Joan Johnston


Joan Johnston 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 J.D. degree 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
  • Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award
  • Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer
  • Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award
  • The Maggie
  • Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for ''The Disobedient Bride''

Contemporary Romance

The Bitter Creek Series

  • "Shameless", 2015Shattered, 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 Hawk's Way Brides, 2005 Honey and the Hired Hand, 2004Hawk's Way Grooms, 2002 Hawk's Way: The Virgin Groom, 1997Hawk's Way: The Substitute Groom, 1998Hawk's Way: Rogues, 2001 Hawk's Way Bachelors, 2000 Texas Brides, 2005 Big Sky Country, 2004 Sisters Found, 2002
Hawk's Way Original Silhouette Desire Publication Order

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 #658A 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

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 , July 25, 2017Montana Bride , January 7, 2014Wyoming Bride , January 1, 2013Texas Bride , 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