Jude Deveraux

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Jude Deveraux

Born September 20, 1947 (1947-09-20) (age 60)
Fairdale, Kentucky U.S.
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Writing period 1977 - present
Genres Romance, historical, paranormal
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Jude Deveraux (b. September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky as Jude Gilliam) is an American Romance novel author who is well-known for her historical romance.

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[edit] Biography

Deveraux is the elder sister of four brothers, and has a large extended family. Deveraux married and took her husband's surname of (Claude) White, and her early books had a copyright notice giving her name as "Jude White". Jude and White divorced after four years.

She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art, and she was a 5th-grade teacher prior to her debut as a writer. She began writing in 1976 as Jude Deveraux, and her first book was published in 1977. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position.

Jude later married Clause Montassir, with whom she adopted a son, Sam Alexander Montassir. Her son died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident on October 6, 2005. She and Montassir are divorced.

Deveraux has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in North Carolina and also has a home in Italy.

Her historical romances generally have storylines centered on strong, capable heroines and how they meet and fall in love with their heroes. Deveraux has also participated in romance anthologies with collections of shorter stories along with other romance authors.

Although she is best known for her medieval romances, Deveraux has also written stories set in later time periods, including post-Revolutionary America, nineteenth century Colorado, and nineteenth century New Mexico.

She has written several time-travel romances, and her latest novels have had a contemporary setting. Many of her more recent books feature paranormal storylines.

A great many of her books follow the same family, the Montgomerys, through time and across continents, leading fans to regularly try to keep track of their family tree in the novels. Their cousins, the Taggarts, also feature prominently in her stories.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] Single Novels

  • The Enchanted Land (1978)
  • Casa Grande (1982)
  • The Invitation (1993) - short stories
  • Remembrance (1994)
  • Legend (1996)
  • An Angel for Emily (1998)
  • The Blessing (1998)
  • Temptation (2000)
  • The Mulberry Tree (2002)
  • Wild Orchids (2003)
  • First Impressions (2005)(Male Hero's name is Jared Montgomery)
  • Carolina Isle (2006)
  • Secrets (2008)

[edit] The Montgomery Family

[edit] In the Beginning

  • The Black Lyon (1980)
  • The Maiden (1988)

[edit] Velvet Series

Follows 4 brothers, one in each book.

  1. The Velvet Promise (1981)
  2. Highland Velvet (1982)
  3. Velvet Song (1983)
  4. Velvet Angel (1983)

[edit] Middle Ages

  • The Heiress (1995)

[edit] Revolutionary-War Era

  • The Raider (1987)

[edit] Nineteenth Century

[edit] America
  • Mountain Laurel (1990)
  • The Temptress (1986)
  • Eternity (1992)
  • Wishes (1989)

[edit] Britain
  • The Duchess (1991)

[edit] Twentieth Century

  • The Awakening (1988)
  • The Princess (1987)
  • A Knight in Shining Armor (1989), a time travel romance moving between the twentieth century and the Elizabethan Age.

[edit] Contemporary

  • High Tide (1999)
  • Someone to Love (2007)

[edit] Forever Series

  1. Forever (2002)
  2. Forever and Always
  3. Always (2004)

Note: These 3 books follow the same character.

[edit] James River Saga

  • Sweetbriar (1983)
  • Counterfeit Lady (1984) - James River series #1
  • Lost Lady (1985) - James River series #2
  • River Lady (1985) - James River series #3

[edit] Taggert

  • Twin of Fire (1985) - Taggert series #1
  • Twin of Ice (1985) - Taggert series #2
  • Sweet Liar (1992) - Taggert series #3
  • Holly (2003)- Taggert series #4

Note: Wishes also involves the Taggerts as secondary characters.

[edit] Peregrine Family

  • The Taming (1989) - Peregrine family series #1
  • The Conquest (1991) - Peregrine family series #2

[edit] Summerhouse Series

  • The Summerhouse (2001)
  • Return to Summerhouse (June 2008)

[edit] Anthologies

  • "A Holiday of Love" (1994) - anthology
  • "Simple Gifts: Four Heartwarming Christmas Stories" (1998) - anthology
  • Upon a Midnight Clear (1998) - anthology
  • "A Season in a Highlands" (2000) - anthology
  • "A Gift of Love"

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