Emma Darcy is the pseudonym used by the Australian husband-wife writing team of Wendy Brennan (b. November 28) and Frank Brennan (died 1995), they wrote in collaboration over 45 romance novels. In 1993, in the Emma Darcy Pseudonym's 10th anniversary, They created the "Emma Darcy Award Contest" to encourage authors to finish their manuscripts. After the death of Frank Brennan in 1995, Wendy now writes the books on her own. Wendy lives in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

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Darcy sold 60 million books from 1983 to 2001, and averages six new books per year.

In 2002, Darcy's first crime novel Who Killed Angelique? won the Ned Kelly Award

Ned Kelly Awards

The Ned Kelly Awards are Australia's leading literary awards for crime writing in both the crime fiction and true crime genres...

 for Best First Novel. In 2003, the next novel, Who Killed Bianca, was a finalist for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel.

Wendy Brennan

Wendy (born 28 November) has an Honours degree in Latin and worked as a high school English teacher. She was reputedly the first woman computer programmer in the southern hemisphere.

The marriage

Frank Brennan and Wendy married, and she left her job. The marriage had three sons. They are voracious readers, and they decided to write their own novels under the pseudonym Emma Darcy.

Widow, Wendy now lives in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 with 5 grandchildren and 3 grown-up sons all who she adores.

Writing career

As Emma Darcy, they sold her first novels in 1983. Darcy sold 60 million books from 1983 to 2001, and averages six new books per year.

In 2002, Darcy's first crime novel Who Killed Angelique? won the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel. In 2003, the next novel, Who Killed Bianca, was a finalist for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel.

Emma Darcy Award Contest

In 1993 Frank and Wendy Brennan created the "Emma Darcy Award Contest" to encourage authors to finish their manuscripts. It had a prize of $2,000 and a guarantee that the manuscript would be seen by an acquiring editor.

Winners:

• 1994 - Tracey Cooper-Posey
• 1995 - Ginny Gibbs for The Last Resort
• 1996 - Bronwyn Jamesonfor For Love or Money
• 1997 - Fiona Brand for Cullen's Bride
• 1998 - Jill Watkinson for Black Pearl
• 1999 - Yvonne Lindsay for The Father Deal
• 2000 - Lucy Forster & Danielle Ellis
• 2001 - Laura Ruch for Full Circle (retitled The Tie that Binds)

Single Novels

• Tangle of Torment (1983)
• Twisting Shadows (1983)
• A World Apart (1984)
• Fantasy (1985)
• Don't Play Games (1985)
• Song of a Wren (1985)
• Point of Impact (1985)
• The Impossible Woman (1985)
• Man in the Park (1986)
• Woman of Honour (1986)
• Blind Date (1986)
• Don't Ask Me Now (1986)
• The Wrong Mirror (1986)
• The Unpredictable Man (1986)
• One That Got Away (1987)
• Strike at the Heart (1987)
• Positive Approach (1987)
• Mistress of Pillatoro (1987)
• Whirlpool of Passion (1987)
• Always Love (1988)
• The Falcon's Mistress (1988)
• A Priceless Love (1988)
• Aloha Bride (1988)
• The Ultimate Choice (1989)
• The Power and the Passion (1989)
• Pattern of Deceit (1989)
• The Colour of Desire (1990)
• Too Strong to Deny (1990)
• One-woman Crusade (1990)
• Bride of Diamonds (1990)
• To Tame a Wild Heart (1992)
• Breaking Point (1992)
• High Risk (1992)
• The Wedding (1992)
• The Seduction of Keira (1992)
• The Velvet Tiger (1992)
• An Impossible Dream (1993)
• The Upstairs Lover (1993)
• A Very Stylish Affair (1993)
• The Last Grand Passion (1993)
• The Sheikh's Revenge (1993)
• A Wedding to Remember (1994)
• In Need of a Wife (1994)
• Burning with Passion (1995)
• The Fatherhood Affair (1995)
• The Father of Her Child (1996)
• Jack's Baby (1996)
• Last Stop Marriage (1996)
• Craving Jamie (1997)
• The Secrets Within (1997)
• Marriage Meltdown (1997)
• Merry Christmas (1997)
• The Sheikh's Seduction (1998)
• The Marriage Decider (1999)
• A Marriage Betrayed (1999)
• Bride of His Choice (1999)
• Mistress to a Tycoon (2001)
• The Sweetest Revenge (2001)
• The Hot-blooded Groom (2001)
• Claiming His Mistress (2001)
• A Spanish Marriage (2004)
• His Bought Mistress (2004)
• The Billionaire's Scandalous Marriage (2007)
• Filling All the Holes (2007)
• Three's Never a Crowd (2008)
• The Master Player (2009)
• The Billionaire's Housekeeper Mistress (2010)
• Hidden Mistress, Public Wife (2011)

