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Suzanne Barclay

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Born December 20, 1945
Died September 15, 1999 (53 years old)
Also known as: Carol Suzanne Hoose Backus
12 books
4.1 (8)
109 readers

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Carol Suzanne Hoose was born on 20 December 1945 in USA, daughter of Phyllis and Whit Hoose. She married Kenneth E. Backus, and obtained four stepchildren. Published since 1992 as Suzanne Barclay, was an author for Harlequin Historical, specializing in romance set in the Medieval era. She founded the Lake Country Romance Writers in 1993, and served as the chapter's first president. She passed away on 15 September 1999 after a long battle with cancer.

Books

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Taming The Lion

5.0 (1)
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SUTHERLAND HONOR LAY IN HIS HANDS Ross Sutherland had one last hope to save his estates, and it meant stealing from Lady Catlyn Boyd. Yet he had no choice, for their common enemy was blackmailing him. But when Ross began to desire the winsome maiden, he knew, no matter what the cost, he would never betray her. Catlyn had once paid a high price for trusting a man. Still, the barely leashed power in Ross's sizzling blue eyes played havoc with her senses, and she longed to be the untamed rogue's lady...until she learned that the man whom she trusted for protection was no more than a pawn for her deadliest enemy!

Man with a Mission

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A tower of testosterone, Captain Jake Travers had the drive, the daring and the pulverizingly masculine muscles to rescue his kidnapped kid sister singlehandedly. All he needed was a guide through the perilous Peruvian jungle. What he got was Lieutenant Cortina. Ana Lucia Cortinaa strong, sensual female soldier who outraged Jake's military machismo. Worse, gunfire and the hot tropical sun detonated desire, and Jake thirsted for completion in Ana's arms. But with danger dead ahead, proud Jake suddenly knew fear: Could he save his sister, survive this missionand make this magnificent woman warrior his wife?

Knights Rebellion

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Knight's Rebellion (The Sommerville Family #6) by Suzanne Barclay 3.77 · Rating details · 52 Ratings · 4 Reviews 'TWAS SAID THAT THE SOMMERVILLES LOVED ONLY ONCE Yet Alys Sommerville was no heir to this legacy of passion, for the Fates had sent her along a different road. One that led straight into the arms of Gowain FitzWarren, the leader of a desperate rebel band ... Though the highborn Alys was seemingly a bride of the church, Gowain could not fail to note the radiant beauty that her simple garb did nothing to conceal. But he was intent on recovering his birthright, and could scarce afford any distraction, no matter how compelling!

The Gifts of Christmas

4.3 (3)
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Three talented authors contribute to a collection of historical holiday romances, in which the heir to an earldom finds love with an innocent, a child bride sets out to seduce her long-time husband, and a pledge of protection by a confirmed bachelor brings two lovers together.

Lion's Lady

5.0 (1)
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Book 4, in the Lion series: A BROKEN PROMISE --- A BINDING VOW Rowena Gunn was ever ruled by these echoes from the past to protect her son and safeguard his future. But the past was now embracing her in the very present form of Lion Sutherland, the Highland laird who alone could storm her defenses and besiege her cloistered heart! Though hailed as a braw warrior, Lion Sutherland was nearly undone when his bonnie Rowena wed another. But now the fates had reunited them, and he'd be damned if anything --- even the protests of the lady herself! --- would destroy their newfound chance at love! Lions Series: Book 1: Lion's Heart Book 2: Lion of the North Book 2.5: Kara's Gift Book 2.5: The Knights Of Christmas Book 3: Lion's Legacy Book 4: Lion's Lady Book 5: Pride of Lions Book 6: Taming the Lion

Knights Divided (The Sommerville Brothers)

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Emmeline Spencer kidnapped Jamie Sommerville to make him confess to her sister’s murder, but besides being innocent he has other plans that must be carried out. When he escapes she ends up being his captive. Jamie lives the life of a sailor and adventurer and is estranged from his twin, Hugh, and his family. He left home after an incident that damaged his eye and crippled his twin. He is now involved in a political intrigue that could result in his disgrace and death. Interesting political plot got me looking up that period in history, Britain 1386. Well done.

Lion Of The North

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THOUGH HE'D LED HIS CLAN TO PEACE AND PROSPERITY, LUCAIS SUTHERLAND COULD NOT REST For Elspeth Carmichael, the woman he had once loved and lost, had returned to the Highlands, carrying with her the taint of an enemy alliance. And reawakening the danger of an ancient curse! Though free of her nightmare marriage, Elspeth was no better off, for now she was the prisoner of Lucais Sutherland, the warrior laird who laid claim to not only her property, but to the secret places of her heart and soul!

Knight Dreams

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The first in the Sommerville Trilogy by the author ILLUSIONS OF LOVE Out of her dreams and into the fray, The Knight rode to her rescue. Fantasy promised Gabrielle de Lauren a golden-haired savior, but reality gave her Ruarke Sommerville, a passionate war machine who denied the poet in his soul. And yet she loved him. But how would she fare if he discovered her true identity? Though the image of his lost love, Gabrielle was not what Ruarke had expected when he impulsively wed the damsel in distress. His fiery French bride was unlike any docile English girl at court. Would she accept the secret vow that shaped his life yet tormented his soul? He marries her because she looked like his first love. She married him in a name not her own. Wonderful read! The Sommerville Family Series: Knight Dreams(Sommerville, #1) Knight's Lady (Sommerville, #2) Knight's Honor (Sommerville, #3) Knight's Ransom (Sommerville, #4) Knights Divided (Sommerville, #5) Knight's Rebellion (Sommerville, #6) The Gifts of Christmas (Sommerville, #6.5)

Knight's Ransom

3.5 (2)
13

Kidnapped... In a heartbeat, Catherine Sommerville's world had changed, transforming her from a cosseted heiress to a prize held for ransom by a battle-scarred knight. Reason demanded that she despise Gervase St. Juste, but her soul whispered that they had been born beneath the same star... Though murderous blood flowed through her veins, the woman Gervase had stolen was not the coldhearted shrew he had been led to believe. Gentle as a spring rain, Cat brought on a fury of an entirely different sort, raising within him a tempest of forbidden desire....