Johanna Lindsey

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Johanna Lindsey
  • Bibliography:
    56 Books (11 Series)
  • First Book:
    August 1977
  • Latest Book:
    July 2019
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About the Author

Johanna Helen Howard was born on March 10, 1952 in Germany, where her father, Edwin Dennis Howard, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The family moved about agreat deal when she was young. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him. In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph Lindsey, becoming a young housewife. The marriage had three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother. After her husband's death, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to stay near her family.

Johanna Lindsey wrote her first book, "Captive Bride" in 1977 on a whim, and the book was a success. Today, over 58 Million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages, she is one of the world's most popular authors of historical romance. Her novels span the various eras of history, including books set in the Middle Ages, the American Old West and the popular Regency England-Scotland. She has even written a few sci-fi romances. By far the most popular among her books are the stories about the Malory-Anderson Family, a Georgian family saga.

Lindsey passed away on October 27, 2019.

Full Series List in Order

Callahan-Warren

1 - One Heart to Win (Jun-2013)
2 - Wildfire In His Arms (Jun-2015)
3 - Marry Me By Sundown (Jul-2018)

Cardinia's Royalty

1 - Once a Princess (Jun-1991)
2 - You Belong to Me (Nov-1994)

Haardrad Family

1 - Fires of Winter (Sep-1980)
2 - Hearts Aflame (Jun-1987)
3 - Surrender My Love (May-1994)

Locke Family

1 - The Heir (Apr-2000)
2 - The Devil Who Tamed Her (Jun-2007)
3 - A Rogue of My Own (Jun-2009)
4 - Let Love Find You (Jun-2012)

Ly-San-Ter Family

1 - Warrior's Woman (Jun-1990)
2 - Keeper of the Heart (Nov-1993)
3 - Heart of a Warrior (Apr-2001)

The Malory-Anderson Saga

1 - Love Only Once (Dec-1985)
2 - Tender Rebel (Jun-1988)
3 - Gentle Rogue (Dec-1990)
4 - The Magic of You (Jun-1993)
5 - Say You Love Me (Nov-1996)
6 - The Present (Nov-1998)
7 - A Loving Scoundrel (Jun-2004)
8 - Captive of My Desires (Jun-2006)
9 - No Choice But Seduction (Jun-2008)
10 - That Perfect Someone (Jun-2010)
11 - Stormy Persuasion (Jun-2014)
12 - Beautiful Tempest (Jul-2017)

Shefford's Knights

1 - Defy Not the Heart (Jun-1989)
2 - Joining (May-1999)

Sherring Cross

1 - Man of My Dreams (Jun-1992)
2 - Love Me Forever (Oct-1995)
3 - The Pursuit (Apr-2002)

Southern

1 - Glorious Angel (Feb-1982)
2 - Heart of Thunder (Nov-1983)

Straton Family

1 - A Heart So Wild (Dec-1986)
2 - All I Need Is You (Dec-1997)

Wyoming

1 - Brave the Wild Wind (Dec-1984)
2 - Savage Thunder (Dec-1989)
3 - Angel (Dec-1992)

Book List in Order: 56 titles

  • Captive Bride

    She knew no master until a desert sheik claimed her heart. Desert Stars On a night made for love, there was only terror for beautiful Lady Christina Wakefield. She who had recklessly followed her brother from London to Cairo on a whim was now m...

  • A Pirate's Love

    Nothing bound her spirit -- but one man knew the whispered words to make her his. SUN-BLAZED BEACHES With languid tropic, breezes caressing her breathtakingly beautiful face, Bettina Verlaine stood before the mast, sailing westward to fulfill a...

  • Fires of Winter

    Haardrad Family - 1

    Northern lights, Nordic nights, and a woman's smoldering surrender... NEVER A VIKINGS CAPTIVE Spirited across an icy sea, lovely and dauntless Lady Brenna Carmarham vowed vengeance on her Viking abductors. Slavery was the fate of women capture...

  • Paradise Wild

    She taunted him, defied him, and forced him to reckless desire. Corinne Barrows's flashing emerald eyes bid men fulfill her any desire. She was the scandalous darling of Boston's gilded age. SWORN TO REVENGE Now she had sailed half round the...

  • Glorious Angel

    Southern - 1

    Not even fate could tear them from passion's destiny. Beautiful Hellion Though the sultry Alabama hellion was chased by every boy in town, she was a dirt-farmer's daughter--and could only dream of being loved by Bradford Maitland, heir to magnifi...

  • So Speaks the Heart

    His violent pride demanded submission. Her gentle heart demanded love. HIS VALOR OFFERED REFUGE TO A HEART WHICH OFFERED LOVE She was born a lady, heiress to rich French estates. But when Rowland of Montville captured her, he saw only a beauti...

