Johanna Lindsey

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Johanna Lindsey
BornJohanna Helen Howard
(1952-03-10)March 10, 1952
Frankfurt, Germany
DiedOctober 27, 2019(2019-10-27) (aged 67)
Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S.
Pen nameJohanna Lindsey
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1977–2019
GenreHistorical Romance
SpouseRalph Lindsey
Children3

Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2019) [1] was an American writer of historical romance novels. All of her books reached the New York Times bestseller list, many reaching No. 1.

Biography[]

Personal life[]

Her father was Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Army, stationed in Germany, where she was born. The family moved about a great deal when she was young. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii and after he died in 1964, Lindsey and her mother settled there to honor him.[2]

In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Bruce Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. The marriage continued, the couple residing in Hawaii and producing three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother. After her husband's death, Lindsey moved to Maine and did not remarry. She died on October 27, 2019 at the age of 67 from lung cancer.[3]

Writing career[]

Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Bride, in 1977 "on a whim".[2] The book was a success, as have been the forty-nine novels that followed. As of 2006 more than fifty-eight million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, and her work has been translated into twelve languages.

Style and reception[]

Owing to their diversity of settings Lindsey's work covers a number of romance subgenres, including medieval, Regency, western, Viking, and even science fiction. Her most popular books are a series of Regency sagas about the fictional Malory family (see Family Tree).


The covers of Lindsey's novels have been parodied,[4] fitting in as they do with a trend in romance publishing to use gaudy painted designs that feature a muscular male model (i.e. Fabio) with his chest exposed, towering above or otherwise dominating floridly dressed women.

Bibliography[]

By Reading Order[]

Viking Haardrad Family Saga Series[]

  1. Fires of Winter (1980)
  2. Hearts Aflame (1987)
  3. Surrender My Love (1994)

Southern Series[]

  1. Glorious Angel (1982)
  2. Heart of Thunder (1983)

Deep space/ Ly-san-ter Family Saga[]

  1. Warrior's Woman (1990)
  2. Keeper Of The Heart (1993)
  3. Heart Of A Warrior (2001) (Deep space - Earth)

Wyoming westerns series[]

  1. Brave the Wild Wind (1984)
  2. Savage Thunder (1989)
  3. Angel (1992)

Malory-Anderson Family Saga Series[]

  1. Love Only Once (1985) (Regina Ashton/Nicholas Eden)
  2. Tender Rebel (1988) (Anthony Malory/Roslynn Chadwick)
  3. Gentle Rogue (1990) (James Malory/Georgina Anderson)
  4. The Magic of You (1993) (Amy Malory/Warren Anderson)
  5. Say You Love Me (1996) (Derek Malory/Kelsey Langton)
  6. The Present (1998) (Christopher Malory/Anastasia Stephanoff)
  7. A Loving Scoundrel (2004) (Jeremy Malory/Danette "Danny" Hilary)
  8. Captive of My Desires (2006) (Drew Anderson/Gabrielle Brooks)
  9. No Choice But Seduction (2008) (Boyd Anderson/Katey Tyler)
  10. That Perfect Someone (2010) (Richard Allen/Julia Miller)
  11. Stormy Persuasion (2014) (Judith Malory/Nathan Tremayne)
  12. Beautiful Tempest (2017) (Jacqueline Malory/Damon Reeves)

Straton Family Saga Series[]

  1. A Heart So Wild (1986)
  2. All I Need Is You (1997)

Medieval (Shefford's Knights) Series[]

  1. Defy Not the Heart (1989)
  2. Joining (1999)

Cardinia's Royal Family[]

  1. Once a Princess (1991)
  2. You Belong to Me (1994)

Sherring Cross Series[]

  1. Man of My Dreams (1992)
  2. Love Me Forever (1995)
  3. The Pursuit (2002)

Locke Family Series[]

  1. The Heir (2000) (Duncan MacTavish and Sabrina Lambert)
  2. The Devil Who Tamed Her (2007) (Raphael Locke and Ophelia Reid)
  3. A Rogue of My Own (2009) (Rupert St. John and Rebecca Marshall)
  4. Let Love Find You (2012) (Devin Baldwin and Amanda Locke)

Montana Series[]

