Happy 80th, Jeanne Williams! ("Coyote Winter," 1965)
Lenona
From "Contemporary Authors":
Jeanne Williams has written novels set in many times and places,
including the American frontier, medieval Wales, Russia, and turn-of-
the-century Mexico. Though many of her books are frequently labeled as
formulaic romances, she has established a "reputation for careful and
accurate research," asserted Judy Alter in Twentieth-Century Western
Writers. Alter judged Williams to be "clearly more than a romance
writer" because of the authenticity of her novels and declared that by
1990, the author's work had "moved beyond the confines of historical
romance and . . . may be classified as mainstream fiction."
WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
River Guns, Jenkins (London), 1963.
Beasts with Music, Meredith (New York City), 1967, published in
England under pseudonym Jeanne Crecy, Harrap (London), 1969.
A Lady Bought with Rifles, Coward (New York City), 1976.
A Woman Clothed in Sun, Coward, 1977.
Bride of Thunder, Pocket Books (New York City), 1978.
Daughter of the Sword, Pocket Books, 1979.
(Under pseudonym Megan Castell) The Queen of a Lonely Country, Pocket
Books, 1980.
The Valiant Women (first novel in "Arizona Saga" trilogy), Pocket
Books, 1980.
Harvest of Fury (sequel to The Valiant Woman; second novel in "Arizona
Saga" trilogy), Pocket Books, 1981.
A Mating of Hawks (sequel to Harvest of Fury; third novel in "Arizona
Saga" trilogy), Pocket Books, 1982.
The Cave Dreamers, Avon (New York City), 1984.
The Heaven Sword, Avon, 1985.
So Many Kingdoms, Avon, 1986.
Texas Pride, Avon, 1987.
Lady of No Man's Land, St. Martin's (New York City), 1988.
No Roof but Heaven, St. Martin's, 1990.
Home Mountain, St. Martin's, 1990.
Island Harp, St. Martin's, 1991.
The Longest Road, St. Martin's, 1993.
Daughter of the Storm, St. Martin's, 1994.
The Unplowed Sky, St. Martin's, 1994.
Home Station, St. Martin's, 1995.
Wind Water, St. Martin's, 1997.
JUVENILE
To Buy a Dream, Messner (New York City), 1958.
Promise of Tomorrow, Messner, 1959.
Coyote Winter, Norton (New York City), 1965.
Oil Patch Partners, Meredith, 1968.
New Medicine, Putnam (New York City), 1971.
Trails of Tears: American Indians Driven from Their Lands
(nonfiction), Putnam, 1972.
Freedom Trail, Putnam, 1973.
Winter Wheat, Putnam, 1975.
UNDER NAME J. R. WILLIAMS; JUVENILE
Tame the Wild Stallion, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1957.
Mission in Mexico, Prentice-Hall, 1960.
The Horsetalker, Prentice-Hall, 1961.
The Confederate Fiddle, Prentice-Hall, 1962, 2nd edition, Hendricks-
Long (Dallas, TX), 1997.
Oh, Susanna!, Putnam, 1963.
UNDER PSEUDONYM JEANNE CRECY
Hands of Terror, Berkley Publishing (New York City), 1972 (published
in England as Lady Gift, R. Hale [London], 1973).
The Lightning Tree, Berkley Publishing, 1973.
The Winter Keeper, New American Library (New York City), 1975.
The Night Hunters, New American Library, 1975.
My Face beneath the Stone, New American Library, 1975.
The Evil among Us, New American Library, 1975.
The Winter Keeper, New American Library, 1975.
UNDER PSEUDONYM KRISTIN MICHAELS
To Begin with Love, New American Library, 1975.
Enchanted Twilight, New American Library, 1976.
A Special Kind of Love, New American Library, 1976.
Song of the Heart, New American Library, 1977.
Enchanted Journey, New American Library, 1977.
Make Believe Love, New American Library, 1978.
Voyage to Love, New American Library, 1978.
Magic Side of the Moon, New American Library, 1981.
"FRONTIER WOMEN" SERIES; UNDER PSEUDONYM JEANNE FOSTER
Deborah Leigh, Fawcett, 1981.
Wyoming Glory, Fawcett, 1982.
Woman of Three Worlds, Fawcett, 1984.
UNDER PSEUDONYM DEIRDRE ROWAN
Dragon's Mount, Fawcett, 1973.
Silver Wood, Fawcett, 1973.
Shadow of the Volcano, Fawcett, 1975.
Time of the Burning Mask, Fawcett, 1976.
Ravensgate, Fawcett, 1976.
OTHER
"Williams's novels have been translated into twelve languages."
Lenona.
Lenona
She is also known as Jeanne Crecy, Kristin Michaels, Deirdre Rowan, J.
R. Williams, Jeanne Foster, & Megan Castell.
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/jeanne-williams/
(some covers and descriptions - not all of them)
From her newsletter:
"Those of you who enjoyed THE ISLAND HARP and DAUGHTER OF THE STORM
will be pleased to know I have finished HEARTHSTONE (unpublished as
yet) and am well into the fourth and last book of this quartet.
"When I went to the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland over ten
years ago, I intended to write a multi-generational story like THE
CAVE DREAMERS (Basques), SO MANY KINGDOMS (Brazil), or THE HEAVEN
SWORD (Scandinavia). At fascinating Skara Brae with its stone
furniture still in place and at ruined brochs and standing stones, I
searched for Brid, the ancient Celtic fire goddess who evolved into
St. Brigid. I thought she would be a mortal woman who learned to tame
fire. I did find many signs of her, but what seized me was the
terrible story of why some islands were abandoned and why there were
so many crumbling stone houses.
"That was the first time I heard of The Highland Clearances where
thousands of crofters were forced from lands their ancestors had used
time out of mind, often by their own clan chieftains, to make room for
sheep or deer parks. I resolved to make this story known in the United
States.
"It begins when Mairi MacLeod is only sixteen and her home is burned
by the laird's agents.............."
Lenona.