Mary Ruth Kuczkir on Fern Michaels
Fern Michaels is the pen name of Mary Ruth Kuczkir who is considered to be one of the best living romance writers in the United States. She was born in 1933 and has sold more than 70 million copies of her books throughout her career. She has been writing romance novels from 1975 and continues to do so to the present. She is best known for her novels Crown Jewel, Pretty Woman and Family Blessings.
She has had over 50 best selling books throughout her career and has over 70 million books in print at any one given time. She was born in New Jersey but currently lives in South Carolina where she continues to pursue her writing career.
As is the case with many of those who write in the romance genre, she is the author of several series books. “Captives” was her first series and her first published book, Captive Passions was first published in 1977. There are four books in the Captive series that include Captive Embraces, Captive Splendors and Captive Secrets. She also wrote a book entitled Captive Innocence, although this is not part of the series.
Her next venture was the Texas series in which she wrote a series of books based on Texas romance that were very popular with romance readers in the 1980s. These include the popular Texas Fury which as published in 1989. She also wrote the Texas Trilogy omnibus in 1991.
Other series books that were written by Fern Michaels include the following:
- Vegas
- Sins
- Kentucky
- Sisterhood
- Sisterhood: Rules of the Game
- Cisco
In addition to her series romance books, she has also written a number of separate romance novels that have sold millions of copies throughout the world. Her latest novel, “Up Close And Personal” was published in 2007.
Those who have not yet discovered Fern Michaels are in for a treat as there are so many books available for them to read. Those who have been following her career are usually not disappointed by her writing style which is very consistent and focuses solely on the romance genre.
Those who enjoy a good romance owe it to themselves to read one of the romance books written by Fern Michaels. They may want to pick up Captive Innocence or The Marriage Game, two of her most popular books. These books are available in paperback at any store that sells books, including online outlets. Fern Michaels ranks up with Barbara Cartland and others who are considered to be staples in the romance genre and her books have been enjoyed by romance readers the world over. Most of those who read romance novels are well aware of the name of Fern Michaels and have read at least one of her books.
Look for books by Fern Michaels at your local bookstore or take a look on Amazon to see if you can purchase some of her latest novels. If you enjoy good romance books that are well written and consistent, then you will enjoy the writing of this New York Times best selling romance novelist.
For more, visit the Fern Michaels Website.
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