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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] |
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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] |
Jessica Steele
Jessica Steele (9 May 1933 – 23 November 2020) was a British author of 88 romance novels that spanned a career over four decades, Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon since 1979 starting with The Icicle Heart. Her last novel was The Girl From Honeysuckle Farm and it was published in 2009. Biography Steele was born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. She worked initially as a clerk and she married in 1967. She travelled to Hong Kong, China, Mexico, Japan, Peru, Russia, Egypt, Chile and Greece in order to establish a background for her novels. Bibliography Single Novels * ''The Icicle Heart'' (1979) * ''Hostage to Dishonour'' (1979) * ''Hostile Engagement'' (1979) * ''Spring Girl'' (1979) * ''Pride's Master'' (1979) * ''Intimate Friends'' (1979) * ''The Other Woman'' (1980) * ''Turbulent Covenant'' (1980) * ''Magic of His Kiss'' (1980) * ''Price to be Met'' (1980) * ''Devil in Disguise'' (1980) * ''Innocent Abroad'' (1981) * ''Bachelor's Wife'' (1981) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia James
Julia James (1890–1964) was an English actress of the 1900s Edwardian era, the leading lady at the Gaiety Theatre. Biography Julia James was born in London in 1890. In 1905 she began her career in ''Supper Belle in Blue Bell'' at the Aldwych Theatre under Seymour Hicks. She was the leading lady at the Gaiety Theatre, appearing in ''The Girls of Gottenburg'', ''Havana'', and ''Our Miss Gibbs''. In 1913 she had the role of Sombra in '' The Arcadians'' at L'Olympia, Paris. In 1916 she performed at the London Opera House in ''Christmas in the Trenches''. In 1919 she played as Mabel Mannering in ''Yes, Uncle! ''Yes, Uncle!'' is a musical comedy by Austen Hurgon and George Arthurs, with music by Nat D. Ayer and lyrics by Clifford Grey (who also wrote ''The Bing Boys are Here'' and the following series of highly successful reviews). The story is based o ...''. She died in 1964. References {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Julia 1890 births 1964 deaths Actresses from London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Clark
Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucia, and Luzia. The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (see also De Lucy). Feminine name variants *Luiseach (Irish) *Lusine, Լուսինե, Լուսինէ (Armenian) *Lučija, Лучија ( Serbian) *Lucy, Люси (Bulgarian) *Lutsi, Луци (Macedonian) *Lutsija, Луција (Macedonian) *Liùsaidh (Scottish Gaelic) *Liucija (Lithuanian) *Liucilė (Lithuanian) *Lūcija, Lūsija ( Latvian) *Lleucu (Welsh) *Llúcia (Catalan) *Loukia, Λουκία (Greek) *Luca ( Hungarian) *Luce (French, Italian) *Lucetta (English) *Lucette (Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Jordan
Penelope Halsall (née Jones; 24 November 1946 – 31 December 2011) was a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and wrote contemporary romances as Penny Jordan and historical romances as Annie Groves (her mother's maiden name). She also wrote novels as Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Her books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide and been translated into many languages. Biography Penelope Jones was born on 24 November 1946 in Preston, Lancashire, the eldest of three children born to Anthony Winn Jones and his wife, Margaret Louise (née Groves), She had a brother, Anthony, and a sister, Prudence. A keen reader from childhood, her mother would leave her in the children's section of the local library while she changed her father's library books. Her story-telling career began at the age of eight when she began telling original bedtime stories to her younger sister. Her favourite b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robyn Donald
Robyn Donald (born 14 August 1940) is a prolific New Zealand writer of romance novels since 1977. Her books have print runs of up to 500,000 copies at a time. Biography Donald was born in Warkworth where her father owned a dairy farm. She trained and worked as a teacher. In 1960, she married Donald James Kingston. She now lives at Kerikeri in Northland. At a time when her husband was suffering from a heart attack, he encouraged her to finish the manuscript she was writing at the time, and send it off. She was not convinced, but since his doctor had asked her to humor her husband, she finished the manuscript, and sent it to the editors. Three months later, she was surprised to receive a letter from the editor saying that if she made a few revisions they would buy her novel ''Bride at Whangatapu''. Donald has written over 85 published novels for Mills & Boon that have been translated into 25 languages. Her first romance titled ''Bride at Whangatapu'' was published under the ex ... [...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] |
Margaret Mayo (novelist)
Margaret Mayo (born 7 February 1936 in Staffordshire, England) is a British writer of over 80 romance novels since 1976. Biography Margaret Mayo was born on 7 February 1936 in Staffordshire, England. She left school at fifteen, and learned shorthand and typing, to work as a secretary for many years. At 22, she married and had two children, Adrian and Tina. At 40, she began to publish romantic novels to Mills & Boon. Bibliography Single novels *Destiny Paradise (1976) *Land of Ice and Fire (1976) *Perilous Waters (1976) *Shades of Autumn (1976) *Rainbow Magic (1977) *Sea Gypsy (1977) *Tregenna Tyrant (1977) *Autumn Deception (1978) *Afraid to Love (1978) *Unwilling Wife (1979) *Mistaken Marriage (1979) *Stormy Affair (1979) *Valley of the Hawk (1979) *Burning Desire (1980) *Pirate Lover (1980) *Innocent Bride (1980) *Tormented Love (1980) *Taste of Paradise (1981) *Charming Enemy (1981) *Divided Loyalties (1981) *Diamond Stud (1981) *Dangerous Journey (1982) *Bitter Reunion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
