Johanna Lindsey

2012 (June), Let Love Find You

hc — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:39:05 +0000

Hardcover release scheduled for 12th June, 2012.

More information shall follow as soon as it is available.

Cover created by yours truly. Shall change to the original cover as that is made available.

Filed under: By Year of Publication Tagged: Let Love Find You

The Malory Family Tree

hc — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:53:08 +0000

*Note: an oversight led me to name Warren and Amy’s children as Malorys, they are of course, Andersons.

Filed under: FAMILY TREES Tagged: Malory-Anderson Family Series

Hello, everyone.

hc — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:40:39 +0000

Just wanted to write in here and wish everyone a warm hello. I am so glad to know that this blog has been liked by so many fans of Johanna Lindsey. It also has 49 followers! One more and we get 50! Trust me, I didn’t realise that it would be liked at all, so it really is a pleasure to know that the work is appreciated.

How is everyone finding the last book “When Passion Rules”? I am waiting for it to release in paperback. The setting is something I look forward to reading and the plot seems quite interesting. I know there are a lot of Malory family fans who will probably throw stuff at me for saying this, but I am glad Lindsey stayed away from Regency England for a change.

Well, do keep posting comments, I read them all, though I may not get a chance to write in replies every time. I apologise in advance for that but do know that your feedback is deeply required and appreciated.

Until the next,

HC.

Filed under: MUSINGS Tagged: Blog

Changed the Look

hc — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:34:36 +0000

A very warm hello to all of you.

I thought the blog could do with a revamp and so I have changed the look.

The attached thumbnail was the previous look.

I hope you all like the new feel to the blog. It has better options for accessibility.

Filed under: MUSINGS Tagged: Blog

2011 (June), When Passion Rules

hc — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:03:13 +0000

When Passion Rules

Assassin Leonard Kastner agrees to commit an abhorrent crime for an astronomical sum – kill the infant heir to the European kingdom of Lubinia. Just as he is about to carry out the heinous deed, the baby awakens.and smiles at him. Losing his heart to tiny Alana Stindal, Leonard sweeps her out of their homeland to safety in England where he conceals her true identity from her and gives her an education fit for a queen. Eighteen years later, when the king of Lubinia faces a revolt because he has not produced another legitimate heir, Leonard knows he must take Alana home to prevent a civil war. But at the Lubinian palace no one believes Alana is the missing princess. Christoph Becker, the captain of the palace guards, arrests Alana because he suspects she is a pretender or a seductive assassin. When the king recognizes Alana as his long-lost daughter he proudly betroths her to the one man he believes is capable of protecting her and eliminating the shadowy figures who are determined to destroy his dynasty – Christoph Becker.

(London –> Lubinia)

Paperback to be out on 17th April 2012

Filed under: By Year of Publication, Russia & Eastern Europe, Single Novels Tagged: 2011, Eastern Europe, Single Novel, When Passion Rules

New colours

hc — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:04:12 +0000

Thought, after two years, the site could do with a colour change and a banner alteration.

Finally a bookstore had a copy of “A Rogue of My Own” – and I plan to get to reading it as soon as I finish the book I am currently reading.

Filed under: MUSINGS

Hello all

hc — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:11:56 +0000

Well, I haven’t been able to read the last two of Johanna’s books and that is really getting me down. Here, in Mumbai, I have to wait for quite a bit before they hit the stores. Or the other option is that I have to order them from Amazon. This time I decided to wait – but the paperbacks were to release sometime in February but haven’t as yet…sigh…

I have put up an interview Viking Princess sent in a comment. It lets us know a little more about our beloved Ms Lindsey. Hope it is an interesting read for all. Once again, thanks, Viking Princess, for sending in the link.

Filed under: MUSINGS

Johanna Lindsey Revealed

hc — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:03:02 +0000

What is your birthdate?
3/10
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Previous occupations:
Writing was my first occupation, begun at age 23.
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Favorite job:
Umm, writing?
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High school and/or college:
Kailua High School in Hawaii
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Name of your favorite composer or music artist?
I don’t actually listen to much music since I need quiet to work. But I would say Queen (group) from way back.
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Favorite movie:
I don’t have a favorite. If it makes me laugh, I like it.
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Favorite television show:
That would have to be Scrubs. I think I’ve bought all Seasons they have available so far.

