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Julia Quinn is the pseudonym used by Julie Pottinger (born Julie Cotler in 1970), a she chose her pseudonym so her Regency romances would be on bookshelves
next to those of the successful romance writer
been translated into thirteen foreign languages, and she has appeared on the
Julie Pottinger was raised primarily in New England, although she spent much
time in California after her parents divorced. Even as a small child she devoured
books. Her father disagreed with her choices of reading material, Sweet Dreams
and the
if she could prove that they were good for her. She promptly told him that she was
studying them in order to write one herself. Challenged to prove that she meant
her statement, Pottinger sat down at their early computer and wrote her first two
chapters. After finishing her novel three years later, she submitted it to Sweet
Dreams, but was rejected.
Pottinger graduated from
degree and decided to attend medical school. That decision required her to attend
two additional years of college to complete the science prerequisites necessary to
apply for medical school.
To occupy herself during the long days of studying science, Pottinger began to
write light-hearted Regency romance novels. A few weeks after she was accepted
to medical school, she discovered that her first two novels, Splendid and Dancing
At Midnight, had been sold at auction, an unusual occurrence for a novice
romance author. She postponed medical school for two years while she wrote two
more novels.
By the time Pottinger finally entere
being a doctor, three of her books had been published. After only a few short
months of studying medicine, however, Pottinger realized that she preferred
writing to dissections. She left medical school and devoted herself full-time to her
writing.
Pottinger considers herself a feminist and gives her heroines feminist qualities that
are not necessarily true to the attitudes of the times her novels are set. Her books
are noted for being full of humor, with sharp, witty dialogue. The novels are
primarily character-driven, lacking the great external conflicts that many romance
novels employ. One of her novels, When He was Wicked, was highly unusual for a
romance novel, as the first four chapters actually describe the heroine in a happy
original husband and deals with the grief of both the heroine and hero before
allowing the second love story to flourish.
Most of her books are dedicated to her husband, Paul Pottinger, often with
references to amusing alternate titles for the work. She won the
for "The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever". In 2003, she enjoyed the rare
honor of being profiled i
novelists have achieved, and in 2005 Publisher's Weekly gave To Sir Phillip, With
Love a rare starred review, and later named it one of the six best mass market
original novels of the year. Nine of her novels, An Offer from a Gentleman,
Romancing Mr. Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip, With Love, When He Was Wicked, It's
In His Kiss, On The Way to the Wedding, The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda
Cheever, The Lost Duke of Wyndham and Mr. Cavendish, I Presume have
appeared on theMr. Cavendish, I Presume was
number one on the NY Times list in October 2008.[3]
Pottinger has appeared in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and
Heartwood, and was a contestant
posting recommendations of her favorite books on her website.
Recognition
• 1997- Everything and the Moon nominated for Best Regency Historical by
Romantic Times Magazine
• 2001 - Finalist in the
• 2002 - Romancing Mister Bridgerton voted one of the top ten books of the
year by RWA membership
Finalist for the RWA RITA Awards in the Long Historical category
• 2002 - To Sir Phillip, With Love named one of the six best mass market
original novels of the year by Publishers Weekly
• 2003 - Quinn was profiled in Time Magazine.
• 2007 - Received Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best Long
Historical Romance, for On the Way to the Wedding
• 2008 - Received Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best
Regency Historical Romance, for The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda
Cheever
• 2010 - Received Romance Writers of America RITA Award for Best
Regency Historical Romance for What Happens in London
• 2010 - Quinn was inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of
Fame.
Bibliography
The Splendid Trilogy • Splendid (1995)
• Minx (1996)
• "A Tale of Two Sisters" in Where's My Hero? (2003, anthology wit
The Lyndon Sisters
• Everything And The Moon (1997)
• Brighter Than The Sun (1997)
Agents of the Crown
• To Catch An Heiress (1998)
• How To Marry A Marquis (1999)
The Bridgertons
• The Duke and I (2000)
• The Viscount Who Loved Me (2000)
• An Offer From A Gentleman (2001)
• Romancing Mister Bridgerton (2002)
• To Sir Phillip, With Love (2003)
• When He Was Wicked (2004)
• It's In His Kiss (2005)
• On the Way to the Wedding (2006)
The Bridgerton family consists of eight siblings and their widowed mother. In the
novels, the Bridgertons are well respected and favored among British society. The
eight books in which each of the siblings finds true love. Each book is set against
the backdrop of upper English society during the period of Regency England.
