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Andrea Blake
Jay Blakeney (20 June 1929 – 24 October 2007) was a British writer and newspaper reporter, well known as a romance novelist under the pen names Anne Weale and Andrea Blake. She wrote over 88 books for Mills & Boon from 1955 to 2002. She died on 24 October 2007; at the time of her death she was writing her autobiography, ''88 Heroes…1 Mr Right''. Biography Anne Weale was a journalist and writer who lived mainly in Europe. She was best known for her romance novels of the 1980s. She published her first romance novel as Anne Weale in 1955 and her last novel in 2002. Weale attended Norwich High School for Girls. She began her writing career while she was still at school, selling short stories to a women's magazine. Later, she worked as a journalist to further her career and hone her writing. She worked as reporter for three different British papers until she decided to focus more exclusively on her novels. Weale was a passionate traveller, which is reflected in her stories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Novel
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Precursors include authors of literary fiction, such as Samuel Richardson, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Brontë. There are many subgenres of the romance novel, including fantasy, gothic, contemporary, historical romance, paranormal fiction, and science fiction. Although women are the main readers of romance novels a growing number of men enjoy them as well. The Romance Writers of America cite 16% of men read romance novels. "Many people today don’t realize that romance is more than a love story. Romance can be a complex plotline with a setting from the past in a remote, faraway place. Instead of focusing on a love story, it idealizes values and principles that seem lost in today’s world of technology and instant gratification. However, roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh Michaels
Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger (born July 27, 1954 in Iowa, United States), a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places. Biography LeAnn was born on July 27, 1954 in Iowa, United States. She received a ''Bachelor of Arts'' in journalism from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, after three years of study and maintained a 3.93 grade-point average. She received the ''Robert Bliss Award'' as top-ranking senior in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and won a national ''William Randolph Hearst Award'' for feature-writing as an undergraduate. When LeAnn was very young she read romance novels, and when she was fifteen, she wrote her first romance novel and burned it. She burned five more complete manuscripts before submitting one to a publisher. The first submission was acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Romantic Fiction Writers
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English Women Novelists
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English Romantic Fiction Writers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Deaths
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1929 Births
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Susan Napier
Susan Napier (born 14 February 1954 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a popular New Zealand writer of over 30 romance novels in various Mills & Boon category lines since 1984. Biography Napier worked as a reporter at the newspaper ''Auckland Star'', where she met her future husband, Chief Reporter Tony Potter. They had two sons, Simon and Ben. Over 30 of her novels have been published, and they have been translated into a combined 20 languages. ''Romantic Times'' has described her work as "multi-layered" with "well-defined characters and a commanding conflict." She has twice been nominated for a ''Romantic Times'' Reviewer's Choice Award, in 1996 for ''Reckless Conduct'', and in 1997 for ''Mistress of the Groom.'' Bibliography Single novels * ''Sweet Vixen'', 1984 * ''Sweet As My Revenge'', 1985 * ''The Counterfeit Secretary'', 1986 * ''The Lonely Season'', 1986 * ''Reasons Of The Heart'', 1988 * ''Another Time'', 1989 * ''The Love Conspiracy'', 1990 * ''Bewitching Compulsion'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine George
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Cathy Williams
Cathy Williams (born 1957 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a British writer of romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1990. Biography Cathy Williams was born in 1957 in Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. She lives in Chiswick, London, England, with her three daughters; Charlotte, Olivia and the youngest, Emma, who studied Engineering at Cambridge University while working as a freelance photographer. Bibliography Single novels Italian Titans #''Wearing The De Angelis Ring'' (2015) #''The Surprise De Angelis Baby'' (2016) Bachelor Tycoons series *''A Reluctant Wife'' (1998) Omnibus in collaboration *''His Secretary Bride'' (2000) (with Kim Lawrence) *''Marriages by Arrangement'' (2000) (with Diana Hamilton and Anne Weale) *''Nine to Five'' (2001) (with Kim Lawrence and Sandra Marton) *''Caribbean Caress'' (2002) (with Catherine Spencer) *''Passion in Paradise'' (2004) (with Jacqueline Baird and Sara Craven) *''Secrets and Sins... Revealed! / From Lust to Love'' (2005) (with Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Hamilton (writer)
Diana Hamilton (b. England - d. 3 May 2009 in Shropshire) was a popular British writer of over 50 romance novels in Mills & Boon from 1986 to 2009. Biography At 18, she studied to art college, where she met Peter. She obtained a degree in Advertising Copywriting and she worked as a copywriter. She married with Peter, they had a daughter, Rebecca, and a son Paul, when they moved to Wales. They returned to Shropshire, England, where they had other child Andrew. She started writing in the 1970s, but she published her first novel in 1986. Hamilton died on 3 May 2009, at her home in Shropshire. Bibliography Single Novels * Song in a Strange Land (1986) * Dark Charade (1987) * Impulsive Attraction (1987) * Painted Lady (1988) * The Wild Side (1988) * A Secure Marriage (1989) * Betrayal of Love (1989) * Passionate Awakening (1990) * An Inconvenient Marriage (1990) * The Devil His Due (1991) * Games for Sophisticates (1991) * A Honeyed Seduction (1992) * Troubleshooter (1992) * Sava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Day Leclaire
Day Leclaire is an American author of more than forty romance novels. Biography Early years Day Leclaire started writing when she was just a child. After a long day of trying to keep occupied in the midst of a snowstorm, Leclaire and her three siblings ran out of things to do. In an effort to keep her own patience, Leclaire's mother challenged her to write her own story. That historical epic, based on Cinderella and set in the Wild West, was the beginning of her love of writing. Leclaire attended the University of California, Berkeley with the intent to major in anthropology. Shortly thereafter, Leclaire met her husband, Frank, and the two married. They became entrepreneurs, running a film library in Berkeley, remodeling houses in Seattle, Washington, and then opening a produce market. When Leclaire became pregnant with their son Matt, she decided that she really wanted to be a writer. Writing career Although Harlequin gave her encouraging feedback, Leclaire was not able to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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