Revealing Questions

Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Currently, peaceful and full of laughter. Overall–amazing.

Q. How would you describe perfect happiness?
A. I don’t think anything that broad in scope can be described. It’s one of those ‘to each his own’. For me it’s rather simple–sharing my life with someone I love.

Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. Loss of loved ones.

Q. If you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you choose to be?
A. Where I am.

Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. Cool. Yeah, it’s outdated, but it’s a rare day you’ll catch me saying ‘awesome.’

Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I used to paint with oils. Didn’t have much talent for it, and I don’t have the patience to actually acquire some skill for it, but if I could, that would be–cool.

Q. What is your greatest achievement?
A. That all of my books have made the New York Times list, including four in the #1 spot.

Q. What’s your greatest flaw?
A. That I smoke.

Q. What’s your best quality?
A. My will-power, when I choose to let it work.

Q. If you could be any person or thing, who or what would it be?
A. This question doen’t relate to me, since I’ve never wished to be anything other than what I am.

Q. What trait is most noticeable about you?
A. My sense of humor.

Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero?
A. James Malory

Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain?
A. Villains are meant to be hated. I have no favorites.

Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. Are you kidding me? Being a writer, what could top that?

Q. What 3 personal qualities are most important to you?
A. Trust, dependability, a good sense of humor.

Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. Not thinking about my eternal diet, I’m going to say pizza,

Q. What are your 5 favorite songs?
A. What you Give-Tesla. Feelin’ Way Too Damn Good-Nickelback. Overkill-Colin Hay. Feeling Good–Nina Simone. As a Judgement–Ennio Morricone.

On Books and Writing

Q. Who are your favorite authors?
A. I would have to say Kathleen E. Woodiness and Rosemary Rogers who started this wonderful genre.

Q. What are your 5 favorite books of all time?
A. The Wolf and the Dove, Sweet Savage Love, The Clan of the Cave Bear, and two of my own, Tender Rebel and Warrior’s Woman.

Q. Is there a book you love to reread?
A. Don’t laugh, but I like to reread my own books. A few can make me cry again, and most of them can make me laugh again.

Q. Do you have one sentence of advice for new writers?
A. Put your heart into what you’re writing. If you can’t laugh at your own characters, or shed a tear for them, or even get angry at one of them, no one else will either.

Q. What comment do you hear most often from your readers?
A. That they love the Malorys. So do I.

Q. How did you come to write Rogue of My Own?
A. In a word–Rupert. He was created near the end of a prior book, The Devil who Tamed Her, and he ended up being too handsome, so I toned that down by making him seem somewhat effeminate. But after that book was finished, I couldn’t stop thinking about him, or kicking myself for giving him that stigma, so I came up with a reason for it, a ruse, an attitude he fostered specifically for his mother. Then suddenly I had the makings of a hero in him, so I gave him his own book to share his unusual motives with my readers.

From Simon & Schuster
Thanks to Viking Princess.

Filed under: INTERVIEWS

2010 (June), That Perfect Someone (Promised to a Rogue)

hc — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:25:47 +0000

Nine years ago Richard Allen fled England when his avaricious father, the Earl of Manford, betrothed him to Julia Miller, the young daughter of London’s wealthiest merchant. Having seen how his father’s ambition ruined his older brother’s prospects for happiness with an arranged marriage, free-spirited Richard takes to the sea determined to live his own life. In the Caribbean, he joins a band of treasure-hunting pirates and adopts the persona of a Frenchman named Jean Paul. When he dares to slip back into England to carry out an urgent task for his captain, Richard falls in love with a married woman, Georgina Malory. Despite Georgina’s indifference to him and her husband James Malory’s threats to harm him, Richard is smitten. His next attempt to woo Georgina at a masked ball turns out to be a terrible mistake because it brings him face to face with another beautiful woman.

