This list will be a long work in progress. So too, did Harlequin, but I didn’t document many, as we haven’t covered those writers yet. Zebra had quite a few authors write books under one name and then use another pseudonym to create others. One of the things I appreciated about older works is that they were diligent on documenting real names and cover artist on their copy right pages. I can use my phone to post articles, but not to reply comment, apparently. (Ok, it looks like I have to type all my comments out. Please drop a comment below and let us know what you think! Did you know these authors went by other names? If you don’t see a pen name listed above, please let us know. *** For a more extensive list, go to the ROMANCE AUTHOR PSEUDONYM PAGE.*** Your Opinion Jackie Diamond Hyman Jacqueline Topaz Jacqueline JadeĮdwina Marlowe Beatrice Parker Katherine St. NOTE: For more writer aliases or their real names, go to the ROMANCE AUTHOR PSEUDONYM PAGE that is linked under the main AUTHORS page. We will add more names to the master list as we come upon them. With each romance author’s pseudonym, we provide a book or link to a book review. Here we included only those novelists we have reviewed, highlighted, or soon will review. Thousands of authors use aliases therefore, this is a short compilation. What’s in a name? That which we call a roseīy any other name would smell as sweet… ROMEO AND JULIET, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Romance Author Pseudonym Listīelow is a brief list of writers and their pen names. Or they could be a married couple or duo who need a catchy nom-de-plume. There are male novelists who want to appeal to the majority female audience. Some romance writers produce fiction in multiple genres, so they use different names. Perhaps their real name lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. In the romance genre, an author might use a pen-name for various reasons.

Rowling shortened her real name, Joanne Kathleen, to publish her Harry Potter blockbusters. George Eliot was a woman named Mary Ann Evans. Author and raconteur Mark Twain was born Samuel “Longhorn” Clemens. The use of pseudonyms exists in all fields of writing.

How many romance authors use their real names to write books? Certainly not all of them! Romance Pen Names (aka Noms de Plume, Aliases, and Author Pseudonyms)

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