Bertrice Small (December 9, 1937 – February 24, 2015), was an American
''New York Times''- bestselling writer of historical and erotic
romance novel
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s.
Bertrice lived on
Long Island
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, New York, with her husband George Small. She was a member of The Authors Guild, Romance Writers of America, PAN, and PASIC.
Biography
Personal life
Small was born Bertrice Williams in Manhattan on December 9, 1937. Her parents were David Williams and the former Doris Steen. Both worked in the business side of television broadcasting. She attended St. Mary's, a school for girls run by Anglican nuns in Peekskill, N.Y. She later entered Western College for Women in Ohio but dropped out and transferred to a Katherine Gibbs secretarial school, after which she worked as a secretary in advertising agencies.
She was married for 49 years to George Small, who died in 2012. They had a son, Thomas, and 4 grandchildren. She had lived on eastern Long Island for 30 years.
Small died on February 24, 2015, aged 77, in
Southold, New York
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.
She is survived by her son Thomas, and her four grandchildren; Chandler, Cora, Sophia, and Evan.
Writing career
From 1978
on, Small authored over 50 novels, including in the historical romance, fantasy romance and erotic contemporary genres.
Her novels included ''The Kadin'', and the series ''The O'Malley Saga'' and ''Skye's Legacy''.
A New York Times bestselling author, Small also appeared on other best-seller lists including ''
Publishers Weekly
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'', ''
USA Today
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'' and the ''
Los Angeles Times
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''.
[ She was the recipient of numerous awards including Best Historical Romance, Outstanding Historical Romance Series, Career Achievement for Historical Fantasy and several Reviewers Choice awards from '']Romantic Times
''Romantic Times'' was an American genre magazine specializing in romance novel
A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and romantic love betwee ...
''. She had a "Silver Pen" from Affaire de Coeur, and an Honorable Mention from The West Coast Review of Books. In 2004 Bertrice Small was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by ''Romantic Times'' magazine for her contributions to the genre.
Bibliography
Leslie Family Saga Series
#''The Kadin'', 1978
#''Love Wild and Fair'', 1978
Single Novels
*''Adora'', 1980
*''Unconquered'', 1981
*''Beloved'', 1983
*''Enchantress Mine'', 1987
*''The Spitfire'', 1990
*''A Moment in Time'', 1991
*''To Love Again'', 1993
*Love, Remember Me 1994
*''The Love Slave'', 1995
*''Hellion'', 1996
*''Betrayed'', 1998
*''Deceived'', 1998
*''The Innocent'', 1999
*''A Memory of Love'', 2000
*''The Duchess'', 2001
*''The Dragon Lord's Daughters'', 2004
The Border Chronicles
*''A Dangerous Love'', 2006
*''The Border Lord's Bride'', 2007
*''The Captive Heart'', 2008
*''The Border Lord and Lady'', 2009
*''The Border Vixen'', 2010
*''Bond of Passion'', 2011
O'Malley Family Saga Series
#''Skye O'Malley'', 1981
#''All the Sweet Tomorrows'', 1984
#''A Love for All Time'', 1986
#''This Heart of Mine'', 1988
#''Lost Love Found'', 1989
#''Wild Jasmine'', 1992
Wyndham Family Saga Series
#''Blaze Wyndham'', 1988
#''Love, Remember Me'', 1994
Skye's Legacy Series
#''Darling Jasmine'', 1997
#''Bedazzled'', 1999
#''Besieged'', 2001
#''Intrigued'', 2001
#''Just Beyond Tomorrow'', 2002
#''Vixens'', 2003
Friarsgate Inheritance Saga Series
#''Rosamund'', 2002
#''Until you'', 2003
#''Philippa'', 2004
#''The Last Heiress'', 2005
Pleasure Channel Series
#''Private Pleasures'', 2004
#''Forbidden Pleasure'', 2006
#''Sudden Pleasures'', 2007
#''Dangerous Pleasures'', 2008
#''Passionate Pleasures'', 2010
#''Guilty Pleasures'', 2011
World of Hetar Series
#''Lara'', 2005
#''A Distant Tomorrow'', 2006
#''The Twilight Lord'', 2007
#''The Sorceress of Belmair'', 2008
#''The Shadow Queen'', 2009
#''Crown of Destiny'', 2010
The Silk Merchants Daughters
#''Bianca'', 2012
#''Francesca'', 2013
#''Lucianna'', 2013
#''Serena'' (as yet unpublished)
Anthologies in collaboration
*"''Ecstasy''" in ''CAPTIVATED'', 1999 (with Thea Devine, Susan Johnson and Robin Schone)
*"''Mastering Lady Lucinda''" in ''FASCINATED'', 2000 (with Thea Devine, Susan Johnson and Robin Schone)
*"''The Awakening''" in ''DELIGHTED'', 2002 (with Nikki Donovan, Susan Johnson and Liz Madison)
*"''Zuleika and the Barbarian''" in ''I LOVE ROGUES'', 2003 (with Jane Bonander
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* Jane (given name), a feminine given name
* Jane (surname), related to the given name
Film and television
* ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd
* ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fi ...
and Thea Devine)
References
Sources
*
Bertrice Small's author page on Historical Romance Writers
Bertrice Small in Fantastic Fiction
Interview with Bertrice Small on Veronika Asks
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1937 births
2015 deaths
20th-century American novelists
21st-century American novelists
American romantic fiction writers
American women novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women writers