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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] |
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Liz Fielding
Liz Fielding (born in Berkshire, England) is an awarded British writer of over 60 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1992. Biography Liz Fielding was born in Berkshire, England, UK. She was educated at a girls' Convent School in Maidenhead. At 20, she went to Lusaka, Zambia, to work as a secretary. There she met her husband, John, a civil engineer, following him to Bahrain, Kenya and Botswana. They now live in a small village in Carmarthenshire, Wales. She has two adult children . In 1992, her first book was published — ''An Image of You'', set in Kenya. Since then, she has continued publishing her contemporary romance novels. Awards *''The Best Man and the Bridesmaid'' (2001): RITA Award Best Traditional Romance winner *''A Family of His Own'' (2005): Romantic Novelists' Association Love Story of the Year winner *''The Marriage Miracle'' (2006): RITA Award Best Short Contemporary Romance winner Bibliography Single Novels *''An Image of You'' (1992) *''A ... [...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] |
Jane Porter
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 (''née'' Blenkinsop) of Durham. Tall and beautiful as she grew up, young Jane Porter's grave air earned her the nickname ''Il Penseroso'', after John Milton's poem. 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 famous ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Sarah Mayberry
Sarah Mayberry is an Australian contemporary romance author and television screenwriter. She has written several novels for Harlequin Mills and Boon, as well as scripts for the television soap opera ''Neighbours''. She was a storyliner for the New Zealand medical drama ''Shortland Street'' and co-created the teen drama series ''Karaoke High'' with Kirsty McKenzie. Mayberry and her works have been nominated for several awards, and she won the Favourite Erotic Romance accolade at the Australian Romance Readers Awards in 2015. Early life Mayberry was born in Melbourne. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in professional writing. Writing career Mayberry knew from a young age that she wanted to be a writer and decided to writer romance novels, as that it was she liked to read herself. She wrote some Regency romances, but they were rejected by Harlequin Mills and Boon and she decided to pursue a career in journalism. After reading Jennifer Crusie's ''Anyone But You'', Mayberry was inspi ... [...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] |
