Penny Jordan
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Penny Halsall, née Penelope Jones (b. 24 November 1946 in Preston, Lancashire, England
) better known by her pen name
of Penny Jordan, is a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and now writes contemporary romances as Penny Jordan and historical romance
s as Annie Groves (her mother's maiden name). She has also signed novels as Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Her books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide and has been translated into many languages.
Widowed, she lives in Nantwich
, Cheshire
, England, surrounded by her pets.
, and weighed about eight pounds. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, who died aged 85, and his wife, Margaret Louise Groves Jones, 86, who passed to Jones her Scots Celtic heritage. She has a brother, Anthony Jones, and a sister, Prudence "Pru" Jones.
She has been a keen reader from childhood. Her mother would leave her in the children's section of the local library while she changed her father's library books. Her story-telling career began at the age of eight when she began telling original bedtime stories to her younger sister.
Her all-time favourite books are those of Jane Austen
, Dorothy Dunnett
, Catherine Cookson
, Georgette Heyer
, Charles Dickens
, William Shakespeare
's plays and poetry and the Bible
. After reading a serialised Mills & Boon book in a woman's magazine, she fell in love with the hero. Jones was eleven and she quickly became an avid fan.
Jones left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. In her early days, she spent fourteen years working as a shorthand typist in Manchester
.
Jones married Steve Halsall, an accountant and "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. They did not have children, but she has a bakers dozen of assorted godchildren nieces and nephews.
Widowed, Jordan writes from an office in her beautiful mock Tudor house in Nantwich, Cheshire
, a home that she shares with her dog, Sheba, and cat, Posh.
Jordan runs a writing group where she helps other aspiring writers to develop their craft, pointing them to agents and publishers who might be interested in their work. She is also active in women's charities in her native England.
She entered a competition run by the Romantic Novelists' Association
. Although she did not win, an agent, who was looking for a new-style Georgette Heyer
, contacted the R.N.A.
In March 1979, she published her first novel under the pseudonym Caroline Courtney, Duchess in Disguise, the same year she published other 4 books. Under this penname she published 25 regency romances until 1986. Her novels was published by different editorials: Arlington Books, Warner Books, G.K. Hall, Corgi Books, Prior...
From 1981 to 1983, she signed 3 air-hostess romps as Melinda Wright and 2 thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock, published by Columbine House.
In 1981, Mills & Boon
accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey signed as Penny Jordan. Since then, almost 70 million copies of her 167 Mills & Boon (or Harlequin
) novels have been sold worldwide.
Some of Penny Jordan's novels are part of series, created by her or in collaboration with other authors. Her favourite Penny Jordan's Series is The Perfect Crightons. The surname for Crighton family came from her late mother in law as it was her family name prior to her marriage. The Crighton live in the fictional town Haslewich, inspired in Nantwich, the Hasle is a play on her own married surname.
Since 2003, she returned to writing historical novels as Annie Groves (she has adopted her mother's maiden-name). Jordan gains much of her inspiration from human interest stories in the news as well as her own family history. She adapted a story told by her grandmother Elsie Jones in Ellie Pride. This novel also begins a family saga.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) better known by her pen name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
of Penny Jordan, is a best-selling and prolific English writer of over 200 romance novels. She started writing regency romances as Caroline Courtney, and now writes contemporary romances as Penny Jordan and historical romance
Historical romance
Historical romance is a subgenre of two literary genres, the romance novel and the historical novel.-Definition:Historical romance is set before World War II...
s as Annie Groves (her mother's maiden name). She has also signed novels as Melinda Wright and Lydia Hitchcock. Her books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide and has been translated into many languages.
Widowed, she lives in Nantwich
Nantwich
Nantwich is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town gives its name to the parliamentary constituency of Crewe and Nantwich...
, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, England, surrounded by her pets.
Personal life
Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on 24 November 1946 in Preston, Lancashire, EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, and weighed about eight pounds. She was the first child of Anthony Winn Jones, who died aged 85, and his wife, Margaret Louise Groves Jones, 86, who passed to Jones her Scots Celtic heritage. She has a brother, Anthony Jones, and a sister, Prudence "Pru" Jones.
She has been a keen reader from childhood. Her mother would leave her in the children's section of the local library while she changed her father's library books. Her story-telling career began at the age of eight when she began telling original bedtime stories to her younger sister.
Her all-time favourite books are those of Jane Austen
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
, Dorothy Dunnett
Dorothy Dunnett
Dorothy Dunnett OBE was a Scottish historical novelist. She is best known for her six-part series about Francis Crawford of Lymond, The Lymond Chronicles, which she followed with the eight-part prequel The House of Niccolò...
