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Biography
Jennifer Greene is one of the pseudonyms for Jill Alison Hart (born in Michigan, United States). She is a writer of over 85 romance novels since 1980. She has also written novels as Jeanne Grant and Jessica Massey, and uses the name Alison Hart as a business name for her writing.
She has been honored with many awards. In the summer of 1998 she was inducted into the Romance Writers of America's Hall of Fame, and later received the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.
Biography
Greene obtained a degree in English and in Psychology from the Michigan State University. At Michigan State she was honored with the Lantern Night Award (which MSU traditionally gives to 50 outstanding women graduates). She sold her first book in 1980 under the pen name Jessica Massey, and from 1983 to 1987 published under the pseudonym Jeanne Grant. Since 1986 she has used the pseudonym Jennifer Greene. In addition to writing Greene has worked as a teacher, counselor, and personal manager. She is married and lives in the country near Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Awards
- 1984 RWA Silver Medallion Winner, Silver and Spice
- 1985 Romantic Times, Best Sensual Series Author Winner
- 1986 RWA, Golden Medallion Finalist, Ain't Misbehaven
- 1987 Affaire de Coeur, Silver Certificate Winner, No More Mr. Nice Guy
- 1988–1989 Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
- 1989 RWA Golden Medallion Finalist, Secrets
- 1989 RWA RITA Winner, Night of the Hunter
- 1989 Romantic Times, Best Series Romance Author Winner
- 1989 Affaire de Coeur, Silver Certificate Winner, Night of the Hunter
- 1990 RWA Golden Medallion Finalist, Devil's Night
- 1991 RWA RITA Finalist, Broken Blossom, 1991
- 1991–1992 Romantic Times, Reviewers Choice in Series Romantic Suspense Winner - PINK TOPAZ
- 1991–1992 Romantic Times Career Achievement Award Winner - Series Romantic Adventure
- 1994 RWA RITA Finalist, Quicksand
- 1996 RWA RITA Winner, Single Dad
- 1998 RWA RITA Winner, Nobody's Princess
- 1998 RWA Hall of Fame
- 1998 Romantic Times, Career Achievement Award Winner - Storyteller of the Year
- 2008 RWA RITA Winner, Born in My Heart
- 2009 Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award
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