She indicated that she started out writing romance novels because she liked a happy ending and then she switched because she wanted more plot twists and character depths that were more challenging to her.

The reason for her switch were not publicized until a fan asked her the question on her website. Johansen had just under 40 novels published when she decided to switch from romance novels to crime fiction. The book reached number one on the New York Times bestseller list and the stage was set for her to become a very successful author. The book was very successful and was compared to Lawrence of Arabia. The book is about the romance between Billie Callahan and David Bradford.īillie is an actress who travels to the desert to work on a film and David is a mysterious cowboy who has hidden reasons for being in the desert. She started out writing romance novels and she was first published in 1984 with Touch the Horizon.

What started out as a hobby quickly became a very successful career and she is still publishing today. She needed something to do once her children had left home. Johansen did not start writing until later on in her life. She was born April 7th 1938, she is married and has a son called Roy, who she collaborates with on some of her later novels and a daughter called Tamara who now works as her research assistant A late Beginning She specializes in Romance and Crime Novels and has had a high level of success. Chronological Order of Sedikhan Books The Golden Barbarian comes first in chronological order.

The Tiger Prince by Iris Johansen