B.J. Daniels

B.J. Daniels was born in Texas but spent much of her life living in Montana. She decided that she wanted to be a writer when she turned eight years old. At age thirty she changed jobs to work at a newspaper as a feature's writer and editor. In her spare time, she wrote short stories, and in 1987 she sold a short story to Woman's World. She sold them 35 more short stories before writing her first novel. This book, Odd Man Out, was sold to the Harlequin Intrigue line of contemporary romantic suspense category romance novels. It was nominated for Best First Book and Best Intrigue for 1995 in the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards.[1]

Four of Daniels' books have been nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, with her novel Premeditated Marriage winning in 2002,[2] which the magazine described as "a suspenseful tale, blended artfully with a romance".[3] Romantic Times also awarded her a Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Suspense in 2002.[4] Daniels' is a "USA Today Best Seller."

Daniels' currently resides in Montana where she lives with her husband and their two dogs. She enjoys snowboarding, camping, boating and playing tennis.

What genre does B.J. Daniels write in?

She primarily writes contemporary romantic suspense and category romance, often blending suspenseful plots with a central romance and frequently setting stories in Montana.

Where should I start reading B.J. Daniels?

A common starting point is the Buckhorn, Montana series,look for Book 1, Out Of The Storm. You can also try her award-winning novel Premeditated Marriage to see her suspense-romance blend.

Does she write series or interconnected books?

Yes. Many of her books are part of series or multi-book Montana sets (for example Buckhorn, Silver Stars of Montana and The Montana Cahills), with recurring settings and characters.

Has B.J. Daniels won any awards or recognitions?

Yes. Premeditated Marriage won a Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award in 2002; she received Romantic Times' Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Suspense in 2002, and several of her books have been nominated by Romantic Times. She is also a USA Today bestselling author.

What is her publishing and writing background?

She worked as a newspaper feature writer and editor, sold a short story to Woman's World in 1987 and sold 35 more short stories before publishing her first novel, Odd Man Out, which was sold to the Harlequin Intrigue line.