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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.  
 
'''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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* [http://www.joanjohnston.com/index.html Joan Johnston's Website]
 
* [http://www.joanjohnston.com/index.html Joan Johnston's Website]
  
== 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]])
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* ''[[Honey And The Hired Hand]]'' - November 1992 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #746]])
 
* ''[[Honey And The Hired Hand]]'' - November 1992 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #746]])
 
* ''[[I Promise]]'' -  June 1996 ([[Avon]])
 
* ''[[I Promise]]'' -  June 1996 ([[Avon]])
* ''[[The Inheritance|Inheritance, The]]'' - January 1995 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[The Inheritance - Joan Johnston|Inheritance, The]]'' - January 1995 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[Kid Calhoun]]'' - March 1993 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[Kid Calhoun]]'' - March 1993 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[A Little Time In Texas|Little Time In Texas, A]]'' - May 1992 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #710]])
 
* ''[[A Little Time In Texas|Little Time In Texas, A]]'' - May 1992 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #710]])
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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]]''
 
* ''[[A Loving Defiance|Loving Defiance, A]]'' - February 1985 ([[Tapestry Romance By The Numbers|Tapestry Romance #57]]) = ''[[A Loving Defiance|No Longer A Stranger]]''
 
* ''[[Marriage By The Book]]'' - April 1989 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #489]])
 
* ''[[Marriage By The Book]]'' - April 1989 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #489]])
* ''[[Maverick Heart]]'' - December 1995 ([[Dell]])
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* ''[[Maverick Heart - Joan Johnston|Maverick Heart]]'' - December 1995 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[Never Tease A Wolf]]'' - July 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #652]])
 
* ''[[Never Tease A Wolf]]'' - July 1991 ([[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|Silhouette Desire #652]])
 
* ''[[The Next Mrs. Blackthorne|Next Mrs. Blackthorne, The]]'' - September 2005 ([[Pocket Books]])
 
* ''[[The Next Mrs. Blackthorne|Next Mrs. Blackthorne, The]]'' - September 2005 ([[Pocket Books]])
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== Series/Related Titles ==
 
== 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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=== Sisters Of The Lone Star ===
 
=== Sisters Of The Lone Star ===
 
Stories cover the history of the Republic of Texas from 1836-1846.
 
Stories cover the history of the Republic of Texas from 1836-1846.
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# [[Texas Woman]], 1989  
 
# [[Texas Woman]], 1989  
 
* sequel: The Creeds of the [[Joan Johnston#Bitter Creek|Bitter Creek]] series are descendants of the ''Sisters of the Lone Star''.
 
* 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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=== 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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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