Laurien Gardner is the collective pseudonym of a group of female authors writing a series of

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s about the wives of

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. These historical romance novels are published by Jove Books, part of

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and capitalized on the popularity of books and series about the Tudors.

Published works

*''The Spanish Bride: A Novel of Catherine of Aragon'', 2005, written by Julianne Ardian Lee *''A Lady Raised High: A Novel of Anne Boleyn'', 2006, written by Allyson James (also known as Jennifer Ashley and Ashley Gardner) *''Plain Jane: A Novel of Jane Seymour'', 2006, written by

Sarah A. Hoyt Sarah A. Hoyt (born November 18, 1962) is an American science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and historical fiction writer. She moved to the United States in the early 1980s, married Dan Hoyt in 1985, and became an American citizen in 1988. She w ...

"Lives of the Wives: Jove's Laurien Gardner Series," by Susan Higginbotham. Solander, May 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gardner, Laurien House names Historical novelists Women novelists Writers of historical fiction set in the early modern period RITA Award winners 21st-century pseudonymous writers Collective pseudonyms Pseudonymous women writers