She has also written some contemporary romances, and often includes elements of suspense in her novels.
Her next manuscript, a contemporary romance, was likewise rejected.
Her second novel, also a contemporary romance, took third place in a writing contest.
Since she started her contemporary romances she has really leapt forward.
She continued publishing historical novels until 2006, and now she is writing her first contemporary romance.
After developing her idea into a novel-length contemporary romance, she continued writing and soon finished six more manuscripts.
She also writes contemporary romance under the name Julia Harper.
She switched publishers in the early 1990s, moving to Dell, and convinced them to take a chance on a new contemporary romance.
If this sounds like a quirky contemporary romance or a Pirandellian comedy, think again.
The vast majority of her works have been historical romance, although she did write three contemporary romances.