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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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'''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 ta 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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As a mother of two she turned to reading romance novels to cope with the stress of being ta 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 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.
 
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.
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* ''[[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]])
 
* ''[[The Loner - Joan Johnston|Loner, The]]'' - March 2002 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[The Loner - Joan Johnston|Loner, The]]'' - March 2002 ([[Dell]])
* ''[[A Loving Defiance|Loving Defiance, A]]'' - February 1985 ([[Tapestry Romance By The Numbers|Tapestry Romance #57]])
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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]]''
 
* ''[[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]])
 
* ''[[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]])
* ''[[No Longer A Stranger]]'' - January 2005 ([[Pocket Books]]) [[Hardcover]] = ''[[A Loving Defiance]]''
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* ''[[A Loving Defiance|No Longer A Stranger]]'' - February 2005 ([[Pocket Books]]) = ''[[A Loving Defiance]]''
 
* ''[[Outlaw's Bride]]'' - November 1993 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[Outlaw's Bride]]'' - November 1993 ([[Dell]])
 
* ''[[The Price|Price, The]]'' - March 2003 ([[Atria]]) [[Hardcover]]
 
* ''[[The Price|Price, The]]'' - March 2003 ([[Atria]]) [[Hardcover]]

Revision as of 09:17, 21 September 2008

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 ta 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.

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Books

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Series/Related Titles

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.

Hawk's Way

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

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

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
  • sequel: The Blackthornes of the Bitter Creek series are descendants of the Duke of Blackthorne.

Bitter Creek

Two feuding Texas ranch families - the Blackthornes and the Creeds - and the animosity that's existed between them since the Civil War.

  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