Johanna Lindsey

Johanna Helen Howard, who wrote under the name Johanna Lindsey, was a bestselling American author of historical romance novels. She was born on March 10, 1952, in Germany, where her father, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The family moved around frequently during her childhood, eventually settling in Hawaii after her father's death in 1964. It was there that Johanna would later become a prolific and successful writer.

In 1970, Johanna married Ralph Lindsey and became a young housewife. The couple had three sons, Alfred, Joseph, and Garret, and Johanna became a grandmother in later years. After her husband's passing, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to be near her family. Johanna's first novel, Captive Bride, was published in 1977, and she went on to write over 58 million copies of her books were sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages.

Johanna's novels are set in various eras of history, including the Middle Ages, the American "Old West," and Regency England-Scotland. She is perhaps best known for her Malory Family series, which is set during the Regency era. Johanna's female characters are often portrayed as feisty and strong-willed heroines, while her male characters are typically self-reliant, powerful, and sexual alpha males.

Johanna's success as a writer cannot be overstated. With more than 56 million copies of her books in print and translated into twelve languages, she is one of the world's most popular authors of romance. She has written over thirty novels, each one a bestseller, with several New York Times number ones. Johanna Lindsey died on Oct. 27, 2019, in Nashua, N.H. She was 67.
Viking Haardrad Family Books
# Title Year
1 Fires of Winter 1980
2 Hearts Aflame 1987
3 Surrender My Love 1994
Glorious Angel Books
# Title Year
1 Glorious Angel 1982
2 Heart of Thunder 1983
Wyoming Books
# Title Year
1 Brave the Wild Wind 1980
2 Savage Thunder 1989
3 Angel 1992
Malory-Anderson Family Books
# Title Year
1 Love Only Once 1985
2 Tender Rebel 1988
3 Gentle Rogue 1990
4 The Magic of You 1993
5 Say You Love Me 1996
6 The Present 1998
7 A Loving Scoundrel 2004
8 Captive of My Desires 2006
9 No Choice But Seduction 2008
10 That Perfect Someone 2010
11 Stormy Persuasion 2014
12 Malory Family Series 2017
13 Beautiful Tempest 2017
Straton Family Books
# Title Year
1 A Heart So Wild 1986
2 All I Need Is You 1997
Shefford's Knights Books
# Title Year
1 Defy Not the Heart 1989
2 Joining 1999
Ly-San-Ter Family Books
# Title Year
1 Warrior's Woman 1990
2 Keeper of the Heart 1993
3 Heart of a Warrior 2001
Cardinia's Royalty Books
# Title Year
1 Once a Princess 1991
2 You Belong to Me 1994
Sherring Cross Books
# Title Year
1 Man of My Dreams 1992
2 Love Me Forever 1995
3 The Pursuit 2002
Reid Family Books
# Title Year
1 The Heir 2000
2 The Devil Who Tamed Her 2007
3 A Rogue of My Own 2010
4 Let Love Find You 2012
Callahan-Warren Books
# Title Year
1 One Heart to Win 2013
2 Wildfire In His Arms 2015
3 Marry Me By Sundown 2018
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Captive Bride 1977
2 A Pirate's Love 1978
3 Paradise Wild 1981
4 A Gentle Feuding 1983
5 So Speaks the Heart 1983
6 Tender is the Storm 1985
7 When Love Awaits 1986
8 Secret Fire 1987
9 Silver Angel 1988
10 Prisoner of My Desire 1991
11 Until Forever 1995
12 Home for the Holidays 2000
13 A Man to Call My Own 2003
14 Marriage Most Scandalous 2005
15 His Ruthless Heart 2006
16 When Passion Rules 2011
17 Make Me Love You 2016
18 Temptation's Darling 2019