“If
you can't laugh at your own characters, or shed a tear for them, or even get
angry at one of them, no one else will either.”
– Johanna Lindsey
Born Johanna Helen Howard on this date in 1952,
Lindsey has a legitimate claim to the title “Queen of American
historical romance writers.” All of her
books (well over 60 and counting) have reached the New York Times bestseller list and many of them have been number
one, including her 2016 award winner, Make
Me Love You. To date, her books have
been translated into 12 languages and sold well over 60 million copies.
Born
into a military family in Germany, she had the usual “Army Brat” experience of
numerous moves before settling in Hawaii in 1964. She lived there even after marriage before
moving to New England, where she still resides.
Lindsey broke into writing in 1977, writing her 
first book, Captive Bride, "on a whim.” Setting the stage for her lifelong successes,
that novel went right up the bestseller charts as have almost all of those that
have followed.
first book, Captive Bride, "on a whim.” Setting the stage for her lifelong successes,
that novel went right up the bestseller charts as have almost all of those that
have followed.
Lindsey's books span various eras of
history, but by far the most popular are the stories about the Malory family
set in the 1700s and 1800s. The latest
of those, Beautiful Tempest, is
scheduled for this July. Never one to rest on her laurels,
Lindsey says to remember, “Biding time is easy – and gets you nowhere.”
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