RITA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2009) Winner
Joanna Bourne
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Joanna Bourne
Aliases:
Joanna Watkins Bourne
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- England → France → Germany → Nigeria → Iran → Saudi Arabia → Blue Ridge Mountains
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Novelist
- Active Years
- 1983-2017
- Affiliations
- Congressional Research Service, State Department
- Nominations
- 2009 RITA Award finalist Best Historical Romance (The Spymaster's Lady), 2011 RITA Award finalist Best Historical Romance (The Forbidden Rose)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goucher College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Georgetown University | — | — | — | — | United States |
Goucher College
Country:
United States
Georgetown University
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | RITA Award | My Lord and Spymaster | Best Regency Historical Romance | Romance Writers of America | winner |
| 2012 | RITA Award | The Black Hawk | Best Historical Romance | Romance Writers of America | winner |
| 2014 | Library Journal Best Books | Rogue Spy | Romance | Library Journal | selected |
RITA Award
2009
Work:
My Lord and Spymaster
Category:
Best Regency Historical Romance
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
winner
RITA Award
2012
Work:
The Black Hawk
Category:
Best Historical Romance
Organization:
Romance Writers of America
Result:
winner
Library Journal Best Books
2014
Work:
Rogue Spy
Category:
Romance
Organization:
Library Journal
Result:
selected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Spymaster's Lady
2008 Historical RomanceA historical romance novel featuring spies during the Napoleonic wars.
spiesNapoleonic warsromance
My Lord and Spymaster
2008 Historical RomanceRegency historical romance.
spiesromance
The Black Hawk
2011 Historical RomanceBibliography
- Her Ladyship's Companion (1983)
- The Spymaster's Lady (2008)
- My Lord and Spymaster (2008)
- The Forbidden Rose (2010)
- The Black Hawk (2011)
- Rogue Spy (2014)
- Beauty Like the Night (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- wittybeautifully descriptivecleverly plotted
- Recurring Motifs
- spiesNapoleonic wars
Legacy
Bestselling author of historical romance novels set in Europe during the Napoleonic wars featuring spies. Multiple RITA Award winner.