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Cathy Williams (musician)
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) (wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of Grenada and off the coast of northeastern Venezuela. It shares maritime boundaries with Barbados to the northeast, Grenada to the northwest and Venezuela to the south and west. Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the West Indies. The island country's capital is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous city is San Fernando. The island of Trinidad was inhabited for centuries by Indigenous peoples before becoming a colony in the Spanish Empire, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under the Treaty of Amiens as se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Bianchin
Helen Bianchin (born 20 February 1939) is a New Zealand-born Australian writer. Since 1975, she has written over 55 romance novels for Mills & Boon. Biography Bianchin was born on 20 February 1939 in New Zealand. She worked as a legal secretary, then spent two years working and travelling in Australia. In Cairns, she met Danilo Bianchin, an Italian from Treviso; six months later, they married. They had one daughter, Lucia, and two sons Angelo and Peter. Since 1981, the family has resided in Australia. Bibliography Single Novels * The Willing Heart (1975) * Bewildered Haven (1976) * Avenging Angel (1977)Harliquin Romance #2084 * Hills of Home (1978)Harliquin Romance #2175 * Vines in Splendour (1978) * Stormy Possession (1979) * Edge of Spring (1979) * Master of Uluru (1980)Harliquin Romance #2378 * Devil in Command (1980) * Savage Touch (1981) * Wildfire Encounter (1982) * Savage pagan (1984) * Yesterday's Shadow (1984) * Sweet Tempest (1984) * Dark Tyrant (1984) * Bitter Encore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago Emigrants To The United Kingdom
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmost island in the West Indies. With an area of , it is also the fifth largest in the West Indies. Name The original name for the island in the Arawaks' language was which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it ('The Island of the Trinity'), fulfilling a vow he had made before setting out on his third voyage. This has since been shortened to ''Trinidad''. History Caribs and Arawaks lived in Trinidad long before Christopher Columbus encountered the islands on his third voyage on 31 July 1498. The island remained Spanish until 1797, but it was largely settled by French colonists from the French Caribbean, especially Martinique.Besson, Gerard (2000-08-27). "Land of Beginnings – A historical digest", ''Newsday N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Romantic Fiction Writers
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * Briton (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1953 Births
Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito is chosen President of Yugoslavia. ** The CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel first meets to discuss the UFO phenomenon. * January 15 – Georg Dertinger, foreign minister of East Germany, is arrested for spying. * January 19 – 71.1% of all television sets in the United States are tuned into ''I Love Lucy'', to watch Lucy give birth to Little Ricky, which is more people than those who tune into Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration the next day. This record has yet to be broken. * January 20 – Dwight D. Eisenhower is sworn in as the 34th President of the United States. * January 24 ** Mau Mau Uprising: Rebels in Kenya kill the Ruck family (father, mother, and six-year-old son). ** Leader of East Germany Walter Ulbricht announces that agriculture will be col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Field
Jill MacLean (born 1941 in England) is a Canadian writer of children's fiction books and, under the pseudonyms of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley, a popular author of over 70 romance novels for Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1974. Biography Jill MacLean was born in 1941 in England. In 1950, her family moved to Nova Scotia, Canada. She graduated in Science with honours from Dalhousie University. After her graduation, she married, and worked on metal-induced rancidity of cod fillets at the Fisheries Research Board, until her daughter was born. Following the birth of her son, she was employed by the pathology laboratory of Sydney City Hospital and the biology department of Mount Allison University. When her husband joined the armed forces as a chaplain, the family moved 3 times in the first 18 months. Her children went to the school, and she did not consider to work. She read a dozen romance novels, and began to write. When she was published in 1974, she decided to use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Clair
