Jo Ann Vest is an American author of contemporary
romance novels
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...
under the
pseudonym
A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...
Joanna Wayne.
Biography
Wayne was born and raised in
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the third most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, respectively. The Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area, with a population of 393,406 in 2020, is t ...
. She began reading when she was four years old, and quickly began making weekly trips to the library to find books to read. In 1984, she married and moved to
, where she enrolled in a writing course and joined a professional writing organization.
Her books have appeared on the
Waldenbooks
Waldenbooks, operated by the Walden Book Company, Inc., was an American shopping mall-based bookstore chain, from 1995 as a subsidiary of Borders Group. The chain also ran a video game and software chain under the name Waldensoftware, as well as a ...
Bestselling List for romance.
[ She has been nominated four times for a ''Romantic Times'' Reviewers' Choice Award, winning twice with ''Surprise Package'' and ''Attempted Matrimony''. ''Romantic Times'' has also nominated her for a Career Achievement Award.]Houston, Texas
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...
.[
]
Bibliography
* ''Deep in the Bayou'' (1994)
* ''Behind the Mask'' (1995)
* ''Extreme Heat'' (1996)
* ''Family Ties'' (1997)
* ''All I Want for Christmas'' (1998)
* ''Jodie's Little Secrets'' (1998)
* ''Lone Star Lawman'' (1999)
* ''Memories at Midnight'' (1999)
* ''The Second Son'' (2000)
* ''The Stranger Next Door'' (2000)
* ''A Mother's Secrets'' (2000)
* ''The Outsider's Redemption'' (2000)
* ''Another Woman's Baby'' (2001)
* ''Unconditional Surrender'' (2001)
* ''Mystic Isle'' (2002)
* ''Behind the Veil'' (2002)
* ''Surprise Package'' (2002)
* ''What Lies Beneath (Feature anthology with Anne Stuart and Caroline Burnes)'' (2002)
* ''Just One Look'' (2003)
* ''Attempted Matrimony'' (2003)
* ''Under Wraps'' (2003) (with Susan Kearney)
* ''Alligator Moon'' (2004)
* ''As Darkness Fell'' (2012)
* ''Escape the Night'' (2004)
* ''Just Before Dawn'' (2004)
* ''A Father's Duty'' (2004)
* ''The Amulet'' (2012)
* ''Justice for All'' (2005)
* ''Security Measures'' (2005)
* ''The Gentleman's Club'' (2005)
* ''A Clandestine Affair'' (2006)
* ''Maverick Christmas'' (2006)
* ''24 Karat Ammunition (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 1)'' (2007)
* ''Texas Gun Smoke (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 2)'' (2007)
* ''Point Blank Protector (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 3)'' (2008)
* ''Loaded (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 4)'' (2008)
* ''Miracle at Colts Run Cross (Four Brothers of Colts Run Cross Book 5)'' (2008)
* ''Cowboy Commando (Special Ops Texas Book 1)'' (2009)
* ''Cowboy to the Core (Special Ops Texas Book 2)'' (2009)
* ''Bravo, Tango, Cowboy (Special Ops Texas Book 3)'' (2009)
* ''Cowboy Delirium'' (2010)
* ''Cowboy Swagger (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 1)'' (2010)
* ''Genuine Cowboy (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 2)'' (2011)
* ''AK-Cowboy (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 3)'' (2011)
* ''Cowboy Fever (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 4)'' (2011)
* ''Stranger, Seducer, Protector'' (2011)
* ''Maverick Christmas'' (2011)
* ''A Clandestine Affair'' (2011)
* ''24/7 Bodyguard'' (2011)
* ''Cowboy Conspiracy (Sons of Troy Ledger Book 5)'' (2012)
* ''Attempted Matrimony'' (2012)
* ''Just Before Dawn'' (2012)
* ''A Father's Duty'' (2012)
* ''Son of a Gun (Big D Dads Book 1)'' (2012)
* ''Live Ammo (Big D Dads Book 2)'' (2012)
* ''Big Shot (Big D Dads Book 3)'' (2012)
* ''Trumped Up Charges (The Daltons Book 1)'' (2013)
* ''Another Woman's Baby'' (2014)
* ''The Stranger Next Door'' (2014)
* ''Unrepentant Cowboy (The Daltons Book 2)'' (2014)
* ''Hard Ride to Dry Gulch (The Daltons Book 3)'' (2014)
* ''The Second Son'' (2014)
* ''Midnight Rider (The Daltons Book 4)'' (2015)
* ''Showdown at Shadow Junction (The Daltons Book 7)'' (2015)
* ''Ambush at Dry Gulch (The Daltons Book 8)'' (2016)
* ''Riding Shotgun (The Kavanaughs Book 1)'' (2017)
* ''Quickdraw Cowboy (The Kavanaughs Book 2)'' (2017)
* ''Fearless Gunfighter (The Kavanaughs)'' (2017)
* ''Dropping the Hammer (The Kavanaughs Book 1775)'' (2018)
* ''French Quarter Fatale'' (2023)
Omnibus
* ''Bayou Blood Brothers'' (2001) (with Metsy Hingle and Rebecca York
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...
)
* ''What Lies Beneath: The Road to Hidden Harbor / Remember Me / Primal Fear'' (2002) (with Caroline Burnes, Anne Stuart)
* ''When Duty Calls: Lone Star Lawman/Hotshot P.I.'' (2003) (with B J Daniels)
* ''Private Scandals: Shadows of the Past / Family Unveiled / Sleeping with Secrets'' (2004) (with Tori Carrington
Tori Carrington is the pen name by the husband–wife writing team of the late Tony Karayianni and Lori Schlachter Karayianni. They have written over 28 romance novels since 1998.
Biography
Tony Karayianni was born in Smila, Greece and he gre ...
, Judy Christenberry)
* ''Heatwave'' (2004) (with Kay David and Bobby Hutchinson)
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wayne, Joanna
American romantic fiction writers
Living people
Novelists from Texas
Novelists from Louisiana
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers
Women romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
Year of birth missing (living people)