found: Her Dark lover, 2005:t.p., etc. (J.R. Ward) t.p. verso (copyright Jessica Bird, 2005) cover, p. 3 (r. in the South with her husband; graduated from law school; worked in health care in Boston including as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation)
found: Romantic Times Book Club website, Mar. 5, 2006(Jessica Bird, a.k.a J.R. Ward; titles written as Jessica Bird include An irresistable bachelor, An unforgettable lady, Beauty and black sheep, From the first, Heart of gold, His comfort and joy, Leaping hearts; titles written as J.R. Ward include Dark lover and Lover eternal)
found: Wikipedia, Aug. 23, 2011(Jessica Bird; Jessica Rowley Pell Bird (b. 1969); American novelist; under her maiden name, Jessica Bird, she writes contemporary romance novels, and as J.R. Ward, she writes paranormal romance)
