FICTION · ROMANCE
Nan Asquith
Also known as: Susannah Broome, Nancy Evelyn Pattinson
Nan Asquith and Susannah Broome are pseudonyms for Nancy Evelyn Pattinson.
The seal wasn't pure white, so it couldn't be a baby.
— from Out of the Dark
Most acclaimed
Turn The Page
It was a shock to Cathie, after years of taking comfortable, prosperous living for granted, when her father died and she found that all the money was gone, but at least she still had the love and support of her fiancé Keith, who insisted that it would make no difference to them. Both of them would have to make sacrifices, but surely they would be worth it? But the news had come as a very unpleasant shock to Keith’s ambitious, domineering mother, and she lost no time in trying to break up the engagement, even to the extent of pointing out to Cathie that, in the glamorous Melanie Seymour, she had a far more suitable candidate for the position of Keith’s wife than Cathie would ever be. Should Cathie take the hint, especially as another equally attractive man was taking an interest in her?
With all my heart
This is a fictionalized biography about Catherine of Braganza, queen consort of Charles II, King of England (1368-1705). Charles II was openly adulterous throughout his marriage to Catarina (Catherine), and beautiful women are constantly being paraded through his bedchamber. Catarina loves her husband dearly and maintains her dignity in the face of such humiliation, yet the numerous miscarriages she suffers are too much to bear. For all his flaws, Charles stands by her steadfastly, and at times he could be nurturing and caring. The scene at his deathbed is devastating. Although the story focuses on Catherine of Braganza and her marriage to Charles II, it also covers the plague and the Great Fire of London, and the enormity of the situation to Londoners. Samuel Pepys and John Evelyn are two of the historical figures of the time that are also portrayed.
The Garden of Persephone
Widowed after only a year of blissfully happy marriage to Alexis, Stacey felt she could never love again. It was for the sake of her small son that she accepted the invitation of her rich father-in-law to visit him at his home, the lovely Greek island of Melaenus. But complications set in once Stacey met Alexis' half-brother Paul. It was clear from the start that they were both attracted to one another - but was Stacey's feeling real? Or was it that she saw Paul only as a reincarnation of her dead husband? And what of Leda, who it had always been assumed would marry Paul herself some day? Could Stacey take her chance of happiness again without hurting a number of people in the process.