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Jessica Steele (9 May 1933 – 23 November 2020) was a British author of 88
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." Pr ...
s that spanned a career over four decades, Her novels have been published by
Mills & Boon Mills & Boon is a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK Ltd. It was founded in 1908 by Gerald Rusgrove Mills and Charles Boon as a general publisher. The company moved towards escapist fiction for women in the 1930s. In 1971, the ...
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 Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Av ...
, 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) * ''Gallant Antagonist'' (1981) * ''Other Brother'' (1981) * ''But Know Not Why'' (1982) * ''Dishonest Woman'' (1982) * ''Distrust Her Shadow'' (1982) * ''No Quiet Refuge'' (1983) * ''Reluctant Relative'' (1983) * ''Tethered Liberty'' (1983) * ''Intimate Enemies'' (1983) * ''Tomorrow - Come Soon'' (1983) * ''Bond of Vengeance'' (1984) * ''Ruthless in all'' (1984) * ''Imprudent Challenge'' (1984) * ''Facade'' (1984) * ''No Holds Barred'' (1984) * ''No Honourable Compromise'' (1985) * ''Promise to Dishonour'' (1985) * ''So Near, So Far'' (1986) * ''Misleading Encounter'' (1986) * ''Beyond Her Control'' (1986) * ''Relative Strangers'' (1987) * ''Unfriendly Alliance'' (1987) * ''Fortunes of Love'' (1988) * ''Without Love'' (1988) * ''When the Loving Stopped'' (1988) * ''To Stay Forever'' (1989) * ''Farewell to Love'' (1989) * ''Frozen Enchantment'' (1989) * ''Unfriendly Proposition'' (1989) * ''Passport to Happiness'' (1990) * ''Hidden Heart'' (1990) * ''A First Time for Everything'' (1990) * ''Bad Neighbours'' (1991) * ''Without Knowing Why'' (1991) * ''Flight of Discovery'' (1991) * ''Runaway from Love'' (1991) * ''His Woman'' (1991) * ''Destined to Meet'' (1992) * ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (1992) * ''Italian Invader'' (1993) * ''Relative Values'' (1993) * ''West of Bohemia'' (1993) * ''Heartless Pursuit'' (1995) * ''With His Ring'' (1996) * ''A Business Engagement'' (1997) * ''The Trouble with Trent!'' (1997) * ''Temporary Girlfriend'' (1997) * ''A Most Eligible Bachelor'' (1998) * ''Nine-to-five Affair'' (1999) * ''After Hours'' (1999) * ''The Bachelor's Bargain'' (1999) * ''A Suitable Husband'' (2001) * ''His Pretend Mistress'' (2002) * ''An Accidental Engagement'' (2003) * ''A Pretend Engagement'' (2004) * ''A Most Suitable Wife'' (2005) * ''Promise Of A Family'' (2006) * ''The Boss and His Secretary'' (2007) * ''Engaged to Be Married?'' (2008) * ''Her Hand In Marriage'' (2008) * ''Falling for Her Convenient Husband'' (2009) * ''The Girl from Honeysuckle Farm'' (2009)


Fereday Twins Series

# ''The Sister Secret'' (1995) # ''A Wife in Waiting'' (1996)


The Marriage Pledge Series

# ''The Feisty Fiance'' (2000) # ''Bachelor in Need'' (2000) # ''Marriage in Mind'' (2000)


Kids & Kisses Series Multi-Author

* ''Bachelor's Family'' (1995)


Today's Woman Series Multi-Author

* ''The Marriage Business'' (1995)


Family Ties Series Multi-Author

* ''The Sister Secret'' (1995)


Holding Out for a Hero Multi-Author

* ''Unexpected Engagement'' (1996)


Whirlwind Weddings Multi-Author

* ''Married in a Moment'' (1998)


Marrying The Boss Series Multi-Author

* ''Agenda, Attraction!'' (1998)


White Weddings Series Multi-Author

* ''A Wedding Worth Waiting for'' (1999)


To Have and To Hold Series Multi-Author

* ''Part-Time Marriage'' (2001)


Nine to Five Series Multi-Author

* ''A Professional Marriage'' (2002) * ''Her Boss's Marriage Agenda'' (2004)


High Society Brides Multi-Author

* ''A Paper Marriage'' (2003)


Contract Brides Series Multi-Author

* ''Vacancy: Wife of Convenience'' (2005)


Collections

* ''9 to 5'' (1998) * ''Misleading Encounter / Fortunes of Love'' (2004) * ''Feisty Fiancee / Bachelor in Need'' (2005)


Omnibus In Collaboration

* ''The Jasmine Bride / Sweet Promise / Turbulent Covenant'' (1987) (with Daphne Clair and
Janet Dailey Janet Anne Haradon Dailey (May 21, 1944 – December 14, 2013) was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold more than 300 millio ...
) * ''Island of Escape / Stormy Affair / Hostile Engagement'' (1987) (with Dorothy Cork and Margaret Mayo) * ''Trodden Paths / Voyage of the Mistral / Innocent Abroad'' (1989) (with
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and Madeleine Ker) * ''Contract Husbands'' (2003) (with
Helen Brooks Rita Bradshaw (born 1949) is a British romance novelist. She wrote historical romances under her real name and contemporary romances under the pseudonym Helen Brooks. Biography Rita Bradshaw was born in 1949 in Northampton, England. She met h ...
and Catherine George) * ''Marrying the Boss'' (2003) (with
Helen Brooks Rita Bradshaw (born 1949) is a British romance novelist. She wrote historical romances under her real name and contemporary romances under the pseudonym Helen Brooks. Biography Rita Bradshaw was born in 1949 in Northampton, England. She met h ...
and
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) * ''White Wedding'' (2004) (with Judy Christenberry and
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 Briti ...
) * ''A Christmas To Remember'' (2004) (with
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and Betty Neels) * ''All I Want for Christmas...'' (2005) (with Betty Neels and
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 Briti ...
) * ''After Office Hours...'' (2006) (with
Helen Brooks Rita Bradshaw (born 1949) is a British romance novelist. She wrote historical romances under her real name and contemporary romances under the pseudonym Helen Brooks. Biography Rita Bradshaw was born in 1949 in Northampton, England. She met h ...
and
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 s ...
) * ''Bedded by Her Boss'' (2007) (with Amanda Browning and
Sharon Kendrick Sharon Kendrick, née ''Wirdnam'' (b. London, England) is a popular British writer of over 100 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1993. Her books regularly top the sales charts for romance fiction on both sides of the Atlantic. Biog ...
) * ''Mistress by Persuasion'' (2008) (with
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 tra ...
and
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 s ...
) * ''The Boss's Proposal'' (2008) (with
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and
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 Briti ...
)


References


External links


Jessica Steele's Webpage in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd

Jessica Steele's Webpage in Fantastic Fiction's Website
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