Fern Michaels

9 April 1933

100 works on record

Biography

Fern Michaels is the pen name of Mary Ruth Kuczkir, who was born in Hastings, Pennsylvania on April 9, 1933, weighing only four and one-half pounds. Because of her small birth weight, Michaels' father nicknamed her "Dink," for "dinky little thing. Her family and friends still use the nickname. As a child, though, others referred to her as Ruth. Once she entered the business world, she became "Mary." Michaels married, moved to New Jersey, and had five children. When the youngest entered school in 1973, her husband told her to get a job. Because she had no idea how to get a job, Michaels decided to try to write a book. Her husband was not very supportive of her efforts, and consequently they separated. Although her first manuscript did not sell, the second did. Since then, Michaels has sold over sixty books, many of them New York Times bestsellers. She has been quoted as saying that she loves breathing life into her characters. She also loves writing books about women who prevail under difficult circumstances, which she feels reflect her struggle for success early in her career. For her efforts, she has been inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame. When she was a girl, Michaels' grandmother told her "when God is good to you, you have to give back". With this in mind, she founded the Fern Michaels Foundation, which grants four year scholarships for deserving students. In addition to that, she has also helped establish pre-school and day care programs with affordable rates for single mothers. Michaels currently lives in Summerville, South Carolina, in a 300-year-old plantation house listed in the Historic Registry. She claims to share the house with a ghost named Mary Margaret (which had also been documented by the previous owners). Mary Margaret is said to leave messages on her computer. *wikipedia

Works

Razor Sharp

2009

Mr. and Miss Anonymous

2009

Hokus Pokus (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2008

Free Fall (Comfort View)

2008

Fast Track

2008

Free Fall (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2007

Fern Michaels Sisterhood CD Collection 1

2007

Hide and Seek (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2007

Lethal Justice

2007

Sweet Revenge

2007

The Marriage Game

2007

The Marriage Game

2007

Fool Me Once

2007

The Marriage Game

2007

Fern Michaels Texas Series CD Collection

2007

Hey, Good Looking

2007

Lethal Justice (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2006

Texas Rich / Texas Heat

2006

Sweet Revenge (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2006

Fool Me Once

2006

Fool Me Once

2006

The Jury (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2006

Vendetta (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2006

Payback

2005

Vendetta (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2005

Payback (Revenge of the Sisterhood

2005

The Nosy Neighbor

2005

Texas Rich (Texas)

2005

Texas Sunrise (Texas)

2005

Fern Michaels Collection 3

2005

The Jury (Revenge of the Sisterhood)

2005

Dream Of Me

2004

Fern Michaels 24 Cpy Mix Flr

2004

Family Blessings

2004

Fern Michaels 12 Cpy Bulk

2004

The Real Deal

2004

Listen to Your Heart

2004

Crown Jewel

2003

Weekend Warriors (Revenge of the Sisterhood

2003

About Face

2003

Weekend Warriors

2003

Trading Places

2003

Kentucky Sunrise

2002

The Delta Ladies/Wild Honey

2002

Kentucky Heat

2002

Kentucky Heat (Kentucky)

2002

The Guest List

2002

Late Bloomer

2002

Wish List

2001

Kentucky Rich (Kentucky)

2001

Charming Lily

2001

Beyond Tomorrow

2001

Plain Jane

2001

The Guest List

2000

Sara's Song

2000

What You Wish For

2000

Celebration

1999

Annie's Rainbow

1999

Whisper My Name

1999

Finders Keepers

1998

Sara's Song

1998

Sara's Song

1998

Whitefire

1997

Vegas Sunrise (Vegas)

1997

Vegas Rich

1996

Vegas Rich (Vegas)

1996

Desperate Needs

1995

Dear Emily

1995

Sins of the Flesh

1994

Golden Lasso

1994

Cinders to Satin

1994

Seasons of Her Life

1994

Desperate Measures

1994

Serendipity

1994

Sea Gypsy

1993

Captive Secrets

1992

Texas Trilogy

1991

Sins of Omission

1989

Texas Rich

1985

Wild Honey

1984

All She Can Be

1983

Cinders to Satin

1983

Cinders to Satin

1983

Free Spirit

1983

Nightstar

1982

Tender Warrior

1982

Panda Bear Is Critical

1982

Whisper My Name

1981

Captive Innocence

1981

Golden Lasso

1981

Valentina

1978

Captive Passions ( Captive #1)

1977

Untitled 1

Deadly Deals (The Sisterhood)

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Naked Spectrums

Comfort and Joy

Homecoming

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Game Over