Betty O'Rourke (born 12 May 1930 in Enfield, North London, England - died 2006 in Reading, Berkshire, England) was a British writer of over 14

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 between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Pre ...

s from 1987 to 2005, she also wrote under the pseudonyms Elizabeth Stevens and William Newham. She was vice-president of the

Romantic Novelists' Association The Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA) is the professional body that represents authors of romantic fiction in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1960 by Denise Robins (first president), Barbara Cartland (first vice-president), Vivian Stuart ...

and she was the acting Membership Secretary of the RNA.

Biography

Elizabeth Margaret was born on 12 May 1930 in

Reading, Berkshire Reading ( ) is a town and borough in Berkshire, Southeast England, southeast England. Located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the rivers River Thames, Thames and River Kennet, Kennet, the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 mot ...

, England. She started to work in a library at 20, and met her future husband at Library School, and worked as a librarian. During her first two years of marriage, they lived in United States. They had four children. She lived in her native Reading until her death.

Bibliography

As Betty O'Rourke

Single novels

*''Pageantry of Love'' (1987) *''Mists of Remembrance'' (1989) *''Island of the Gods'' (1996) *''Nightingale Summer'' (1997) *''The Icon of the Czar'' (1998) *''Penhaligon's Rock'' (2000) *''Copper Rose'' (2000) *''The Eagle and the Rose'' (2002) *''The Pageant Master'' (2003) *''After Michael'' (2005)

As Elizabeth Stevens

Single novels

* ''Forbidden Love'' (1996) * ''A Company Affair'' (1997) * ''The Unwelcome Guest'' (2003) * ''Hetty's Highwayman'' (2005)

References and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orourke, Betty English romantic fiction writers 1930 births 2006 deaths 20th-century English novelists