Jill Barnett
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Jill Barnett | |
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Born | June 17 Southern California, United States |
Occupation | Novelist |
Nationality | American |
Writing period | 1990-present |
Genres | Women's fiction, historical, romance |
Jill Barnett (b. June 17 in Southern California) is a best-selling American author of women's fiction and romance novels.
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[edit] Biography
Jill Barnett was born and raised in Southern California, but spent summers visiting her grandparents in Texas.
Intending to teach and write college history textbooks, Barnett returned to school to pursue a Master's degree while in her mid-thirties. After juggling coursework with her new family, Barnett quit school to stay home with her infant daughter. She soon began working on an idea for a novel. Two years after she quit school, Barnett sold her first book.
Since that day, Barnett had written over fifteen novels. Her novels can be read in nineteen languages, and there are more than seven million copies of her books in print.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Historical Novels
- The Heart's Haven (1990)
- Surrender a Dream (1991)
- Just a Kiss Away (1991)
- Bewitching (1994)
- Dreaming (1994)
- Imagine (1995)
- Carried Away (1996)
- Wonderful (1997)
- Wild (1998)
- Wicked (1999)
[edit] Contemporary Novels
- Sentimental Journey (2001)
- The Days of Summer (2006)
[edit] Anthologies in collaboration
- A Holiday of Love (1994) (with Jude Deveraux, Arnette Lamb and Judith McNaught)
- A Midsummer Night's Madness (1995) (with Elaine Coffman, Alexis Harrington and Sonia Simone)
- A Stockingful of Joy(1997) (with Justine Dare, Susan King and Mary Jo Putney)
- That Summer Place (1998) (with Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs)
- A Season in the Highlands 2000) (with Jude Deveraux)
[edit] See also
[edit] References and sources
- Jill Barnett Official Website
- Interview from All About Romance Novels
- Jill Barnett in Fantastic Fiction
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NAME | Barnett, Jill |
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SHORT DESCRIPTION | romance novelist |
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PLACE OF BIRTH | California |
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