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Biography[edit]
Will add: author of suspense fiction [1] -adding wikilinks to genres
My Changes: Iris Johansen left her job as an airline reservations agent in the early 1980s to begin writing romance novels.[2] She then decided to turn to historical romantic suspense in the early 1990s starting with her novel The Wind Dancer, before she found herself settling in the genre of crime fiction with her first thriller Ugly Duckling published in 1996.[3] She has written in multiple genres to which some have landed her on the New York Times bestseller’s list.[4]
Awards[edit]
- 1996 Romantic Times Historical Romance Winner[5]
- 1999 Romantic Times Suspense Winner[6]
- 2016 Romantic Times Career Achievement — Thriller Winner[7]
Bibliography[edit]
A complete list of the works by Iris Johansen[8]
Contemporary Romance Novels[edit]
I will add the following novels as they do not exist on current article
- Stormy Vows (1983)
- Tempest At Sea (1983)
- Reluctant Lark (1983)
- The Bronzed Hawk (1983)
- The Lady and the Unicorn (1984)
- Return to Santa Flores (1984)
- No Red Roses (1984)
- A Summer Smile (1985)
- Across the River of Yesterday (1987)
- Starlight, Starbright (1988)
- Magnificent Folly (1989)
- Wicked Jake Darcy (1989)
- One Touch of Topaz (1990)
- Star-Spangled Bride (1993): Corrected the title, added hyphen
The Delaneys[edit]
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- This Fierce Splendor (1988) "changing publication date, article says 1989 but is incorrect"
- The Delaney Christmas Carol (Christmas Past) (1992) w/ Kay Hooper
The Wind Dancer Trilogy[edit]
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- Reap the Wind (1997) -publication date is 1991, not 1997
- Final Target (2001) -taking the quotes out, add italics
Featuring Eve Duncan[edit]
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- Dead Aim (2002) - changing publication date to 2003
Stand Alone Novels[edit]
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- Storm Cycle (2009) (w/ Roy Johansen) -need to change location to STAND ALONE -why is this by itself?
Featuring Kendra Michaels[edit]
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- With Open Eyes (2012) [E-book] (take out E-book) - this is a novel
- Sight Unseen (2017) -Publication year is 2014
New categorization of novels[edit]
Sedikhan Series[edit]
(will replace "contemporary romance novels" add the following for the series)
List of series[9]
- The Golden Barbarian (1992)
- The Golden Valkyrie (1984)
- The Trustworthy Redhead (Louis Benoit) (1984)
- Capture the Rainbow (1984)
- Touch the Horizon (1984)
- A Summer Smile (1985)
- And the Desert Blooms (1986)
- Always (1986)
- Everlasting (1986)
- Til the End of Time (1987)
- Last Bridge Home (1987)
- Across the River of Yesterday (1987)
- Starlight, Starbright (1988)
- Man From Half Moon Bay (1988)
- Blue Skies and Shining Promises (1988)
- Magnificent Folly (1989)
- Notorious (1990)
- A Tough Man to Tame (1991)
Delaney Series[edit]
List of series[10]
- This Fierce Splendor (1989)
- Wild Silver (1988)
- Satin Ice (1988)
- The Delaney Christmas Carol (Christmas Past) (1992) w/ Kay Hooper
The Delaneys of Killaroo Series[edit]
List of series[11]
- Matilda, the Adventuress (1987)
The Shamrock Trinity Series[edit]
List of series[12] (will correct/replace "The Delaneys")
- York, The Renegade (1986)
Lion's Bride Series[edit]
List of series[13] (Will break apart/replace "historical Romance)
- Lion's Bride (1996)
- The Treasure (2008)
Film Adaptation[edit]
In 2011, the second novel in Johansen's Eve Duncan series was made in to a Lifetime film adaptation, The Killing Game (2011 film), starring Laura Prepon as forensic sculptor Eve Duncan. This film adaptation was directed by Bobby Roth.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ Hahn, Robert (Nov 23, 2015). "The Johansens: Mysteries & Thrillers 2015-2016". 262, Iss. 47.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Gregorian, Cynthia. "Best-selling author returns to her St. Louis roots". Washington News.
- ^ Anonymous. "This Week's Bestsellers: April 29, 2013". Publishers Weekly.
- ^ Gutenberg, Project. "Iris Johansen | Project Gutenberg Self-Publishing - eBooks | Read eBooks online". self.gutenberg.org.
- ^ "HISTORICAL ROMANCE". RT Book Reviews.
- ^ "SUSPENSE". RT Book Reviews.
- ^ "Career Achievement — Thriller". RT Book Reviews.
- ^ "Books | Iris Johansen". www.irisjohansen.com.
- ^ "Sedikhan". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "The Delaneys". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "The Delaneys of Killaroo". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "The Shamrock Trinity". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "Lion's Bride". PenguinRandomhouse.com.
- ^ "Iris Johansen's The Killing Game - Official Movie Site - myLifetime.com". 22 October 2011.