Any fan of romance novels simply cannot but know about the existence of such an author as Jude Devereaux. The books of this writer have won the hearts of millions of people around the world. What is the secret of such popularity? In order to find out, you need to read at least one work by this author.
All Devereaux Jude books are written in the
genre of a historical romance novel, which means that they are designed more for the female audience. Each work has a special style, and any storyline is focused on the image of a strong and confident woman. The American writer wrote her first book, Enchanted Land, back in 1976, and a little later it was published. For this novel, Devereaux Jude received a check for $ 7,500, after which she almost immediately quit her job as a teacher. According to the writer, this step was the most wonderful scam in her life. Then the novels were published one after the other, but first of all, Devereaux Jude won the readers with its series of works entitled The Velvet Saga. It is worth noting that the writer was not limited to "English-Scottish" novels; in the later period of her work, she transferred the actions taking place in books to post-revolutionary America. Interestingly, some Devereaux Jude books are a mixture of genres - love story and mysticism. In particular, the writer used such a writing technique as transferring heroes with the help of some paranormal forces from the modern world to past centuries.
It is noteworthy that 36 Devereaux works were included in the bestseller list, and the total circulation of her books amounted to more than 30 million copies.
I would like to add a few words about Jude herself. Her real name is Gilliam. Jude Devereaux was engaged in teaching for about 6 years, before the publication of the first novel. She was married twice and divorced twice. The writer had only one child - the adopted son Sam, married to her second husband Claude Montastier. He died tragically at the age of eight.
Jude currently resides in his home in Charlotte. In addition, she owns real estate in Italy and the UK. Her hobbies are cooking and watching TV shows. And she likes to combine these classes - cooking and watching her favorite movie. Among the latest films, she liked the most to watch The Mentalist and Doctors House. Jude has traveled a lot and continues to travel ever since. Likes spending time with friends - going shopping and going to the movies. But most of her time she devotes to writing new novels.
Who can recommend Jude Devereaux's books? You can read them all without exception, however, with some adjustment for age, since the novels contain very frank scenes. But in every book there will certainly be a happy ending - all the villains will be punished, all the lovers will certainly find each other after a long series of adventures and trials. As Jude herself says, she writes happy books because she is very happy. Probably, this is the secret of her success - to be happy, do what she loves and get good fees for it.