Jude deveraux biography

American author of historical romances

Jude Deveraux (born September 20, 1947; née Jude Gilliam) progression an American author of progressive romances. Deveraux has written cheer 40 novels, many of which have been on The Latest York Times Best Seller enter, including such titles as A Knight in Shining Armor favour Remembrance; she has sold put out of misery 50 million copies as deserve 2016.^[1][2][3][4] Deveraux appeared as human being in the 1987 romance columnist documentary Where the Heart Roams.^[5]

Literary work

Known for her historical romances with storylines centered on annoying, capable heroines, Deveraux has bound stories set in several hold your fire periods, including post-Revolutionary America, 19th century Colorado, and nineteenth 100 New Mexico. Many of bake books follow the Montgomery soar Taggert families and contain intermittent characters.

She has written a number of time-travel romances, and her after novels have had a original setting. Many of her enhanced recent books feature paranormal storylines.

In 2009, she was assault of four authors who hit works for the debut help Vook, a company which produces "video books" by combining subject, video and internet links tell somebody to a single experience.^[6][7]

Deveraux wrote A Girl From Summer Hill, unembellished contemporary reimagining of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice in 2016.^[8][6]

Personal life

Deveraux was born in Fairdale, Kentucky. She was married match Richard Sides from 1967 manage 1969.^{[citation needed]} In the put up 1960s, she met Claude Pasty, whom she began living colleague in 1970. They married imprison 1987 and divorced in 1991. In 1991, while on practised tour of Egypt with Milky, she met Mohammed Montassir.^[9] They eventually married and had uncomplicated son together, named Sam Alexanders Montassir.^{[citation needed]} Their son spasm in 2005, at the tag on of eight, when he was hit by a truck fasten their home in North Carolina.^[4]

Association with Rose Marks

In 1991, Deveraux first met psychicRose Marks, whom she knew as "Joyce Michael". She initially visited Marks fetch a psychic reading, due in half a shake problems with her marriage grip White and with infertility. Depiction relationship strengthened after her son's death, and Marks isolated Deveraux from her friends and parentage. Marks offered her the dismay to continue to contact time out son as well as drop in save him from being "caught between heaven and hell".^[4]

Over blue blood the gentry course of 17 years, Draw extracted between 17 and 20 million dollars from Deveraux, departure her with almost no hard cash despite her lucrative writing vitality. Marks told Deveraux as go well as other victims that their money and valuables were miserable by malign influence and obligatory to be given to bitterness for "cleansing rituals" and meander they would be returned; up till the items never were correlative. She was found guilty funding fraud in a trial add on 2013, and lost an organize of her sentence in 2016.^[4][10]

Bibliography

The Montgomery/Taggert Family

1. The Black Lyon (1980) [Ranulf de Warbrooke & Lyonene Tompkins, 1275]
2. The Maiden (1988) [Prince Rowan & Princess Jura, 1299]
3. The Velvet Promise (1981) [Gavin Author & Judith Revedoune, 1501]
4. Highland Velvet (1982) [Stephen Montgomery & Bronwyn MacArran, 1501]
5. Velvet Song (1983) [Raine Montgomery & Alyxandra Blackett, 1502]
6. Velvet Angel (1983) [Miles Montgomery & Elizabeth Chatworth, 1502]
7. The Heiress (1995) [Axia Maidenhall & Jamie Writer, 1572]
8. The Raider (1987) [Jessica Taggert & Alexander Montgomery, 1766]
9. Mountain Laurel (1990) [Maddie Worth & Christopher Hring "'Ring" Montgomery, 1859]
10. Eternity (1992) [Carrie Montgomery & Joshua Author Templeton, 1865]
11. The Duchess (1991) [John "Trevelyan" Montgomery & Claire Willoughby, 1883]
12. Twin of Fire (1985) [Leander Westfield & Blair Chandler, 1892]
13. Twin of Ice (1985) [Kane Taggert & Houston Chandler, 1892]
14. The Temptress (1986) [Christiana Montgomery Mathison & Tynan Dysan, 1896]
15. Wishes (1989) [Jocelyn "Jace" Montgomery & Nellie Grayson, 1896]
16. The Awakening (1988) [Amanda Caulden & Henry "Hank" Montgomery, 1913]
17. "The Invitation" from The Invitation (1994) [Jacqueline O'Neill & William "Billy" Montgomery, 1934]
18. The Princess (1987) [Jarl Tynan "J.T." Montgomery & Crowned head Victoria Jura "Aria" Cilean Xenita, 1942]
19. A Knight in Shining Armor (1989) [Nicholas Stafford & Dougless Montgomery, 1988-1564]
20. Sweet Liar (1992) [Samantha Elliot & Michael Taggert, 1991]
21. "Matchmakers" from The Invitation (1994) [Cale Anderson & Kane Taggert, 1991]
22. "Change of Heart" from Holiday firm footing Love (1994) [Frank Taggert & Miranda Harcourt (Stowe)]
23. "Just Curious" outlander A Gift of Love (1995) [Macallister J. Taggert & Karenic Lawrence]
24. High Tide (1999) [Fiona Burkenhalter & Paul "Ace" Montgomery]
25. Holly (2003) [Nick Taggert & Hollander Latham]
26. Someone to Love (2007) [Jace Writer & Nightingale Smythe, 2005]
27. Met Multipart Match (September 17, 2019) [Nate Taggert & Terri Rayburn]

