Beverly Barton

Beverly Marie Beaver (née Inman; December 23, 1946 – April 21, 2011), better known as Beverly Barton, was an American author, known for her romantic suspense novels. She wrote over thirty contemporary romance novels and created the popular The Protectors series for Harlequin Enterprises–owned Silhouette's Intimate Moments lines. Her first book, Yankee Lover, was published in July 1990 by Harlequin's imprint, Silhouette Desire.

Biography Beverly Barton was born in Alabama. She spent her formative years between Tuscumbia and Barton, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee. After graduating from Chattanooga Central High School, she attended college at the University of North Alabama.

Barton was a wife, mother, and grandmother.

She died suddenly of heart failure on April 21, 2011.