Commented Kemp, "The uncertainty of remaining safely on the edge of possible pain adds sexual tension to the stories."
Fictional States
Several of Johansen's novels have belonged to Bantam/Doubleday's Loveswept line of romances, beginning with Stormy Vows, Johansen's first novel, published in 1983. However, her historical novels have taken her--and her readers--into far corners of the earth. In particular, Johansen has made two imaginary countries, the Middle Eastern kingdom of Sedikhan and the Balkan state of Tamrovia, her own. Characters recur from book to book, and the two nations are linked by marriage; thus, Johansen's loyal readers can follow the fortunes of favorite characters such as recovering drug addict David Bradford (who originally appeared in The Trustworthy Redhead), who finds love and contentment in Touch the Horizon with a woman, Billie Callahan, herself a star of Capture the Rainbow.
Johansen's novels are sometimes included in established series which feature novels written by several authors. For example, in the "Shamrock" Trilogy, a series about the Delaney brothers of Ireland, Johansen wrote York the Renegade while the two other novels were written by Kay Hooper and Fayrene Preston.
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