Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED. She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.
Attended junior high school in Ohio with filmmaker David Wagner.
Dailey was born in a small rural town, and her farmer father died when she was young.
Dailey was briefly a secretary in a Missouri construction company who married her boss, Bill Dailey, when she was 19, but who then went on to become a prodigious writer of romance fiction, transforming herself into one of the most successful in history, with some 300 million copies of her books sold.
She was a popular romance novelist. Her books include the "Calder" novels, and her Americana series - 50 books, one set in each state of the US. Her works have been translated into 19 languages.
She wrote well over 100 books, mostly for Canadas Harlequin publisher, from 1976 to 1984. Her Americana series for Harlequin consisted of 50 books, one set in each U.S. state.
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