James Family Series

1. Ride the Storm (1991)
2. Dark Heritage (1992)
3. The Shining of Love (1994)
4. The Bedroom Surrender (2003)

Kings of the Outback Series

1. The Cattle King's Mistress (2000)
2. The Playboy King's Wife (2000)
3. The Pleasure King's Bride (2000)
   • Kings of the Outback (omnibus) (2004)

Who Killed...? Series

1. Who Killed Angelique? (2001)
2. Who Killed Bianca? (2002)
3. Who Killed Camilla? (2003)

Kings of Australia Series

1. The Arranged Marriage (2002)
2. The Bridal Bargain (2002)
3. The Honeymoon Contract (2002)
   • Kings of Australia (omnibus) (2005)

The Outback Knights

1. The Outback Marriage Ransom (2004)
2. The Outback Wedding Takeover (2004)
3. The Outback Bridal Rescue (2004)

A Year Down Under Series Multi-Author

• Heart of the Outback (1993)
• No Risks, No Prizes (1993)

Australians Series Multi-Author

1. Outback Heat (1998)

13. The Marriage Risk (2000)

26. The Blind-Date Bride (2003)

Passion Series Multi-Author

• The Secret Mistress (1999)
• The Billionaire Bridegroom (2003)

In Love With Her Boss Series Multi-Author

• His Boardroom Mistress (2003)
• The Playboy Boss's Chosen Bride (2006)

Mistress to a Millionaire Series Multi-Author

• The Bedroom Surrender (2003)
• His Bought Mistress (2004)

Ruthless! Series Multi-Author

• The Playboy Boss's Chosen Bride (2006)
• The Billionaire's Captive Bride (2007)
• The Billionaire's Scandalous Marriage (2007)
• Bought For Revenge, Bedded For Pleasure (2008)
• Ruthlessly Bedded By the Italian Billionaire (2008)
• Ruthless Billionaire, Forbidden Baby (2009)

Collections

• The Emma Darcy Duet (1993)
• The Collection (Seasonal Products) (1998)
• Conveniently Yours (1999)
• Seduced (2002)
• Red-hot Passion (2003)
• The Bedroom Surrender / Mistress to a Millionaire (2003)
• Man in the Park / Point of Impact (2004)
• Power and the Passion / Burning with Passion (2004)
• Mistress to a Tycoon / Jack's Baby (2005)
• Jack's Baby / Craving Jamie (2005)
• Hot-blooded affairs: containing The Marriage Risk and The Hot-Blooded Groom (2008)
• Outback Grooms (2008)
• Secret Mistress / Marriage Betrayed (2008)

Omnibus in collaboration

• Sunsational (1991) (with Emma Goldrick
  Emma Goldrick
  Emma Goldrick was the pseudonym used by the married writing team formed by Emma Elizabeth Jean Sutcliffe and Robert N. Goldrick . Under this name they wrote 41 romance novels published by Mills & Boon between 1983 and 1996...
  
  , Penny Jordan
  Penny Jordan
  Penny Halsall, née Penelope Jones better known by her pen name of Penny Jordan, is a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels...
  
   and Carole Mortimer
  Carole Mortimer
  Carole Mortimer is a popular British writer of over 150 romance novels since 1978. She was one of Mills & Boon's youngest authors, and now is one of their most popular and prolific authors.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Father Knows Last: High Risk, Guilty Passion (1996) (with Jacqueline Baird
  Jacqueline Baird
  Jacqueline Baird is popular English writer of over 30 romance novels since 1988.-Biography:Jacqueline Baird was born on April 1 in Northumberland, the Border County of England...
  
  )
• Passion with a Vengeance (1998) (with Jacqueline Baird
  Jacqueline Baird
  Jacqueline Baird is popular English writer of over 30 romance novels since 1988.-Biography:Jacqueline Baird was born on April 1 in Northumberland, the Border County of England...
  
   and Sara Craven
  Sara Craven
  Sara Craven, is the pseudonym used by Anne Ashurst, née Bushell is a popular British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon ever since 1975...
  
  )
• The Man She Married (1999) (with Annette Broadrick
  Annette Broadrick
  Annette Broadrick is an United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1984.-Biography:Broadrick was born on November 26, 1938 and raised as an only child for sixteen years, until her younger sister, Derralee, was born. Two years after that, as soon as she was graduated from high school in...
  
   and Ann Major
  Ann Major
  Margaret Major Cleaves is popular writer of over 45 romance novels since 1980 as her real name and under the pseudonym Ann Major....
  