Daphne Clair de Jong, née ''Williams'' (born 1939 in Dargaville, Northland) is a popular New Zealand writer of over 75 romance novels since 1977 as Daphne Clair and Daphne de Jong, and under the pseudonyms Laurey Bright, Clair Lorel, and Clarissa Garland, and she also publishes poetry and articles. Daphne Clair de Jong was a founding member and first president of Feminists for Life New Zealand, and wrote articles articulating its position in the seventies. Feminists for Life had no policies on homosexuality/lesbianism or divorce, as stated in the constitution. She subsequently resigned from the organisation, which had increasingly become associated with social conservatism and conservative Christianity and later became Women for Life, dropping its feminist focus. Biography Daphne Clair Williams was born on 1939 in Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand. She decided to be a writer when she was 8 years old. She published her first short story when she was 16. She writes romantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Graham
Lynne Graham (born 30 July 1956 in Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish author of over 100 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987. Biography Graham was born on 30 July 1956 in Northern Ireland to an Irish- Scottish family. She met her husband when she was 14, and before marrying she completed a degree at the University of Edinburgh. Graham and her husband have five children, one natural and four adopted, two from Sri Lanka and two from Guatemala. Most of her books are set in Europe. Bibliography Single Novels *''Bittersweet Passion'' (1987) *''The Veranchetti Marriage'' (1988) *''An Arabian Courtship'' (1990) *''An Insatiable Passion'' (1990) *''A Fiery Baptism'' (1991) *''Tempestuous Reunion'' (1991) *''A Vengeful Passion'' (1994) *''Angel of Darkness'' (1994) *''Indecent Deception'' (1994) *''The Heat of Passion'' (1995) *''Bond of Hatred'' (1995) *''Crime of Passion'' (1995) *''A Savage Betrayal'' (1995) *''The Unfaithful Wife'' (1995) *''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Wilkinson
:''Lee Wilkinson may also refer to the statistician Leland Wilkinson.'' Lee Wilkinson (born Nottingham, England) is a popular British writer of over 30 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1987, and is now publishing independently through the site "Lulu". Her latest romantic novel "Marley" is available through "Lulu". Biography Lee Wilkinson born in Nottingham, England, is an only child. She was educated at an all-girls school. Lee married Dennis at 22. They had two children, a son and a daughter, and became grandparents four times over. Following the death of Dennis she still lives in their 300-year-old stone cottage in a Derbyshire village. After publishing 39 books with Mills and Boon over many years she has now started publishing independently using the internet publisher "Lulu". Bibliography Single novels *Motive for Marriage (1987) *Hong Kong Honeymoon (1991) *My Only Love (1992) *Joy Bringer (1992) *Lost Lady (1993) *Adam's Angel (1994) *That Devil Love (1994) *Blind O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Porter (writer)
Jane Porter (3 December 1775 – 24 May 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. Her bestselling novels, ''Thaddeus of Warsaw'' (1803) and ''The Scottish Chiefs'' (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical novels in a modern style and among the first to become bestsellers. They were abridged and remained popular among children well into the twentieth century. Life Jane Porter was born in Durham, England, the third of five children of the Irishman William Porter and Jane Blenkinsop Porter of Durham. Tall and beautiful as she grew up, young Jane Porter's grave air earned her the nickname La Penserosa after John Milton's poem ''Il Penseroso''. After her father's death, Jane's family moved to Edinburgh, where she studied at a charity school under the schoolmaster George Fulton. Her family was acquainted with Sir Walter Scott. After stints in Durham and Ireland, the Porter family moved to London in the 1790s, where the sisters entered a circle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Lennox
Marion Lennox (born 1953) is a writer of over 110 romance novels. She began publishing in 1990, and has also written romantic novels under another pseudonym, Trisha David. Biography Marion Lennox was born in Australia in 1953. She was raised in a farming community. She has taught statistics, been a medical receptionist, and been employed in computing at university. She is married and has two children and lives in Queenscliff, Victoria. In search of an occupation she could pursue from home, Lennox decided to attempt novel writing. In 1988, she wrote a medical romance, ''Dare to Love Again'', which was to be her first published novel. It was released in 1990, and since then, she has been a prolific producer of romances. Lennox has won two Romance Writers of America RITA Awards in 2004 and 2006 for the year's Best Traditional Romance. Awards *''McTavish and Twins'' by Trisha David: 1999 RWAustralia's Romantic Book of the Year Finalist *''Marrying William'' by Trisha David: 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