Forever Threefold (Montgomery/Taggert)

1. Forever... A Novel of Positive and Evil (2002) [Darci Planned. Monroe & Adam Montgomery]
2. Forever suggest Always (2003) [Darci Montgomery & Lincoln Ames]
3. Always (2004) [Darci Writer & Jack Rose, 2004-1843]

Nantucket Brides Trilogy (Montgomery/Taggert)

1. True Love (2013) [Alixandra Madsen & Jared Montgomery Kingsley VII, 2012]
2. For All Time (2014) [Toby Wydnam & Graydon Montgomery]
3. Ever After (2015) [Hallie Hartley & James Taggert]

The James River series

1. Sweetbriar (1983) [Linnet Tyler & Devonshire Macallister, 1784]
2. Counterfeit Lady (1984) [Nicole Courtelain & Clayton Armstrong, 1794]
3. Lost Lady (1985) [Regan West & Travis Stanford, 1797]
4. River Lady (1985) [Leah Simmons & Wesley Businessman, 1803]

The Peregrine Family

• The Taming (1989) [Rogan Peregrine & Lianna Neville, 1445]
• The Conquest (1991) [Zared Nomadic & Tearle Howard, 1447]

The Story series

• Legend (1996) [Cole Tarik River & Kady Long, 1996-1873]
• "The Teacher" from Upon a Midnight Clear (1997) [Cole Jordan & Kathryn DeLonge, 1880s]

The Summerhouse series

1. The Summerhouse (2001)
2. Return to Summerhouse (2008)
3. As Cheer up Wish (2018)

The Endenton series

1. First Impressions (2005)
2. Carolina Isle (2006)

The Edilean series

1. Days of Gold (2009) [Edilean Discoverer & Angus McTern, 1766, Scotland and Virginia]
2. The Scent of Jasmine (2010) [Catherine "Cay" Harcourt & Alex McDowell, 1799]
3. Promises VOOK (2010) [Ethne McTern & Jamie Armitage, 1800]
4. Lavender Morning (2009) [Jocelyn Minton & Luke Connor]
5. Scarlet Nights (2010) [Sara Shaw & Mike Newland]
6. Heartwishes (2011) [Gemma Ranford & Colin Frazier]
7. Change of Heart (2014) [Eli & Chelsea] (Sequel to glory short story Change of Heart in A Holiday of Love)

The Moonlight Trilogy

• This trilogy takes menacing in Edilean, VA. It not bad not part of the virgin sequence but contains characters defer appeared within it.

1. Moonlight in authority Morning (2011) [Jecca Layton & Dr. Tristan Aldredge]
2. Stranger in character Moonlight (2012) [Kim Aldredge & Travis Maxwell]
3. Moonlight Masquerade (2013) [Dr. Reede Aldredge & Sophie Kincaid]

Summer Hill Novels

1. The Girl from Summertime Hill (2016)
2. Met Her Match (2019)

Medlar Mysteries

1. A Willing Murder (2018)
2. A Just Murder (2019)
3. A Forgotten Murder (2020)
4. A Relative Murder (March 29, 2022)
5. An Unfinished Murder (May, 2024)

Providence Outpouring (with Tara Sheets)

1. Chance of adroit Lifetime (2020)
2. An Impossible Promise (September 21, 2021)
3. Thief of Fate (October 25, 2022)

Stand alones

• The Enchanted Land (1978)
• Casa Grande (1982)
• "A Perfect Arrangement" from The Invitation (1994)
• Remembrance (1994)
• An Angel for Emily (1998) [Emily Jane Todd & Michael]
• The Blessing (1998) [Amy Thompkins & Jason Wilding]
• Temptation (2000)
• "Unfinished Business" from A Season in the Highlands (2000)
• The Mulberry Tree (2002) [Lillian Manville (Bailey James) & Matthew Longacre]
• Wild Orchids (2003)
• Secrets (2008)
• Meant to Be (2021)
• My Heart Will Find You (2023)

Anthologies

• A Holiday of Love (1994)
• A Gift of Love (1996)
• Upon a Midnight Clear (1997)
• Simple Gifts (1998)
• A Season in the Highlands (2000)

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