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'''Jo Goodman''' is the pen name for ''Joanne Dobrzanski''. Her first book was completed in 1979 and finally published in 1984. She chose that pen name because she was always called Jo and Goodman is simply a loose translation of Dobrzanski.
  
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Although she graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry she found that she was not suited to marine research. Instead she became a therapist. She has been the executive director of a child caring/mental health agency and reports that this work and her writing often compliment each other.  
  
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== See Also ==
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Jo has written 18 historical romances, 3 short stories, and 1 novella. Her first book, [[The Captain's Lady - Jo Goodman|''Passion's Bride'']] (reprinted in 1998 as ''[[The Captain's Lady - Jo Goodman|The Captain's Lady]]''), won best pirate romance from Romantic Times. ''[[Forever In My Heart]]'' won a Reader's Choice Award for best historical romance in 1994 and ''[[Only In My Arms]]'' was a finalist the following year.  
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* [[PSEUDONYM]] - If an author writes under multiple names, list them here.
 
  
 
== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.authorswebsite.com AUTHOR NAME] - this is an author's main website
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* [http://www.jogoodman.com/index.php Jo Goodman] - this is an author's main website
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* [http://www.otherwebsite.com OTHER SITE] -- such as a blog or special publisher pages
 
  
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== Books ==
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== Fiction ==
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=== Fiction ===
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===Books===
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* [[TITLE OF BOOK]] - Year published ([[PUBLISHER]])
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*''[[All I Ever Needed]]'' - 2003
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=== Non-Fiction ===
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*''[[Always In My Dreams]]'' - 6/1995 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Beyond A Wicked Kiss]]'' - 2004
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*''[[The Captain's Lady - Jo Goodman|The Captain's Lady]]'' (originally ''Passion's Bride'') - 8/1998 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Crystal Passion]]'' - 1985
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*''[[Everything I Ever Wanted]]'' - 2002
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*''[[Forever In My Heart]]'' - 7/1994 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[If His Kiss Is Wicked]]'' - 2007 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Let Me Be The One]]'' - 2002
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*''[[Midnight Princess]]'' - 1989
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*[[More Than You Know - Jo Goodman|''More Than You Know'']] - 5/2000 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[More Than You Wished]]'' - 4/2001 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[My Reckless Heart]]'' - 1998
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*''[[My Steadfast Heart]]'' - 1997
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*''[[Never Love A Lawman]]'' - 9/2009 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[One Forbidden Evening]]'' - 8/2006 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Only In My Arms]]'' - 9/1996 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Passion's Sweet Revenge]]'' - 1990
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*''[[The Price of Desire]]'' - 9/2008 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Rogue's Mistress]]'' - 5/1993 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Scarlet Lies]]'' - 11/1988 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[A Season To Be Sinful]]'' - 8/2005 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Seaswept Abandon]]'' - 1986
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*''[[Sweet Fire]]'' - 7/1991 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Tempting Torment]]'' - 1989
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*''[[Velvet Night]]'' - 5/1987 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Violet Fire]]'' - 2/1988 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[Wild Sweet Ecstasy]]'' - 5/1992 ([[Zebra]])
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*''[[With All My Heart - Jo Goodman|With All My Heart]]'' - 1999 ([[Zebra]])
  
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== Novellas ==
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=== Novellas/Short Stories ===
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*''Tidewater Promise'' in the ''[[Christmas Rendezvous]]'' - 1991 (Part of the McClellan Family Series), also packaged as part of a 1991 release of ''[[Tempting Torment]]''
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*''Liberty Christmas'' in [[A Christmas Caress]] - 1993
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*''My True Love'' in [[A Gift of Joy]] - 1995
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*''The Baby Dream'' in [[Baby Dreams]] - 1996
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*''A Basket of Magic''in [[Magically Delicious Kisses]] - 2002
  
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== Series/Related Titles ==
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== Related Books ==
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Grantham/Gardner Families:
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*[[If His Kiss Is Wicked]] - Zebra 2007
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*[[One Forbidden Evening]] - Zebra, 8/2006
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*[[A Season To Be Sinful]] - Zebra, 8/2005
  
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This is a great place to aggregate the various series and related titles.
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Compass Club:
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*[[Let Me Be The One]] - 2002
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*[[All I Ever Needed]] - 2003
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*[[Everything I Ever Wanted]] - 2002
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*[[Beyond A Wicked Kiss]] - 2004
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Dennehy Sisters:
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#[[Wild Sweet Ecstasy]]
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#[[Rogue's Mistress]]
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#[[Forever In My Heart]]
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#[[Always In My Dreams]]
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#[[Only In My Arms]]
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Hamilton Family:
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*[[More Than You Know - Jo Goodman|More Than You Know]]
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*[[More Than You Wished]]
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Marshall Brothers:
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*[[Midnight Princess]] - 1989
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*[[Passion's Sweet Revenge]] - 1990
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McClellan Family:
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*[[Crystal Passion]] - 1985
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*[[Seaswept Abandon]] - 1986
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*[[Tempting Torment]] - 1989
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*''Tidewater Promise'' in the [[Christmas Rendezvous]] - 1991
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Thorne Borthers
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*[[My Steadfast Heart]] - 1997
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*[[My Reckless Heart]] - 1998
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*[[With All My Heart]] - 1999
  
 
== Awards/Honors ==
 
== Awards/Honors ==
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* [[1998 Career Achievement Award Winners|1998 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Historical Storyteller Of The Year
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* 2003 - Romance Readers Anonymous ''Best Historical Single Title Romance'' for [[Everything I Ever Wanted]] by Jo Goodman

Latest revision as of 17:51, 26 September 2009

Jo Goodman is the pen name for Joanne Dobrzanski. Her first book was completed in 1979 and finally published in 1984. She chose that pen name because she was always called Jo and Goodman is simply a loose translation of Dobrzanski.

Although she graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a major in biology and a minor in chemistry she found that she was not suited to marine research. Instead she became a therapist. She has been the executive director of a child caring/mental health agency and reports that this work and her writing often compliment each other.

Jo has written 18 historical romances, 3 short stories, and 1 novella. Her first book, Passion's Bride (reprinted in 1998 as The Captain's Lady), won best pirate romance from Romantic Times. Forever In My Heart won a Reader's Choice Award for best historical romance in 1994 and Only In My Arms was a finalist the following year.

On the Web

Fiction

Books

Novellas/Short Stories

Related Books

Grantham/Gardner Families:

Compass Club:

Dennehy Sisters:

  1. Wild Sweet Ecstasy
  2. Rogue's Mistress
  3. Forever In My Heart
  4. Always In My Dreams
  5. Only In My Arms

Hamilton Family:

Marshall Brothers:

McClellan Family:

Thorne Borthers

Awards/Honors

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