Mary Jo Putney
Pseudonym: M. J. Putney.
http://www.maryjoputney.com/
Mary Jo Putney was born in Upstate New York with a reading
addiction, a
condition for which there is no known cure. After earning
degrees in English
Literature and Industrial Design at Syracuse University,
she did various
forms of design work in California and England before
inertia took over in
Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived very comfortably
ever since.
While becoming a novelist was her ultimate fantasy, it
never occurred to her
that writing was an achievable goal until she acquired a
computer for other
purposes. When the realization hit that a computer was the
ultimate writing
tool, she charged merrily into her first book with an
ignorance that
illustrates the adage that fools rush in where angels fear
to tread.
Since fortune sometimes favors the foolish, her first book
sold quickly,
thereby changing her life forever, in most ways for the
better. ("But why
didn't anyone tell me that writing would change the way one
reads?") Like a
lemming over a cliff, she gave up her freelance graphic
design business to
become a full-time writer as soon as possible.
Since 1987, Ms. Putney has published twenty-six books and
counting. Her
stories are noted for psychological depth and unusual
subject matter such as
alcoholism, death and dying, and domestic abuse. She has
made all of the
national bestseller lists including the New York Times,
Wall Street Journal,
USAToday, and Publishers Weekly. Four of her books have
been named among the
year's top five romances by The Library Journal, and The
Spiral Path has just
been named one of 2002's top ten romances by Booklist, the
review site of the
American Library Association.
She has also won numerous awards, including Ritas for
Dancing on the Wind and
The Rake and the Reformer, two Romantic Times Career
Achievement Awards, and
four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career
achievement award for
historical romance. Her second contemporary romance,
The
Spiral Path, was
released in January 2002, The Bartered Bride, last
in her
historical Bride
trilogy, was published in hardcover in May 2002, and
November will see the
release of her holiday collection, Christmas Revels.
Her
next contemporary
romance, Twist of Fate, is scheduled for August 2003.
Ms. Putney says that not least among the blessings of a
full-time writing
career is that one almost never has to wear pantyhose.
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Books
The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance
March 9, 2009
24 new short stories from the hottest names
Fall in love with someone out of this world.
If love transcends all boundaries then paranormal romance is
its logical conclusion. From the biggest names Read more...
Dragon Lovers
October 7, 2008
"[An] enchanting anthology" (Booklist) from four
of today's most popular authors.
Romance and fantasy collide in these enchanting stories
featuring dragons—and love—in all their many
forms. From a virgin princess's first love to a
shape-changing Read more...
A Stockingful of Joy
October 30, 2007
Now readers can enjoy the magical spirit of Christmas
with a romantic quartet of stories filled with all the hope
and joy of the holiday season.
The Best Husband Money Can Buy by Read more...
A Distant Magic
(Guardian sereis #3)
July 17, 2007
Nikolai Gregorio feels that he was betrayed into slavery by
Macrae of Dunrath, father of Jean Macrae. Though many years
have passed, he burns for vengeance almost as much as he
desises slavery. Read more...
The Marriage Spell
June 1, 2007
The Marriage Spell
May 29, 2007
New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney
is acclaimed by critics and readers alike for unforgettable
storytelling and arresting characters. Now she introduces a
Regency England you've never seen before, where dazzling
magic Read more...
Dragon Lovers
March 6, 2007
Passion takes wing in four all-new stories from New York
Times bestselling and award-winning authors.
Romance and fantasy collide in these enchanting stories
featuring dragons—and love—in all their many
forms. Four of today's most Read more...
Dangerous to Know
January 2, 2007
In The Diabolical Baron, Jason Kincaid,
nineteenth Baron Radford, casually makes a wager that will
make the innocent Caroline Hanscombe his bride. Who would
have dreamed that this elusive innocent would have plans Read more...
Angel Rogue
November 7, 2006
To the delight of readers everywhere, here is the final book
in Mary Jo Putney's acclaimed Fallen Angels
series—about a master spy who appoints himself the
guardian of a beautiful half-Mohawk on her Read more...
Petals in the Wind
(Fallen Angels #2)
June 6, 2006
A romance classic in a new package...
Dear Reader,
For all of those who have been writing to me about where to
find a copy of Petals in the Storm, the wait
is over! Read more...
The Marriage Spell
May 30, 2006
New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney
is acclaimed by critics and readers alike for unforgettable
storytelling and arresting characters. Now she introduces a
Regency England you've never seen before, where dazzling
magic Read more...