Grown-up and sophisticated, Julia Miller, a friend of Georgina’s, is charmed by the masked Frenchman Jean Paul until she discovers he’s really her detested fiancé! Julia has hired solicitors to have Richard declared dead so she can free herself from their betrothal and move on with her life. But when the Earl of Manford learns his son has returned and can fulfill the marriage contract, he sets in motion a chain of events that places Julia on the high seas with her fiancé who is not merely an irresponsible nobleman but a seductive, adventure-loving pirate!

Filed under: 19th Century America, By Year of Publication, Malory-Anderson Family Series, Regency England Tagged: Malory-Anderson Family Series, Malory-Anderson Series

2009 (June), A Rogue of My Own

hc — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:18:44 +0000

Lady Rebecca Marshall fulfills her mother’s fondest wish when she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. Having been disappointed two years ago when the Duke of Norford’s heir Raphael Locke married another woman, Rebecca’s mother sees this court appointment as a golden opportunity for Rebecca. At court, Rebecca meets the charming marquis Rupert St. John, whom Rebecca knows as the devastatingly handsome n’er-do-well cousin of Raphael Locke, the man she was once infatuated with. What Rebecca doesn’t know is that Rupert is a secret agent of the crown who leads a double life.

Rebecca strikes up a lively flirtation with Rupert, but when Rupert realizes she’s spying on him he seduces her. He hardly suspects that she’s an innocent and he’s horrified when she reveals she is pregnant! Forced to the altar by their families, Rupert believes that Rebecca has set a trap of the worst sort in order to marry into the powerful Locke family. And her vows that theirs will not simply be a marriage in name only; he plans to enjoy many passionate nights with his beautiful, scheming wife.

Posted in By Year of Publication, Regency England & Scotland, Reid Family Series Tagged: 2009, Reid Family Series

Haardrad Family Tree

hc — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:19:03 +0000

Just finished working on this one. If anyone can fill in the blanks within the tree, do let me know. This is one of my favourite series. I’ve forgotten to add Selig’s wife, Erika.

Anthony Malory’s Family Tree

hc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:04:05 +0000

One of the books I liked, which came second to Regina’s story, was Anthony Malory’s in Tender Rebel. In keeping with tradition, Johanna had this brother, too, have a love-child, Katey – though Jeremy should actually be James’ illegitimate child, since there was no great love between James and Jeremy’s mother. Katey, then, has her own love story with Georgina’s brother, Boyd, in No Choice But Seduction.

James Malory’s Family Tree

hc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:58:50 +0000

We meet this part of the family in two of Johanna’s novels: Gentle Rogue and A Loving Scoundrel. In the first we read about James Malory and his involvement with his cabin boy *wink*, George – who turns out to be a lovely belle called Georgina. In the second installment, we have his first son as the hero.

Melissa Malory’s Family Tree

hc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:47:54 +0000

We don’t get to meet with Melissa at all, since she dies two years after Regina is born. But through the story of Regina, we get the introduction to the entire Malory Clan, in Love Only Once.

Edward Malory’s Family Tree

hc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:38:03 +0000

We read of this part of the Malory family in the book, The Magic of You, where Edward Malory’s youngest, Amy, falls in love with Warren Anderson.

Jason Malory’s Family Tree

hc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:22:27 +0000

We learn more about Jason’s side of the family in The Present and when his son, Derek, falls in love, in Say You Love Me.

Malory Family Tree

hc — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:27:38 +0000

I picked up most of the dates from a family tree already given in Avon ’99 printing of “The Present” and then added the subsequent entries according to the following books in the series. I am also sending it in parts.

I have used a wonderful software called “Family Tree Builder V2.0″ for the creation of these family charts.

If I have made any mistakes, please do feel free to comment and let me know.

A Malory Family Vid

hc — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:57:52 +0000

I was browsing through youtube and thought of doing a search on Johanna Lindsey and I found this video. I liked it, so I thought I’d share it here as well.