  • Heart of Thunder

    Southern - 2

    She would love him or destroy him, but never bend to his will DESIRE FLAMED IN THEIR BURNING PASSIONS Wealth and breeding had prepared her to be a fine young lady, yet her softly lustrous allure could not conceal the headstrong spirit which no ...

  • A Gentle Feuding

    Clan hatred fired their blood...yet in their hearts burned the wild and tender flames of desire HE WOULD NEVER LET HER GO-- AND SHE WOULD NEVER SACRIFICE HER INNOCENCE TO SHAME... In trembling fear, she dared to refuse him, though her gentle b...

  • Brave the Wild Wind

    Wyoming - 1

    Love may be the only thing a woman wants and the one thing a man cannot give UNTIL A WOMAN KNOWS A MAN'S DESIRE, SHE CAN NEVER KNOW HIS LOVE. When she overheard him refuse to marry her, she swore to make him suffer any way she could. But Chase ...



  • Tender Is the Storm

    When a man's passion explodes into violence, only a woman's desire can turn it to love. THEY DIDN'T MEAN TO FALL IN LOVE Sharisse Hammond had no intention of giving herself to some rancher who had sent for a mail-order bride! She had gone West ...

  • Love Only Once

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 1

    WHEN LOVE IS BOTH TORMENT AND ECSTASY... Her life changed forever the night she was abducted from a dark London street and carried to a stranger's townhouse. At first Regina Ashton was amused, then outraged at the arrogance of this bronzed, golde...

  • When Love Awaits

    Lady Leonie of Montwyn, the exquisite mistress of Pershwick, recoiled in horror. Cruelly pledged to the dreaded Sir Rolfe d'Ambert, Lord of Crewel, she knew that her life was indeed over. But when she met the dark, magnificent, man who came to claim...

  • A Heart So Wild

    Straton Family - 1

    Their hearts taught them to trust...their desire taught them to love. Courtney Harte gasped in disbelief. There, in a Texas newspaper, was a photograph of her beloved father...thought slain several years back in a savage Comanche massacre. The hon...

  • Hearts Aflame

    Haardrad Family - 2

    Lady Kristen Haardrad met the icy fury in her captor's crystal-green gaze with defiance. She was the prisoner of Lord Royce of Wyndhurst, but his slave she'd never be. This powerful Saxon lord had at last met his match in the Viking beauty--his equal...

  • Secret Fire

    In the raging passion of desire, they discovered the glorious ecstasy of their love He'd caught only a glimpse of her from the window of his carriage, but the young Russian prince knew he had to have her. Within minutes, Lady Katherine St. John wa...

  • Tender Rebel

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 2

    THEIR EYES MET, AND DESTINY WAS FOREVER SEALED... Lady Roslynn Chadwick was an exquisite Scottish heiress with an urgent need for the safety of marriage -- her only protection from a villainous cousin and every other fortune-hunting scoundrel who ...

  • Silver Angel

    Her tender passion turns to love...and master to slave Kidnapped and sold into slavery, Chantelle Burke was led into the Pasha's scented chambers swearing she'd never surrender to this ruthless master. But she was stunned by the magnificen...

  • Defy Not the Heart

    Shefford's Knights - 1

    A KIDNAPPER'S PROMISE Lady Reina de Champeney's cerulean eyes gazed with scorn as they fell upon the golden giant of a man before her. This was the knight Ranulf Fitz Hugh, her kidnapper, who was pledged to deliver her into the worst kind of bon...

  • Savage Thunder

    Wyoming - 2

    Lady Jocelyn Fleming, Duchess of Eaton, was a feisty, flame-haired aristocrat -- newly widowed after a shockingly brief marriage to an elderly British lord. Wealthy and titled, yet aching with the pain of unexplored desire, her restless heart led her...



  • Warrior's Woman

    Ly-San-Ter Family - 1

    FEMALE FIGHTER Lithe beauty Tedra De Arr has dedicated her life to the art of combat, and no one, least of all a man, has ever been able to pierce through that rigid armor of single-minded purpose. Then political upheaval forces the elite bodyguar...

  • Gentle Rogue

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 3

    Her heart trampled and torn, innocent Georgina Anderson was desperate to return home to America. Leaving her sorrows on England's shores, she defiantly boarded the "gentleman's ship" Maiden Anne disguised as a cabin boy--never dreaming she'd be force...

  • Once a Princess

    Cardinia's Royalty - 1

    ONCE UPON A TIME... In a rustic Mississippi tavern, a beautiful exiled princess was forced to dance for the pleasure of others--unaware of her regal birthright ... and infuriated by a magnificent, golden-eyed devil who crossed an ocean to possess he...

