Judith Arnold

Barbara Keiler
Born April 7
United States
Pen name Ariel Berk
Thea Frederick
Judith Arnold
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Period 1983 - present
Genres Romantic novel
www.juditharnold.com

Barbara Keiler[1] (b. April 7), well known as Judith Arnold, is a best-selling American author of over eighty-five romance novels since 1983. She has also been published as Ariel Berk and Thea Frederick.[2]

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Biography

Keiler can't remember a time when she did not have stories percolating in her brain. Even before she was old enough to write, she would tell herself stories when there were no adults nearby to tell one to her. When she was six years old, she wrote down a story for the first time, telling the story of a lonely bear who made a friend and lived happily ever after.[3]

Keiler continued writing when she entered school. She was the author of her fourth grade class's play, and in sixth grade won an award for a poem she composed for National Dental Week. In high school she was published in the school's creative writing magazine and edited the school newspaper. After winning a contest in college for writing a play, Keiler decided to become a playwright.[3] She graduated from Smith College in 1974[1] and earned an A.M. in creative writing from Brown University in 1976.[4] She then spent the next ten years writing plays for production in regional theaters around the country. She wasn't making enough money doing production, so she took upon several English teaching positions in local colleges. The dual workload and frequent travel caused Keiler to burn out on theater work.[3]

Keiler's husband challenged her to take a year off of teaching to try to write and sell a novel. She accepted his dare and began to write non-stop. By the end of the year she had sold a romance novel, Silent Beginnings, to Silhouette Books. This novel was published in October 1983, a month made even more special with the arrival of her first child.[3]

Since then, Keiler has written over 85 romance novels. These have been published in category romance lines such as Silhouette (writing as Ariel Berk),[4] Second Chance at Love (writing as Thea Frederick),[4] and the Harlequin lines of Temptation, American, and Superromance, as well as single-title books published by Mira (writing as Judith Arnold).[3] She is a three-time Romantic Times award-winner and has been nominated an additional four times, including for Career Achievement.[2] Keiler has been a finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award and the Golden Medallion Award, and was nominated for the RWA's Lifetime Achievement Award.[1] She is also a past president of Novelists, Inc..[5]

Keiler married after her husband obtained his Ph.D. in Rhode Island, now they have two sons. She and her family live near Boston, Massachusetts[3] with a guinea pig named Wilbur (deceased).

Bibliography

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As Ariel Berk

Single novels

As Thea Frederick

Single Novel

As Judith Arnold

Stand alone novels

Keeping The Faith Series

  1. Promises (1987)
  2. Commitments (1987)
  3. Dreams (1987)

Class of '78 Series Multi-Author

The Mystery Of Bachelor Arms Series

  1. The Lady in the Mirror (1995)
  2. Timeless Love (1995)

Reunited Series Multi-Author

Weddings By Dewilde Series Multi-Author

The Daddy School Series

  1. Father Found (1997)
  2. Father Christmas (1997)
  3. Father of Two (1998)
  4. Dr. Dad (2000)
  5. 'Tis the Season (2000)
  6. Hush, Little Baby (2001)

Delta Justice Series Multi-Author

By the Year 2000: Satisfaction Series Multi-Author

Welcome to Riverbend Series Multi-Author

Bloom Family Series

  1. Love in Bloom's (2002)
  2. Blooming All Over (2004)

Finders, Keeper Agency Series

  1. Found: One Wife (2002)
  2. Found: One Son (2003)

Hotel Marchand Series Multi-Author

Collections

Omnibus In Collaboration

Non Fiction

References and sources

  1. ^ a b c "An Author's Voice: Judith Arnold (Barbara Keiler '74)". Alumnae Association of Smith College. http://alumnae.smith.edu/authors/romance.php. Retrieved 2007-02-09. 
  2. ^ a b "Judith Arnold Author Profile". Romantic Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-12-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20061229223423/http://www.romantictimes.com/authors_profile.php?author=671. Retrieved 2007-02-09. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f Arnold, Judith. "About Judith Arnold". Judith Arnold Official Website. http://juditharnold.com/about.html. Retrieved 2007-02-09. 
  4. ^ a b c "Romance Novels by Brown and Rhode Island Authors". Brown University Library. http://128.148.7.229:591/romance/. Retrieved 2007-02-09. 
  5. ^ "Amazon.com's policy of promoting used books in competition with new book sales". Novelists, Inc.. http://www.ninc.com/position_papers/amazonused.asp. Retrieved 2007-02-09. 
  6. ^ "Judith Arnold". Fantastic Fiction. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/a/judith-arnold/. Retrieved 2007-02-09. 

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