Julie Elizabeth Garwood (née Murphy; December 26, 1944 – June 8, 2023) was an American writer of over twenty-seven romance novels in both the historical and suspense subgenres.
[2] Julie Garwood born Julia Elizabeth Murphy[3] and was raised in Kansas City, Missouri, the sixth of seven children in a large Irish family.
The result was a children's book, A Girl Named Summer, and her first historical novel, Gentle Warrior.
As a young wife and mother she took several freelance writing jobs, and wrote longer stories to amuse herself.
After her youngest child started school, Garwood began attending local writers' conferences, where she soon met an agent.