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Kate Hoffmann
Peggy Hoffmann is an American writer of over 70 romance novels since 1993 as Kate Hoffmann. She has written for both the Temptation and Blaze lines for Harlequin Books. In 1992 she won the Harlequin Temptation contest. She lives in southeastern Wisconsin. Biography Hoffmann majored in music in college, later she settled into a job teaching music to elementary school children. After she left teaching, she had jobs in fashion merchandising, advertising, public relations and marketing/communications on both the agency and corporate side. She began reading romantic novels in 1979, when she picked up a copy of ''Ashes in the Wind'' by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, after which she immediately read all by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Rosemary Rogers, Laurie McBain, Valerie Sherwood, Johanna Lindsey Johanna Helen Lindsey (née Howard, March 10, 1952 – October 27, 2019) was an American writer of historical romance novels. All of her books reached the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sandra Paul
Sandra Howard, Lady Howard of Lympne (born August 1940) is an English novelist, former model and the wife of Michael Howard, a former leader of the Conservative Party. Life She was trained at the Lucy Clayton Modelling Agency and as Sandra Paul, she was a well-known model in the 1960s and was featured on the cover of American Vogue for two months in a row, was photographed by David Bailey and Norman Parkinson and was acquainted with John F Kennedy, Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan. She has been married four times, the first of which was when she was 18 to jazz pianist Robin Douglas-Home, the nephew of the former Prime Minister, Alec Douglas-Home. She has a son, Sholto, from this marriage. She was later married to David Wynne-Morgan, a publicist, whom she also divorced. She then married advertising executive Nigel Grandfield. It was while married to Grandfield that she met Michael Howard at a Red Cross Ball. She and Howard subsequently married in 1975. They have a son and a daughter. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Walker (writer)
Kate Walter (born 7 May 1950 in Nottinghamshire, England) was a popular British writer of 50 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1984. Biography Catherine Mary Wade was born on 7 May 1950 in Nottinghamshire, England of Irish extraction, but the family moved to West Yorkshire when she was just 18 months old. She was the middle child of five daughters. She studied English and Library Science in the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, where she met her husband. They married and installed in Lincolnshire She worked until she was a mother. As Kate Walker published her first novel in 1984. Bibliography Single novels The Sicilian Brothers Series #''The Sicilian's Wife'' (2002) #''The Sicilian's Red-Hot Revenge'' (2007) Nicolaides / Morgan Series #''The Married Mistress'' (2003) #''Their Secret Baby'' (2003) Alcolar Family Trilogy #''The Twelve-month Mistress'' (2004) #''The Spaniard's Inconvenient Wife'' (2004) #''Bound by Blackmail'' (2005) Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilian Darcy
Lilian Darcy (b. 14 February in Australia) is popular Australian writer of over 75 medical romance novels since 1981. Biography Lilian Darcy was born on 14 February in Australia. She grew up reading the books by L.M. Montgomery. She obtained an Arts degree with majors in Linguistics, Russian and French. She worked as a nanny in the French Alps and extensively in theatre, both on stage and as a playwright. Later, she worked as teacher of French and English, she changed her career to computer programming before marriage with a New Yorker writer. They started their married life in New Jersey and Ohio. She published her first novel in 1981. Now, she and her husband live in New South Wales, Australia with their three sons and their daughter. Bibliography Single novels *''Bright Crystals'' (1981) *''New Caledonian Nurse'' (1982) *''New Doctor at the Boronia'' (1983) *''Nurse at Twin Valleys'' (1984) *''Patience and Dr. Pritchard'' (1985) *''Sister Madeleine'' (1985) *''Flying Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Kearney
Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptian '' sšn'' and Coptic ''shoshen'' meaning "lotus flower", from Hebrew ''Shoshana'' meaning "lily" (in modern Hebrew this also means "rose" and a flower in general), from Greek ''Sousanna'', from Latin ''Susanna'', from Old French ''Susanne''. Variations * Susana (given name), Susanna, Susannah * Suzana, Suzanna, Suzannah * Susann, Suzan, Suzann * Susanne (given name), Suzanne * Susanne (given name) * Suzan (given name) * Suzanne * Suzette (given name) * Suzy (given name) * Zuzanna (given name) *Cezanne (Avant-garde) Nicknames Common nicknames for Susan include: * Sue, Susie, Susi (German), Suzi, Suzy, Suzie, Suze, Poosan, Sanna, Suzie, Sookie, Sukie, Sukey, Subo, Suus (Dutch), Shanti In other languages * fa, سوسن (Sousan, Susan) ** tg, Савсан (Savsan), tg, Сӯсан (Sūsan) * ku, Sosna,Swesne * ar, سوسن (Sawsan) * hy, Շուշան (Šušan) * (Sushan) * Sujan in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Shalvis