On the Way to the Wedding, won the
in 2007. In 2002, To Sir Phillip, With Love was named one of the six best mass
market original novels of the year by Publishers Weekly. Several books on the
series have been on the
Quinn has published six "second epilogues" for The Viscount Who Loved Me, An
Offer From A Gentleman, Romancing Mister Bridgerton, To Sir Phillip, With
Love, When He Was Wicked, andIt's In His Kiss. The second epilogues are
currently only available as e-books.
The Two Dukes of Wyndham
• The Lost Duke of Wyndham (2008)
• Mr. Cavendish, I Presume (2008)
According to Quinn, this two-book set was based on the premise "two men say
they’re the Duke of Something. One of them must be wrong." Events are
concurrent and the plots are intertwined, with some scenes appearing in both
books, but from different perspectives.
The Bevelstoke Series
• The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever (2007)
• What Happens in London (2009)
The Smythe-Smith Quartet
• Just Like Heaven (May 31, 2011)
• A Night Like This (May 29, 2012)
Lady Whistledown
The witty gossip columnist "Lady Whistledown" from the Bridgerton series ties
together these two anthologies of interlinked novellas:
• "Thirty-Six Valentines" in The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown
(2003, anthology wit
• "The First Kiss" in Lady Whistledown Strikes Back (2004, anthology with
Others
• "Gretna Greene" in Scottish Brides (1999, anthology wit
• The Lady Most Likely... (December 28, 2010 a novel with
SUMMARY
1) Sebastian Grey is a devilishly handsome rogue with a secret.
2) Annabel Winslow‘s family voted her The Winslow Most Likely to Speak Her Mind and The Winslow Most Likely to Fall Asleep in Church.
3) Sebastian’s uncle is the Earl of Newbury, and if he dies without siring an heir,
Sebastian inherits everything.
4) Lord Newbury detests Sebastian and will stop at nothing to prevent this from
happening.
5) Lord Newbury has decided that Annabel is the answer to all of his problems.
6) Annabel does not want to marry Lord Newbury, especially when she finds
out he once romanced her grandmother.
7) is shocking,
8) is delicious,
9) is downright wicked, all of which leads the way to
10) Happily. Ever. After.
Miss Annabel Winslow is the eldest sister of 8 siblings, who are a gentle
country bred family from Gloucestershire. Money is running out, and her siblings’
futures are at stake – especially her brothers, who could be sent home from Eton if
they don’t have the money to keep them there. But things change for Annabel –
and not for the better – when her estranged Grandmother and Grandfather call on
Annabel for her to stay with them in London. And it’s there that Annabel finds out
a very old, very fat, and very unpleasant man who only wants Anna for her
childbearing hips that are described as ‘…so fertile that birds sing when she draws
near.’ The Earl of Newbury wants an heir very badly so that his very hated
nephew will not inherit.
Annabel is in despair at the thought of being married to such a man as
Newbury, but she acknowledges that being married to an Earl would financially
help her family. And with her Grandparents being such strict, and quite awful
people, she’s stuck in a very hard place. One night, at an annual affair, Annabel
escapes into the garden after being pawed by Newbury, and it’s there she trips
over – literally – a certain Sebastian Grey, the hated nephew of the Earl. Annabel
– not knowing who he is originally and vice versa – partakes in a very flirty
conversation with Sebastian. The evening ends with a sultry kiss that surprises
and affects them both quite deeply. After they meet a couple of times again –
much to the dismay and also pleasure of Annabel – a scandal erupts, and it’s up to
