Jude Deveraux

Jude Gilliam (born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale , Kentucky ) is an American author of romance novels. She publishes her books under the pseudonym Jude Deveraux .

biography

Jude Gilliam is the oldest sister of four brothers and has an extended family. She attended Murray State University in Murray , Kentucky and graduated with an art degree. She worked as a teacher before starting writing in 1976. Her first book was published in 1977, after which she quit her teaching position to devote herself entirely to writing.

In 1967 she married her first husband and took his last name 'White'. They divorced four years later. She later married Claude Montassir and adopted a son, Sam Alexander Montassir, who died on October 6, 2005 in a motorcycle accident at the age of eight. She is also divorced from Claude Montassir.

Jude Deveraux lived in various countries and across the United States. She currently lives in North Carolina and owns a house in Italy.

bibliography

Her historical romances are based on strong heroines and how they find love with a hero. Deveraux has also published various anthologies with other women writers in their genre. Although she primarily settles her actions in the Middle Ages, she also writes about later eras. Some of her stories are based on time travel, and she has recently started using supernatural elements. However, it will continue to focus on the 15th and 16th centuries.

A large number of her books are about the same family, the Montgomery. She regularly publishes new stories about the individual family members. A side branch of the family is also covered in detail, the Taggarts.

Single stories

• The Enchanted Land (1978) - hearts in turmoil
• Casa Grande (1982) -
• The Invitation * (A Perfect Arrangement & Matchmaker) (1993) - (Irresistible Desire) Condemned to Love / What Started with Hate (* In the original, all three stories are in this one book.)
• Remembrance (1994) - The hero of her dreams
• Legend (1996) - When magic hands touch me
• An Angel for Emily (1998) - Beloved Angel / An Angel for Emily
• The Blessing (1998) -
• Temptation (2000) - Longing that touches the heart
• The Summerhouse (2001) - What color is luck
• The Mulberry Tree (2002) - Summer under the mulberry tree
• Wild Orchids (2003) - Wild orchids
• First Impressions (2005) -
• Carolina Isle (2006) -

The Montgomery family

The beginning

• The Black Lyon (1980) -
• The Maiden (1988) - In the conflict of feelings

The Ascotts

(The name Ascott is an invention of the German translators of the novel. In the English original, the family of male heroes is called Montgomery.)

1. The Velvet Promise (1981) - Judith
2. Highland Velvet (1982) - Alicia
3. Velvet Song (1983) - Clarissa
4. Velvet Angel (1983) - Fiona

middle Ages

• The Heiress (1995) - whom longing conquers

War of Independence

• The Raider (1987) - Love knows no danger

19th century

• The Temptress (1986) - The Temptress
• Mountain Laurel (1990) - duel for love
• The Duchess (1991) - Between passion and love
• Eternity (1992) - The Beautiful Liar
• Wishes (1989) - Secret Wishes

20th century

• The Awakening (1988) - Blazing Embers
• The Princess (1987) - The Princess
• A Knight in Shining Armor (1989) - More than just dreams

Contemporary

• High Tide (1999) - Waves of Passion / Treasure of Gold
• Someone to Love (2007)

Forever series

1. Forever (2002) - Forever and all time
2. Forever and Always (2003)
3. Always (2004)

James River Sage

• Sweetbriar (1983) - Rendezvous in Kentucky
• Counterfeit Lady (1984) - Beloved tyrant
• Lost Lady (1985) - And in the end love wins
• River Lady (1985) - That long-awaited happiness

Taggert

• Twin of Ice (1985) - Heart of Ice
• Twin of Fire (1985) - Heart of Fire
• Sweet Liar (1992) - That night in spring
• Holly (2003)

Peregrine family

• The Taming (1989) - The Taming
• The Conquest (1991) - Love is stronger than hate

anthology

• "A Holiday of Love" (1994) - 'A Man for Mom' from 'In Paradise of Love'
• "Simple Gifts - 'Simply curious' from 'Five Enchanted Hearts'
• Upon a Midnight Clear (1998)
• "A Season in a Highlands" (2000)

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1. ↑ biography on answers.com
2. ↑ Press release of the accident (English)  ( Page no longer available , searching web archives )  Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Interview on steffis-buecherkiste.de ( Memento of the original from August 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Biography at Barnes & Noble ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Description of the anthology on "Die Bücherecke" ( Memento of the original from May 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Literature by and about Jude Deveraux in the catalog of the German National Library