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Take
a lifelong Washingtonian, drop her deep in the heart of Texas,
and you get a gal with a yen to spin a yarn about the two places
she knows best. Jo-Ann Power, who used to work
in the nation’s capital, began to write Missing
Member after she moved to San Antonio. Creating a spunky
congresswoman in a heap of trouble, Power realized she could
tell a tale—with a tall, dark, handsome hunk—and
chuckle as she wrote. Missing Member is her
first novel in the Me & Mr. Jones series—and
has been chosen by THE MYSTERY GUILD as a FEATURED
ALTERNATE!
The author of 16
previous mainstream, mystery and romance novels, Jo-Ann has won
awards and praise from reviewers and readers. Her ability to “cleverly
weave politics, murder and romance, creating intense, breath-catching
suspense” is
a hallmark of her works, says Publisher’s Weekly.
Earning her a place in the Doubleday Book Club, her award-winning, “power-ful” style
has been ranked with Daphne DuMaurier’s and Phyllis Whitney’s.
Her characters "make readers believe in the power of love" (Old
Book Barn Gazette) and her suspenseful plots "keep
readers up till the wee hours of dawn." (Gothic Journal)
Power
began her career writing fact. As a freelancer, she learned that
readers want to understand an issue quickly, easily and with
a bit of entertainment to boot! That meant she could write about
anything that intrigued her—and
much did. She has learned—and so have her readers—about
everything from financial services products and trends, medical
advancements, historical events and biographies, to social issues
and the challenges to being published, in fiction and in non.
As a result, her non-fiction credits include many mass market
national magazines, as well as major metropolitan newspapers
including:
The Washington Post
Baltimore Sun
American Banker
Journal Newspapers in Maryland.
For interest groups, the federal government plus corporate and
individual clients, she has ghost-written numerous pieces that
have appeared in industry trade journals as well as these mass
market publications:
Austin American-Statesman
Wall Street Journal
The New York Times
Los Angeles Times
Now, every week, she also writes a syndicated column in a regional
Texas newspaper aimed at helping small business owners improve
their marketing. The column is titled—what else?—“Power
in Marketing!” (A few
of them appear as pdf downloads on her business’ site, www.powerontheweb.com,
under Our Words.)
Jo-Ann’s fiction credits include two mainstream novels,
two first-person old fashioned 19th century type gothics, two
novel length and one novella Victorian historical mysteries and
10 historical romances. Winning rave reviews and many awards
from industry groups and in contests for their characterization,
their historical accuracy, their plotting, these novels are:
The Mark of the Chadwicks, Zebra, 1993.
The Last Duchess of Wolff’s Lair, Zebra,
1993.
You and No Other, Pocket, 1994.
Angel of Midnight, Pocket,
1995.
Remembrance, Pinnacle, 1995.
Treasures, Pocket, 1996.
Gifts, Pocket, 1996.
The Nightingale’s Song, Pocket, 1997.
Never Before, Pocket, 1998.
Never Again, Pocket, 1998.
Never Say Never, Pocket, 1999.
Allure, Pocket, 1999.
With a friend and collaborator, Jo-Ann wrote these contemporary
mainstream and historical mysteries:
Cummings, Barbara and Power, Jo-Ann, Prime Time,
Pinnacle, 1992.
Cummings, Barbara and Power, Jo-Ann, Risks,
Pinnacle, 1993.
Crowleigh, Ann (Cummings and Power), Clively Close, Dead as
Dead Can Be, Zebra, 1993.
Crowleigh, Ann (Cummings and Power) Clively Close, Wait for the
Dark, 1993.
Crowleigh, Ann (Cummings and Power), “The Ghost
of Christmas Past,” Murder
Under the Tree, Zebra, 1993.
Today, Jo-Ann writes both in her “copious free time,” aka
early in the morning and much too late at night.
Please find Jo-Ann’s previously published novels on Amazon
and in many, many new and used bookstores as well as public libraries.
Also, please look for her newest works, too, as they appear
in your favorite bookstores.

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