Mary Josephine Dunn was born 22 September 1947 in Lancashire, England, UK. At the age of eleven she went to an all-girls boarding school, Layton Hill Convent, Blackpool. At sixteen, she wrote her first romance, with a medieval setting, completed in installments in an exercise book. From 1966 to 1970, she obtained a degree in English history from Keele University in Staffordshire, where she met her future husband, Ken Beverley. After graduation, they married on June 24, 1971. She quickly attained a position as a youth employment officer until 1976, working first in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, and then in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire.
In 1976, her scientist husband was invited to do post-doctoral research at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. When her professional qualifications proved not to be usable in the Canadian labour market, and she grew up their two sons and started to write her first romances.
Moved to Ottawa, in 1985 she became a founding member of the Ottawa Romance Writers’ Association, that her “nurturing community” for the next twelve years. The same year, she completed a regency romance, but it was promptly rejected by a number of publishers, and she settled more earnestly to learning the craft. In 1988, it sold to Walker, and was published as "Lord Wraybourne's Betrothed". She regularly appears on bestseller lists including the USA Today overall bestseller list, the New York Times, and and the Publishers Weekly list. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the Golden Leaf, the Award of Excellence, the National Readers Choice, and a two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times. She is also a five time winner of the RITA, the top award of the Romance Writers Of America, and a member of their Hall of Fame and Honor Roll.
Jo has now moved back to England and lives in Yorkshire.
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The Stanforth secrets: a Regency romantic intrigue
6 editions - first published in 1989 Borrow -
My lady notorious
5 editions - first published in 1993 DAISY -
Lady Beware
5 editions - first published in 2007 Borrow -
An unwilling bride
4 editions - first published in 1992 DAISY -
Skylark
4 editions - first published in 2004 Borrow -
The devil's heiress
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Christmas angel
4 editions - first published in 1992 Borrow -
The stolen bride
4 editions - first published in 1990 Borrow -
Lord of Midnight
4 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Dark Champion
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The Rogue's Return
3 editions - first published in 2006 -
Lord Wraybourne's betrothed
3 editions - first published in 1988 Borrow -
Forbidden magic
3 editions - first published in 1998 Borrow -
Something wicked
3 editions - first published in 1997 Borrow -
Winter fire
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The dragon's bride
3 editions - first published in 2001 DAISY -
Devilish
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St. Raven
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The secret wedding
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Secrets of the Night
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The Secret Duke
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A Lady's Secret
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Tempting fortune
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Emily and the Dark Angel
2 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
The Fortune Hunter
2 editions - first published in 1991 Borrow -
An arranged marriage
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The Brides Of Christmas: The Wise Virgin\The Vagabond Knight\The Unexpected Guest
2 editions - first published in 1999 Borrow -
Dangerous Joy (Black Satin Romance Series)
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Magia Prohibida
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El caballero de medianoche: Bolsillo
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Winter Fire AMS
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Lady escándalo
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Jo Beverley $4.99 10-copy mixed plastic sleeve
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Dueno de Mi Corazon / Owner of My Heart
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UC Something Wicked
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Deirdre and Don Juan
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La Flor Del Oeste
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... doch die Liebe war stärker
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Lord of my heart /cJo Beverley
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Atrevida
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An Unlikely Countess
1 edition - first published in 2011 -
Married at Midnight an Anthology: The Determined Bride/A Kiss After Midnight/Scandal's Bride/Beyond the Kiss
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Un Amor Inadecuado/a Most Unsuitable Man
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An unlikely countess
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Fuego De Invierno/winter Fire
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La Rosa Robada/The Shattered Rose
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Forbidden 18 Cpy Flr
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Tentar a LA Suerte
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La Novia Del Dragon/ the Dragon's Bride
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La Dama del Antifaz
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Forbidden Affections
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Diabolica
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The shattered rose
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Caballero de Medianoche, El
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A Regency Christmas VII
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Forbidden
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Secerets of the night
1 edition - first published in 1999 DAISY -
Chalice of Roses
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Dangerous joy
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Three heroes
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The Rogues Return
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| August 14, 2010 | Edited by E-Romance | Added new photo |
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