But Meredith won’t just sit by and watch as the hostile takeover plays out. He has set his sights on the Bancroft Empire. Now Mathew is a corporate raider with all the authority he has ever wanted. Their affair, though passionate, ended disastrously. Paradise: Matthew was once a scruffy kid from the steel mills of Indiana who dared to romance the beautiful but wealthy Meredith Bancroft. McNaught’s books are fast-paced they feature strong and intelligent heroines, with some of the best titles in her bibliography including: The author’s list of accolades includes the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice Award, Affaire de Coeur Golden Pen Certificate, and the Affaire de Coeur Reviewer’s Choice Award. Besides working as an assistant director on a film crew, she was the president of a temporary employment agency and an executive search firm, a major trucking company’s assistant controller, and a director of public relations Judith McNaught achieved such astounding success in publishing that it is difficult to believe that she started in business.Ī former student of Northwestern University from where she majored in business, McNaught spent a lot of time in the corporate arena. As such, she pushed her publishers to adopt classier covers that were more socially acceptable.īy the late 1990s, she was counted among literary legends like John Grisham and Dean Koontz.
And she knew that the bodice-ripping art found on most of the romance novel covers of that time compelled women to hide the romance novels they read out of embarrassment. After a while, the writer encouraged her publishers to change the covers of her books. Before long, she was signing multimillion-dollar contracts and achieving bestseller status. McNaught continued to fine-tune her romance stories whilst also introducing suspense. The shift did nothing to slow the writer down. She also knew that she would have an easier chance of standing out if she wrote in a genre that wasn’t so saturated. Eventually, the author abandoned the historical romance genre in favor of contemporary romance. Dozens of historical romance novels were being published every single month and most of them sought to replicate McNaught’s work. But because of her success, the genre exploded. People still credit the author for single-handedly creating the modern Regency Historical genre.įor a while, she ruled the arena unopposed. Her books had drama, intrigue, wit, and sensuality and they attracted so much interest that they influenced all the other writers that came after her. McNaught wasn’t even aware of these rules. Even though so many publishers rejected her initial manuscript, McNaught went on to become one of the biggest Regency Romance writers because she did not play by the rules of the genre. But the tragedy did not stop Judith McNaught from pursuing her publishing dreams. Mike wasn’t around to bask in the glory of his wife’s victory. It was published in 1985, paving the way for further success down the line. Even though she struggled to sell it, her persistence paid off. She eventually finished the manuscript for ‘Whitney, My Love’, her first novel in 1982. McNaught needed all the support she could get because publishers kept rejecting her novels, He bought her a typewriter, quickly becoming her biggest fan.
List of books by judith mcnaught movie#
The author was working as an assistant director on a General Motors movie when she met and fell for him.
0 kommentar(er)
