Margaret Pemberton is a British

United Kingdom

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 writer of romance novel

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...

s since 1975, she also wrote under the pseudonyms of Carris Carlisle, Maggie Hudson and Rebecca Dean.

She was elected the fifteenth Chairman (1989–1991) of the Romantic Novelists' Association

Romantic Novelists' Association

The Romantic Novelists' Association is a writers' association in the UK. Founded in 1960, mainly through the efforts of Denise Robins , Barbara Cartland , Vivian Stuart , and other authors like Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson, Rosamunde Pilcher and Lucilla Andrews.The RNA runs...

, and also served on the Crime Writers' Association

Crime Writers' Association

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 Committee.

--Margaret Pem (talk) 20:58, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Biography

Margaret Pemberton born [10 April] 1943 in Bradford

Bradford

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, England

England

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, UK. Married with five adult children, Margaret lives in [Whitstable, Kent] with her husband, Mike, and two small dogs.

A former chairman of the Romantic Novelists' Association (1989-91) she has written novels in many different genres; romantic suspense, historical sagas, contemorary sagas and crime. Having travelled extensively, her novels are set in many different parts of the world. Published since 1975, she has also written under the names Carris Carlisle, Maggie Hudson, Christina Harland and, most recently, as Rebecca Dean.

Single novels

• Rendezvous with Danger (1975)
• Mystery of Saligo Bay (1976)
• The Guilty Secret (1979) aka A Dark Enchantment
• Tapestry of Fear (1979)
• Vengeance in the Sun (1980)
• Lion of Languedoc (1981)
• Harlot (1981)
• Pioneer Girl (1982)
• The Flower Garden (1982) aka A Year to Eternity
• African Enchantment (1982)
• Forever (1982)
• Flight to Verechenko (1983) aka A Rebellious Heart
• Devil's Palace (1983)
• Silver Shadows, Golden Dreams (1985)
• Goddess (1985)

Never Leave Me (1986)

• White Christmas in Saigon (1990)
• An Embarrassment of Riches (1992)
• Moonflower Madness (1993)
• Zadruga (1994)
• Forget-me-not Bride (1994)
• Villa d'Este (1995)
• The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1997)
• The Last Letter (1998)
• Undying Love (1999)
• The Far Morning (1998)
• The Reckless Miss Grainger (2002)
• A Many Splendoured Thing (2003)
• The Four of Us (2004)

Violins of Autmn (2006)

Elizabeth Kingsley

1. A Multitude of Sins (1988) aka A Time to Remember
2. The Last Goodbye (2007)

Kate Voigt

1. The Londoners (1995)
2. Magnolia Square (1996)
3. Coronation Summer (1997)

Single novels

• Tell Me No Secrets (1999)
• Fast Women (2000)
• Looking for Mr Big (2001)
• Nowhere to Run (2002)

Single novels

• Enemies of the Heart (2008)
• A Dangerous Desire (2008) aka Palace Circle
• The Palace (2009)
• The Golden Prince (2010)
• The Shadow Queen (2012)

Wallis (2012)