Fans of the romance genre and aspiring romance novelist have certainly heard of this well known name- Jude Deveraux. Of the good collection of novels penned by well known love novelist, an astounding 66 novels that have landed on the New York Times Bestseller List! Here’s more about this best-selling writer who has been writing since 1979.
Jude Deveraux is an American author, a famous historic romance writer who has had an astounding number of 66 books on the New York Times Best seller List as of 2010. After graduating from college, the gifted novelist Deveraux was a teacher in an elementary school for a few years, before starting her creating career. The first few novel written by Deveraux were “The Enchanted Land” (1978) and “The Black Lyon” (1980).
Apart from writing well-known standalone books like “Secrets” and “Return to Summerhouse”, that are both New York Times Best Sellers, Deveraux has also written popular book series which have received a wide fan base. One example of Deveraux’s well known series is “The Montgomery Annuals”, that revolves around the story and relationships of the Montgomery and Taggert families. Additionally, Deveraux is also famous for her well known historical romance Edilean series, which commences with “Lavender Morning”, where Jocelyn Minton discovers her beloved Miss Edilean’s past which is mysteriously interlinked to her own history. In this well-received series, readers find out more about the small, mysterious but romantic town of Edilean, Virginia via subsequent titles in the series like “Days of Gold” and “Scarlet Nights”.
Deveraux is a talented author whose literary craft is evident in her bestselling novels and series which have also received a lot of positive reviews. Deveraux has written novels based on a variety of different options and genres, from historic romance to time-travel romance and even books on the paranormal.