Maud Johnson

Maud Battle Johnson (c. 1918 – September 5, 1985)^[1] was a US journalist and author of romance novels. Johnson began her writing career working for newspapers in North Carolina, eventually becoming managing editor of the Rocky Mount Evening Telegram.^[1] Her novels for teen-aged girls included a romance series set in Virginia — where Johnson later died of cancer. The novels, beginning in 1979 with I'm Christy^[2] and continuing through Christy's Choice,^[1] Christy's Love,^[3] and Christy's Senior Year,^[1] were best sellers^[1] but were critically panned as "corny"^[2] and "bland."^[3] Johnson died in Richmond, Virginia, but was buried in Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount; her final novel, Dating Blues, was published after her death.^[1]