Jane Arbor
Encyclopedia
Jane Arbor was the pseudonym used by Eileen Norah Owbridge (b. September 8, 1903 - d. February 4, 1994) a British
writer
of 57 romance
for Mills & Boon
from 1948 to 1985.
She wrote doctor-nurse and foreign romances. Many of her doctor-nurse romances have been reedited with different titles, that included medical words. She lived in Preston, Sussex
, England
.
United Kingdom
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writer
Writer
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of 57 romance
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
for Mills & Boon
Mills & Boon
Mills & Boon is a British publisher of romance novels. It was founded in 1908, and was independent until its purchase in 1971 by Harlequin Enterprises with whom the company had had a long informal partnership...
from 1948 to 1985.
She wrote doctor-nurse and foreign romances. Many of her doctor-nurse romances have been reedited with different titles, that included medical words. She lived in Preston, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, England
England
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.
Single novels
- This Second Spring, (1948)
- Each Song Twice Over, (1948)
- Ladder of Understanding, (1949)
- Strange Loyalties = Doctor's Love, (1949)
- By Yet Another Door = Nurse in Waiting, (1950)
- No Lease for Love = My Surgeon Neighbor, (1950)
- The Heart Expects Adventure, (1951)
- Memory Serves My Love, (1952)
- The Eternal Circle = Nurse Atholl Returns, (1952)
- Flower of the Nettle = Consulting Surgeon, (1953)
- Such Frail Armour = Nurse in Love, (1953)
- Folly of the Heart = Nurse Harlowe, (1954)
- Jess Mawney, Queen's Nurse = Queen's Nurse, (1954)
- Dear Intruder, (1955)
- City Nurse = Nurse Greve, (1956)
- Towards the Dawn, (1956)
- Yesterday's Magic, (1957)
- Far Sanctuary, (1958)
- No Silver Spoon, (1959)
- Sandflower, (1959)
- A Girl Named Smith, (1960)
- Nurse of All Work, (1962)
- Desert Nurse, (1963)
- Jasmine Harvest, (1963)
- Lake of Shadows, (1964)
- Kingfisher Tide, (1965)
- High Master of Clere, (1966)
- Summer Every Day, (1966)
- Golden Apple Island, (1967)
- Stranger's Trespass, (1968)
- The Cypress Garden, 1969/May)
- Walk into the Wind, (1970/Jan)
- The Feathered Shaft, (1970/May)
- The Linden Leaf, (1971)
- The Other Miss Donne, (1971/Aug)
- Wildfire Quest, (1972/Jan)
- The Flower on the Rock, (1972/Nov)
- Roman Summer, (1973/Jul)
- The Velvet Spur, (1974/Mar)
- Meet the Sun Halfway, (1974/Aug)
- The Wide Fields of Home, (1975/Mar)
- Smoke Into Flame, (1975/Nov)
- Tree of Paradise, (1976/Aug)
- Two Pins in a Fountain, (1977/Jan)
- A Growing Moon, (1977/Jun)
- Flash of Emerald, (1977/Dec)
- Return to Silbersee, (1978/Aug)
- Late Rapture, (1978/Dec)
- Pact Without Desire, (1979/Jun)
- The Devil Drives, (1979/Dec)
- Where The Wolf Leads, (1980/Jul)
- One Brief Sweet Hour, (1980/Dec)
- Invisible Wife, (1981/Jun)
- The Price of Paradise, (1982/Mar)
- Handmaid to Midas, (1982/Oct)
- House of Discord, (1983/Nov)
- Lost Yesterday, (1985/Jul)
Anthologies in collaboration
- Fair Horizon / Desert Nurse / Queen's Counsel (1970) (with Rosalind BrettRosalind BrettRosalind Brett is a former British swimmer.During her swimming career Brett represented Great Britain in numerous world and European championships in butterfly and freestyle over various distances, winning a handful of medals as part of relay teams...
and Alex Stuart) - Golden Harlequin Library Vol. XVII: No Silver Spoon / Nurse Nolan / The Time and the Place (1971) (with Susan Barrie and Essie SummersEssie SummersEssie Summers was a New Zealand author who wrote so vividly of the people and landscape of her native country that she was offered The Order Of the British Empire for her contributions to New Zealand tourism.-Biography:Ethel Snelson Summers was born on on 24 July 1912 to a...
) - Light In The Tower / Along The Ribbonwood Track / The Linden Leaf (1975) (with Jean S. MacLeod and Mary MooreMary MooreMary Moore may refer to:* Mary Carr Moore , American composer* Mary Elsie Moore , American heiress* Mary Tyler Moore , American actress* Mary Moore , American voice actor, first voice of talking clock...
) - Roman Summer / Flamboyant Tree / Black Niall (1977) (with Isobel Chace and Mary Wibberley)
- Velvet Spur / The Habit of Love / Extraordinary Engagement (1979) (with Joyce Dingwell and Marjorie LewtyMarjorie LewtyMarjorie Lewty, née Lobb was a British writer of short stories and over 45 romance novels from 1958 to 1999 to Mills & Boon.- Biography :...
) - Other Miss Donne / Thistle and the Rose / Beyond the Foothills (1985) (with Margaret Rome and Essie SummersEssie SummersEssie Summers was a New Zealand author who wrote so vividly of the people and landscape of her native country that she was offered The Order Of the British Empire for her contributions to New Zealand tourism.-Biography:Ethel Snelson Summers was born on on 24 July 1912 to a...
) - One Brief Sweet Hour / Once More With Feeling / Blue Lotus (1990) (with Natalie Sparks and Margaret WayMargaret WayMargaret 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...
)