Author Pseudonyms

Romance Author Pseudonyms

Looking for romance author pen names? We’ve posted just a fraction of historical and contemposrary author pseudonyms.

This list of writers with aliases is a work in progress, so be sure to come back to check for updates!

AUTHOR NAME	BOOK	OTHER PSEUDONYMS	REAL NAME
Rosalyn Alsobrook		Gina Delaney; Jalynn Friends	Rosalyn R. Alsobrook
Judith Arnold		Ariel Berk; Thea Frederick	Barbara Keiler
Iris Bancroft		Andrea Layton; Iris Brent	Iris Bancroft
Elaine Barbieri		Elaine Rome	Elaine Barbieri
Janice Bennett		Eileen Witton	Janice Bennett
Jennifer Blake	Louisiana Dawn	Elizabeth Trehearne; Patricia Ponder; Patricia Maxwell; Maxine Patrick	Patricia Ponder-Maxwell
Laurey Bright		Daphne Clair; Clair Lorel; Clarissa Garland; Daphne de Jong	Daphne Clair Williams de Jong
Phoebe Conn		Cinnamon Burke	Phoebe Jane Conn Ingwalson
Emma Darcy			Wendy & Frank Brennan
Katherine Deauxville		M. H. Davis; Maggie Daniels	Maggie Hill-Davis
Teresa Denys			Jacqui Bianchi
Jude Devereaux			Jude Gilliam Montassir
Jacqueline Diamond		Jackie Hyman; Jackie Diamond Hyman; Jacqueline Topaz; Jacqueline Jade;	Jackie Diamond Hyman Wilson
Shannon Drake		Heather Graham; Heather Graham Pozzessere	Heather Graham Pozzessere
Kathleen Drymon		Kathleen McCall	Kathleen Drymon
Jane Feather		Claudia Bishop	Jane Robotham
JoAnn Ferguson		J. A. Ferguson; Joanna Hampton; Rebecca North	JoAnn Ferguson
Connie Finch		Gina Robins: Debra Falcon; Donnie Drake	Connie Fedderson
Peggy Gaddis		Georgia Craig; Gail Jordan, Perry Lindsay; Peggy Dern	Erolie Pearl Gaddis Dern
Roberta Gellis		Max Daniels; Leah Jacobs; Priscilla Hamilton	Roberta Gellis
Georgina Gentry			Lynne Murphy
Catherine George			Deirdre Matthews
Victoria Gordon		Gordon Aalborg	Gordon Aalborg
Heather Graham		Shannon Drake; Heather Graham Pozzessere	Heather Graham Pozzessere
Madeline Harper		Elizabeth Habersham; Anna James	Shannon Harper & Madeline Porter
Dorothy Heaton		Mary Cummins; Susan Taylor	Mary Susan Cummins
Melissa Hepburne		Lisa Lenore	Craige Broude
Kathryn Hockett	Sweet Savage Surrender		Marcia Hockett & Kathy Lynn Kramer
Kate Hoffmann
Deanna James		Rachel Davies; Mona Sizer	Mona D. Sizer
Kristin James		Lisa Gregory; Sharon Stephens; Candace Camp	Candace Camp
Penny Jordan		Caroline Courtney; Annie Groves; Lydia Hitchcock; Melinda Wright	Penelope Jones-Halsall
Kathryn Kramer	Love’s Blazing Ecstasy	Katherine Vickery; Kathryn Hockett	Kathy Lynn Kramer
Jayne Ann Krentz	The Cowboy	Jayne Bentley; Jayne Castle; Amanda Glass; Stephanie James; Amanda Quick; Jayne Taylor	Jayne Ann Castle Krentz
Charlotte Lamb		Sheila Coates; Sheila Holland; Victoria Woolf; Laura Hardy; Sheila Lancaster	Sheila Coates-Holland
Andrea Layton		Iris Bancroft	Iris Bancroft
Miranda Lee		Miranda Lee	Maureen Lee
Roberta Leigh		Rachel Lindsay; Rozella Lake; Janey Scott;	Rita Shulman
Laura London			Tom & Sharon Curtis
Marsha Manning		Hettie Grimstead	Hettie Grimstead
Stella March			Marjorie Bell Marshall
Connie Mason		Cara Miles	Connie Mason
Anne Mather			Mildred Grieveson
Kay McMahon		Catherine Emm	Catherine Emm
Fern Michaels		Iris Summers	Mary Ruth Kuczkir (& Roberta Anderson)
Constance O’Banyon		Micha Leigh	Evelyn Gee
Diana Palmer		Susan Kyle; Diana Blayne; Katy Currie	Susan Spaeth
Natasha Peters		Anastasia Cleaver	Elizabeth Jordan
Dana Ransom		Rosalyn West; Nancy Gideon	Nancy Gideon
Louisa Rawlings		Ena Halliday; Sylvia Halliday	Sylvia Rosen Baumgarten
Barbara Riefe		Alan Riefe	Alan Riefe
Nora Roberts		J. D. Robb; Jill March; Sarah Hardesty	Eleonor Robertson
Maura Seger		Maeve Fitzgerald; Anne MacNeill; Jenny Bates; Sara Jennings; Laurel Winslow; Laura Michaels; Laura Hastings; Josie Litton	Maura Seger
Janette Seymour		Mike Butterworth; Carola Salisbury	Michael Butterworth
Valerie Sherwood		Rosamund Royal	Jeanne Hines
Lass Small		Cally Hughes; Callie Hugher	Lass Small
Margaret St. George		Maggie Osborne	Margaret Osborne
Sally Wentworth			Doreen Hornsblow
Tiffany White			Anna Eberhardt
Jennifer Wilde		T.E. Huff; Edwina Marlowe; Beatrice Parker, Katherine St. Clair	Thomas E. Huff
Lauren Wilde	The Texan’s Lady	Joanne Redd	Joanne Redd
Gina Wilkins		Gina Ferris; Gina Ferris Wilkins	Gina Ferris Vaughan Wilkins
Jeanne Williams		Megan Castell; Jeanne Crecy; Jeanne Foster, Deirdre Rowan; Kristian Michaels; J.R. Williams	Jeanne Williams

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