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Biography
Johansen began writing after her children left home for college. She first achieved success in the early 1980s writing category romances. In 1991, Johansen began writing suspense historical romance novels, starting with the publication of The Wind Dancer. In 1996 Johansen switched genres, turning to crime fiction, with which she has had great success. She had seventeen consecutive New York Times bestsellers as of November 2006.
Johansen lives in Georgia and is married. Her son, Roy Johansen, is an Edgar Award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Her daughter, Tamara, serves as her research assistant.
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]Romance Novels
[edit]Contemporary romance
Touch the Horizon (1984)
Capture the Rainbow (1984)
The Trustworthy Redhead (Louis Benoit) (1984)
The Golden Valkyrie (1984)
Til the End of Time (1986)
Everlasting (1986)
Always (1986)
The Spellbinder (Louis Benoit) (1987)
Last Bridge Home (1987)
Strong, Hot Winds (1988)
Blue Skies and Shining Promises (1988)
Man From Half Moon Bay (1988)
An Unexpected Song (1990)
Tender Savage (Spin Off of One Touch of Topaz) (1990)
Notorious (1990)
A Tough Man to Tame (1991)
Winter Bride (1992)
Star Spangled Bride (1993)
No One to Trust (2002)
Dead Aim (2003)
Fatal Tide (2003)
Blind Alley (2004)
Count Down (2005)
[edit]The Delaneys: The Shamrock Trinity
02. York, the Renegade (1986)
[edit]The Delaneys of Killaroo
02. Matilda, the Adventuress (1987)
04. This Fierce Splendor (1989)
[edit]The Delaneys; The untamed years I
02. Wild Silver (1988)
[edit]The Delaneys; The untamed years II
02. Satin Ice (1988)
[edit]Historical romance
The Forever Dream (1985)
The Wind Dancer (1991)
Storm Winds (1991)
Reap the Wind (1991; revised edition, 2002)
The Golden Barbarian (1992)
Last Bridge Home (1992)
The Tiger Prince (1993)
The Magnificent Rogue (1993)
The Beloved Scoundrel (1994)
Midnight Warrior (1994)
Dark Rider (1995)
Lion's Bride (1996)
The Treasure (2008)
[edit]Crime fiction novels
[edit]Recurring Characters
Reap the Wind (October 1991 – revised August 2002)
Featured characters:
Caitlin Vasaro
Alex Karazov
Jonathan Andreas
Chelsea Benedict
Kemal Nemid
Melis Nemid
Marisa Benedict
The Face of Deception (October 1998)
Principal characters
First appearance of forensic sculptor Eve Duncan
First appearance of police detective Joe Quinn
First appearance of billionaire industrialist John Logan
The Killing Game (September 1999)
Second appearance of Eve Duncan
Second appearance of Joe Quinn
Second appearance of John Logan
First appearance of canine search & rescue specialist Sarah Patrick
First appearance of Jane Macguire
First appearance of Sean Galen
The Search (June 2000)
Second appearance of Sarah Patrick
Third appearance of John Logan
Third appearance by Eve Duncan
Third appearance by Joe Quinn
Second appearance by Sean Galen
Second appearance by Jane Macguire
Body of Lies (March 2002)
Fourth appearance by Eve Duncan
Fourth appearance by Joe Quinn
Third appearance by Sean Galen (featured character).
Third appearance by Jane Macguire (featured character).
Final Target (May 2001)
Jessica Riley
Melissa Riley
Michael Travis
Fourth appearance by Sean Galen
Second appearance by Jonathan Andreas
Second appearance by Chelsea Benedict
No One to Trust (October 2002)
Elena Kyler
Fifth appearance by Sean Galen
First appearance by Judd Morgan
Dead Aim (April 2003)
Alex Graham
Second appearance by Judd Morgan
Third appearance by Sarah Patrick
Third appearance by Jonathan Andreas
Third appearance by Chelsea Benedict
Second appearance by Melis Nemid
Fourth appearance by John Logan
Fatal Tide (September 2003)
Third appearance by Melis Nemid
First appearance by Jed Kelby
Second appearance by Kemal Nemid
Blind Alley (September 2004)
Fifth appearance by Eve Duncan
Fifth appearance by Joe Quinn
Fourth appearance by Jane Macguire
First appearance by Mark Trevor
Countdown (May 2005)
Sixth appearance by Eve Duncan
Fifth appearance by Jane Macguire
Second appearance by Mark Trevor
Sixth appearance by Joe Quinn
Killer Dreams (May 2006)
Second appearance by Jock Gavin
Second appearance by MacDuff
Sixth appearance by Jane Maguire
Stalemate (December 2006)
Seventh appearance by Eve Duncan
Seventh appearance by Joe Quinn
Seventh appearance by Jane Macguire
First appearance by Luis Montalvo
Sixth appearance by Sean Galen
Pandora's Daughter (October 2007)
First appearance by Megan Blair
First appearance by Renata
Quicksand (April 2008)
Eighth appearance by Eve Duncan
Eighth appearance by Joe Quinn
Second appearance by Megan Blair
Second appearance by Luis Montalvo
Eighth appearance by Jane Maguire
Dark Summer (October 2008)
Fourth appearance by Sarah Patrick
Blood Game (2009)
Ninth appearance by Eve Duncan
Ninth appearance by Joe Quinn
Third appearance by Megan Blair
Third appearance by Luis Montalvo
Ninth appearance by Jane Maguire
Second appearance by Renata
First appearance by Seth Caleb
Eight Days to Live (2010)
Tenth appearance by Eve Duncan
Tenth appearance by Joe Quinn
Tenth appearance by Jane Maguire
Second appearance by Seth Caleb
Third appearance by Jock Gavin
Third appearance by MacDuff
[edit]Non-series
Long After Midnight (1997)
And Then You Die (1998)
Firestorm (2004)
On The Run (2005)
Deadlock (2009)
[edit]With Roy Johansen
Silent Thunder (July 8, 2008)
Storm Cycle (July 21, 2009)