Bitter Creek

Joan Johnstone is one of the best contemporary and historical romance American novelist. She is the bestselling American author with over 40 historical romances and contemporary novels. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and was the third child out of the seven in her family. She has two children and a grandson. She also has two homes, one Florida while the other is in Colorado. The mother was a music teacher while the father was an Air Force sergeant. She attended various universities where she acquired her degree in theatre arts. In 1970, she got a B.A in theatre arts from the Jackson University. In 1971, she got an M.A in theatre from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Later in 1980, she got a degree in law with honors from the University of Texas Austin. After this, she worked with the Hunton and Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia as an attorney for about five years. Besides this, she also worked as a college professor at the Southwest Texas Junior College, University of Miami and Barry University. Joan Johnstone also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas.