Shirlee Busbee
Personal Information
Description
Shirlee Elaine was born August 9, 1941 in San Jose, California, USA. She was the first daughter of a career naval officer, later she had two sisters and three brothers, they raised traveling the world. She went to the institute in Kentri, Morocco, after which she returned to California and she went to Burbank Bussines College of Santa Rosa, where she received a certificate in 1962. Shirlee married with Howard Busbee in June 22, 1963. Now, they live in hills of California, where they raise for pleasure Standard Schnauzers, Standardbred horses, and other many animals. She has worked as a receptionist for the Marin County Title and Abstract Co., as plant supervisor for Fairfield Title Co., and as secretary and drafting technician for the County Parks Department of Fairfield, California, where she met her life-long friend and mentor Rosemary Rogers. Published since 1977, Shirlee Busbee is the proud author of over 18 novels, including seven New York Times bestsellers. With over nine million copies of her books in print, she is the recipient of numerous awards for excellence in writing, including the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award and Affaire de Coeur's Silver and Bronze Pen Awards. You may write to Shirlee Busbee care of C/O Warner Books, Inc., Time and Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
Books
Lady Vixen
Beautiful, headstrong Nicole Ashford, 18, was yet untouched by passion, but destined for adventure - and pleasure - beyond anything a woman of her time had ever known. Outwitting a ruthless plot against her, she fled her aristocratic England home on a privateer's ship bound for the luxurious pirate havens of New Orleans - and exquisite abandon in Bermuda's hidden coves. Yet the very daring of her escape plunged her into even graver peril as captive mistress to notorious high seas outlaw, 29 year old Captain Saber, whose savage passion made her a woman, but whose tender kisses plundered her soul. And nothing now could stop what was begun between them - nothing could still the urgent fires of the love they were born to share!
Coming home
Jenna Wade thought she had everything in life when she married Daniel Prescott. But when her marriage fell apart and she lost the child she was carrying, along with her dreams she lost her faith. Returning home to Cypress Creek, she built a wall between her and the rest of the world. Jake McConnell had faced his own challenges, but his faith had carried him through his own personal crisis. Now he wanted to help Jenna find her way back to God and see if they could build a future together. Can he break through her barriers and convince her they can have a future or will she keep her back turned to everything she believed in?
While passion sleeps
Set in England (the beginning), New Orleans, Natchez and the Southwest (including the Republic of Texas) during the years 1836-1840 While Passion Sleeps (Louisiana #8) THE LADY: Beth Ridgeway, 17, was a violet-eyed platinum beauty -- the kind of woman who made men burn with desire. Yet her husband Nathan didn't want her... THE ROGUE: Rafael Santana, the darkly handsome and arrogant son of a wealthy Texas family, had been kidnapped by the Comanches and raised as a warrior. Even now, all his gentleman's breeding couldn't conceal the savage strength beneath his aristocraic bearing. THE FURY: Beth thought he was cruel and insensitive, a man who used women only for his selfish pleasure and then tossed them away. Rafael thought she was a common wench -- flirtatious and unfaithful -- who took pride in breaking men's hearts. THE FIRE: Yet something had happened when their eyes first met at a dazzling New Orleans ball. Something their hearts could not deny, something neither the years nor the violent misunderstandings could diminish. Because for the first time, both Beth and Rafael were awakening to the magnificent passions of love. If you'd like to read more in Busbee's Louisiana Series (stand alones with some characters overlapping), here they are: Gypsy Lady The Tiger Lily Deceive not my heart Each time we love Lady Vixen Midnight Masquerade Whisper to me of love While Passion Sleeps Love a dark rider Love be mine * At long last
Desire Becomes Her
Gillian Dashwood's wastrel husband wagered away her fortune. His scandalous murder ruined her reputation. Even still, she'll do whatever it takes to protect her beloved elderly uncle from Lucian Joslyn, the cool headed gambler who's as mysterious as his newfound fortune. Luc has his own reasons for not trusting the lovely niece of his dear friend Silas and vows to protect him from the fortune hunting Mrs Dashwood. But the simmering desire that draws them ever closer proves to be an unexpected hazard in their plans. Will they ever learn to trust each other and give in to the feelings drawing them to each other?
A Heart for the Taking
The Reluctant Brides #1 Although his wife died years ago, Chance Walker still blames his cousin Jonathan for her untimely death. So when Jonathan returns from England with the widowed Lady Fancy Merrivale, Chance decides to strike back at his cousin by wooing the beautiful Lady. But revenge is bittersweet for Chance as he and Fancy find themselves hopelessly in love--and in desperate danger. The Reluctant Brides: A Heart For The Taking (Reluctant Brides #1) Swear by the Moon (Reluctant Brides #2) While Passion Sleeps (Louisiana #8), (Reluctant Brides #3)
Passion Becomes Her
When Juliana Greeley asks Asher Cordell to steal letters the Marquis of Ormsby is using to blackmail her sister, he's happy to oblige. Embarking on a bold scheme that gives way to fiery passion, the adventurous pair discovers a love neither can live without.