Irresistible Forces
January 3, 2006
Hearts collide and passions consume—in worlds far
away from our own...
Six of today's most popular authors join talents in this
unique anthology that shows that love can conquer
all—even the boundaries of time Read more...
Christmas Revels
November 1, 2005
From one of the romance world's biggest names, this holiday
collection presents five couples who discover life's
greatest gift, love, at the happiest time of the year.
In A Holiday Fling, a British Read more...
A Stockingful of Joy
October 4, 2005
Enjoy the magical spirit of Christmas in four timeless
romances created especially for this holiday collection.
The Best Husband Money Can Buy by Mary Jo
Putney
An unexpected legacy sweeps a governess to a Read more...
A Kiss of Fate
August 30, 2005
Laird of an ancient, powerful Scottish clan, Duncan Macrae
is committed to ending the ceaseless strife between Scotland
and England. But he also has other, secret powers—those
of a Guardian, humans with mystical Read more...
River of Fire
April 5, 2005
Dear Reader,
I love when my books are reissued so new readers can
discover them, and I've always had a particular fondness for
River of Fire because of the contradictions in the hero's
nature. Read more...
The Journey Home
January 1, 2005
Soldier, Warrior, Rebel . . .
The award-winning, best-selling authors of The Journey
Home have conjured an inspired collection of short stories
about the most compelling figure in romantic fiction: Read more...
Shattered Rainbows
December 4, 2004
Honed by danger and haunted by the past, Lord Michael
finds it easy to risk his life for his country, but in the
shadow of war, he faces a far Read more...
The Bartered Bride
June 29, 2004
After building a fortune in the exotic East, American
adventurer and merchant prince Gavin Elliott sets his
sails for London to begin a new life. Then fate intervenes
on an Read more...
A Kiss of Fate
June 29, 2004
Laird of an ancient, powerful Scottish clan, Duncan Macrae
is committed to ending the ceaseless strife between
Scotland and England. But he also has other, secret
powers—those of a Guardian, Read more...
Dearly Beloved
June 1, 2004
Dear Reader,
Having started my career with Jane Austen-style
traditional Regencies, I wanted to make my first full-
length historical romance as exciting, smoldering, and
sensual as I could. The result was Read more...
Irresistible Forces
February 3, 2004
Six of today's most popular authors join talents in this
unique anthology that shows that love can conquer all—even
the boundaries of time and space. With stories that
feature Read more...
Uncommon Vows
December 2, 2003
A HOSTAGE TO DESIRE
Lady Meriel de Vere had deceived Adrian, Earl of
Shropshire. Standing in the royal forest, her falcon
perched on her arm, she boldly claimed to be a Read more...
Twist of Fate
August 1, 2003
Corporate law has given Val Covington high profile
success—and no time for a life. Recklessly, she walks
away from her uptown job and starts her own practice,
determined to do Read more...
Dancing on the Wind
May 1, 2003
Like his namesake, Lucifer, Lord Strathmore is known for
unearthly beauty and diabolical cleverness. A tragic past
has driven him to use his formidable talents to protect
his country from Read more...
Christmas Revels
November 1, 2002
In A Holiday Fling, a British actress and a
Hollywood cameraman team up to
film a Christmas show for a good cause. Anything that
happens between them
will be Read more...
Veils of Silk
September 3, 2002
After years of captivity in western Asia, a courageous army
major finds hope for the future in a bold woman who dares
to accept his marriage proposal, shed her Victorian Read more...
The Bartered Bride
May 1, 2002
Sweeping from the exotic temptations of the Orient to the
ruthless grandeur of 19th century London, The Bartered
Bride is a compelling romantic adventure that begins with a
daring act Read more...
The Spiral Path
January 1, 2002
Can two people be real while living an unreal life?
Raine Marlowe and Kenzie Scott met on a movie set, and
married in a blaze
of passion Read more...
The China Bride
July 31, 2001
Born to a Scottish father and a Chinese mother, Troth
Montgomery dreamed of someday traveling to
Scotland, until the Read more...
The Burning Point
May 3, 2000
Faery Magic
January 1, 1998
Stocking Full of Joy
November 1, 1997
Just in time for the Christmas season--four of romance's
best-loved writers contribute timeless, passionate stories
created especially for this collection! Bestselling authors
Jill Barnett, Mary Jo Putney, Justine Dare, and Read more...
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