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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] |
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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] |
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] |
Susan Napier
Susan Napier (born 14 February 1954 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a popular New Zealand writer of over 30 romance novels in various Mills & Boon category lines since 1984. Biography Napier worked as a reporter at the newspaper ''Auckland Star'', where she met her future husband, Chief Reporter Tony Potter. They had two sons, Simon and Ben. Over 30 of her novels have been published, and they have been translated into a combined 20 languages. ''Romantic Times'' has described her work as "multi-layered" with "well-defined characters and a commanding conflict." She has twice been nominated for a ''Romantic Times'' Reviewer's Choice Award, in 1996 for ''Reckless Conduct'', and in 1997 for ''Mistress of the Groom.'' Bibliography Single novels * ''Sweet Vixen'', 1984 * ''Sweet As My Revenge'', 1985 * ''The Counterfeit Secretary'', 1986 * ''The Lonely Season'', 1986 * ''Reasons Of The Heart'', 1988 * ''Another Time'', 1989 * ''The Love Conspiracy'', 1990 * ''Bewitching Compulsion'', ... [...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] |
Carol Marinelli
Carol may refer to: People with the name *Carol (given name) *Henri Carol (1910–1984), French composer and organist *Martine Carol (1920–1967), French film actress *Sue Carol (1906–1982), American actress and talent agent, wife of actor Alan Ladd Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Carol (music), a festive or religious song; historically also a dance ** Christmas carol, a song sung during Christmas * Carol (Carol Banawa album), ''Carol'' (Carol Banawa album) (1997) * Carol (Chara album), ''Carol'' (Chara album) (2009) * Carol (Chuck Berry song), "Carol" (Chuck Berry song), a rock 'n roll song written and recorded by Chuck Berry in 1958 * Carol, a Japanese rock band that Eikichi Yazawa once belonged to *"The Carol", a song by Loona from ''HaSeul'' Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * Carol (anime), ''Carol'' (anime), an anime OVA featuring character designs by Yun Kouga * ''Carol'', the title of a 1952 novel by Patricia Highsmith better known as ''The Price of ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Jessica Matthews
Jessica Tuchman Mathews (born July 4, 1946) is an American international affairs expert with a focus on climate and energy, defense and security, nuclear weapons, and conflict and governance. She was President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an international affairs think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. with offices in five other countries, from 1997 to 2015. She has also held jobs in the Executive and Legislative branches of government, management and research in nonprofits, and journalism. Biography Jessica Mathews was born on July 4, 1946, to Jewish parents Barbara Tuchman (née Wertheim) (1912–1989), historian and Pulitzer Prize winner, and Lester Tuchman (c. 1904–1997), medical researcher and professor of clinical medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne McAllister
Barbara Schenck under the pseudonym Anne McAllister is an American best-selling writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985. Biography Barbara Schenck was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana. She met her husband through her job at a university library, and they have been married for over thirty years. The couple have four children. They live in Iowa but spends much time in Montana. McAllister holds a master's degree in theology. Before she began writing, she held jobs as a Spanish teacher, copyediting textbooks, and ghostwriting sermons. Her novels have been published in the Harlequin Presents, Silhouette Desire, Special Edition, and Harlequin American category romance lines. She has twice won the Romance Writers of America RITA Award, and has been a finalist an additional seven times. In 2000, she was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award as Series Author of the Year. She has also been award ... [...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] |