Looking back.

hc — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:38:51 +0000

I have been thinking a lot about what else to write in this blog besides the book covers, besides the summaries of the books themselves…and then I came to the idea of writing what I feel about each book. Probably something that I would like to read sometime on how a particular Lindsey novel appealed to me at a particular place and time.

I have made this category to think randomly and put down my next POA. While I shall write in my own comments on each book as I remember reading it in the Past; and how I feel after reading it now. (I plan to begin reading all of them once more – God knows, they have been lying on my shelves for copious years but haven’t been read recently!)

So let me try and make my own comments on each book – what I remember from my reading of it in the Past and how I feel after reading it now.

Main Character List

hc — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 02:40:40 +0000

Captive Bride(Pd. 1977)- Christina & Phillip

A Pirate’s Love(Pd. 1978)- Bettina & Tristan

Fires of Winter(Pd. 1980)- Brenna & Garrick

Paradise Wild(Pd. 1981)- Corrine & Jared

Glorious Angel(Pd. 1982)- Angela and Bradford

So Speaks the Heart(Pd. 1983)- Brigitte & Rowland

Heart of Thunder(Pd. 1983)- Samantha and Hank

A Gentle Fueding(Pd. 1984)- Sheena & Jamie

Brave the Wild Wind(Pd. 1984)- Jessie & Chase

Tender is the Storm(Pd. 1985)- Sharise and Luke/Slade

Love Only Once(Pd. 1985)- Regina & Nicholas

When Love Awaits(Pd. 1986)- Leonie and Rolfe

A Heart so Wild(Pd. 1986)- Courtney & Chandos

Hearts Aflame(Pd. 1987)- Kristen & Royce

Secret Fire(Pd. 1987)- Katherine and Dimitri

Silver Angel(Pd. 1988)- Chantelle and Derek

Tender Rebel(Pd. 1988)- Roslynn & Anthony

Defy Not Thy Heart(Pd. 1989)- Reina and Ranulf

Savage Thunder(Pd. 1989)- Jocelyn & Colt

Warrior’s Woman(Pd. 1990)- Tedra and Challen

Gentle Rogue(Pd. 1990)- Georgina & James

Once a Princess(Pd. 1991)- Tanya & Stefan

Prisoner of My Desire(Pd. 1991)- Rowena and Warrick

Man of my Dreams(Pd. 1992)- Megan & Devlin

The Magic of You(Pd. 1993)- Amy & Warren

Angel(Pd. 1992)- Cassie & Angel

Keeper of the Heart(Pd. 1993)- Shannelle and Falon

You Belong To Me(Pd. 1994)- Alexandra & Vasili

Surrender My Love(Pd. 1994)- Ericka & Selig

Love me Forever(Pd. 1995)- Kimberly & Lachlan

Until Forever(Pd. 1995)- Roseleen and Thorn

Say You Love Me(Pd. 1996)- Kelsey & Derek

All I Need is You(Pd. 1997)- Casey & Damien

The Present(Pd. 1985)- Anastasia & Christopher

Joining(Pd. 1999)- Milisant and Wulfric

The Heir(Pd. 2000)- Sabrina and Duncan

Home for the Holidays(Pd. 2000)- Larissa and Vincent

Heart of a Warrior(Pd. 2001)- Brittany and Dalden

The Pursuit(Pd. 2002)- Melissa & Lincoln

A Man to Call My Own(Pd. 2003)- Marian & Chad; Amanda & Spencer

A Loving Scoundrel(Pd. 2004)- Dannette & Jeremy

Captive of My Desires(Pd. 2006)- Gabrielle & Drew

Marriage Most Scandalous(Pd. 2007)- Margaret & Sebastian

The Devil Who Tamed Her(Pd. 2007)- Ophelia & Raphael

No Choice But Seduction(Pd. 2008)- Katey & Boyd

A Rogue of my Own (Pd. 2009)- Rebecca & Rupert

Promised to a Rogue (Pd. 2010)- Julia & Richard

When Passion Rules (Pd. 2011)- Alana & Christoph