Joan Johnston (born Little Rock, Arkansas) is an American author of over forty contemporary and historical romance novels.
Biography Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a Bachelor of Arts in theatre arts from Jacksonville University in 1970, then earned an Master's degree in theatre from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1971. She received a J.D. degree (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. For the next five years, Johnston worked as an attorney, serving with the Hunton & Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia, and with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey in Miami. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, Barry University, and the University of Miami.
Johnston is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Florida Romance Writers. She has two children and divides her time between two homes, in Colorado and Florida.
Awards
Paperbook Book Club of America's Book Rak Award (twice) Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award (twice) Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award (twice) The Maggie (twice) Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for The Disobedient Bride
Bibliography
Contemporary Romance
The Bitter Creek Series "Shameless", 2015 Shattered, 2009 A Strangers Game, 2008 The Next Mrs. Blackthorne, 2005 The Rivals, 2004 The Price, 2003 The Loner, 2002 The Texan, 2001 The Cowboy, 2000
Hawk's Way Hawk's Way: Faron and Garth, 2007 (contains: The Cowboy and the Princess, The Wrangler and the Rich Girl) Hawk's Way Brides, 2005 (contains: The Unforgiving Bride, The Headstrong Bride, The Disobedient Bride) Honey and the Hired Hand, 2004 Hawk's Way Grooms, 2002 (contains: The Virgin Groom, The Substitute Groom) Hawk's Way: The Virgin Groom, 1997 Hawk's Way: The Substitute Groom, 1998 Hawk's Way: Rogues, 2001 (Contains Honey and the Hired Hand, The Cowboy Takes a Wife, The Temporary Groom) Hawk's Way Bachelors, 2000 (contains: The Rancher and the Runaway Bride, The Cowboy and the Princess, and The Wrangler and the Rich Girl) Texas Brides, 2005 (contains: The Rancher and the Runaway Bride and The Bluest Eyes in Texas) Big Sky Country, 2004 (contains: Never Tease a Wolf and A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing) Sisters Found, 2002 Hawk's Way Original Silhouette Desire Publication Order (and Numbers)Wiki article "Silhouette Desire By The Numbers"; http://www.goodreads.com/series/42055-hawk-s-way SD0424 Fit to be Tied (1988) SD0489 Marriage by the Book (1989) SD0652 Never Tease a Wolf (1991) SD0658 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing (1991) SD0710 A Little Time in Texas (1992) SD0746 Honey and the Hired Hand (1992) SD0779 The Rancher and the Runaway Bride (1993) SD0785 The Cowboy and the Princess (1993) SD0791 The Wrangler and the Rich Girl (1993) SD0842 The Cowboy Takes a Wife (1994) SD0878 The Unforgiving Bride (1994) SD0896 The Headstrong Bride (1994) SD0937 The Disobedient Bride (1995) SD1004 The Temporary Groom (1996) - - - - - - The Virgin Groom (1997) - - - - - - "A Hawk's Way Christmas" (1997) (in Lone Star Christmas anthology with Diana Palmer) - - - - - - The Substitute Groom (1998)
Category Romance Fit to be Tied, May 1988, Silhouette Desire #424 Marriage by the Book, April 1989, Silhouette Desire #489 Never Tease a Wolf, 1991, Silhouette Desire #652 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, 1991, Silhouette Desire #658 A Little Time in Texas, May 1992, Silhouette Desire #710 Honey and the Hired Hand, 1992, Silhouette Desire #746 The Rancher and the Runaway Bride, April 1993, Silhouette Desire #779 The Cowboy and the Princess, May 1993, Silhouette Desire #785 The Wrangler and the Rich Girl, June 1993, Silhouette Desire #791 The Cowboy Takes a Wife, March 1992, Silhouette Desire #842 The Unforgiving Bride, September 1994, Silhouette Desire #878 The Headstrong Bride, December 1994, Silhouette Desire #896 The Disobedient Bride, July 1995, Silhouette Desire #937 The Temporary Groom, June 1996, Silhouette Desire #1004Wiki article "Silhouette Desire By The Numbers"
Anthologies "The Bluest Eyes in Texas" in Abduction and Seduction, March 1995 "Taming the Lone Wolf" in Outlaws and Heroes, Sept 1995 "A Hawk's Way Christmas" in Lone Star Christmas, Nov 1997
Other Contemporary Romance The Men of Bitter Creek, 2004 Marriage by the Book, 2003, reprint of Silhouette Desire #489 A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, 2002, reprint of Silhouette Desire #658 Never Tease a wolf, 2001, reprint of Silhouette Desire #652 Heartbeat, 1997 I Promise, 1996
Historical Romance
Mail-Order Brides Series Blackthorne's Bride (Mail-Order Brides #4), July 25, 2017 Montana Bride (Mail-Order Brides #3), January 7, 2014 Wyoming Bride (Mail-Order Brides #2), January 1, 2013 Texas Bride (Mail-Order Brides #1), March 27, 2012
The Sisters of the Lone Star Texas Woman, 2003 Comanche Woman, 2002 Frontier Woman, 2001
The Captive Heart Series The Bridegroom, 1999 The Bodyguard, 1998 After the Kiss, 1997 Captive, 1996
Anthologies "One Simple Wish" in Untamed-Maverick Hearts, July 1993 "The Man from Wolf Creek" in To Have and to Hold, June 1994 "The Christmas Baby" in A Christmas Together, Oct 1994
Other Historicals The Inheritance, 1995 Maverick Heart, 1995 Outlaw's Bride, 1993 The Barefoot Bride, 1992 Kid Calhoun, 1993 Sweetwater Seduction, 1991 Colter's Wife, 1985 No Longer a Stranger, 2005 A Loving Defiance, 1985
References
External links Joan Johnston Official Website