| Joanna W. Bourne | |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Language: | English |
| Nationality: | American |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Alma Mater: | Goucher College Georgetown University |
| Period: | Contemporary |
| Genre: | Romance novels |
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| Awards: | RITA Award |
Joanna Watkins Bourne is an American, best-selling author of historical romance novels set in Europe during the Napoleonic wars. Her novels about a group of spies have won numerous awards.[1] [2] Her books have been described as "witty, beautifully descriptive, [and] cleverly plotted".[3] The Spymaster's Lady is frequently cited as a reader favorite, with a spy hero who is both 'alpha' and 'beta' and a spy heroine who is "brave and clever".[4] Rogue Spy, which features a code-breaker and a British service agent, was listed by Library Journal as one of the ten best romances of 2014.[5]
Joanna Bourne graduated from Goucher College and Georgetown University. After working as a research analyst for the Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C., she taught English in Africa. Then she joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer. She has lived in England, France, Germany, Nigeria, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. She currently lives in the Blue Ridge mountains.[6]
Bourne's first novel, Her Ladyship’s Companion, was published in 1983 by Avon. She did not write her second novel until 25 years later.[7] [8]