Jessica Rowley Pell Bird Blakemore | |
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| Born | Jessica Rowley Pell Bird April 19, 1969[1] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Pen name | J. R. Ward |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Education | Smith College Albany Law School (JD) |
| Period | 2002–present |
| Genre | Romance, paranormal romance |
| Notable works | Black Dagger Brotherhood series |
| Notable awards | RITA award – Best Short Contemporary Romance 2007 From the First RITA award – Best Paranormal Romance 2008 Lover Revealed |
| Spouse | John Neville Blakemore III (2001–present) |
| Website | |
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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.