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Emma Darcy
Emma Darcy is the pseudonym used by the Australian husband–wife writing team of Wendy Brennan (28 November 1940 – 12 December 2020) and Frank Brennan (1936 – 1995), they wrote in collaboration over 45 romance novels. In 1993, for the Emma Darcy pseudonym's 10th anniversary, they created the "Emma Darcy Award Contest" to encourage authors to finish their manuscripts. After the death of Frank Brennan in 1995, Wendy wrote on her own. She lived in New South Wales, Australia. Darcy sold 60 million books from 1983 to 2001, and averaged six new books per year. In 2002, Darcy's first crime novel ''Who Killed Angelique?'' won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel. In 2003, the next novel, ''Who Killed Bianca'', was a finalist for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel. Personal life Wendy Brennan Wendy was born 28 November 1940 in Australia, she had an Honours degree in Latin and worked as a high school English teacher. She was reputedly the first woman computer programmer in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Miranda Lee
Miranda Lee (born Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia) is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990. Biography Miranda Lee was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. She is the daughter of a school teacher and a dressmaker, she was the youngest of four children. She worked as programmer until her marriage, they had three daughters. In 1990, she published her first novels in Mills & Boon. She is the sister of Emma Darcy (Wendy Brennan). Bibliography Single Novels *''After the Affair'' (1990) *''An Obsessive Desire'' (1990) *''The Reluctant Lover'' (1991) *''Scandalous Seduction'' (1991) *''Asking for Trouble'' (1991) *''A Daring Proposition'' (1992) *''A Date with Destiny'' (1992) *''Knight to the Rescue'' (1992) *''Beth and the Barbarian'' (1993) *''A Very Secret Affair'' (1995) *''A Haunting Obsession'' (1995) *''Rendezvous with Revenge'' (1996) *''Night of Shame'' (1997) *''Two-Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Spencer (novelist)
Catherine Spencer (born 1950) is a popular Canadian writer of over 40 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd from 1986 to 2009. She also signed her books as Kathy Orr. Biography Catherine Spencer was born in 1950, and went to a Catholic school. She worked as a High School English teacher. She married and had four children and five dogs. When the menopause approached, Catherine began to write. She published her first novel in 1986. With friend and fellow writer Judith Bowen, she is a co-sponsor of the biennial Singletree Workshop, a weekend retreat for romance writers. Now, Spencer lives with her husband in White Rock, in south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Their four children are adults, and they have eight grandchildren. Bibliography As Catherine Spencer Single Novels *''A Lasting Kind of Love'' (1986) *''Fires of Summer'' (1989) *''The Loving Touch'' (1990) *''Winter Roses'' (1990) *''Dear Miss Jones'' (1991) *''Elegant Barbarian'' (1992) *''Naturally Loving'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Lyons
Mary-Jo Wormell (born 1947), better known as Mary Lyons, was a popular British writer of 45 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1983 to 2001. Wormell, along with two other prolific Mills & Boon authors, launched Heartline Publishing on 14 February 2001. The publishing house was meant to fill the gap between Mills & Boon and mainstream fiction. The publishing house appears to have closed as the website is now defunct. Wormell was a Conservative Party parliamentary candidate. She has been married three times. Bibliography Single novels *The Passionate Escape (1983) *Caribbean Confusion (1983) *Desire in the desert (1984) *Spanish serenade (1984) *Love's Tangled Web (1984) *Dangerous Stunt (1985) *No Other Love (1985) *Eclipse of the Heart (1985) *Mended Engagement (1985) *Escape from the Harem (1986) *Passionate Deception (1986) *Hay Fever (1987) *Stranger at Winterfloods (1988) *Hurricane! (1988) *Love in a Spin (1989) *No Surrender (1989) *Dark and Dangerous (1991) *Silver Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Brooks
Rita Bradshaw (born 1949) is a British romance novelist. She wrote historical romances under her real name and contemporary romances under the pseudonym Helen Brooks. Biography Rita Bradshaw was born in 1949 in Northampton, England. She met her husband Clive when she was 16. They have three children. A former secretary, she began writing in 1990 at the age of 40, and published her first novel in 1992 at Mills & Boon under the pseudonym Helen Brooks. Since 1998, she has also published historical romances under her actual name. She lives in Northampton. Bibliography As Helen Brooks Single Novels *''Stone Angel'' (1992) *''Deceitful Lover'' (1992) *''The Devil You Know'' (1992) *''Cruel Conspiracy'' (1992) *''Gentle Savage'' (1993) *''Cold Fire'' (1993) *''Sweet Betrayal'' (1993) *''And the Bride Wore Black'' (1993) *''A Heartless Marriage'' (1993) *''Bitter Honey'' (1993) *''Dark Oasis'' (1994) *''Knight in Black Velvet'' (1994) *''The Sultan's Favourite'' (1994) *''Web of D ... [...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 accepted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Marton
