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Charlotte Lamb

Sheila Ann Mary Coates was born on 1937 in Essex, England, just before the Second World War in the East End of London. As a child, she was moved from relative to relative to escape the bombings of World War II. Sheila attended the Ursuline Convent for Girls. On leaving school at 16, the convent-educated author worked for the Bank of England as a clerk. Sheila continued her education by taking advantage of the B of E's enormous library during her lunch breaks and after work. She later worked as a secretary for the BBC. While there, she met and married Richard Holland, a political reporter. A voracious reader of romance novels, she began writing at her husband's suggestion. She wrote her first book in three days with three children underfoot! In between raising her five children (including a set of twins), Charlotte wrote several more novels. She used both her married and maiden names, Sheila Holland and Sheila Coates, before her first novel as Charlotte Lamb, Follow a Stranger, was published by Mills & Boon in 1973. She also used the pennames: Sheila Lancaster, Victoria Wolf and Laura Hardy. Sheila was a true revolutionary in the field of romance writing. One of the first writers to explore the boundaries of sexual desire, her novels often reflected the forefront of the "sexual revolution" of the 1970s. Her books touched on then-taboo subjects such as child abuse and rape, and she created sexually confident - even dominant - heroines. She was also one of the first to create a modern romantic heroine: independent, imperfect, and perfectly capable of initiating a sexual or romantic relationship. A prolific author, Sheila penned more than 160 novels, most of them for Mills & Boon. Known for her swiftness as well as for her skill in writing, Sheila typically wrote a minimum of two thousand words per day, working from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. While she once finished a full-length novel in four days, she herself pegged her average speed at two weeks to complete a full novel. After 1977 Sheila lived on the Isle of Man as a tax exile with her husband and four of their five children: Michael Holland, Sarah Holland, Jane Holland, Charlotte Holland and David Holland. Sheila passed away on October 8, 2000 in her baronial-style home 'Crogga' on the Island. She is greatly missed by her many fans, and by the romance writing community.

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Darkness of the heart

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Eight years ago, Frazer Holt had broken Nicole’s heart by rejecting her and marrying her friend Melanie instead, and since then Nicole has seen nothing of either of them. Now, though she learned that Melanie had died, in suspicious circumstances, on the island of Corfu where she and Frazer had been living – and she determined to get to the bottom of the affair. But that would involve meeting Frazer again. Was that wise? Suppose Melanie’s death hadn’t been an accident? And suppose Nicole found she still loved him?

The Sweetest Trap

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"You'll be quite safe with me." Initially these simple words comforted Cressida, narrowly saved from the terrifying storm at sea that had taken her father's life. Physically and emotionally she needed the security of her rescuer, Luke Scrivener's New Zealand homestead and his powerful broad shoulders to lean on. But once surrounded by Luke's calm, immovable strength, Cressida, after years of being cloistered and controlled by her father, instinctively rebelled. It would be far too easy to become dependent once again--dependent, powerless and possessed by the magnetism of this vital man.

Hidden treasures

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They married for money neither of them wanted. From the moment Frank Corey stepped into her dilapidated Cape Cod house, Penny Harris was confused. Was he devil or hero, gangster or lawyer? But after months of hiding out to evade her money hungry family, the five-foot-ten heiress was ready for some help. Over bowls of canned soup, Penny gradually fell in love with the homely (or was he handsome?) demanding lawyer. Frank offered advice, protection--even marriage--to his "little love." But forty million dollars threatened to keep them apart.

The Devil's Price

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She loved him but couldn't marry him Cynara hadn't seen Zack Buchanan in five years, not since she'd hurt him--hurt herself even more--by leaving him. She'd let Zack think the worst of her to avoid watching his love slowly turn to ashes. But now that he'd stumbled across her singing at one of his hotels in London, she knew that he intended to exact payment for the past. She knew, too, that she would bargain with the devil himself to be with Zack again--as long as she could keep secret her reason for never marrying....

