Julie Garwood

Julie Garwood, who died in June 2023, wrote more than twenty-seven romance novels in the historical and suspense subgenres. Her historical novels, including Ransom, The Lion's Lady and The Prize, sit alongside the Buchanan-Renard books such as Heartbreaker and Mercy, which turn to contemporary romance and thriller settings. She also wrote the young adult novel A Girl Named Summer, and her novel For the Roses was adapted for television as Rose Hill.