Fern was born Mary Ruth Kovak in Hastings, Pennsylvania on April 3, 1933 to Albert and Lucy Kovak. She says she was an avid reader at a young age. He especially enjoyed mysteries and adventure stories.
Fern Michaels is the pseudonym of Mary Ruth Kuczkir. She says that even though Fern Michaels is not who she is but she is what she does, she doesn’t care that people call her Fern. So for simplicity, we’ll call her Fern.
Fern and her husband, Michael, married in 1952 and had five children. After moving to New Jersey, she decided with her friend Roberta Anderson to try writing. It was then that they adopted and wrote under the pseudonym Fern Michaels.
Fern Michaels and Roberta Anderson wrote 26 novels together. Fern divorced her husband, separated from Roberta, and won legal rights to the Fern Michaels name in 1989.
Fern then began writing on her own and what a prolific writer she has been. She says she has never had a writer’s block. Most of his novels have made the New York bestseller list. She was inducted into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame in 1995.
Fern moved to South Carolina in 1997. She has several dogs and lives in a renovated house on a 300-year-old haunted plantation outside of Charleston.
Fern’s advice for aspiring writers: “Sit back and DO IT. Don’t listen to anyone but yourself. Believe in yourself and don’t give up. If you persevere, you will win. I am living proof.”
Fern founded the Fern Michaels Foundation in 1990. This tax-exempt charity awards two- to four-year scholarships to qualified students each year. Understanding the plight of the single mother, she also helped open affordable child care centers for single mothers in need.
Bibliography:
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Captives
Captive Passions (1977)
Captive Hugs (1979)
Captive Splendors (1980)
Captive Secrets (1981)
Texas
Texas Rich (1985)
Texas Heat (1986)
Texas Fury (1989)
Texas Dawn (1993)
Texas Trilogy (Bus) (1991)
Sins
Sins of Omission (1989)
Sins of the Flesh (1990)
Vegas
Vegas Rich (1996)
Vegas Heat (1997)
Vegas Sunrise (1995)
Vegas Trilogy (omnibus) (2001)
Kentucky
Kentucky Rich (2001)
Kentucky Heat (2002)
Kentucky Dawn (2002)
Brotherhood
Weekend Warriors (2001)
Recovery (2004)
Vendetta (2004)
The jury (2005)
Sweet Vengeance (2006)
Lethal Justice (2006)
Free Fall (2006)
The Hideout (2007)
Hokus Pokus (2007)
Fast Track (2008)
Collateral Damage (2008)
Final Justice (2008)
Under the radar (2009)
Razor Sharp (2009)
Disappearance Act (2009)
Deadly Deals (2009)
Cisco
Mp place like home (2002)
Family Blessings (2004)
Godmothers
The Scoop (2009)
Independent novels
Pride and Passion (1975)
Vixen in Velvet (1976)
Valentina (1978)
The Delta Ladies (1980)
Golden Bow (1980)
Gypsy of the sea (1980)
Captive Gypsy (1980)
Whisper my name (1981)
Beyond Tomorrow (1981)
Paint Me Rainbow (1981)
The Panda Bear is Critical (1982)
Night Star (1982)
Wild Honey (1982)
Tender Warrior (1982)
All That Can Be (1983)
Free Spirit (1983)
Ashes to Ashes (1984)
To taste the wine (1987)
For All Their Lives (1991)
Seasons of his life (1994)
Have and Hold (1994)
Desperate Measures (1994)
Serendipity (1994)
Dear Emily (1995)
Wish List (1995)
Yesterday (1995)
White Fire (1997)
Sara’s Song (1998)
Seekers Guardians (1998)
Celebration (1999)
Annie’s Rainbow (1999)
Fragment of a Second (1999)
The Guest List (2000)
Picture Perfect (2000)
What You Wish (2000)
Listen to your heart (2000)
Lovely Lily (2001)
Plain Jane (2001)
The Scrolls of the Future (2001)
Late Bloom (2002)
About Face (2003)
Places of exchange (2003)
Crown Jewel (2003)
The Real Deal (2004)
The nosy neighbor (2005)
Pretty Woman (2005)
Fool Me Once (2006)
Hey handsome (2006)
The marriage game (2007)
Up Close & Personal (12007)
Mr. and Mrs. Anonymous (2009)
Betrayal (2009)
Return to Sender (2010)
Game over (2010)
