Jude Deveraux

Jude Deveraux (née Jude Gilliam) is an American author of historical romances born in Fairdale, Kentucky. She has written over 70 novels, many of which are New York Times bestsellers, with more than 60 million copies in print worldwide across 18 languages. Known for her strong heroines and stories set in various time periods, she received the Romantic Times Pioneer Award in 2013 for her distinguished career in the romance genre.

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