Honey and the Hired Hand Tall, dark and grumpy, Jesse Whitelaw could scare away cattle rustlers with a single growl. But wary widow Honey Farrell knew just how to tame the mysterious drifter. And it started with a kiss…. The Cowboy Takes a Wife To own a piece of land, Carter Prescott had to say "I do" and agree to protect Desiree Parrish from her abusive ex-husband. He'd thought he could handle being just a bodyguard—until he touched his new bride…. The Temporary Groom SIngle dad and "no-good half-breed" Billy Stonecreek and wild "Whitelaw Brat" Cherry Whitelaw met and married in a single night for all the right reasons—except love. Could a marriage begun in haste and seasoned with passion lead to forever?
Joan Johnston (born Little Rock, Arkansas) is a best-selling American author of over forty contemporary and historical romance novels.
Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a B.A. in theatre arts from Jacksonville University in 1970, then earning an M.A. in theatre from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1971. She received a law degree (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. For the next five years, Johnston worked as an attorney, serving with the Hunton & Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia, and with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey in Miami. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, Barry University, and the University of Miami.
Johnston is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Florida Romance Writers. She has two children and one grandchild, and divides her time between two homes, in Colorado and Florida.
Awards
* Paperbook Book Club of America's Book Rak Award (twice) * Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award (twice) * Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer * Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award (twice) * The Maggie (twice) * Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for The Disobedient Bride