  )
• Desert Heat (1999) (with Lynne Graham
  Lynne Graham
  Lynne Graham is a popular Northern Irish author of over 60 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987.-Biography:...
  
   and Sandra Marton
  Sandra Marton
  Sandra Marton is an American writer of over 75 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1985.-Biography:Sandra Marton graduated from high school with honors in English, and graduated cum laude from college with highest departmental honors in English.She is married and has a married son, a...
  
  )
• Mothers-to-be (1999) (with Lynne Graham
  Lynne Graham
  Lynne Graham is a popular Northern Irish author of over 60 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987.-Biography:...
  
   and Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger , a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places.-Biography:LeAnn was born on...
  
  )
• Father and Child (2000) (with Jacqueline Baird
  Jacqueline Baird
  Jacqueline Baird is popular English writer of over 30 romance novels since 1988.-Biography:Jacqueline Baird was born on April 1 in Northumberland, the Border County of England...
  
   and Sandra Marton
  Sandra Marton
  Sandra Marton is an American writer of over 75 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1985.-Biography:Sandra Marton graduated from high school with honors in English, and graduated cum laude from college with highest departmental honors in English.She is married and has a married son, a...
  
  )
• Desert Destinies (2001) (with Helen Brooks
  Helen Brooks
  Rita Bradshaw is a British romance novelist, she wrote historical romances as her real name and under the pseudonym Helen Brooks contemporany romances at Mills & Boon since 1992.-Biography:...
  
   and Mary Lyons
  Mary Lyons
  This is blatantly an advertising article.Mary-Jo Wormell , better known as Mary Lyons, was a popular British writer of 45 romance novels for Mills & Boon from 1983 to 2001....
  
  )
• A Christmas Seduction (2001) (with Helen Brooks
  Helen Brooks
  Rita Bradshaw is a British romance novelist, she wrote historical romances as her real name and under the pseudonym Helen Brooks contemporany romances at Mills & Boon since 1992.-Biography:...
  
   and Catherine Spencer
  Catherine Spencer
  Catherine Spencer is a popular Canadian writer of over 40 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1986. She also signed her books as Kathy Orr.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Latin Liaisons (2002) (with Lynne Graham
  Lynne Graham
  Lynne Graham is a popular Northern Irish author of over 60 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987.-Biography:...
  
  )
• An Australian Christmas (2002) (with Lindsay Armstrong
  Lindsay Armstrong
  Lindsay Armstrong is a popular South African-Australian writer of over 65 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1981.Armstrong was born and raised in South Africa, and married a New Zealand-born man who worked in West Africa...
  
   and Miranda Lee
  Miranda Lee
  Miranda Lee is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Boardroom Baby (2003) (with Sandra Field
  Sandra Field
  Jill MacLean is a Canadian writer of children's fiction book and under the pseudonym of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley a popular author of over 70 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1974....
  
   and Kim Lawrence)
• The Pregnancy Surprise (2003) (with Caroline Anderson
  Caroline Anderson
  Caroline Anderson is a popular British writer of over 80 contemporary romance novels to Mills & Boon since 1991. She specializes in medical romances. She has lived in Suffolk, England.-Single Novels:...
  
   and Gayle Wilson)
• Australian Tycoons (2004) (with Marion Lennox
  Marion Lennox
  Marion Lennox is a popular writer of over 60 medical romance novels. She began publishing in 1990. She has also written "tender" romantic novels under another pseudonym, Trisha David.-Biography:...
  
   and Margaret Way
  Margaret Way
  Margaret Way is an Australian writer, and she is one of Mills & Boon's most prolific authors with more than 110 novels.-Biography:Margaret Way was born on 7 August in Brisbane, Australia...
  
  )
• Seduced by a Sultan (2004) (with Liz Fielding
  Liz Fielding
  Liz Fielding is a popular British writer of over 50 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1992.-Biography:Liz Fielding was born on 1 June in Wales. Her mother taught to her to read....
  
   and Sandra Marton
  Sandra Marton
  Sandra Marton is an American writer of over 75 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1985.-Biography:Sandra Marton graduated from high school with honors in English, and graduated cum laude from college with highest departmental honors in English.She is married and has a married son, a...
  
