English novelist Jane Austen reflected on the life of ordinary people and their everyday stories through her novels during the late 18th century. Born in Hampshire on December 16, 1775, Austen led a quiet life in a family of eight. Her family provided a nurturing environment for her writing and literary growth, along with her … Read more
Nora Roberts was born on October 10, 1950, in Maryland. From having not written in her childhood years to publishing more than 225 books, Nora Roberts is one of the most popular American romance authors. She is the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Featuring feisty heroines … Read more
Danielle Steel is an American romance novelist born on August 14, 1947, in New York. A vice president of public relations in an advertising agency in 1968, Steel turned to authoring books and poetry in 1971 after the company closed. Although her initial novels didn’t work well, things changed with her 4th novel, The Promise … Read more