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Jeanne Hines
Born(1922-07-29)July 29, 1922
West Virginia, United States
DiedAugust 23, 2014 (aged 92)[1]
Pen nameJeanne Hines,
Valerie Sherwood,
Rosamond Royal
OccupationNovelist
Period1973–1991
GenreGothic fiction, Romance

Jeanne Hines ( July 29, 1922 in West Virginia - August 23, 2014) was an American writer of gothic novels using her real name and romance novels as Valerie Sherwood and Rosamond Royal.[2]

Biography

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Jeanne Hines was born in Moorefield, West Virginia, the daughter of Llewellyn Brown McNeill and Bess Heiskell McNeil. She grew up in a traditional family, but dreamed of doing something more than marrying and becoming a housewife. She married in 1943 Edward Thomas Hines (March 2, 1914 - Dec. 8, 2001) and moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, but she was writing while she traveled with her husband between their five mansions along the East Coast.[3]

She worked as a reporter and fashion magazine illustrator before turning to fiction and becoming a novelist. Published since 1973, she penned gothic novels under her real name and romance novels as Valerie Sherwood and Rosamond Royal until 1991. She won the Romantic Times 1987-1988 Career Achievement Award in the category of "historical adventure".[4]

When author Chris Marie Green (aka Crystal Green), was 19, she wrote a fan letter to Hines, and the historical author answered the gushing missive and inspired her to write her first romance.[5]

Bibliography

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As Jeanne Hines

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Single novels

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  • The Slashed Portrait, 1973
  • Tidehawks, 1974
  • Talons of the Hawk, 1975
  • Bride of Terror, 1976
  • Scarecrow House, 1976
  • The Legend of Witchwynd, 1976
  • The Keys to Queenscourt, 1976
  • The Third Wife, 1977

As Valerie Sherwood

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Single novels

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  • This Loving Torment, August 1977
  • These Golden Pleasures, November 1977
  • Lovely Lying Lips, December 1983
  • Born to Love, June 1984
  • To Love a Rogue, October 1987
  • Her Crowning Glory, 1988
  • Lisbon, September 1989

Angel Series

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  1. This Towering Passion, November 1978
  2. Her Shining Splendor, July 1980
  3. The Mistress, 1991

Love Series

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  1. Bold Breathless Love, August 1981
  2. Rash Reckless love, June 1982
  3. Wild Willful Love, October 1982
  4. Rich Radiant Love, June 1983

Song Series

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  1. Lovesong, September 1985
  2. Windsong, March 1986
  3. Nightsong, September 1986

As Rosamond Royal

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  • Rapture, 1979

References and sources

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  1. ^ "Jeanne D. McNeill Hines Buchanan" (PDF). Elmore Funeral Homes. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Historical Romance Writers Author: Jeanne Hines". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  3. ^ Reaping the Wild Rewards of Romance
  4. ^ Romantic Times BOOKreviews Magazine: Romance, Mystery and Women's Fiction Reviews Archived 2007-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Crystal Green's Bio, archived from the original on 2011-07-16, retrieved 2009-02-19