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Joan Hohl | |
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| Born | June 13, 1935 United States |
| Died | June 16, 2017 (aged 82) Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Pen name | Paula Roberts, Amii Lorin, Joan Hohl |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1980–present |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable awards | RITA Award |
| Spouse | Marv |
| Children | 2 |
Joan Hohl (June 13, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American writer of over 60 romance novels starting in 1980.[1] She signed her novels as Paula Roberts and Amii Lorin.[1] She was a recipient of the RITA Award.
Joan Hohl was born in the United States, June 13, 1935. She worked at several jobs, some sales clerking, but primarily factory work.
At 40, she began writing, and three years later she published her first novel. She is considered by many in the business a trailblazer in sensuous romance writing, and having been one of the first, if not the first, author to write male point of view in category romance novels.
Joan lived in eastern Pennsylvania, with her husband Marv; they had two daughters, Lori and Amy, and two grandchildren, Erica and Cammeron. She died June 16, 2017, in Pennsylvania.
