Jo Goodman
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
- Jo Goodman - this is an author's main website
Books
Fiction
Compass Club:
- Let Me Be The One - 2002
- All I Ever Needed - 2003
- Everything I Ever Wanted - 2002
- Beyond A Wicked Kiss - 2004
Dennehy Sisters:
- Wild Sweet Ecstasy
- More Than A Touch
- Rogue's Mistress
- Forever In My Heart
- Always In My Dreams
- Only In My Heart
Hamilton Family:
Marshall Brothers:
- Midnight Princess - 1989
- Passion's Sweet Revenge - 1990
McClellan Family:
- Crystal Passion - 1985
- Seaswept Abandon - 1986
- Tempting Torment - 1989
Thorne Borthers
- My Steadfast Heart - 1997
- My Reckless Heart - 1998
- With All My Heart - 1999
Standalone: (TBA)
Novellas/Short Stories
- Tidewater Promise in the Christmas Rendezvous - 1991 (Part of the McClellan Family Series)
- Liberty Christmas in A Christmas Caress - 1993
- My True Love in A Gift of Joy - 1995
- The Baby Dream in Baby Dreams - 1996
- A Basket of Magicin Magically Delicious Kisses - 2002
Awards/Honors
2003 - Romance Readers Anonymous Best Historical Single Title Romance for Everything I Ever Wanted by Jo Goodman
