Jean Joachim, wife and mother of two sons, is owned by a rescued pug, named Homer. She’d been writing non-fiction for what seemed like forever until she got up the nerve to try fiction. It was love. Now she spends her days in New York City in the company of her characters, with a cup of tea and a secret stash of black licorice.
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As soon as I could read, I began devouring books. I'd read anything I could get my hands on, but Louisa May Alcott's Little Women and Nancy Drew mysteries were early favorites.
I've been making up stories for as long as I can remember. When other kids wanted to be doctors, teachers or firemen, I wanted to be a writer.
In school, term papers were my favorite homework. While others bemoaned the amount of work involved, I jumped in, burying myself in research and writing the document with care.
Still fiction was my first love. After college and a degree in English, I fell into the world of advertising. After many years in corporate America, I went my own way. Working and raising two kids took all my energy and creativity. But when the youngest went off to school, all the stories ideas in my head came to life. Mac Caldwell and Callie Richards landed in my head and refused to leave. So I told their story. What started as one book has become six. Now I greet my characters every morning at six and jump back into their story, enjoying every minute. I'm blessed to be able to work at something I love and share my space with my husband as well as my beloved pug, Homer. More than 26 books later, I'm still up at the crack of dawn, crafting the tales of the people who live in my head.
Achievements
Author of the Year, 2012, NY Romance Writers of America
The Marriage List – Best Contemporary Romance,
3rd place (tie) Gulf Coast Romance Writers of America
The Renovated Heart – Best Book – 2012, Love Romances Cafe
Lovers & Liars – Finalist, RomCon Reader’s Choice Panel 2013
Lovers & Liars – Nominee for Best Book – 2013, Love Romances Cafe
Hollywood Hearts – Nominee, Best Series – 2013, Love Romances Cafe
Chaz Duncan & Meg Davis – Nominee, Best Contemporary Couple, Love Romances Cafe
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