Romance novelist Johanna Lindsey died last October at age 67, news that was made public only recently. All of her 55 books reached the New York Times bestseller list and collectively sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. In 1977, Lindsey wrote her first book, Captive Pride, on a whim. Its success led to A Pirate's Love, Brave the Wild Wind, Fires of Winter and Paradise Wild. By 1990, she was writing two books a year, each selling at least 700,000 copies. After completing a 10-book deal for Avon, Lindsey moved to Simon & Schuster in 2001. Her most recent title, Temptation's Darling, was released in July (Gallery, $27, 9781982110802).Romance and YA author Sarah MacLean told Entertainment Weekly that "Johanna Lindsey was one of the most powerful voices of the romance genre, and at a critically important time. As the women's movement revolutionized homes and workplaces in the late '80s and early '90s, Johanna's strong, feminist heroines were revolutionaries in their own right--fighting for partnership, respect, and happily ever after. These were heroines who captained their own fate... they lived fearlessly, fought passionately, and loved with abandon... and they inspired millions of us to do the same."