Sandra Marton (born June 30, 19?? in the United States) is a best-selling American author of over 86 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1985. In 2012, she began writing self-published novels. Six titles are currently available: "The Prince of Pleasure," "Emily: Sex & Sensibility," "Jaimie: Fire & Ice," "Lissa: "Sugar & Spice," "The Gift," and "On the Wilde Side." Biography Sandra graduated from high school with honors in English, and graduated cum laude from college with highest departmental honors in English. She is married and has a divorced son, a granddaughter and a grandson. She resides in southern New England, United States. Bibliography Single Novels *''Rapture in the Sands'' (1985) *''From This Day Forward'' (1985) *''Game of Deceit'' (1986) *''Out of the Shadows'' (1986) *''Intimate Strangers'' (1987) *''Lovescenes'' (1987) *''Heart of the Hawk'' (1988) *''A Flood of Sweet Fire'' (1988) *''Deal with the Devil'' (1988) *''Cherish the Flame'' (1988) *' ... [...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] |
Ann Major
Margaret Major Cleaves (born February 13, 1946) is popular writer of over 45 romance novels since 1980 as her real name and under the pseudonym Ann Major. She is a founding member of the Romance Writers of America and the co-author of the article "The Contemporary Light Romance" which has been collected in the book Writing and Selling the Romance Novel. Biography Margaret Major was born February 13, 1946, in Texas, United States. Major attended Del Mar College, the University of the Americas in Mexico City, and the University of Texas at Austin from which she received a B.A. in English and Spanish. She taught school for two years before going on to receive her M.A. in English and Spanish from Texas A & I University. She has studied music at the university level and speaks fluent in three languages: English, Spanish and French. Major married and she began writing after her first child was born. She sold her first novel six years later. She is a founding board member of the Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette Broadrick
Annette Broadrick (born November 26, 1938) is an American writer of over 55 romance novels since 1984. Biography Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938, and raised as an only child for sixteen years, until her younger sister, Derralee, was born. Two years after that, as soon as she was graduated from high school in 1957, Broadrick married. The first of her four sons, David, arrived a year later, when she was 19. Rick, Randy, and Kevin came along quickly after that. For twenty-five years, Broadrick worked as a legal secretary to help supplement her husband's income. During that time period, the family lived in Arizona, Texas, Illinois and Oregon. After her youngest child graduated from high school, Broadrick decided to try writing a book. In January 1984, she sold her first manuscript to Silhouette. She has been a full-time writer since then, with over fifty books published by Silhouette. Broadrick lives in the Texas Hill Country. Awards * 1984 nominee for Romantic Times Magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Craven
Anne Ashurst (née Bushell; October 1938 in Devon, England – 15 November 2017), who wrote using the pseudonym Sara Craven, was a British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels were published by Mills & Boon from 1975. In 2010 she became chairman of the Southern Writers' Conference, and the next year was elected the 26th Chairman (2011–2013) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Biography Anne "Annie" Bushell was born in October 1938 in Devon, England. She worked as journalist at the Paignton Observer, but after her marriage, she moved to the north of England, where she worked as teacher. After she returned to journalism, she joined the Middlesbrough Writers' Group, where she met other romance writer Mildred Grieveson (Anne Mather). She started to write romance. In 1975, she sold her first romance novel to Mills & Boon, under the pseudonym of Sara Craven. In 1997, she was the overall winner of the BBC's Mastermind, winning the last final presented by Magnus Magnusson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Baird
Jacqueline Baird (born 1 April in Northumberland, England) is popular English writer of over 30 romance novels since 1988. Awards * Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award 1998. Best Harlequin Presents * Romantic Times Wishes * Numerous Waldenbooks Series Best-seller List * Numerous British Best-seller List * USA Today Best -seller List. April 2010 Bibliography Single novels * ''Dark Desiring'' (1988) * ''Shattered Trust'' (1990) Romano2(Kristine Series) by Martha Cecilia Tagalog version. * ''Passionate Betrayal'' (1991) * ''Dishonourable Proposal'' (1992) * ''Guilty Passion'' (1992) * ''Master of Passion'' (1993) * ''Gamble on Passion'' (1994) * ''Nothing Changes Love'' (1994) * ''A Devious Desire'' (1995) * ''The Valentine Child'' (1995) * ''Raul's Revenge'' (1996) * ''The Reluctant Fiancee'' (1997) * ''Mistaken for a Mistress'' (1997) * ''Giordanni's Proposal'' (1998) * ''A Husband of Convenience'' (1999) * ''Husband on Trust'' (2000) * ''A Most Passionate Revenge'' (2000) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |