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'''Joan Johnston''' - aka ''Joan Mertens Johnston'' . was born in Little Rock, Arkansas. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in theatre, worked for a weekly newspaper, was a director of theatre at a junior college in Texas, went to law school and ended up working at the largest firm in Virginia.
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As a mother of two she turned to reading romance novels to cope with the stress of being a working mother and often thought "I could write one of these..." - which she finally did. Contacting Linda Marrow of [[Pocket Books]] - she had met her at the second annual Romantic Times conference in New York - her book was accepted and published as [[A Loving Defiance]] in the [[Tapestry Romance]] line in 1985.  
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'''Joan Johnston''' - aka ''Joan Mertens Johnston'' - was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1948. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in theatre, worked for a weekly newspaper, was a director of theatre at a junior college in Texas, went to law school and ended up working at the largest firm in Virginia.  
  
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She writes [[Historical Romance|historical romances]] for [[Pocket Books]] and [[Dell]], [[Contemporary|contemporary romances]] for [[Avon]] and [[Category Romance|category romance]] for the [[Silhouette Desire]] imprint.
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As a mother of two she turned to reading romance novels to cope with the stress of being a working mother and often thought "I could write one of these..." - which she finally did. Contacting Linda Marrow of [[Pocket Books]] - she had met her at the second annual [[Romantic Times Magazine]] conference in New York - her book was accepted and published as [[A Loving Defiance]] in the [[Tapestry Romance]] line in 1985.
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She writes [[Historical Romance|historical romances]] for [[Pocket Books]] and [[Dell]], [[Contemporary|contemporary romances]] for [[Pocket Books]] and [[Avon]] and [[Category Romance|category romance]] for the [[Silhouette Desire]] imprint.
  
 
== On The Web ==
 
== On The Web ==
 
* [http://www.joanjohnston.com/index.html Joan Johnston's Website]
 
* [http://www.joanjohnston.com/index.html Joan Johnston's Website]
  
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== Bibliography==
 
 
=== Books ===
 
=== Books ===
 
* ''[[After The Kiss - Joan Johnston|After The Kiss]]'' - March 1997 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[After The Kiss - Joan Johnston|After The Kiss]]'' - March 1997 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[The Barefoot Bride|Barefoot Bride, The]]'' - January 1992 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[The Barefoot Bride|Barefoot Bride, The]]'' - January 1992 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[The Bodyguard - Joan Johnston|Bodyguard, The]]'' - March 1998 ([[Island]])
 
* ''[[The Bodyguard - Joan Johnston|Bodyguard, The]]'' - March 1998 ([[Island]])
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* ''[[Breathless Seduction]]'' - September 2007 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) = ''[[Sisters Found]]''
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* ''[[Sisters Found|Breathless Seduction]]'' - September 2007 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) = ''[[Sisters Found]]''
 
* ''[[The Bridegroom|Bridegroom, The]]'' - February 1999 ([[Island]])
 
* ''[[The Bridegroom|Bridegroom, The]]'' - February 1999 ([[Island]])
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* ''[[Captive]]'' - May 1996 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[Captive - Joan Johnston|Captive]]'' - May 1996 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[Colter's Wife]]'' - November 1986 ([[Pocket Books]])
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* ''[[Comanche Woman]]'' - April 1989 ([[Pocket Books]])
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* ''[[The Cowboy - Joan Johnston|Cowboy, The]]'' - February 2000 ([[Island]])
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* ''[[The Cowboy And The Princess - Joan Johnston|Cowboy And The Princess, The]]'' - May 1993 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #785]])
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* ''[[The Cowboy Takes A Wife - Joan Johnston|Cowboy Takes A Wife, The]]'' - March 1994 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #842]])
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* ''[[The Disobedient Bride - Joan Johnston|Disobedient Bride, The]]'' - July 1995 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #937]])
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* ''[[Fit To Be Tied]]'' - May 1988 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #424]])
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* ''[[Frontier Woman]]'' - August 1988 ([[Pocket Books]])
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* ''[[The Headstrong Bride|Headstrong Bride, The]]'' -  December 1994 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #896]])
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* ''[[Heartbeat - Joan Johnston|Heartbeat]]'' - September 1997 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[Honey And The Hired Hand]]'' - November 1992 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #746]])
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* ''[[I Promise]]'' -  June 1996 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[The Inheritance - Joan Johnston|Inheritance, The]]'' - January 1995 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[Kid Calhoun]]'' - March 1993 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[A Little Time In Texas|Little Time In Texas, A]]'' - May 1992 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #710]])
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* ''[[The Loner - Joan Johnston|Loner, The]]'' - April 2002 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[A Loving Defiance|Loving Defiance, A]]'' - February 1985 ([[Tapestry Romance By The Numbers|Tapestry Romance #57]]) = ''[[A Loving Defiance|No Longer A Stranger]]''
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* ''[[Marriage By The Book]]'' - April 1989 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #489]])
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* ''[[Maverick Heart - Joan Johnston|Maverick Heart]]'' - December 1995 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[Never Tease A Wolf]]'' - July 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #652]])
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* ''[[The Next Mrs. Blackthorne|Next Mrs. Blackthorne, The]]'' - September 2005 ([[Pocket Books]])
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* ''[[A Loving Defiance|No Longer A Stranger]]'' - February 2005 ([[Pocket Books]]) = ''[[A Loving Defiance]]''
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* ''[[Outlaw's Bride]]'' - November 1993 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[The Price|Price, The]]'' - March 2003 ([[Atria]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[The Rancher And The Runaway Bride|Rancher And The Runaway Bride, The]]'' - April 1993 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #779]])
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* ''[[The Rivals|Rivals, The]]'' - September 2004 ([[Pocket Books]])
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* ''[[Sisters Found]]'' - December 2002 ([[Mira]])
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* ''[[A Stranger's Game|Stranger's Game, A]]'' - March 2008 ([[Pocket Books]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[The Substitute Groom|Substitute Groom, The]]'' - August 1998 ([[Silhouette]])
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* ''[[Sweetwater Seduction]]'' - January 1991 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[The Temporary Groom|Temporary Groom, The]]'' - June 1996 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #1004]])
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* ''[[The Texan - Joan Johnston|Texan, The]]'' - March 2001 ([[Island]])
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* ''[[Texas Woman]]'' - October 1989 ([[Pocket Books]])
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* ''[[The Unforgiving Bride|Unforgiving Bride, The]]'' - September 1994 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #878]])
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* ''[[The Virgin Groom|Virgin Groom, The]]'' - August 1997 ([[Silhouette]])
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* ''[[A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing|Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, A]]'' - August 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #658]])
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* ''[[The Wrangler And The Rich Girl|Wrangler And The Rich Girl, The]]'' - June 1993 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #791]])
  
 
=== Novellas ===
 
=== Novellas ===
 
* ''[[The Bluest Eyes In Texas|Bluest Eyes In Texas, The]]'' in "[[Abduction And Seduction]]" - March 1996 ([[Silhouette]])
 
* ''[[The Bluest Eyes In Texas|Bluest Eyes In Texas, The]]'' in "[[Abduction And Seduction]]" - March 1996 ([[Silhouette]])
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* ''[[The Christmas Baby - Joan Johnston|Christmas Baby, The]]'' in "[[A Christmas Together]]" - October 1994 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[A Hawk's Way Christmas|Hawk's Way Christmas, A]]'' in "[[Lone Star Christmas]]" - November 1997 ([[Silhouette]]) [[Hardcover]]
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* ''[[The Man From Wolf Creek|Man From Wolf Creek, The]]'' in "[[To Have And To Hold - Avon|To Have And To Hold]]" - June 1994 ([[Avon]])
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* ''[[One Simple Wish]]'' in "[[Untamed Maverick Hearts]]" - July 1993 ([[Harlequin]])
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* ''[[Taming The Lone Wolf]]'' - in "[[Outlaws And Heroes]]" - September 1995 ([[Harlequin]])
  
 
=== Collections ===
 
=== Collections ===
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* '''Hawk's Way Bachelors''' - December 2000 ([[Silhouette]]) [[Trade Paperback]] (''[[The Rancher And The Runaway Bride]]'' / ''[[The Cowboy And The Princess - Joan Johnston|The Cowboy And The Princess]]'' / ''[[The Wrangler And The Rich Girl]]'')
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* '''Hawk's Way Brides''' - October 2001 ([[Silhouette]]) (''[[The Disobedient Bride - Joan Johnston|The Disobedient Bride]]'' / ''[[The Headstrong Bride]]'' / ''[[The Unforgiving Bride]]'')
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* '''Hawk's Way Grooms''' - July 2008 ([[HQN]]) (''[[The Substitute Groom]]'' / ''[[The Virgin Groom]]'')
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* '''Hawk's Way Rogues''' - September 2001 ([[Silhouette]]) [[Trade Paperback]] (''[[Honey And The Hired Hand]]'' / ''[[The Cowboy Takes A Wife - Joan Johnston|The Cowboy Takes A Wife]]'' / ''[[The Temporary Groom]]'')
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* '''Hawk's Way: Faron & Garth''' - January 2007 ([[HQN]]) (''[[The Cowboy And The Princess - Joan Johnston|The Cowboy And The Princess]]'' / ''[[The Wrangler And The Rich Girl]]'')
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* '''The Men Of Bitter Creek''' - October 2004 ([[Avon]]) (''[[The Christmas Baby - Joan Johnston|The Christmas Baby]]'' / ''[[The Man From Wolf Creek]]'')
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* '''Texas Brides''' - October 2005 ([[HQN]]) [[Hardcover]] (''[[The Rancher And The Runaway Bride]]'' / ''[[The Bluest Eyes in Texas]]'')
  
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== Series/Related Titles ==
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# [[The Inheritance - Joan Johnston|The Inheritance]], 1995
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# [[Maverick Heart - Joan Johnston|Maverick Heart]], 1995
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Characters of the second books were introduced in the first
  
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== Series/Related Titles ==
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=== Sisters Of The Lone Star ===
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=== Sisters of the Lone Star ===
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Stories cover the history of the Republic of Texas from 1836-1846.
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# [[Frontier Woman]], 1988
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# [[Comanche Woman]], 1989
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# [[Texas Woman]], 1989
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* sequel: The Creeds of the [[Joan Johnston#Bitter Creek|Bitter Creek]] series are descendants of the ''Sisters of the Lone Star''.
  
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=== Captive Hearts ===
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=== Wolf Series ===
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# [[Never Tease A Wolf]], 1991
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# [[A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing]], 1991
  
 
=== Hawk's Way ===
 
=== Hawk's Way ===
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Life and loves of three generations of a Northwest Texas ranching family, the Whitelaws
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* prequel [[A Little Time In Texas]], 1992
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# [[Honey And The Hired Hand]], 1992 (1rst Generation)
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# [[The Rancher And The Runaway Bride]], 1993 (1rst Generation)
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# [[The Cowboy And The Princess - Joan Johnston|The Cowboy And The Princess]], 1993 (1rst Generation)
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# [[The Wrangler And The Rich Girl]], 1993 (1rst Generation)
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# [[The Cowboy Takes A Wife - Joan Johnston|The Cowboy Takes A Wife]], 1994 (1rst Generation)
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# [[The Unforgiving Bride]], 1994 (2nd Generation)
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# [[The Headstrong Bride]], 1994 (2nd Generation)
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# [[The Disobedient Bride - Joan Johnston|The Disobedient Bride]], 1995 (2nd Generation)
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# [[The Temporary Groom]], 1996 (3rd Generation)
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# [[The Virgin Groom]], 1997 (3rd Generation)
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# [[A Hawk's Way Christmas]], 1997 (3rd Generation)
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# [[The Substitute Groom]], 1998 (3rd Generation)
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# [[Sisters Found]], 2002 (3rd Generation)
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=== Captive Hearts ===
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Series set in [[Regency]] England and Scotland, connected through friends and family.
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# [[Captive - Joan Johnston|Captive]], 1996
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# [[After The Kiss - Joan Johnston|After The Kiss]], 1997
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# [[The Bodyguard - Joan Johnston|The Bodyguard]], 1998
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# [[The Bridegroom]], 1999
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* sequel: The Blackthornes of the [[Joan Johnston#Bitter Creek|Bitter Creek]] series are descendants of the Duke of Blackthorne ([[The Bodyguard - Joan Johnston|The Bodyguard]]).
  
