Johanna Lindsey, the prolific and influential romance writer, has died.
Many of Lindsey’s novels toppedThe New York Timesbestseller list.
Her final novel,Temptation’s Darling,hit shelves in July.
Credit: Simon and Schuster
She even branched into science-fiction romance with novels set on the fictional planet of Kystran.
Her family eventually settled in Hawaii, and she married Ralph Bruce Lindsey in 1970 while still in school.
After her husband’s death, Lindsey moved to New England.
Avon (2); Pocket Books
In 2001, after writing 37 books with Avon, Lindsey moved to Simon & Schuster.
“It’s hard for me to remember #MyFirstJohanna because I can’t remember romance without her.
“There’s nothing a heroine cannot have.
No battle she cannot win.
No tragedy she cannot overcome.
No expectation too high.
No patriarchy she can’t smash.
Johanna Lindsey taught me that.”
It’s still on my keeper shelf.
Johanna was a treasure.”
See below for a sampling of tweets honoring Lindsey.
