American novelist
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 law 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
Contemporary Romance
The Bitter Creek Series
"Shameless", 2015
Shattered , 2009A Strangers Game , 2008The Next Mrs. Blackthorne , 2005The Rivals , 2004The Price , 2003The Loner , 2002The Texan , 2001The 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 , 2004Hawk's Way Grooms , 2002 (contains: The Virgin Groom , The Substitute Groom )Hawk's Way: The Virgin Groom , 1997Hawk's Way: The Substitute Groom , 1998Hawk'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 , 2002Hawk's Way Original Silhouette Desire Publication Order (and Numbers)[1]
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 #424Marriage by the Book , April 1989, Silhouette Desire #489Never Tease a Wolf , 1991, Silhouette Desire #652A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing", 1991, Silhouette Desire #658 A Little Time in Texas , May 1992, Silhouette Desire #710Honey and the Hired Hand , 1992, Silhouette Desire #746The Rancher and the Runaway Bride , April 1993, Silhouette Desire #779The Cowboy and the Princess , May 1993, Silhouette Desire #785The Wrangler and the Rich Girl , June 1993, Silhouette Desire #791The Cowboy Takes a Wife , March 1992, Silhouette Desire #842The Unforgiving Bride , September 1994, Silhouette Desire #878The Headstrong Bride , December 1994, Silhouette Desire #896The Disobedient Bride , July 1995, Silhouette Desire #937The Temporary Groom , June 1996, Silhouette Desire #1004[2]
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 , 2004Marriage by the Book , 2003, reprint of Silhouette Desire #489A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing , 2002, reprint of Silhouette Desire #658Never Tease a wolf , 2001, reprint of Silhouette Desire #652Heartbeat , 1997I Promise , 1996
Historical Romance
Mail-Order Brides Series
Blackthorne's Bride (Mail-Order Brides #4) , July 25, 2017Montana Bride (Mail-Order Brides #3) , January 7, 2014Wyoming Bride (Mail-Order Brides #2) , January 1, 2013Texas Bride (Mail-Order Brides #1) , March 27, 2012
The Sisters of the Lone Star
Texas Woman , 2003Comanche Woman , 2002Frontier Woman , 2001
The Captive Heart Series
The Bridegroom , 1999The Bodyguard , 1998After the Kiss , 1997Captive , 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 , 1995Maverick Heart , 1995Outlaw's Bride , 1993The Barefoot Bride , 1992Kid Calhoun , 1993Sweetwater Seduction , 1991Colter's Wife , 1985No Longer a Stranger , 2005A Loving Defiance , 1985 