title: Jillian Hunter
text: # Jillian Hunter
  
  Jillian Hunter (born 1950) is an American author of historical romance novels. In 2015, Hunter's Forbidden to love the duke was featured in NPR's list of 'books to light your fire for Valentine's Day'. Hunter was born in Scotland to a Welsh mother and an American father. When her father became an intelligence and executive officer for the coastguard, they moved to London. She now lives in south California with her husband and three daughters. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in French.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * 1995 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for Glenlyon's Bride
  * 1997 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for Fairy Tale
  * 1998 - Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for Historical Love and Laughter
  * 1998 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for Daring
  * 1999 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for Delight
  * 2000 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for Indiscretion
  * 2001 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for Abandon
  * 2006 - Romantic Times Award Nominee for The Wicked Games of a Gentleman
  * 2008 - Romantic Times Award Winner for Wicked as Sin
  