Jill Shalvis is a best-selling American author of over 50 contemporary romance novels, including her award-winning Lucky Harbor series. Biography Shalvis, who has also written under the pseudonym Jill Sheldon, published her first novel in 1999. Her books have made the New York Times Bestseller List. She has won numerous awards, including the Romance Writers of America's RITA Award for ''Simply Irresistible'', three National Readers' Choice Awards, and the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award. Shalvis lives with her husband and their three children in their home near Lake Tahoe, California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori .... Bibliography Animal Magnetism Series # ''Animal Magnetism'' (2011) # ''Animal Attraction'' (2011) # ''Rescue My Heart'' (2012) # '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Diamond (novelist)
Jackie Diamond Hyman (born April 3, 1949 in Menard, Texas, United States) is an American writer and former Associated Press reporter and columnist. Since 1982, she has written more than ninety novels in genres including romance, horror, fantasy and mystery under the pen names Jacqueline Diamond, Jacqueline Topaz, Jacqueline Jade, Jackie Hyman, and Jackie Diamond Hyman. Biography Personal life Jackie Diamond Hyman was born on April 3, 1949 in Menard, Texas, United States. She is the daughter of Maurice Hyman, M.D., former chief of psychiatry at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, and ceramic sculptor Sylvia Hyman. Hyman was married in 1978 to Kurt Wilson and has two sons. Career Hyman graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts and received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to travel and write in Europe. After moving to Orange County, California, in 1972, she worked as a reporter and editor for '' The Orange Coast Daily P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Hutchinson (novelist)
Bobby Hutchinson (born 19 June 1953 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le .... An inspirational captain, a career highlight came on 24 May 1986, when he lifted the Associate Members' Cup at Wembley Stadium as Bristol City beat Bolton Wanderers 3-0 in the final.http://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/article/wembley-2015-city-go-for-history-2347367.aspx References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchinson, Bobby 1953 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Association football midfielders Scottish footballers Montrose F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Walsall F.C. play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs (born May 17, 1958) is an American author of historical and contemporary romance novels. Early years Wiggs began writing as a child, finishing her first novel, ''A Book About Some Bad Kids'', when she was eight. She temporarily abandoned her dream of being a novelist after graduating from Harvard University, instead becoming a math teacher. She continued to read, especially reveling in romance novels. After running out of reading material one evening in 1983, she began writing again, using the working title ''A Book About Some Bad Adults.'' Career For three years Wiggs continued to write, and in 1987 Zebra Books published her first novel, a Western historical romance named ''Texas Wildflower''. Her subsequent historical and contemporary romances have been set in a wide range of settings and time periods. Many of her novels are set in areas where she's lived or visited. She gave up teaching in 1992 to write full-time, and has since completed an average of two b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Margaret Way
Margaret Way (b. Brisbane d. Cleveland, Queensland, Australia ) was an Australian writer of romance novels and women's fiction. A prolific author, Way wrote more than 120 novels since 1970, many through Mills & Boon, a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK Ltd., owned by Harlequin Enterprises. Biography Before her marriage, she was a well-known pianist, teacher, vocal coach and accompanist. She began writing when her son, Laurence Way, was born, a friend took a pile of Mills & Boon books to her, she read all and decided that she also could write these types of novels. She began to write and promote her country with her stories set in Australia. She sold her first novels in 1970. Margaret Way lives with her family in her native Brisbane. Beginning in 2013, Margaret began to self-publish, releasing her first "e-book" mid-July. Margaret died on the 10th of August 2022 in Cleveland, Queensland. Bibliography Single Novels *''King Country'' (1970) *''Blaze of Silk'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Dickson
The Aramoana massacre was a spree shooting that occurred on 13 November 1990 in the small seaside township of Aramoana, northeast of Dunedin, New Zealand. Resident David Gray killed 13 people including local police Sergeant Stewart Graeme Guthrie, Stewart Guthrie, one of the first responders to the reports of a shooting, after a verbal dispute between Gray and his next-door neighbour. After a careful house-to-house search the next day, police officers led by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (now known as the Special Tactics Group) located Gray, and shot and injured him as he came out of a house firing from the hip. He died in an ambulance while being transported to hospital. Television news carried live reports from the scene. At the time, the incident was the deadliest mass shooting in New Zealand's history, being surpassed 29 years later by the Christchurch mosque shootings. After the shootings, sweeping changes were made to New Zealand's firearms legislation in 1992, including 10-year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
