Jasmine Cresswell

Jasmine Rosemary Cresswell (born 1941 in Wales) is a British author of over 50 romance novels as Jasmine Cresswell and Jasmine Craig.

Biography Jasmine Rosemary Cresswell was born in Wales and educated in London. After graduating early from high school, Cresswell received a diploma in technical French and German from the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in London. She then joined the British Foreign office and worked for the British Embassy in Rio de Janeiro, where she met her husband, Malcolm Candlish. The two have lived all over the world, including Australia, Canada, and the United States.

Cresswell received a bachelor's degree in history and philosophy from Melbourne University, a degree in history from Macquarie University, and a master's degree in history and archival administration from Case Western Reserve University. Cresswell began writing in 1975, and has more than 9 million copies of her books in print. She has also written romances under the name Jasmine Craig.

Cresswell has served as the editor of the Romance Writer's Report (the national journal of the Romance Writers of America), as president of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, and is a founder and former president of Novelists, Inc. Cresswell is also a member of England's Romance Novelists Association and the Authors' Guild of America.

Cresswell and her husband currently live in Sarasota, Florida, and Evergreen, Colorado. They have four children and numerous grandchildren.

Awards Colorado Authors' League Award for Best Paperback Novel of the Year Romance Writers of America Golden Rose Award USA Today Bestsellers List two-time Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award nominee two-time winner of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer of the Year Romance Writers of America's Golden Medallion Award nominee