Liz Carlyle
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Liz Carlyle is an American author, primarily of historical romance novels.
and Labor Relations in the chemical and automotive industries however. She did not begin writing until December 1996 when she was between jobs. She finished the novel within two months and attempted to find a publisher for it. Although that work did not sell, Pocket Books was interested in seeing more of her work. In 1998 they bought two novels from her, publishing the first, My False Heart, in 1999. All of her novels are considered historical romance and they are all loosely linked by characters who are either related or acquainted.
In 2003, Carlyle contributed a novella to the anthology Big Guns, marking her first foray into contemporary romance.
She has been nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards five times, winning in 1999 for My False Heart. She has also been nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, and won a Romance Writers of America
RITA Award in 2006 for Best Long Historical Romance (The Devil to Pay). Several of her books have become USA Today
bestsellers.
When the dissolute Marquis of Rannoch pursues a spiteful mistress into the wilds of Essex, he is surprised to find himself hopelessly lost—in more ways than one. Drawn to a warmly lit house along a country lane, he is mistaken for an overdue guest, and dares not reveal his identity, lest they throw him back into the rain, a fate he admittedly deserves.
Evangeline van Artevalde is an artist of exceptional talent and extraordinary secrets. Isolated from society by choice, the beautiful Flemish refugee has fled her homeland in search of a secure haven for the children in her family. Essex seems a perfectly safe place to hide, until one rainy night when a dark stranger enters her home, her life, and eventually, her heart...
Miss Zoë Armstrong is beautiful, charming, rich—and utterly unmarriageable. So, while she may be the ton's most sparkling diamond, her choice of husbands looks more like a list of London's most unsavory fortune hunters. Since a true-love marriage seems impossible, Zoë has accepted—no, embraced—her role as society’s most incomparable flirt and mischief-maker . . . until in one reckless, vulnerable moment, her future is shattered.
Stuart Rowland, the brooding Marquess of Mercer, has been part of Zoë’s extended family since she was a child. As dark and cynical as Zoë is lively, Mercer has always known they would be the worst possible match . . . until his scapegrace brother Robert does the unthinkable, and winds up betrothed to Zoë. Now, secluded on Mercer’s vast estate to escape a looming scandal and the ton’s prying eyes, Zoë and Mercer may find that a dark obsession has become a tempestuous passion that can no longer be denied . . .
Jonet Rowland, the Marchioness of Mercer is lovely, rich, and—it is rumored—an unrepentant adulteress. And when her philandering husband is murdered in his own bed, it's whispered that Jonet is a femme fatale in more ways than one. It will take a dashing and honorable soldier to get Jonet out of this one.
When his scheming uncle begs Captain Cole Amherst to investigate the death of his brother, Lord Mercer, Cole flatly refuses. But it is soon apparent that treachery stalks Lady Mercer’s two innocent children. A man of God and a scholar, Cole reluctantly plunges into the viper’s pit that is Jonet Rowland’s life, and finds that nothing could have prepared him for the lust she inspires...or the danger which surrounds them.
Biography
Carlyle attended college on a Scripps Howard writing scholarship and majored in journalism. She spent much of her career working in Human ResourcesHuman resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
and Labor Relations in the chemical and automotive industries however. She did not begin writing until December 1996 when she was between jobs. She finished the novel within two months and attempted to find a publisher for it. Although that work did not sell, Pocket Books was interested in seeing more of her work. In 1998 they bought two novels from her, publishing the first, My False Heart, in 1999. All of her novels are considered historical romance and they are all loosely linked by characters who are either related or acquainted.
In 2003, Carlyle contributed a novella to the anthology Big Guns, marking her first foray into contemporary romance.
She has been nominated for Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards five times, winning in 1999 for My False Heart. She has also been nominated for a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, and won a Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America
Romance Writers of America is a national non-profit genre writers association. It provides networking and support to individuals seriously pursuing a career in romance fiction and supports top authors such as Nora Roberts and Judith McNaught.-History:...
RITA Award in 2006 for Best Long Historical Romance (The Devil to Pay). Several of her books have become USA Today
USA Today
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bestsellers.
