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Jill Marie Landis

ジル・マリー・ランディス

Jiru Marī Randisu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-11-08 （Clinton, Indiana）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Clinton, Indiana (birthplace) → California (moved at age 10) → Long Beach, California

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Kindergarten teacher, English as a Second Language teacher
Active Years
1988-2024

Education

California State University, Long Beach
History
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Country: United States
B.A. in history

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Sunflower

1988 Romance novel

First book in the Flowers Series.

loveflowers

Wildflower

1988 Romance novel

Second book in the Flowers Series.

wild love

Rose

1990 Romance novel

Third book in the Flowers Series.

rose symbolism

Come Spring

1994 Romance novel

Fourth book in the Flowers Series.

spring arrival

Jade

1991 Romance novel

Single novel.

Bibliography

  • Sunflower (1988)
  • Wildflower (1988)
  • Rose (1990)
  • Come Spring (1994)
  • Jade (1991)
  • Past Promises (1993)
  • Until Tomorrow (1994)
  • Glass Beach (1998)
  • The Orchid Hunter (2000)
  • Summer Moon (2001)
  • Magnolia Creek (2002)
  • After All (1995)
  • Last Chance (1995)
  • Day Dreamer (1996)
  • Just Once (1997)
  • Blue Moon (1999)
  • Lover's Lane (2003)
  • Heat Wave (2004)
  • Heartbreak Hotel (2005)
  • Homecoming (2008)
  • The Accidental Lawman (2009)
  • Heart of Stone (2010)
  • Mai Tai One On (2011)
  • Two to Mango (2012)
  • Three to Get Lei'd (2013)
  • Too Hot Four Hula (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Romantic and emotionally rich prose
Recurring Motifs
flowers of lovefamily bonds

Legacy

American author known for historical and contemporary romance novels. RITA Award winner.

Trivia

  • Wrote her first romance novel in junior high school.
  • Worked summer jobs as a ride operator at Disneyland's Fantasyland.