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Jude Deveraux

Born

in Fairdale, Kentucky, The United States

September 20, 1947

Website

http://jude-deveraux.com

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Genre

Romance, Contemporary, Historical Fiction

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Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.

She began writing in 1976, and published her first book, The Enchanted Land (1977) under the name Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of 31 New York Times bestsellers.

Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books a Jude Gilliam was born September 20, 1947 in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has a large extended family and is the elder sister of four brothers. She attended Murray State University and received a degree in Art. In 1967, Jude married and took her husband's surname of White, but four years later they divorced. For years, she worked as 5th-grade teacher.

She began writing in 1976, and published her first book, The Enchanted Land (1977) under the name Jude Deveraux. Following the publication of her first novel, she resigned her teaching position. Now, she is the author of 31 New York Times bestsellers.

Jude won readers' hearts with the epic Velvet series, which revolves around the lives of the Montgomery family's irresistible men. Jude's early books are set largely in 15th- and 16th-century England; in them her fierce, impassioned protagonists find themselves in the midst of blood feuds and wars. Her heroines are equally scrappy -- medieval Scarlett O'Haras who often have a low regard for the men who eventually win them over. They're fighters, certainly, but they're also beauties who are preoccupied with survival and family preservation.

Jude has also stepped outside her milieu, with mixed results. Her James River trilogy (River Lady, Lost Lady, and Counterfeit Lady) is set mostly in post-Revolution America; the popular, softer-edged Twin of Fire/Twin of Ice moves to 19th-century Colorado and introduces another hunky-man clan, the Taggerts.

Deveraux manages to evoke a strong and convincing atmosphere for each of her books, but her dialogue and characters are as familiar as a modern-day soap opera's. "Historicals seem to be all I'm capable of," Jude once said in an interview, referring to a now out-of-print attempt at contemporary fiction, 1982's Casa Grande. "I don't want to write family sagas or occult books, and I have no intention of again trying to ruin the contemporary market." Still, Jude did later attempt modern-day romances, such as the lighthearted High Tide (her first murder caper), the contemporary female friendship story The Summerhouse, and the time-traveling Knight in Shining Armor. In fact, with 2002's The Mulberry Tree, Deveraux seems to be getting more comfortable setting stories in the present, which is a good thing, since the fans she won with her historical books are eager to follow her into the future.

Jude married Claude White, who she later divorced in 1993. Around the same time she met Mohammed Montassir with whom she had a son, Sam Alexander Montassir, in 1997. On Oct. 6th, 2005, Sam died at the age of eight in a motorcycle accident.

Jude has lived in several countries and all over the United States. She currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina and has an additional home in the medieval city of Badolato, Italy. ...more

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Writing a Vook --- Jude Deveraux

Creating Promises for the Vook was one of the most exciting experiences of my career. When my publisher, Judith Curr, asked if I’d do it, I jumped at the chance. It’s always great to try new things. I was asked to write an exciting, filmable story. Since I grew up in front of a TV set, I knew that meant drama that would lend itself to a camera. No characters sitting around and contemplating; they Read more of this blog post »

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Jude Deveraux’s books

Average rating: 3.97 · 492,533 ratings · 26,823 reviews · 200 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Knight in Shining Armor (Montgomery/Taggert Family, #13) 4.20 avg rating — 38,502 ratings — published 1989 — 99 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Lyon (Montgomery/Taggert, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 20,787 ratings — published 1980 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Velvet Promise (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #1) 3.97 avg rating — 16,305 ratings — published 1981 — 78 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Highland Velvet (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #2) 4.08 avg rating — 14,144 ratings — published 1982 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summerhouse (The Summerhouse, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 14,412 ratings — published 2001 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Velvet Angel (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy, #4) 4.12 avg rating — 12,406 ratings — published 1983 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lavender Morning (Edilean, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 11,059 ratings — published 2009 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Love (Nantucket Brides, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 10,550 ratings — published 2013 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Velvet Song (Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy #3) 4.01 avg rating — 9,756 ratings — published 1983 — 72 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sweet Liar (Montgomery/Taggert, #18) 4.13 avg rating — 8,697 ratings — published 1992 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Jude Deveraux

Montgomery/Taggert: Publication order (34 books)
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4.01 avg rating — 273,384 ratings

The Montgomery/Taggert Family: Chronological order (25 books)
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4.02 avg rating — 212,475 ratings

Velvet Montgomery Annuals Tetralogy (4 books)
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4.04 avg rating — 52,610 ratings

Edilean (9 books)
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3.98 avg rating — 50,776 ratings

The Summerhouse (3 books)
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3.97 avg rating — 27,544 ratings

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“My soul will find yours.”
― Jude Deveraux, A Knight in Shining Armor

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“Love can make even nice people do awful things.”
― Jude Deveraux

tags: an-angel-for-emily, emily-todd

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“Time has no meaning,
Love will endure..”
― Jude Deveraux

tags: love, patience, time

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Please vote for the book you would like to have for Junes "from the list" book club selection.

Dark Lover

by J.R. Ward

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The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen

7 votes 24.1%

A Knight in Shining Armor

by Jude Deveraux

4 votes 13.8%

Truly Madly Yours by Rachel Gibson

2 votes 6.9%

High Country Bride

by Linda Lael Miller

2 votes 6.9%

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