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Sylvia Thorpe
June Sylvia Thimblethorpe was born in 1926 in London, England. Educated in London at a school in Brondesbury, Kilburn High School for Girls, Slade School of Fine Arts, and University College. She worked as secretary from 1949 to 1952 and later she worked as school teacher. As Sylvia Thorpe, she wrote over 25 historical romance novels from 1950 to 1983. Her novel "The Scapegrace" (1971) won the Elizabeth Goudge Historical Award. She was the third elected Chairman (1965-1967) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, and was named a Honor Life Member of the organization. Sylvia is now a trustee for the Goodrich Village Hall Trust. Goodrich is a village, in south Herefordshire which is very close to Gloucestershire and the Forest of Dean situated near the River Wye and is famous for its old red sandstone Norman and medieval castle.
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
— from The Highwayman
Most acclaimed
Dark Enchantress
Bronwen, the beloved foster-child of a wealthy scholar, had been deprived of her rightful legacy by her cruel and fanatical kinsmen. Reduced from her postion as mistress of Twyning Hall to a virtual servant-girl, she fled the only home she had ever known, only to become the victim of a horrifying witch hunt. All seemed lost--until a mysterious rider boldly swept her onto his fiery-eyed steed, and carried her off into a future neither could have foreseen...
The House at Bell Orchard
She was beautiful, young, and an heiress. Suddenly, she became an orphan - and the ruthless Colonel Fenshawe and his despicable family were offering her sanctuary. The Colonel cared nothing for Charmian, but he intended to force her into a marriage with his son, purely out of greed for her fortune. Unbeknownst to them all, the dashing Sir Piers Wychwood, a neighbor, had caught a glimpse of Charmian and could not put her out of his mind. Charmian did not know it then, but she'd already won the heart of her savior....
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Love in Store by Roberta Leigh Samantha had it all figured out. A year to fulfill the wishes accompanying her godfather's legacy - then she'd happily return to her own life. That was the plan. Farrell's, however, a big London department store, was a fascinating new world. And Samantha's ten voting shares gave her tie-breaking powers between Zachary and Larry Farrell, battling to control the old family business. Samantha was torn between the serious, taciturn Zachary and Larry, the witty ladies' man, but not just for business reasons. For though Larry pursued her, it was Zachary she fell in love with… The Byram Succession by Mira Stables Scarred, disillusioned, cynical, but he must marry to ensure the succession. He neither expected nor desired love; just a well-bred, conformable, wife with a reasonable dowry. All the match-making mamas were on the catch for him. Which aspiring debutante would please his critical taste? To whom would fall the prize? Precious Moments by Suzanne Roberts Pretty young Jamie Eden had always though of the beautiful people in the glittering ski resort of Aspen as a race apart from her. But now, as secretary to best selling novelist David Saunders, Jamie suddenly was in the center of their dazzling social whirl, and able to see behind their glamorous masks. There was David himself, so attractive and charming, reasching out to Jamie to replace his late wife. There was gorgeous Rhonda Miles, who saw Jamie as a rival to be removed from the scene. Above all, there was incredibly handsome Thorne Gundersen, the world-famous skier, who was gentle and passionate, yet seemed determined to destroy himself in acts of reckless daring and riotous living. Jamie knew she loved him, but was love enough to stop him on his race to self-destruction?