For Love Alone
After her husband dies, Lady Sophy Marlowe vows she will never wed again, except for love. So when she is suspected of murder, and Viscount Ives Harrington saves her from the gallows, she is none too pleased to have to marry him in exchange for his calculated kindness. But the union of these two passionate people is destined to become much more than a marriage of convenience.
Scandal Becomes Her
New York Times bestselling author Shirlee Busbee weaves the intricate, unforgettable story of a chance meeting, a forced marriage—and the surprise of a love so passionate it cannot be denied...Love Is Sweetest When It’s UnexpectedNell Anslowe and Julian, Earl of Wyndham, are an unlikely couple in every respect. Injured in a riding accident ten years ago, Nell was left with a fiance who abandoned their engagement and the firm belief that she will never marry. The abrupt end of Julian’s unhappy marriage formed his resolve to remain a bachelor until the end of his days. But as Julian chases down his reckless stepsister, he seeks shelter from a summer storm in a cottage—and finds it occupied by Nell, who has escaped from a fortune-seeking libertine bent on carrying her off to Gretna Green. Discovered together by Nell’s family, the couple’s hasty wedding is the only way to save Nell from scandal. But the polite union each of them expects soon ignites into something much more powerful…
The Tiger Lily (Louisiana #2)
The passion of their fury was the splendor of their love... As her golden auburn hair fell luxuriantly about Sabrina's flawlessly beautiful shoulders, Brett Dangermond was lost in the desire of the moment. And Sabrina, who had adored him as a girl, was left trembling with confusion and fear, and a longing only love can know. But love her he would not, though he took her innocence and shamed her pride. Separated by the vicious treachery of a rival's lust for Sabrina's beauty and fortune, the years and war came between them. Until Brett came back to her at last -- as the guardian to whom her father had entrusted her estate... and her life! Forced to belong to a man she had never forgiven, and never forgotten, Sabrina's wildhearted fury played them both into the hands of certain death. But the passion they fought against so fiercely, burning yet with the ecstasies of first desire, was destined never to die... their bodies and souls entwined for always in the magnificent splendor of love's possession...
Deceive not my heart
This is the first of Shirlee Busbee's Louisiana Ladies series and it's a scorcher. The heroine...Leonie Saint-Andre, is the independent and fiesty granddaughter of an old Creole gentleman who is trying to keep the family plantation afloat. The hero...Morgan, the scion of a wealthy Natchez family, doubts that Leonie is after anything but easy money. The crux of the problem...Leonie claims her son is Morgan's and that he married her five years ago. She has come back into Morgan's life demanding her dowry, but Morgan is certain he accepted neither dowry, nor Leonie's hand in marriage. Though Leonie sends desire sparking through Morgan, he can't reconcile who signed his name to the marriage papers Leonie holds or why her son bears such a striking resemblance to Morgan himself.
Surrender Becomes Her
"Reliability. Trustworthiness. Dignity. These are only a few of the characteristics supporting Marcus Sherbrook's reputation as the perfect gentleman. Or almost perfect, as there is one significant smirch on his record: the rebellion of one Miss Isabel Denham who, at the age of seventeen, defied Marcus's guardianship, eloped, and fled to India. The widowed Isabel returned to England ten years ago, and has been making Marcus's cool gray eyes flash ever since...not that he'd give her the satisfaction of knowing it. But when Isabel is threatened by the schemes of a blackmailer, Marcus's actions to protect her lead to yet another spontaneous marriage--and kindle the embers of a desire never acknowledged, but now impossible to deny..."--p. of cover.
Lovers Forever
The vast estates of the Talmage and Warfield families adjoin each other in Kent, where there is a long history of enmity between the Earls of Sherbourne and the Barons of the Warfield families. When Nicholas Talmage unexpectedly inherits the family estate, he returns to Regency London and then Kent from a stint on the Continent. It is there he surprisingly falls in love with Tess Warfield, though he has no idea at first that this is who the young lady is. Tess Warfield is victim of a frightening accident as she tries to escape the clutches of the greedy cousin who inherited her father's estate. Together, Tess and Nicholas discover passion, romance . . . and answers to the mysterious series of events that initially pitted their families against one another.
Seduction Becomes Her
Love Hides In The Most Surprising PlacesAs guardian to her two young siblings after her parents' death, Daphne Beaumont struggles to keep the family together. But when Daphne's brother suddenly inherits a sizable estate from a distant relative, they are able to leave London behind for a prosperous new life in Cornwall. Devoted to her charges, Daphne doesn't believe marriage is in her future, despite her new found wealth and striking beauty until she meets the intriguing Charles Weston...A long buried secret brings Charles to Cornwall, where he encounters the alluring Daphne while walking on the beach. When a sudden rockslide strands the two in a cave, their shared captivity is sure to invite scandal. Charles knows he must act honorably and propose to Daphne, an easy prospect for him considering he has fallen for her. The real challenge now lies in Charles winning Daphne's heart and showing her how wonderful love's spell can be...Praise for Shirlee Busbee and Scandal Becomes Her. . ."A delightful romance, altogether a wonderful book."Roberta Gellis"A scandalously delicious read that left me wanting more!"Bertrice Small"One of the best romantic writers of our time."Affaire de Coeur"Busbee is back and better than ever!" Julia Quinn