Elusive Paradise

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Lynsey Thorpe issued the challenge lightly. It was a fun thing, meant to brighten up a friend's post wedding party. “Who’ll be prince to my Cinderella?” she asked. The man who answered was in earnest—a handsome stranger who wove a spell about her that she found irresistible. He swept Lynsey off her feet into an unknown world of passion and excitement. Too late Lynsey discovered who he really was. Madoc Morgan, brother of her friend. The man who’d just taken over the company that Lynsey worked for, a man whose dealings with staff were known to be totally ruthless!

A Passionate Affair

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Jay Ravek is not in your league". Cassandra was warned by her friend Liz - something Cassandra found easv to believe. But she felt reasonably safe from Jay, because after the unhappy and disillusioning experience of marriage with Mike Roland, she was reluctant to get involved with a man anyway. But it wasn't as simple as that- and in no time Cassandra found herself not only involved, but married to Jay. It was clear, nevertheless, that he did not love her; was that because he was still involved with Liz…

Comparative Strangers

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It was outrageous. He couldn't be serious! One day Amanda was happily engaged to Nigel, a flamboyant British car rally driver, the next she was the reluctant fiancee of his stern, laconic older brother, Malory Templeton. As if she hadn't been through enough. Hadn't finding Nigel in the arms of another woman been more than she deserved? The hard glitter in Malory's eyes told her otherwise. Malory was a virtual stranger to her, but Amanda had no choice. Her own foolish pride had caused the crazy switch in fiances, and Malory, it seemed, was going to hold her to it.

Two Weeks to Remember (Reader's Choice

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If only two weeks could turn into a lifetime. Charity's job as a typist at St. Augustine's Hospital certainly kept her busy but she longed for something more--something exciting in her life. So when the renowned Professor Wyllie-Lyon offered her a job at his private clinic, Charity accepted. She was thrilled to work for the brilliant and handsome doctor and to accompany him on a business trip to Norway. She was less than thrilled to find herself dreaming of a future with the professor--a future she'd heard was reserved for someone else.

No Longer a Dream

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Was he offering her a second chance for love? To research her book, author Cat Howard had chased down Caleb Steele, the arrogant owner of a film studio. But when she woke up in his bed one morning, unable to remember how she'd got there, she was horrified! Her only love had died five years earlier, and she had never stopped missing him. Now she was torn between loyalty to the past and a powerful attraction she could not deny. Cat's genuine innocence and fiery wit captivated Caleb and he was determined to win her. If only her memories would release her.

Don't play games

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Should she stake her future on him? Kate had been brought up to believe that promises were not to be given lightly, and despite her husband's lies and blatant infidelity, she'd managed to hold on to her integrity--if not her ability to trust. Alex Dalton didn't dabble in power games the way Kate's husband had. When Alex played, he played to win. He sized up the odds and never underestimated his opposition. Kate knew she wanted what Alex offered... but she couldn't understand what he wanted with her.

Pilgrim's Promise

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Valeria Brewster wasn't in the least interested in Bart Thomas. He was just the man who paid her a fat salary for looking after his unhappy teenage daughter, and Valeria was good with children. Why, then, should she find things getting out of hand so easily when Bart was around? It wasn't as though she was his type of woman - she left that sort of thing to blonde bombshells like Amele Poitras. The problem was that Bart didn't seem to agree...

The Lonely Season

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Self control was only a mask she wore. Gina Bennett, victim of a freak accident, had suffered plenty. She wasn't about to let her publisher, Leo Sterne, open old wounds—especially the memory of her disastrous first infatuation. It was bad enough that Leo thought she'd ruined his sister's marriage. Now he wanted much more than an admission of her guilt. He needed her to help his deaf young son. And against his will, he wanted her. All Gina wanted was to forget—forget the past, her loneliness and her need for love. But Leo and the boy made that impossible.