Janet Dailey grew up in Iowa and graduated from high school in Independence, Iowa.
16 Facts About Janet Dailey
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Janet Dailey always wanted to be a writer and loved books.
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Janet Dailey graduated in 1962 from Jefferson High School in nearby Independence, Iowa and worked for a construction firm owned by her future husband, Bill Dailey, who was 15 years her senior.
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In 1974, after asserting that she could write a better romance novel than those she had read, Janet Dailey's husband challenged her to prove it.
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Janet Dailey spent eight months writing her first manuscript, No Quarter Asked, and then sent a query letter to Harlequin asking if they would like to read it.
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Janet Dailey wrote a total of 57 novels for Harlequin.
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Janet Dailey was one of the early writers for the Silhouette lines, for which she wrote 12 titles.
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Janet Dailey's day began at 4 am On good days, she would meet her quota in 8 to 10 hours; other days would require 12 to 14 hours of work.
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In 1979, Janet Dailey became the first romance author to transition from writing category romances to writing single-title romance novels.
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In 1982, Janet Dailey adapted her novel Foxfire Light into a film, starring Leslie Nielsen, Tippi Hedren, Faye Grant and Barry Van Dyke.
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Janet Dailey was sued in 1997 by fellow novelist Nora Roberts, who accused Janet Dailey of copying her work over a period of more than seven years.
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Janet Dailey acknowledged the theft and blamed it on a psychological disorder.
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Janet Dailey admitted that both Aspen Gold and Notorious lifted heavily from Roberts' work; both novels were subsequently pulled from print.
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In 2001, Janet Dailey returned to publishing with a four-book deal with Kensington Books.
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The contract called for two books in the Calder series Janet Dailey has written about a ranching family in Montana, and two books with holiday themes.
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Janet Dailey died at her home in Branson on December 14,2013, from complications of heart surgery.