Janet Dailey

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born

in Storm Lake, Iowa, The United States

May 21, 1944

gender

female

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http://www.janetdailey.com/

genre

Romance

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Janet Anne Haradon Dailey is an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.

She has since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of w...more

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Hello from Branson!

Spring has finally arrived. Hurrah! After the brutal winter most of our country has experienced, I'll bet you are as glad to see it arrive as I am. It is definitely one of my favorite times of the year and the Ozarks does it up right. The dogwoods and redbuds are in full flower throughout our forests. And in town, the forsythia and daffodils have created an explosion of sunny...

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Janet Dailey's Books

Average rating: 3.65 · 14,425 ratings · 969 reviews · 188 distinct works · Similar authors

	This Calder Sky (Calder Saga #3) 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 633 ratings — published 1981 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calder Pride (Calder Saga #5) 4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 1999 — 18 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Calder Range (Calder Saga #1) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 603 ratings — published 1982 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stands A Calder Man (Calder Saga #2) 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 1983 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calder Born, Calder Bred (Calder Saga #4) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 518 ratings — published 1983 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Calder Grass (Calder Saga #6) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calder Promise (Calder Saga #8) 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calder Storm (Calder Saga #10) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2006 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shifting Calder Wind (Calder Saga #7) 4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 352 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lone Calder Star (Calder Saga #9) 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Janet Dailey

Calder Saga (11 books)
by Janet Dailey
4.071209330877839 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 4,887 ratings

Americana (50 books)
by Janet Dailey
3.3969087197433656 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 3,429 ratings

Bannon Brothers (3 books)
by Janet Dailey
3.4899497487437188 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 398 ratings

Aspen (2 books)
by Janet Dailey
3.306233062330623 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 369 ratings

Cord & Stacy (4 books)
by Janet Dailey
3.5854545454545454 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 275 ratings

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“Someday is not a day of the week.”
― Janet Dailey

tags: humor, procrastination

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