 
=== Bitter Creek ===
 
=== Bitter Creek ===
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Two feuding Texas ranch families - the Blackthornes and the Creeds - and the animosity that's existed between them since the Civil War. The origin of the feud is told in [[The Texan - Joan Johnston|The Texan]], featuring Cricket, the heroine of [[Frontier Woman]]. The relationship between Jackson Blackthorne and Lauren (Ren) Creed is a red tape through the first novels of the series.
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* prequel: [[Frontier Woman]], 1988 (Jarret and Cricket Creed, ancestor of the Creeds)
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* prequel: [[The Bodyguard - Joan Johnston|The Bodyguard]], 1998 (Duke of Blackthorne, ancestor of the Blackthornes)
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# [[The Cowboy - Joan Johnston|The Cowboy]], 2000
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# [[The Texan - Joan Johnston|The Texan]], 2001
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# [[The Loner - Joan Johnston|The Loner]], 2002
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# [[The Price]], 2003
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# [[The Rivals]], 2004
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# [[The Next Mrs. Blackthorne]], 2005
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# [[A Stranger's Game]], 2008
  
 
== Awards/Honours ==
 
== Awards/Honours ==
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* [http://www.romantictimes.com/books_awards.php?type=author&level=2&year=1988-1989 1988-1989 RT Career Achievement Award Winner] - Western Historical Series
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* [[1988-1989 Career Achievement Award Winners|1988-1989 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Western Historical Series
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* [http://www.rwanational.org/cs/authors_and_books/rwa_honor_roll Honor Roll] of [[Romance Writers of America]]
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* [http://www.rwanational.org/cs/authors_and_books/rwa_honor_roll RWA Honor Roll] (2008)

Latest revision as of 20:23, 27 March 2023


Joan Johnston - aka Joan Mertens Johnston - was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1948. She has a bachelor's and master's degree in theatre, worked for a weekly newspaper, was a director of theatre at a junior college in Texas, went to law school and ended up working at the largest firm in Virginia.

As a mother of two she turned to reading romance novels to cope with the stress of being a working mother and often thought "I could write one of these..." - which she finally did. Contacting Linda Marrow of Pocket Books - she had met her at the second annual Romantic Times Magazine conference in New York - her book was accepted and published as A Loving Defiance in the Tapestry Romance line in 1985.

She writes historical romances for Pocket Books and Dell, contemporary romances for Pocket Books and Avon and category romance for the Silhouette Desire imprint.

On The Web

Books

Novellas

Collections

Series/Related Titles

  1. The Inheritance, 1995
  2. Maverick Heart, 1995

Characters of the second books were introduced in the first

Sisters Of The Lone Star

Stories cover the history of the Republic of Texas from 1836-1846.

  1. Frontier Woman, 1988
  2. Comanche Woman, 1989
  3. Texas Woman, 1989
  • sequel: The Creeds of the Bitter Creek series are descendants of the Sisters of the Lone Star.

Wolf Series

  1. Never Tease A Wolf, 1991
  2. A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, 1991

Hawk's Way

Life and loves of three generations of a Northwest Texas ranching family, the Whitelaws

  1. Honey And The Hired Hand, 1992 (1rst Generation)
  2. The Rancher And The Runaway Bride, 1993 (1rst Generation)
  3. The Cowboy And The Princess, 1993 (1rst Generation)
  4. The Wrangler And The Rich Girl, 1993 (1rst Generation)
  5. The Cowboy Takes A Wife, 1994 (1rst Generation)
  6. The Unforgiving Bride, 1994 (2nd Generation)
  7. The Headstrong Bride, 1994 (2nd Generation)
  8. The Disobedient Bride, 1995 (2nd Generation)
  9. The Temporary Groom, 1996 (3rd Generation)
  10. The Virgin Groom, 1997 (3rd Generation)
  11. A Hawk's Way Christmas, 1997 (3rd Generation)
  12. The Substitute Groom, 1998 (3rd Generation)
  13. Sisters Found, 2002 (3rd Generation)

Captive Hearts

Series set in Regency England and Scotland, connected through friends and family.

  1. Captive, 1996
  2. After The Kiss, 1997
  3. The Bodyguard, 1998
  4. The Bridegroom, 1999

Bitter Creek

Two feuding Texas ranch families - the Blackthornes and the Creeds - and the animosity that's existed between them since the Civil War. The origin of the feud is told in The Texan, featuring Cricket, the heroine of Frontier Woman. The relationship between Jackson Blackthorne and Lauren (Ren) Creed is a red tape through the first novels of the series.

  • prequel: Frontier Woman, 1988 (Jarret and Cricket Creed, ancestor of the Creeds)
  • prequel: The Bodyguard, 1998 (Duke of Blackthorne, ancestor of the Blackthornes)
  1. The Cowboy, 2000
  2. The Texan, 2001
  3. The Loner, 2002
  4. The Price, 2003
  5. The Rivals, 2004
  6. The Next Mrs. Blackthorne, 2005
  7. A Stranger's Game, 2008

Awards/Honours

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