Anne Hampson
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Description
Anne Hampson was born on November 28 in England. At age six she had two ambitions: to teach and to write. Poverty after WWI deprived her of an education and at 14 she was making Marks & Spencer's blouses at one shilling (5p) each. She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two. In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books. She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her. She has written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend. She is retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
Books
The hawk and the dove
The Dove... She'd been bought for a strip of land, then abandoned: a bartered bride, married by proxy, determined to wreak revenge. As innocent Sara Bishop she'd paid dearly for freedom from her cruel, mocking family. As flame-haired, jade-eyed Sabre Wilde, she would scandalize Queen Elizabeth's court as she set out to seduce her unknown husband, become his mistress--and make him her slave. The Hawk... The Queen's favorite, called The Sea God, his white teeth flashed in his bronze face as his deep, virile voice boomed orders to his men. He branded Sabre with his searing kiss and his masterful touch, not even aware she was already his wife. Captain Shane Hawkhurst knew how to command, how to subdue and ravage an enemy, but was he prepared to be caught in passion's merciless snare by a fiery beauty who ruled his heart and inflamed his senses?
Two of a kind?
Nora Roberts' second gift-sized hardcover release features two titles. In "Impulse," a woman opens her arms to change. and love with a handsome Greek stranger. And in "The Best Mistake," a single mother finds that everyone needs a chance at love when her new tenant stirs up feelings she thought long forgotten.
Dreamtime
Synopsis When Jane left America for the Australian Outback, she lest with high hopes for a happy new life. But there she met the handsome and domineering Scott Farnham and instead found herself in a heartbreaking trap. Even though it was assumed that Scott would marry the wealthy Daphne Woolcott, he asked Jane to become his wife. Through passionately in love with him, she pulled back. Did he really want her? Could he really love her? Or was it simply a plot to make his haughty lover jealous?
Wife for a penny
Liz had never particularly wanted to be married -- she hadn't a high enough opinion of men! -- and she certainly hadn't wanted to marry the half-Greek Nigel Shapani. Yet here she was, married to him indeed and firmly settled in his beautiful home in Delphi. How had it all happened? Unfortunately, under the terms of an eccentric will, if the two of them hadn't married two family fortunes would have been lost not only to Liz and Nigel, but to Liz's elderly relatives who needed the money. But it was to be a business arrangement only. She would never let herself fall in love with him; to a Greek love meant subservience in a woman, and Liz would never stand for that. But Nigel was a very attractive man. Could she manage to be that strong-minded?
Stardust
Love blooms beneath the stars -- in that magical time when restless, lovelorn spirits follow their dreams to undreamed-of places... and whispered wishes of impossible romance are gloriously answered. Explore this breathtaking realm of hearts and wonders with four accomplished and admired authors of romantic fiction in timeless and unforgettable stories of sensuous, mystical, breathless passions born in the silver moonlight... and nurtured by STARDUST. THE WARLOCK'S DAUGHTER by Jennifer Blake Fearing her own inherited powers, a warlock's innocent daughter vows never to love -- but a dark and dashing man of mystery proves to be more than her match. A TOUCH OF WARMTH by Betina Krahn A sensuous, delightfully daring woodland sprite is trapped between flesh and fancy -- when she loses her heart to an attractive, unsuspecting and very mortal man. SWEET CREAM AND IRISH WHISKEY by Glenda Sanders A free-thinking theater owner is frustrated in her attempts to seduce a handsome, straight-laced director -- until a mischievous and meddlesome ghost abruptly enters the scene. SHADOW'S BEND by Jodi Thomas A young Chicago woman begins a dreamlike correspondence with a lonely, unseen stranger -- only to find herself swept away by a miraculous love that transcends time and space.
The Rebel Bride
Judy hadn't in the least wanted to marry Chris Voulis. Worse, she had actually wanted to marry another man. But she had been brought up in Cyprus, and in the time honoured Cypriot way the marriage had been arranged for her, so that was that. Or was it? 'Start as you mean to go on,' a more emancipated married friend had advised her, explaining that if Judy made up her mind to be strong minded with her husband from the start he would not be so likely to treat her as a doormat. So Judy took the advice and refused to be a real wife to Chris, at least until they knew one another better, and rather to her surprise Chris agreed. She had won the first round, but couldn't she still lose the game?
Wings of Night
Melanie Rawson had been very young and inexperienced when she agreed to marry Leandros Angeli and it was inexperience that had made her take fright and break off the engagement. But all that was seven years ago and Leandros had faded into the past. Or had he? For now disturbingly, he had appeared in her life again-demanding that, as the price of her brother's freedom, she should go with him to Crete. In the days of ancient Crete, girls were taken there as sacrifices to the monstrous Minotaur. Now in the present day, it seemed that Melanie was to be sacrificed too- to a man who had waited seven years for his revenge...
The Night Is Ours
Can Juley's love survive this dark secret? - Faced with the break-up of her marriage, Juley Allen travels to Mexico, where she is unexpectedly reunited with her first love, Charles. Within a short time, it has become clear that Charles's feelings towards Juley are as passionate as ever, and their romance is reignited. But a dark cloud looms over their future, a threat which prevents Juley from disclosing her true feelings, and the hidden secrets in her past . . .
Destiny
An ancient order tied to today's Vatican...A blood fortune buried in the caves of France...A conspiracy of power, greed and darkest evil... Archaeologist and explorer Annja Creed's fascination with the myths and mysteries of the past leads her to a crypt in the caves of France, where the terrifying legend of the Beast of Gevaudan hints at the unimaginable. What she discovers is shattering: an artifact that will seal her destiny; a brotherhood of monks willing to murder to protect their secret; and a powerful black-market occultist desperate to put his own claim to centuries-old blood money. Annja embarks on a high-tension race across Europe and history itself, intent on linking the unholy treachery of the ages with the staggering revelations of the present. But she must survive the shadow figures determined to silence her threat to their existence.
Beloved Vagabond
She soon regretted her careless words In anger, Lynn had called the dark Gypsy stranger "one of the dregs of society." Much to her horror, this had provoked him to bodily kidnap her. The final blow had come after their Gypsy wedding. But she was powerless to escape: the Gypsies watched her by day, and Rad kept her imprisoned in his arms by night. He told her nothing of himself or his life, but Lynn began to understand his enigmatic, almost dual personality and the gentle, aristocratic half attracted her very much ....
Bride for a Night
Alida was only half Cypriot, and when her father tried to force her to marry Darius Valaris, a man she had only met once and had no feeling for, she resisted with all the strength in her power. But it was no use, and she was made to marry him. Being a girl of spirit, though, Alida managed to run away from her unwanted husband the day after the wedding; she escaped to her mother in England and in due course made a completely new life for herself. So after all she was free of Darius. Or so she thought. For years later, in the Bahamas this time, she met Darius again - and found herself more inextricably involved with him than before…
Unwanted Bride
They married for a cattle station. The inheritance was a joint affair, and Caryn and Sharn had to be married to qualify. Caryn hadn't seen the stranger she married since their wedding day. Then when she found herself without a home or a job, Caryn had no option but to go to Australia, to her husband. For reasons of his own, however, Sharn had kept his marriage secret. No one knew he was her husband, least of all Harriet Watson, who planned to marry Sharn herself.
South of Mandraki
The only way Daros Latimer could save Toni Freeman from the ancient Cretan law of vendetta was to marry her. As Daros was charming and rich, Toni might well have done worse for herself --except that she didn't care about him any more than he did about her! But he had the traditional Greek male ideas of a wfe as being nothing more than a servant and a chattel. Did this marriage have any chance at all?