reviews_and_ramblings | Romance History: Jeanne Williams

Jeanne Williams is a rarity among women romantic writers-she writes only romantic Western paperback novels. However, her heroes aren't tall, handsome, slow-talking cowboy with white hats. They're beautiful women, but not the kind found in many Western novels; women who stand around wringing their hands in a crisis. Jeanne's heroines are strong, independent, and resourceful. They shoot straight, ride hard, and survive the harshest situation, from brutal outlaws and marauding Indians to blizzards and burning deserts.

While there's plenty of action, conflict and a fair amount of violence in Jeanne's most popular books, written under her own name, she also includes lots of romance and some unexplicit sex. "But no lust in the dust," she quips, then pauses. "Well, maybe a little, but not much and never from the heroines, only the villains are lustful. My editors suggested once that the books would sell even better it I included some calculated, tasteful torture but I told them that was out. If I can't keep my readers interest as it is, I'll go into another trade."

Jeanne was born April 10, 1930, in Elkhart. Kansas and grew up on her grandparents Missouri farm. The author holds strong convictions about wildlife and conservation efforts. She does not eat meat or wear furs, and calls attention to the use of animals in medical research, mistreatment which she does not condone. Her home is an A-frame cabin located on the Mogollon Rim, southeast of Flagstaff, Arizona.

Jeanne concedes that a lot of her readers are "reading for the romance" in her books, but feels that they are learning something about the Old West, too. As evidenced by four pages of sources and credits for Valiant Women, the author does extensive research for her romanticized history.

The former president of Western Writers' Association is also the winner of several writing awards, including two Golden Spurs from the Western Writers' Association and a Texas Institute of Letters award.

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