  • Prisoner of My Desire

    CAPTIVE OF LOVE Spirited Lady Rowena Bellene must produce an heir--or incur the dangerous wrath of a ruthless stepbrother, who stands to forfeit his ill-gotten wealth. And the magnificent Lord Warrick Fulkhurst de Chaville is the perfect choice to s...

  • Man of My Dreams

    Sherring Cross - 1

    MAN OF HER DREAMS The most desirable beauty in the land, wildly unpredictable Megan Penworthy has set her amorous sights on Ambrose St. James, Duke of Wrothston--a man she has never met but has every intention of marrying. No other suitor will satis...

  • Angel

    Wyoming - 3

    A TOUCH OF HELL Hoping to cool off a twenty-five-year-old feud between two neighboring families, Cassie Stuart only succeeds in pouring kerosene on the flames. Both sides have warned her to get out of Texas pronto... or they will burn her father'...

  • The Magic of You

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 4

    ONCE A MALORY... Beautiful, mischievous and shamelessly daring, young Amy is a Malory through and through -- as wild and reckless as the most incorrigible of her male cousins. And now that she has reached a marriageable age, Amy has set her amoro...

  • Keeper of the Heart

    Ly-San-Ter Family - 2

    WHERE WARRIORS RULE In search of a true and gentle love, fiery Shantele Ly-San-Ter flees the lustful advances of the blue-eyed barbarian who has been chosen as her lifemate - confused and frightened by the fevered yearnings the handsome brute has ...

  • Surrender My Love

    Haardrad Family - 3

    A LADY'S SCORN Wrongly branded a spy, the dark and handsome Viking lord Selig Haardrad suffered greatly in the dungeons of Lady Erika of Gronwood. And as he hung in chains, his magnificent body wracked with pain and fever, one thought sustained him:...

  • You Belong to Me

    Cardinia's Royalty - 2

    BETRAYED In all the world, no man exists who can tame Alexandra Rubliov. A fiery and beautiful free-thinker, Alex's steadfast refusal to marry has frustrated her hapless father. And so he creates a "long-forgotten" agreement and sends his rebellio...



  • Until Forever

    FROM THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST Prim and beautiful professor Roseleen White clutches her new prized possession--a thousand-year-old Scandinavian sword. And suddenly, a dream stands before her--a magnificent Viking warrior sworn to satisfy Roseleen's ...

  • Love Me Forever

    Sherring Cross - 2

    Still mourning her mother's death, Lady Kimberly Richards is incensed by the determination of her father, the Earl of Amburough, to marry her off as quickly as possible --- just to please the jealous lover he plans to wed. And since Kimberly harbors ...

  • Say You Love Me

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 5

    Left penniless after her parents' deaths, Kelsey Langton must now take responsibility for the well-being of her younger sister, Jean. But when circumstance and human frailty conspire to leave them homeless as well, Kelsey is forced to resort to drast...

  • All I Need Is You

    Straton Family - 2

    Headstrong Casey Straton inherited her mother's beautiful eyes and her father's stubborn temperament. So when she is denied the responsibility of running her grandfather's ranch despite her unladylike prowess at roping, riding and shooting the high-s...

  • The Present

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 6

    As the entire Malory family gathers at Haverston to celebrate the season, albs not well. Underlying tensions threaten to dampen the holiday spirit--until a mysterious present that arrives anonymously is opened and shared by all. The gift is an old...

  • Joining

    Shefford's Knights - 2

    Beautiful Milisant Crispin and handsome, arrogant Lord Wulfric of Thorpe, the future Earl of Shefford, are engaged---and seldom has a betrothed couple been less suited. Her father has decreed that Milisant has a month to accustom herself to the futur...

  • The Heir

    Locke Family - 1

    Has anyone in London ever taken part in the coming-out season with less enthusiasm than Sabrina Lambert? Luckily; the most sought-after lady in the city has agreed to usher this young, lovely country girl through the perils and pitfalls of her all-im...

  • Home for the Holidays

    Left to handle the rumors of her family's bankruptcy and impending eviction, Larissa Ascot's wishes for a merry Christmas seem to be in peril for the first time in her sheltered life. A charming would-be "benefactor," Vincent Everett,...

  • Heart of a Warrior

    Ly-San-Ter Family - 3

    They'd only just met, not even six hours ago. How could she possibly give in to these primitive urges she was feeling? How could she not, when she'd been waiting so long for the right man to come along? Stunning, statuesque Brittany Callaghan i...

