Since then, she has branched into other genres including contemporary romantic suspense. Her first novel, GENTLE WARRIOR, was published by Pocket Books in 1985. After the publications of two young-adult books, she turned her talents to historical fiction. She began her writing career when the youngest of her three children entered school. Early in life, I learned that self expression had to be forceful, imaginative, and quick," says Ms.
Add in the fact that I was the sixth of seven children. "The Irish are great storytellers who relish getting all of the details and nuances of every situation. Garwood attributes much of her success to growing up in a large family of Irish heritage. With more than 35 million books in print and 26 NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers, Julie Garwood has earned a position among America's favorite fiction writers.īorn and raised in Kansas City, MO, Ms. But as soon as she found what she was looking for, she was going to join him in Montana. Their agreement was that Lucas would escort her safely to Boston, and they'd go their separate ways. And, as her handsome new husband spoke of wild, rugged life in Montana - never suspecting how Taylor's soul hungered for open spaces - she began planning a new future.
But Taylor had an urgent reason to go to America - to collect a precious legacy that Lucas Ross needn't know about, yet.Īs they set sail for America - leaving behind a ballroom full of friends and relations still speechless over the news of their marriage, leaving England behind forever - Taylor felt no regrets, only a wonderful, exhilarating sense of liberation. Without Lucas as her protector, when Lady Esther died she would become her uncle's ward, and no doubt be forced into a marriage that would benefit his pocketbook at the expense of her heart. Taylor consented readily to her grandmother's scheme. By marrying Taylor, Lucas figured he would gain financial freedom, help a beautiful lady - and give his despised older brother a taste of his own medicine. He'd been forced, incredibly, to purchase the boy's freedom from his legal guardian, who was not only Lucas's oldest half-brother - and sole heir to their father's fortune - he also happened to be the same vile scoundrel who had humiliated Taylor Stapleton. He'd come to London for one reason: to take his youngest half-brother home to live under the wide-open skies of his ranch in the Montana Territory. He hated the filthy air, the prissy men, and the simpering women. But first she was going to help Taylor pull off the scam of the season. Now that good lady - one of London's richest and most formidable matriarchs - lay dying. Only her beloved grandmother, Lady Esther, knew how devastated she had been when her fiance eloped with Taylor's odious cousin, Jane. Taylor Stapleton was a lady, and ladies never lost their composure.
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