Jude Deveraux
b. 1947 · 188 books
Biography
Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family, and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.
She began writing in 1976 and her first book, The Enchanted land was published in 1977 as Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of thirty-one New York Times bestsellers. Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England, in which her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation. Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts. Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.
Jude married Claude Montassir, with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir in 1997. They were eventually divorced. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident. Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and also has a home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy.
She began writing in 1976 and her first book, The Enchanted land was published in 1977 as Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of thirty-one New York Times bestsellers. Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England, in which her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation. Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts. Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.
Jude married Claude Montassir, with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir in 1997. They were eventually divorced. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident. Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and also has a home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy.
Books by Jude Deveraux
Order of Swans
An Unfinished Murder
My Heart Will Find You
A Relative Murder
Thief of Fate
An Impossible Promise
Impossible Promise
Impossible Promise
Meant to Be Lib/E
Met Her Match
A Forgotten Murder
Canción audaz
Forgotten Murder
Justified Murder
Me entrego a ti
A Justified Murder
A willing murder
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A willing murder [large print]
Dime lo que deseas
La chica de Summer Hill
La esencia del jazmín
Los días dorados
Promesa Audaz / the Velvet Pro
Promesa Audaz / the Velvet Promise
Arbol de las Moras
Dilek Tasi
Girl from Summer Hill
Girl from Summer Hill
Szkarlatne noce
Xu nuo rou qing
Xu nuo rou qing
Chica de Summer Hill / the Girl from Summer Hill
Counterfeit Lady
The Girl from Summer Hill
The Girl from Summer Hill - Signed/Autographed Copy
Yasemin Kokusu
Anhelos del corazón
Color de la Pasion
Color de la Pasion
Devstvennit͡sa
Kadife Geceler
Mascarada a la luz de la luna
Return to Summerhouse
Amanecer a la luz de la luna
Ihtiras Cagi
Lavanta Kokulu Sabahlar
Moonlight in the Morning
Mujer Falsa
Urtenni͡ai͡a luna
Zolotye dni
El color de la pasión
Highland Velvet
Moonlight Masquerade
Stranger in the Moonlight
Velvet Angel
Heartwishes
Secrets Pa
Secrets Pa
Sweet Liar
A Season in the Highlands
Alye nochi
Alye nochi
Aromat zhasmina
Aromat zhasmina
Jude Deveraux Collectors' Edit
Jude Deveraux Collectors' Edition Box Set Set
Angel dli︠a︡ Ėmili
Besedka
Days Of Gold A Novel
Lavender Morning A Novel
Scarlet nights
ימים של זהב
ימים של זהב
בוקר לבנדר
בוקר לבנדר
Pervye vpechatleniya
Pervye vpechatleniya
Return to the Summerhouse
Return to the Summerhouse
Les dames de la Virginie
PRIMERAS IMPRESIONES
Someone to Love (The Montgomery/Taggert Family Book 10)
Teraz-- i na zawsze
The Black Lyon
Carolina Isle
Caroline Isle Large Print
Sommer unter dem Maulbeerbaum.
Sommer unter dem Maulbeerbaum. Sonderausgabe
El árbol de las moras
Falsa
First Impressions by Deveraux,
First Impressions by Deveraux, Jude
Orquideas Salvajes
Tierra Audaz
Always (Forever Trilogy)
Always (Forever Trilogy)
Angel for Emily
La Conspiracion del Amor / The BLessing (Romantica / Romantic)
The Summerhouse (Deveraux, Jud
The Summerhouse (Deveraux, Jude (Spoken Word))
L'Eveil d'Amanda
La patience recompensee
Mountain Laurel (Montgomery)
The Velvet Quartet
Wild Orchids (Deveraux, Jude
Ein Engel für Emily
Mulberry Tree
Mulberry Tree
Summerhouse
Les yeux de velours
Un mari par procuration
Une coupable idéale
Echange de bons procédés
Echange de bons procédés
Hermana de fuego
La conspiración del amor
La Heredera
Malʾakh le-Emili
Malʾakh le-Emili
Medovyi mesi Łat Łs
Temptation (Deveraux, Jude (Spoken Word))
Temptation Cd
Temptation CS
Wenn Zauberhände mich berühren
Duel de femmes
La duchesse infidèle
Les entraves de l'amour
Polnochnoe nebo li Łubi
The Jude Deveraux Gift Set
The Jude Deveraux Gift Set
Un amour en danger, suivi de " La Princesse oubliée"
Un teint de velours
An angel for Emily
Angel dli Ła E mili
La brute apprivoisée
La fausse héritière
La fausse héritière
No Olvides El Pasado
Sombras de Amor
Wu ye de xing xing
Wu ye de xing xing
Days of Gold
Hermana de Hielo
La Mujer Falsa
Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice
Vechnostʹ
Wen die Sehnsucht besiegt
A holiday of love
Der Held ihrer Träume
Invitacion, La
Just Curious
Knight in Shining Armor
Remembrance 10 Copy Shrinkwrap
Remembrance 10 Copy Shrinkwrap
Remembrance 27 Copy Bin
Remembrance 27 Copy Bin
The Enchanted Land
The Enchanted Land (Romance Alive)
The Scent of Jasmine
Und am Ende siegt die Liebe - bk2018
Kezavim metuḳim
Kezavim metuḳim
El caballero de la brillante armadura
Entre ses mains
Three Novels in One Edition
Three Novels in One Edition
Tierra Audaz - Bolsillo -
Tierra Audaz - Bolsillo -
Le pays enchanté
Sweet Liar (Angel)
Zwischen Leidenschaft und Liebe
A knight in shining armor
Caballero de La Brillante Arma
Caballero de La Brillante Armadura El
Duell der Liebe
El Amor de Lady Liana
Jia ren, wo xu yao ni ai
La Duquesa y el Capitan
Seductora, La
Seductora, La
The Taming/The Conquest
A Knight in Shining Armor a - Cassette
Heimliche Wünsche
La duquesa
A Knight in Shinning Armor
Lodernde Glut
Promesa audaz
The Taming
The Raider
Dieses heißersehnte Glück
La Princesse de glace
ha-Kefilah
ha-Kefilah
ha-Ovedet
ha-Ovedet
ha-Soʻeret
ha-Soʻeret
Wild Orchids
Lost lady
My first real romance
Twin of Ice
Twins of Fire
Counterfiet Lady
Highland Velvet Promotion
Velvet Song
Someone to Love
Sweetbriar
Velvet Song/Velvet Angel
[(The Princess)] [By (author)
[(The Princess)] [By (author) Jude Deveraux] published on (April, 1991)
Relative Murder
River Lady by Jude Deveraux (1
River Lady by Jude Deveraux (1991-05-31)
Maiden by Jude Deveraux (1988-
Maiden by Jude Deveraux (1988-10-01)
Moonlight in the Morning (New
Moonlight in the Morning (New York Times Bestselling Author)
The Duchess by Deveraux, Jude(
The Duchess by Deveraux, Jude(October 1, 1991) Hardcover
A Season in the Highlands; Tal
A Season in the Highlands; Tales of Love in Glorious Scotland
Dames de virginie t3 - mariag
Dames de virginie t3 - mariage force (Les) (AVENTURES ET PASSIONS)
Geamana de Foc
Geamana de Foc
Sombras de amor/ Remembrance (Romantica)
The Duchess by Jude Deveraux (
The Duchess by Jude Deveraux (1991-10-01)
Un inger pentru Emily =
Un inger pentru Emily =
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