(Thorndike Large Print Harlequin Series)

About Author

Kay Thorpe was born on 1935 in England. An avid reader from the time when words on paper began to make sense, she developed a lively imagination of her own, making up stories for the entertainment of her young friends. After leaving school, she tried a variety of jobs, including dental nursing, and a spell in the Women's Royal Airforce from which she emerged knowing a whole lot more about life - if only as an observer. In 1960, she married with Tony, but didn't begin thinking about trying her hand at writing for a living until she gave up work some four years later to have a baby, John. Having read Mills & Boon novels herself, and done some market research in the local library asking readers what it was they particularly liked about the books, she decided to aim for a particular market, and was fortunate to have her very first, completed manuscript accepted - The Last of the Mallorys, published in 1968. Since then she has written over seventy five books, which doesn't begin to compare with the output of some Mills & Boon authors, but still leaves her wondering where all those words came from. Sometimes, she finds she has become two different people: the writer at her happiest when involved in the world of books and authors; and the housewife, turning her hands to the everyday needs of husband and son. Once in a while, she finds it difficult to step from one role to the other. She likes cooking, for instance, but she finds that it can be an irritating interruption when she's preoccupied with work on a novel, so the quality of her efforts in the kitchen tend to be a little erratic. She says, "As my husband once remarked, my writing gives life a fascinating element of uncertainly: one day a perfect coq au vin, the next day a couple of burned chops!" Luckily Kay has daily professional help with her housework, and that leaves her time to indulge in her hobbies. Like many other Mills & Boon authors, she admits to being a voracious consumer of books, a quality she shares with her readers. She likes music and horseback riding, which she does in the countryside near her home. But her favorite hobby is travel - especially to places that will make good settings for her books. Kay now lives on the outskirts of Chesterfield in Derbyshire, along with husband, Tony, and a huge tabby cat called Mad Max her one son having flown the coop. Some day she'll think about retiring, but not yet awhile.

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Books in this Series

Land of Illusion

Kay Thorpe

2.5 (2)

They were alone in the world... The night Ross rescued her, Nicola knew that naivete had caused her abduction. Furthermore, it was self-doubt about her acting ability that had made her accept a nanny position in the middle of a Venezualan jungle in the first place. As for Ross King, her extraordinary hero--Hollywood's hottest director--even being falsely accused in the death of his ex-wife wasn't reason to hide his talents in this isolated backwater. And Nicola, despite Ross's bitter shell, just couldn't bear to leave him alone -- whether he liked it or not!

Passionate Captivity

Patricia Wilson

4.7 (3)

"You are two people--a mind and a body. The mind is evasive and devious, but the body is mine." Michalis Konstantine was right. April Stewart couldn't deny the spark of attraction that had flared between them, almost from their first meeting. It wasn't much consolation to realize that Michalis was fighting and resisting that attraction almost as hard as she was. His overpowering sensuality made her aware she was losing the battle. How could she possibly be drawn to a man who made it quite clear he despised her morals and was determined to teach her a lesson for her seduction of his brother?

Wounds of passion

Charlotte Lamb, bell hooks

4.0 (3)

Haunted In the sultry darkness of an Italian summer night, Patrick Ogilvie had been accused of a terrible crime, branded by a woman who identified him as her attacker. Patrick's name was cleared, but that night changed his life. And the life of his accuser, Antonia Cabot. Now, forced to confront the man who haunts her dreams--the man she'd desired and nearly destroyed-Antonia must face her nightmare. Because Patrick isn't about to let her run ...he's going to get close enough to heal the wounds of passion ....

French Leave (Romance # 4061)

Penny Jordan

3.0 (2)

Olivia agrees to house sit for her cousin’s family at their French vacation home but is nonplussed when another guest shows up to stay at the house too, a dynamic and mysterious Englishman.

Kiss of fire

Charlotte Lamb, Deborah Cooke

4.0 (6)

The name stared from the bookstore display Suzy was shocked. Memories of Liam Moor, race driver, daredevil, lover, came tumbling back, and against all her instincts she purchased his book. But that impulsive action brought him back into her life. They shared a guilty secret and Liam had blamed her entirely. After three years he still hated her. She ought to hate him, but deep inside ran that other emotion. So his decision that they forgive and henceforth become strangers, proved more shattering than his contempt.

A Healing Fire

Patricia Wilson

4.1 (13)

Jenna had never known the father who had walked out on his wife and home when Jenna herself was only a child. But she had grown up hating him for the misery he had caused. Now he was dead, and it appeared that she had a claim on his estate in France. But the legacy came with strings attached -- in the attractive form of Alain Lemarchand, who forced his way into Jenna's ordered life and challenged her to confront the past. The one thing Jenna didn't need was a domineering Frenchman who thought he could tell her what to do!