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Jo Beverley
: Mary Josephine "Jo" Beverley (1947 - 2016) widely regarded as one of the most talented writers of Regency and Historical fiction today, was born and raised in England where she received a degree in English history from Keele University in Staffordshire.; Although Jo started writing when she was a young child it was only in the eighties that she realized that writing was something "ordinary people" could do, and after an author talk at a local library she settled down to writing her first historical romance. Now, twenty years later, she is the author of over twenty-five romance novels and many novellas, and has recently turned her very accomplished hand to science fiction.; AWARDS:; Jo Beverley is known for her accurate historical detail, witty dialogue and well-developed characters. She is a four-time winner of Romance Writers of America's cherished RITA Award and is one of only a handful of members in the RITA Hall of Fame. She has also recieved the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award.; ◊Tempting Fortune (March 1995) RT Award Winner; ◊Something Wicked (July 1997) RT Award Nominee; ◊Forbidden Magic (November 1998) RT Award Winner; ◊Secrets of the Night (July 1999) RT Award Winner; ◊Devilish (April 2000) RT Award Nominee; ◊The Devil's Heiress (August 2001) RT Award Nominee; ◊Hazard (May 2002) RT Award Nominee; ◊St. Raven (February 2003) RT Award Nominee; Regency Historicals -- Mostly in the world of the "Company of Rogues"; ◊An Arranged Marriage (1991); ◊An Unwilling Bride (1992); ◊Christmas Angel (1992); ◊Forbidden (1994); ◊Dangerous Joy (1995); ◊Forbidden Magic (1998); ◊The Dragon's Bride (2001); ◊The Devil's Heiress (2001); ◊Hazard (2002); ◊St. Raven (2003); ◊Skylark (2003); ◊The Rogues Return (2006); ◊To Rescue a Broker (2006); ◊Lady Cappy where (2007); ◊A Shocking Delight (2014); ◊To Dangerous for a Lady (2015); ◊The Viscount Needs a Wife (2016); Georgian Historicals -- The Malloren world, ruled over by the Marquess of Rothgar; ◊My Lady Notorious (1993); ◊Tempting Fortune (1995); ◊Something Wicked (1997); ◊Secrets Of The Night (1999); ◊Devilish (2000); ◊Winter Fire (2003); ◊A Most Unsuitable Man (2005); ◊A Lady's Secret (2008); ◊The Secret Wedding (2009); ◊The Secret Duke (2010); ◊An Unlikely Countess (2011); ◊A Scandalous Countess (2012); Medieval Romances; ◊Lord Of My Heart (1992); ◊Dark Champion (1993); ◊Shattered Rose (1996); ◊The Lord of Midnight (1998); Traditional Regencies; ◊Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed (1998); ◊The Stanforth Secrets (1989); ◊The Stolen Bride (1990); ◊If Fancy be the Food of Love (1991); ◊Emily And The Dark Angel (1991); ◊The Fortune Hunter (1991); ◊Deirdre And Don Juan (1993); ◊Lovers and Ladies (2008); Romance Novellas (Anthologies); ◊Twelfth Night (1991 in A Christmas Delight) (Reissued in Five Golden Rings (2000); ◊Lord Samhain's Night (1992 - In the anthology All Hallow's Eve); ◊The Demon's Bride (1993 - In the anthology Moonlight Lovers); ◊A Mummer's Play (1995 - In the anthology A Regency Christmas); ◊Forbidden Affections (1996 - In the anthology A Spring Bouquet); ◊The Determined Bride (1996 - In the anthology Married At Midnight); ◊A Gift Of Light (1996 - In the anthology A Christmas Cat); ◊The Lord of Elphindale (1998 - In the anthology Faery Magic); ◊Day Of Rath (1999 - In the anthology Star Of Wonder); ◊The Wise Virgin (1999 - In the anthology The Brides of Christmas); ◊The Demon's Mistress (2001 - in In Praise of Younger Men); ◊Saint Agnes and the Black Sheep (2012 – in the anthology A Cast of Characters); Science Fiction Novellas; ◊The Determined Bride (1996 - In the anthology Writers Of The Future); ◊The Trouble With Heros (1996 - In the anthology Irresistible Forces); ◊The Dragon and the Virgin Princess (2007 – in the anthology Dragon Lovers); ◊The Raven and the Rose (2010 – in Chalice of Roses); ◊The Marrying Maiden (2010 – in Songs of Love and Death); This content has been provided by An-Eye-For-Books.

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