  • The Pursuit

    Sherring Cross - 3

    She was wearing an impish grin, one dimple present and so tempting. He had the urge to delve into it with his tongue, while making love to her so she could...Had he lost his mind? What was to be a grand adventure for Melissa MacGregor an escape f...



  • A Man to Call My Own

    The proper New England miss learned all about passion from a Texas cowboy. After the sudden death of their father, Marian and Amanda Laton must leave their New England home and travel to their aunt's Texas ranch. It is a harrowing journey, but pla...

  • A Loving Scoundrel

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 7

    Can a high-spirited beauty with a shadowed past win the heart of a charming rogue, to have and to hold? THE MALORYS ARE BACK! Johanna Lindsey brings to glorious life her beloved aristocratic family of adventurous rogues and spirited ladies as t...

  • Marriage Most Scandalous

  • Captive of My Desires

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 8

    She was searching for a proper husband...but got caught in a passionate game of captor and captive. Johanna Lindsey sweeps readers into the dazzlingly passionate world of the incomparable Malorys, an aristocratic family of rakehell adventurers and...

  • The Devil Who Tamed Her

    Locke Family - 2

    He loves a challenge...and she is an irresistible one. What will change her mischievous ways: prudence or passion? Ophelia Reid is an incomparable beauty and a ruthless gossip. Having purposely wrecked her arranged engagement to future marquis ...

  • No Choice But Seduction

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 9

    He'd stop at nothing to make her love him... ON A WHIRLWIND ADVENTURE, SHOULD SHE SURRENDER TO HIS BOLD CHARMS? When Sir Anthony Malory's young daughter is abducted from London's Hyde Park, her kidnapper's ransom note mistakenly falls into the ...

  • A Rogue of My Own

    Locke Family - 3

    Can her heart trust his seductive touch? Or will their secrets burn them both? It was the chance of a lifetime... For Lady Rebecca Marshall, a whirlwind of excitement begins when she becomes a maid of honor at the court of Queen Victoria. But ...

  • That Perfect Someone

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 10

    They were destined for each other... ...but their hearts were the last to know! Thrilled that her solicitors have finally freed her from a detested marriage contract to the Earl of Manford's son who abandoned her years ago, heiress Julia Miller i...

  • When Passion Rules

  • Let Love Find You

    Locke Family - 4

    Love's magic happens when you lest expect it... ...sometimes with a scandalously unsuitable man! Lovely Amanda Locke, the daughter of a duke, is everything a nobleman could desire, yet she enters her third Season still searching for a match. Goss...



  • One Heart to Win

    Callahan-Warren - 1

    Some young ladies marry for money and social standing, a few lucky ones marry for love, but Tiffany Warren is marrying to end a feud. Honoring her mother’s wishes, Tiffany reluctantly travels west to meet her estranged father and his enemy’s elde...

  • Stormy Persuasion

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 11

    James Malory sets sail for America to honor a promise he made to his in-laws: His and Georgina's daughter, Jacqueline, will have her come-out in America. Judith and Jacqueline Malory are not simply cousins; they are inseparable best friends. Refusing...

  • Wildfire In His Arms

    Callahan-Warren - 2

    With his work in Montana completed now that the Callahan-Warren feud has ended in marriage rather than bloodshed, Degan Grant sets out for California because it is far away from the home he wants to forget--until the US Marshal who saved his life cal...

  • Make Me Love You

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey delivers a sparkling, passionate tale of an earl’s daughter who must convince a mysterious viscount to marry her and end his vendetta against her brother. One duel could be considered a matter...

  • Beautiful Tempest

    The Malory-Anderson Saga - 12

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey now reveals the tempestuous story of Jacqueline Malory whose furious desire for revenge leads to a confrontation with the handsome pirate who abducted her and sparks a much steamier kind of desire....

  • Marry Me By Sundown

    Callahan-Warren - 3

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey takes you on a captivating adventure in 1880s Montana where passions and gold fever run high as an American heiress turns to a rugged mountain man to help her locate her father’s fortune. Summ...

  • Temptation's Darling

    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey blends passion and humor in a dazzling Regency-era novel in which a disastrous debutante becomes the toast of the town with a little help from a friend of the Prince Regent’s. Threatened by po...

Award-Winning Books by Johanna Lindsey

Tender Rebel
1988 RT Reviewers Choice Award -- Regency Historical Romance
Until Forever
1995 Romance Readers Anonymous Award -- Best Time Travel Romance


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Johanna Lindsey has published 56 books.

Johanna Lindsey does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Temptation's Darling, was published in July 2019.

The first book by Johanna Lindsey, Captive Bride, was published in August 1977.

Yes. Johanna Lindsey has 11 series.
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