Mary Jo Putney

Mary Jo Putney (born in New York) is a best-selling American author of over twenty-five historical and contemporary romance novels. She has also published romantic fantasy novels as M.J. Putney. Her books are known for their unusual subject matter, including alcoholism, death, and domestic abuse.

Mary Jo Putney
BornNew York, United States
Pen nameMary Jo Putney,
M.J. Putney
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materSyracuse University
Period1987-present
GenreRomance, Fantasy
Website
www.maryjoputney.com

Biography

Putney was born and raised in New York. She attended Syracuse University, earning degrees in English literature and Industrial design.[1] She served as the art editor of The New Internationalist magazine in London and worked as a designer in California[2] before settling in Baltimore, Maryland in 1980[2] to run her own freelance graphic design business.[1]

After purchasing her first computer for her business, Putney realized that it would make writing very easy. She began work on her first novel, a traditional Regency romance, which sold in one week. Signet liked the novel so much that it offered Putney a three-book contract immediately.[2] In 1987 that first novel, The Diabolical Baron, was published. Since then, she has published twenty-nine books (as of January 2007). Her books have been ranked on the national bestseller lists of the New York Times, USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. [1] The vast majority of her works have been historical romance, although she did write three contemporary romances. She has also begun writing fantasy romance and romantic fantasy as M.J. Putney.

According to IUP (Indiana University of Pennsylvania) Magazine, Mary Jo Putney wed John Rekus (IUP alumni 1990), a consulting engineer, on April 14, 2012 at the castle at Maryvale. They reside at their estate in Ruxton, Maryland along with their four cats.

Awards

Putney has won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award twice, for Dancing on the Wind and The Rake and the Reformer and has been a RITA finalist nine times. She is on the Romance Writers of America Honor Roll for bestselling authors, and has been awarded two Romantic Times Career Achievement Awards and four Golden Leaf Awards.[1]

Bibliography

Dark Mirror
  • Dark Mirror (2011)
  • Dark Passage (2011)
  • Dark Destiny (2012)

Single novels
  • Lady of Fortune (1988)
  • Uncommon Vows (1991)
  • Carousel of Hearts (1992)
  • Dearly Beloved (1990)
  • The Bargain (1999) (revised from The Would-be Widow (1988))

Davenport Series
  1. The Diabolical Baron (1987)
  2. The Rake (1998) (revised from The Rake and the Reformer (1989))
  3. "Sunshine for Christmas" in A Regency Christmas II (1990)

Bride Trilogy
  1. The Wild Child (1998)
  2. The China Bride (2000)
  3. The Bartered Bride (2002)

Silk Trilogy
  1. Silk and Shadows (1991)
  2. Silk and Secrets (1992)
  3. Veils of Silk (1992)

Fallen Angels Series
  1. Thunder and Roses (1993) (reissued in Great Britain as Fallen Angel (2009))
  2. Petals in the Storm (1993) (revised from The Controversial Countess (1989))
  3. Dancing on the Wind (1994)
  4. Angel Rogue (1995) (revised from The Rogue and the Runaway (1990))
  5. Shattered Rainbows (1996)
  6. River of Fire (1996)
  7. One Perfect Rose (1997)

Circle of Friends Series
  1. The Burning Point (2000)
  2. The Spiral Path (2002)
  3. "A Holiday Fling" in Christmas Revels (2002)
  4. Twist of Fate (2003)

Guardian Series
  1. "The Alchemical Marriage" in Irresistible Forces (2004)
  2. A Kiss of Fate (2004)
  3. Stolen Magic (2005) (as M.J. Putney)
  4. A Distant Magic (2006)
  5. "The Tuesday Enchantress" in The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance (2009)
  6. "The White Rose of Scotland" in Chalice of Roses (2010)
  7. "The Demon Dancer" in Songs of Love and Death (2010)

Stone Saint Series
  1. The Marriage Spell (2006)

Lost Lords Series
  1. Loving a Lost Lord (2009)
  2. Never Less than a Lady (2010)
  3. Nowhere Near Respectable (2011)
  4. No Longer a Gentleman (2012)
  5. Sometimes a Rogue (2013)
  6. Not Quite A Wife (2014)
  7. Not Always A Saint (2015)

Rogues Redeemed Series
  1. Once a Soldier (2016)
  2. Once a Rebel (2017)
  3. Once a Scoundrel (2018)
  4. Once a Spy (2019)

Collections
  • Christmas Revels (2002) includes 5 novellas: Sunshine for Christmas, The Christmas Cuckoo, The Christmas Tart, The Black Beast of Belleterre, and A Holiday Fling
  • Dangerous to Know (2007) includes the novel The Diabolical Baron (1987) and the novella Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know
  • Christmas Mischief (2010) includes 3 novellas: Sunshine for Christmas, The Christmas Cuckoo, and The Christmas Tart

Omnibus in Collaboration

References and sources
  1. "Bio for Mary Jo Putney". MaryJoPutney.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  2. White, Claire E. "Interview: A Conversation with Mary Jo Putney". Writers Write. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
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