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Jill Marie Landis

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Not to be confused with Marie Landis, an American writer who has written two novels in collaboration with Brian Herbert.
Jill Marie Landis
Born (1948-11-08) November 8, 1948 (age 76)
Clinton, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
EducationCalifornia State University, Long Beach (BA)
Period1988–present
GenreRomance
Website
www.jillmarielandis.com

Jill Marie Landis (born November 8, 1948, in Clinton, Indiana, United States) is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels.[1]

Biography

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Jill Marie Landis was born on November 8, 1948, in Indiana, but moved to California when she was only ten years old. While studying for her B.A. in history from Long Beach State University, Landis held summer jobs working as a ride operator for Fantasyland at Disneyland.[citation needed]

Upon graduation, she spent ten years as a kindergarten teacher and then three years teaching English as a Second Language part-time. Although Landis wrote her first romance novel in junior high, she did not decide to pursue a writing career until 1983. Three years after she committed to writing a full-length novel, Landis sold a manuscript. From 1988 through 2003, she published sixteen historical romance novels. In July 2003, she made her debut in the contemporary romance genre. In 2008, her first inspirational historical romance, Homecoming, was published by Steeple Hill. It was followed in 2009 by The Accidental Lawman. Writing for Zondervan, Landis published Heart of Stone, the first book of the Irish Angels Series in 2010.[citation needed]

Personal life

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Landis is married and lives in Long Beach, California (as of 2016).[2][non-primary source needed]

Bibliography

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Flowers Series

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  1. Sun Flower (1988)
  2. Wild flower (1988)
  3. Rose (1990)
  4. Come Spring (1994)

Single novels

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  • Jade (1991)
  • Past Promises (1993)
  • Until Tomorrow (1994)
  • Glass Beach (1998)
  • The Orchid Hunter (2000)
  • Summer Moon (2001)
  • Magnolia Creek (2002)

Cassidy Family Saga Series

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  1. After All (1995)
  2. Last Chance (1995)

Louisiana Series

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  1. Day Dreamer (1996)[3]
  2. Just Once (1997)
  3. Blue Moon (1999)

Twilight Cove Series

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  1. Lover's Lane (2003)
  2. Heat Wave (2004)
  3. Heartbreak Hotel (2005)

Inspirational Romance

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  1. Homecoming (2008)
  2. The Accidental Lawman (2009)
  3. Heart of Stone (2010)

The Tiki Goddess Mysteries

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  1. Mai Tai One On (2011)
  2. Two to Mango (2012)
  3. Three to Get Lei'd (2013)
  4. Too Hot Four Hula (2014)

Omnibus

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Awards

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She has won dozens of awards such as Romance Writers of America awards, Romance Readers, Romantic Times Magazine Awards, Bookrak Catalogue Bestselling awards and others.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Book signing at Tahiti Nui Aug. 17". The Garden Island. 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  2. ^ "Jill Marie Landis' Advice for Gardeners". jillmarielandis.com. 2006-03-26. Archived from the original on 2006-03-26. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
  3. ^ "Book Review: Day Dreamer by Jill Marie Landis". Romantic Parvenu. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2025-05-13.
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