Author · 1944–2023
Julie Garwood
Julie Garwood (1944–2023) was an American writer. Born in Kansas City.
Our catalogue lists 25 books by Julie Garwood, mostly historical romance, romantic suspense and pirate adventure. They span 1986 to 2015. The most-read is The Bride (1989).
Books by Julie Garwood
The Bride
Julie Garwood
The Wedding
Julie Garwood
Ransom
Julie Garwood
Secreto
Julie Garwood, Susan Duerden
The Lion's Lady
Julie Garwood
The Prize
Julie Garwood
Honor's Splendour
Julie Garwood
Saving Grace
Julie Garwood
Rebellious Desire
Julie Garwood
Mercy
Julie Garwood
Prince Charming
Julie Garwood
Shadow Music
Julie Garwood
Guardian Angel
Julie Garwood
The Gift
Julie Garwood
The Clayborne Brides
Julie Garwood
Murder List
Julie Garwood
For the Roses
Julie Garwood
Sizzle
Julie Garwood
Shadow Dance
Julie Garwood
Castles
Julie Garwood
Sweet Talk
Julie Garwood
Fire and Ice
Julie Garwood
The Ideal Man
Julie Garwood
Hotshot
Julie Garwood
Fast Track
Julie Garwood
Biography
Julie Murphy was born in 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri. She is the sixth of eight children in a large Irish family. At the age of six, Julie had her tonsils removed and complications from the surgery resulted in a long period of recuperation. She fell hopelessly behind in school and never caught up. "I was a slow, slow reader," Julie says. "I hated it." At the age of 11, her mother discovered her daughter's secret and promptly enrolled her in a summer remedial reading class at the local high school. "When I got there the nuns immediately realized I wasn't even remedial. By chance, Sister Mary Elizabeth passed us in the hall and was drafted to tutor me." They spent the summer together, and Julie came to know Sister Elizabeth as a friend and mentor. The patient teacher eventually unlocked the door to the world of reading. "She taught me to love the written word. First, she introduced me to the Nancy Drew mysteries. One of her favorite authors was O. Henry, and he became one of mine, too. Of course, some of the vocabulary was beyond me so I had to look up a lot of words. I sat on a large dictionary -- got up, looked up a word, sat back down." Julie jumped up and down like a jack-in-the-box all summer. Julie married young with Gerry Garwood and they had three children: Gerry Jr., Bryan Michael and Elizabeth. She began her writing career when the youngest of her three children entered school. After the publication of two young adult books, she turned her talents to historical romance fiction.