Rutledge Family
- Beauty Like the Night (2000) Cam Rutledge and Helene de Severs
- No True Gentleman (2002) Max de Rohan and Catherine Rutledge Wodeway
- The Devil You Know (2003) Randolph Bentley Rutledge and Frederica d'Avillez
Lorimer Family
- A Woman of Virtue (2001) Cecilia Lorimer, Lady Walrafen and David Braithwaite, Lord Delacourt
- A Deal with the Devil (2004) Giles Lorimer, Lord Walrafen and Aubrey Montford
Lies and Secrets
- The Devil to Pay (2005) Aleric, Lord Devellyn, and Sidonie Saint-Goddard
- One Little Sin (2005) Sir Alasdair MacLachlan and Esmee Hamilton
- Two Little Lies (2005) Quin Hewitt, Lord Wynwood and Viviana Alessandri
- Three Little Secrets (2006) Merrick MacLachlan and Madeline, Lady Besset
Neville Family
- Never Lie to a Lady (2007) Stefan Northampton, Lord Nash and Xanthia Neville
- Never Deceive a Duke (2007) Gareth Lloyd, Duke of Warneham and Antonia, Duchess of Warneham
- Never Romance a Rake (2008) Kieran Neville, Lord Rothwell and Camille Marchand
- Tempted All Night (2009) Tristan Talbot, Lord Avoncliff and Lady Phaedra Northampton
Armstong Family
- My False Heart (1999) Elliot Armstrong, Lord Rannoch and Evangeline Stone
When the dissolute Marquis of Rannoch pursues a spiteful mistress into the wilds of Essex, he is surprised to find himself hopelessly lost—in more ways than one. Drawn to a warmly lit house along a country lane, he is mistaken for an overdue guest, and dares not reveal his identity, lest they throw him back into the rain, a fate he admittedly deserves.
Evangeline van Artevalde is an artist of exceptional talent and extraordinary secrets. Isolated from society by choice, the beautiful Flemish refugee has fled her homeland in search of a secure haven for the children in her family. Essex seems a perfectly safe place to hide, until one rainy night when a dark stranger enters her home, her life, and eventually, her heart...
- Wicked All Day (2009) Stuart Rowland, Lord Mercer and Zoe Armstrong
Miss Zoë Armstrong is beautiful, charming, rich—and utterly unmarriageable. So, while she may be the ton's most sparkling diamond, her choice of husbands looks more like a list of London's most unsavory fortune hunters. Since a true-love marriage seems impossible, Zoë has accepted—no, embraced—her role as society’s most incomparable flirt and mischief-maker . . . until in one reckless, vulnerable moment, her future is shattered.
Stuart Rowland, the brooding Marquess of Mercer, has been part of Zoë’s extended family since she was a child. As dark and cynical as Zoë is lively, Mercer has always known they would be the worst possible match . . . until his scapegrace brother Robert does the unthinkable, and winds up betrothed to Zoë. Now, secluded on Mercer’s vast estate to escape a looming scandal and the ton’s prying eyes, Zoë and Mercer may find that a dark obsession has become a tempestuous passion that can no longer be denied . . .
Other Novels
- A Woman Scorned (2000) Cole Amherst and Jonet Rowland, Lady Mercer, Countess of Kildermore
Jonet Rowland, the Marchioness of Mercer is lovely, rich, and—it is rumored—an unrepentant adulteress. And when her philandering husband is murdered in his own bed, it's whispered that Jonet is a femme fatale in more ways than one. It will take a dashing and honorable soldier to get Jonet out of this one.
When his scheming uncle begs Captain Cole Amherst to investigate the death of his brother, Lord Mercer, Cole flatly refuses. But it is soon apparent that treachery stalks Lady Mercer’s two innocent children. A man of God and a scholar, Cole reluctantly plunges into the viper’s pit that is Jonet Rowland’s life, and finds that nothing could have prepared him for the lust she inspires...or the danger which surrounds them.
Anthologies
- Tea for Two (2002) (with Cathy Maxwell)
- Big Guns Out of Uniform (2003) (with Nicole Camden and Sherrilyn KenyonSherrilyn KenyonSherrilyn Kenyon is a bestselling US writer. Under her own name she writes Urban Fantasy, but is best known for her Dark-Hunter vampire series. Under the pseudonym Kinley MacGregor she wrote historicals also with paranormal elements...
) (contemporary romance) - The One That Got Away (2004) (with Victoria AlexanderVictoria AlexanderVictoria Alexander is an American author of historical romance novels. She has been nominated for the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award four times, winning once, for A Visit From Sir Nicholas, which Romantic Times described as "overflowing with heart-tugging scenes, simmering sexual tension,...
, Eloisa James and Cathy Maxwell) - The School for Heiresses (2006) (with Renee Bernard, Sabrina JeffriesSabrina JeffriesSabrina Jeffries is the pen name of a best-selling American author of romance novels, who also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas.-Biography:...
and Julia LondonJulia LondonDinah Dinwiddie is an American writer of romance novels as Julia London.-Biography:Dinah Dinwiddie aka Julia London was born and grew up on a ranch in Texas. She graduated college and worked in Washington D.C., traveling extensively in the United States and Europe before returning to Texas...
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