Jessica Bird

Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore
BornJessica Rowley Pell Bird
(1969-04-19) April 19, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Pen nameJ. R. Ward
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
EducationSmith College
Albany Law School (JD)
Period2002–present
GenreRomance, paranormal romance
Notable worksBlack Dagger Brotherhood series
Notable awardsRITA award – Best Short Contemporary Romance
2007 From the First
RITA award – Best Paranormal Romance
2008 Lover Revealed
SpouseJohn Neville Blakemore III (2001–present)
Website
www.jessicabird.com

Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore (born April 19, 1969) is an American novelist. Under her maiden name, Jessica Bird, she writes contemporary romance novels, and as J.R. Ward, she writes paranormal romance. She is a three-time winner of the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, once as Bird for Best Short Contemporary Romance for From the First and twice as Ward for Best Paranormal Romance for Lover Revealed and Dearest Ivie, and her books have been on The New York Times Best Seller list.

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