Jillian Hunter

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Jillian Hunter
Born1950 (age 7374)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Genre Historical romance
Children3
Website
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Jillian Hunter (born 1950) is [1] an American author of historical romance novels. In 2015, Hunter's Forbidden to love the duke was featured in NPR's list of 'books to light your fire for Valentine's Day'. [2] Hunter was born in Scotland to a Welsh mother and an American father. When her father became an intelligence and executive officer for the coastguard, they moved to London. [3] She now lives in south California with her husband and three daughters. [4] She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in French. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Author Profile: Jillian Hunter, Romantic Times, archived from the original on June 29, 2007, retrieved January 21, 2010
  2. Dumas, Bobbi (14 Feb 2015). "Three Books To Light Your Fire For Valentine's Day". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 6 Feb 2016.
  3. "About Jillian Hunter". Jillian Hunter Author. 20 April 2019.
  4. "Jillian Hunter - Fantastic Fiction". Fantastic Fiction. 20 April 2019.
  5. "Jillian Hunter Book Series". Book Series in Order. 20 April 2019.