Just Another Day In Paradise
  2. One Of These Nights
  3. Midnight Seduction
  4. In His Sights
  5. Second-Chance Hero
  6. Dark Reunion
  7. Deadly Temptation
  8. Her Best Friend's Husband
  9. Backstreet Hero
  10. His Personal Mission
  11. The Best Revenge
  12. Redstone Ever After

Reese Duet

  1. Cool Under Fire
  2. To Hold An Eagle

Romancing The Crown (multi-author series)

Romantic Traditions (multi-author series)

Spellbound (multi-author series)

Star

  1. Target Of Opportunity
  2. Out Of The Dark

Texas Justice

  1. The Lone Star Lawman
  2. Lone Star Nights
  3. A Lone Star Christmas
  4. Lone Star Reunion
  5. Lone Star Homecoming

Trinity Street West

  1. One Last Chance
  2. Lover Under Cover
  3. Leader Of The Pack
  4. A Man To Trust
  5. Gage Butler's Reckoning
  6. Badge Of Honor
  7. Clay Yeager's Redemption

Whiskey River, Texas

  1. Whiskey River Rescue
  2. Whiskey River Runaway
  3. Whiskey River Rockstar

Wild Oak Romances

  1. Stacy's Horses
  2. To Love A Hero
  3. The Hero Next Door
  4. The Billionaire Of Dragon Hill
  5. For The Love Of A Child

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