  )
• Pregnant Brides (2004) (with Sandra Field
  Sandra Field
  Jill MacLean is a Canadian writer of children's fiction book and under the pseudonym of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley a popular author of over 70 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1974....
  
   and Carol Marinelli)
• Risque Business (2005) (with Liz Fielding
  Liz Fielding
  Liz Fielding is a popular British writer of over 50 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1992.-Biography:Liz Fielding was born on 1 June in Wales. Her mother taught to her to read....
  
   and Sharon Kendrick
  Sharon Kendrick
  Sharon Kendrick is a popular British writer of over 75 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1993. Her books regularly top the sales charts for romance fiction on both sides of the Atlantic.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Her Playboy Challenge / The Outback Bridal Rescue (2005) (with Barbara Hannay
  Barbara Hannay
  -Biography:Hannay has long been interested in writing. When she joined the Brownies as a child, she earned her first proficiency badge in writing. Throughout her school years, Hannay continued to write, especially short stories and poetry, but never attempted to publish any of her work. As an...
  
  )
• Outback Desire (2006) (with Carol Marinelli and Margaret Way
  Margaret Way
  Margaret Way is an Australian writer, and she is one of Mills & Boon's most prolific authors with more than 110 novels.-Biography:Margaret Way was born on 7 August in Brisbane, Australia...
  
  )
• Billionaire Grooms (2006) (with Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger , a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places.-Biography:LeAnn was born on...
  
   and Sara Wood
  Sara Wood (novelist)
  Sara Wood was a popular British writer of 49 romance novels in Mills & Boon from 1986 to 2004.-Biography:Sara Wood was born in England in a poor family. She was a good student, but when was 16, she decided to take a secretarial course....
  
  )
• More Than a Mistress (2006) (with Anne Mather
  Anne Mather
  Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson , a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming....
  
   and Catherine Spencer
  Catherine Spencer
  Catherine Spencer is a popular Canadian writer of over 40 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1986. She also signed her books as Kathy Orr.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Sweet Revenge (2006) (with Sara Craven
  Sara Craven
  Sara Craven, is the pseudonym used by Anne Ashurst, née Bushell is a popular British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon ever since 1975...
  
   and Kim Lawrence)
• More Than a Mistress (2006) (with Anne Mather
  Anne Mather
  Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson , a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming....
  
   and Catherine Spencer
  Catherine Spencer
  Catherine Spencer is a popular Canadian writer of over 40 romance novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1986. She also signed her books as Kathy Orr.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Blind-Date Grooms (2007) (with Sara Craven
  Sara Craven
  Sara Craven, is the pseudonym used by Anne Ashurst, née Bushell is a popular British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon ever since 1975...
  
   and Jessica Hart
  Jessica Hart
  Jessica Hart is a popular British writer of over 45 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1991.-Biography:Jessica Hart was born in Cameroon, where her mother continues living. She has traveled by Australian Outback, Indonesia, Belize, Cameroon, Algeria and Afghanistan.She published her first book...
  
  )
• From Boardroom to Bedroom (2008) (with Kim Lawrence and Nicola Marsh)
• The Italian's Love-Child (2009) (with Sara Craven
  Sara Craven
  Sara Craven, is the pseudonym used by Anne Ashurst, née Bushell is a popular British author of over 80 romance novels. Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon ever since 1975...
  
   and Diana Hamilton
  Diana Hamilton
  Diana Hamilton was a popular British writer of 50 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1986.-Biography:Diana Hamilton was born in an English town.At 18, she studied to art college, where she met Peter...
  
  )
• Ruthless (2009) (with Helen Bianchin
  Helen Bianchin
  Helen Bianchin is a popular Australian writer of over 50 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1975.-Biography:...
  
   and Miranda Lee
  Miranda Lee
  Miranda Lee is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Love-Slave to the Sheikh / Traded to the Sheikh / At the Sheikh's Command (2009) (with Miranda Lee
  Miranda Lee
  Miranda Lee is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990.-Biography:...
  
   and Kate Walker
  Kate Walker (writer)
  Kate Walter was a popular British writer of 50 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1984.-Biography:...
  
  )
• Hired: A Bride for the Boss (2009) (with Susan Meier
  Susan Meier
  Susan Meier is popular writer of 32 romance novels since 1990.She has been an active member of the Pennsylvania writers organization, Pennwriters, previously serving as President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Area Representative, Bylaws Committee Chair and Elections Chair...
  
   and Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels
  Leigh Michaels is the pseudonym used by LeAnn Lemberger , a popular United States writer of over 80 romance novels. She published her novels in Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984 to 2006. She also teaches romance writing for Gothan Writers' Workshop among other places.-Biography:LeAnn was born on...
  
  )
• At the Billionaire's Bidding (2009) (with Sharon Kendrick
  Sharon Kendrick
  Sharon Kendrick is a popular British writer of over 75 romance novels published by Mills & Boon since 1993. Her books regularly top the sales charts for romance fiction on both sides of the Atlantic.-Biography:...
  
   and Melanie Milburne)
• Purchased for Passion (2009) (with Julia James and Annie West)

External links

• Bibliography and cover scans
• No More Virgins, interview