Beatriz Williams

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Beatriz Williams
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Pen nameJuliana Gray
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Education
Genre Historical fiction
Website
www.beatrizwilliams.com

Beatriz Williams, who also uses the pseudonym Juliana Gray, [1] is an American historical fiction writer.

Contents

Personal life and education

Williams graduated from Stanford University and has a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University. [2]

She lives in Connecticut with her husband and four children. [2]

Awards and honors

Awards and honors for Williams's writing
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2013 A Hundred Summers Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical FictionNominee [3]
2014 The Secret Life of Violet Grant Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical FictionNominee [4]
2018 The Summer Wives Goodreads Choice Award for Best Historical FictionNominee [5]

Publications

As Beatriz Williams

A Certain Age novels

  1. A Certain Age. William Morrow and Company. 2016. ISBN   9780062404954. [6] [7] [8]
  2. Cocoa Beach. William Morrow and Company. 2017. ISBN   9780062405005. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Children's books

Anthology contributions

Co-authored novels

Schuyler Sisters novels

  1. The Secret Life of Violet Grant. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2014. ISBN   9780399162176. [25] [26] [27] [28]
  2. Tiny Little Thing. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2015. ISBN   9780399171307. [29] [30] [31]
  3. Along the Infinite Sea. G.P. Putnam's Sons. 2015. ISBN   9780399171314. [32] [33] [34] [35]

Standalone novels

The Wicked City series

  1. The Wicked City. William Morrow and Company. 2017. ISBN   9780062405036. [60] [61] [62] [63]
  2. The Wicked Redhead. William Morrow and Company. 2019. ISBN   9780062660329. [64] [65] [66] [67]
  3. The Wicked Widow. William Morrow and Company. 2021. ISBN   9780063142442. [68]

As Juliana Gray

Affairs by Moonlight series

  1. A Lady Never Lies. Berkley Sensation. 2012. ISBN   9780425250921. [69] [70]
  2. A Gentleman Never Tells. Berkley Sensation. 2012. ISBN   9780425251072. [71]
  3. A Duke Never Yields. Berkley Sensation. 2013. ISBN   9780425251188. [72]

Emmeline Truelove series

  1. The Duke of Olympia Meets His Match. InterMix. 2016.
  2. A Most Extraordinary Pursuit. Berkley Books. 2016. ISBN   9780425277072. [73] [74] [75]
  3. A Strange Scottish Shore. Berkley Books. 2017. ISBN   9780425277089. [76]

A Princess In Hiding series

  1. How to Tame Your Duke. Berkley Sensation. 2013. ISBN   9780425265666. [77] [78]
  2. How to Master Your Marquis. Berkley Sensation. 2014. ISBN   9780425265673. [79] [80]
  3. How to School Your Scoundrel. Berkley Sensation. 2014. ISBN   9780425265680. [81] [82] [83]

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