  • One Heart to Win (2013) (Tiffany Warren & Hunter Callahan)
  • Wildfire in His Arms (2015) (Maxine & Degan Grant)
  • Marry Me by Sundown (2018) (Violet Mitchell & Morgan Callahan)

Single novels[]

  • Captive Bride (1977)
  • A Pirate's Love (1978)
  • Paradise Wild (1981)
  • So Speaks the Heart (1983)
  • A Gentle Feuding (1984)
  • Tender Is the Storm (1985)
  • When Love Awaits (1986)
  • Secret Fire (1987)
  • Silver Angel (1988)
  • Prisoner of My Desire (1991)
  • Until Forever (1995)
  • Home for the Holidays (2000)
  • A Man to Call My Own (2003)
  • Marriage Most Scandalous (2006)
  • When Passion Rules (2011)
  • Make Me Love You (2016)

By Setting[]

Middle Ages[]

Medieval Vikings

  • Fires of Winter (1980)
  • Hearts Aflame (1987)
  • Surrender My Love (1994)
Medieval England[]
  • So Speaks the Heart (1983)
  • A Gentle Feuding (1984)
  • When Love Awaits (1986)
  • Defy Not the Heart (1989)
  • Prisoner of My Desire (1991)
  • Joining (1999)

Early Modern Times[]

Arabian Dunes

  • Captive Bride (1977)
  • Silver Angel (1988)

Caribbean

  • A Pirate's Love (1978)

Modern Times[]

Regency England[]

  • Love Only Once (1985)
  • Tender Rebel (1988)
  • Gentle Rogue (1990)
  • The Magic Of You (1993)
  • Say You Love Me (1996)
  • The Present (1998)
  • A Loving Scoundrel (2004)
  • Captive of My Desires (2006)
  • No Choice But Seduction (2008)
  • Stormy Persuasion (2014)
  • Make Me Love You (2016)

Regency England & Scotland[]

  • Man of My Dreams (1992)
  • Love Me Forever (1995)
  • Home for the Holidays (2000)
  • The Heir (2000)
  • The Pursuit (2002)
  • Marriage Most Scandalous (2006)
  • The Devil Who Tamed Her (2007)
  • A Rogue of My Own (2009)
  • Let Love Find You (2012)
  • Temptation's Darling (2019)[5]

Eastern Europe[]

  • Secret Fire (1987) (London --> Russia)
  • Once a Princess (1991) (U.S. --> Cardinia)
  • You Belong to Me (1994) (Russia --> Cardinia)
  • When Passion Rules (2011) (London --> Lubinia)

America in 19th century[]

  • Paradise Wild (1981) (Boston --> Hawaii)
  • Glorious Angel (1982) (Texas)
  • Heart of Thunder (1983) (Wild West)
  • Brave the Wild Wind (1984) (Wyoming)
  • Tender Is the Storm (1985) (Wild West)
  • A Heart So Wild (1986) (Texas)
  • Savage Thunder (1989) (Wyoming)
  • Angel (1992) (Wild West)
  • All I Need Is You (1997) (Wild West)
  • A Man to Call My Own (2003) (Wild West)
  • One Heart to Win (2013) (Wild West) (50th novel by Johanna Lindsey)[6]
  • Wildfire in His Arms (2015) (Wild West)
  • Marry Me by Sundown (2018) (Wild West)

Paranormal Fantasy[]

Deep space/ Ly-san-ter Family Saga

  • Warrior's Woman (1990)
  • Keeper Of The Heart (1993)
  • Heart Of A Warrior (2001) (Deep space --> Earth)

Time Travel

  • Until Forever (1995) (Now --> Middle Ages)

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/obituaries/johanna-lindsey-dead.html
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Author Information: Johanna Lindsey". iblist.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
  3. ^ "Johanna Lindsey, Best-Selling Romance Novelist, Dies at 67". The New York Times. 22 Dec 2019.
  4. ^ http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2007/08/cover_makeovers/
  5. ^ Lindsey, Johanna (16 July 2019). Temptation's Darling. ISBN 978-1982110802.
  6. ^ Lindsey, Johanna (11 June 2013). One Heart to Win. ISBN 978-1476714264.

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