Jude Deveraux – The New York Times Bestselling Writer

Fans of the romance genre and aspiring romance novelist have certainly heard of this well known name- Jude Deveraux. Of the fine collection of novels penned by well known love novelist, an astounding 66 books that have landed on the New York Times Bestseller List! Here’s more about this best-selling author who has been writing since 1979.

Jude Deveraux is an American novelist, a well known historical romance author who has had an astounding number of 66 novels on the New York Times Best seller List as of 2010. After graduating from college, the gifted author 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 popular standalone books like “Secrets” and “Return to Summerhouse”, which are both New York Times Best Sellers, Deveraux has also created well-known novel series which have received a large fan base. One example of Deveraux’s well known series is “The Montgomery Annuals”, which revolves around the story and relationships of the Montgomery and Taggert families. In addition, Deveraux is also famous for her well-known historical romance Edilean series, that 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 learn 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 can be seen in her bestselling novels and series which have also received many positive reviews. Deveraux has written books based on a variety of different settings and genres, from historical romance to time-travel romance and even books on the paranormal.