, Catherine Cookson
Catherine Cookson
Dame Catherine Cookson DBE was a British author. She became the United Kingdom's most widely read novelist, with sales topping 100 million, while retaining a relatively low profile in the world of celebrity writers...
, Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer was a British historical romance and detective fiction novelist. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer...
, Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
, William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's plays and poetry and the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
. After reading a serialised Mills & Boon book in a woman's magazine, she fell in love with the hero. Jones was eleven and she quickly became an avid fan.
Jones left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. In her early days, she spent fourteen years working as a shorthand typist in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Jones married Steve Halsall, an accountant and "lovely man", who smoked and drank too heavily, and suffered oral cancer with bravery and dignity. They did not have children, but she has a bakers dozen of assorted godchildren nieces and nephews.
Widowed, Jordan writes from an office in her beautiful mock Tudor house in Nantwich, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
, a home that she shares with her dog, Sheba, and cat, Posh.
Jordan runs a writing group where she helps other aspiring writers to develop their craft, pointing them to agents and publishers who might be interested in their work. She is also active in women's charities in her native England.
Writing career
By her early twenties, Jordan was writing for herself, but her writing career began in earnest when she was 30, encouraged and supported by her husband. He bought her, at a time when he could ill afford it, the small electric typewriter on which she typed her first books.She entered a competition run by 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...
. Although she did not win, an agent, who was looking for a new-style Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer was a British historical romance and detective fiction novelist. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brother into the novel The Black Moth. In 1925 Heyer married George Ronald Rougier, a mining engineer...
, contacted the R.N.A.
In March 1979, she published her first novel under the pseudonym Caroline Courtney, Duchess in Disguise, the same year she published other 4 books. Under this penname she published 25 regency romances until 1986. Her novels was published by different editorials: Arlington Books, Warner Books, G.K. Hall, Corgi Books, Prior...
From 1981 to 1983, she signed 3 air-hostess romps as Melinda Wright and 2 thrillers as Lydia Hitchcock, published by Columbine House.
In 1981, 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...
accepted her first novel for them, Falcon's Prey signed as Penny Jordan. Since then, almost 70 million copies of her 167 Mills & Boon (or Harlequin
Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is a publisher of series romance and women's fiction. Owned by the Torstar Corporation, the largest newspaper publisher in Canada, the company publishes approximately 120 new titles each month in 29 different languages in 107...
) novels have been sold worldwide.
Some of Penny Jordan's novels are part of series, created by her or in collaboration with other authors. Her favourite Penny Jordan's Series is The Perfect Crightons. The surname for Crighton family came from her late mother in law as it was her family name prior to her marriage. The Crighton live in the fictional town Haslewich, inspired in Nantwich, the Hasle is a play on her own married surname.
Single novels
- Duchess in Disguise (1979)
- A Wager for Love (1979)
- Love Unmasked (1979)
- Guardian of the Heart (1979)
- Dangerous Engagement (1979)
- Love's Masquerade (1980)
- The Fortunes of Love (1980)
- The Romantic Rivals (1980)
- Heart of Honour (1981)
- Destiny's Duchess (1981)
- The Masquerading Heart (1981)
- Abandoned for Love (1981)
- The Tempestuous Affair (1981)
- Love of My Life (1981)
- Love Triumphant (1981)
- Lover's Victory (1981)
- The Courier of Love (1982)
- Love in Waiting (1982)
- Libertine in Love (1982)
- The Daring Heart (1982)
- Forbidden Love (1982)
- Hearts or Diamonds (1985)
- Prisoner of Passion (1985)
- Dual Enchantment (1985)
- Conspiracy of Kisses (1986)
Single novels
- The Concorde Affair (1981)
- Love at 30,000 Feet (1982)
- Flight into Ecstasy (1983)
Single Novels
- Falcon's Prey (1981)
- Tiger Man (1981)
- Marriage without Love (1981)
- Blackmail (1982)
- Long Cold Winter (1982)
- Caged Tiger (1982)
- Daughter of Hassan (1982)
- Northern Sunset (1982)
- Island of the Dawn (1982)
- An Unbroken Marriage (1982)
- Bought with His Name (1982)
- Escape from Desire (1982)
- Desire's Captive (1983)
- Forgotten Passion (1983)
- Man Hater (1983)
- Rescue Operation (1983)
- Flawed Marriage (1983)
- Phantom Marriage (1983)
- Sudden Engagement (1983)
- Passionate Protection (1983)
- Savage Atonement (1983)
- The Inward Storm (1984)
- Love's Choices (1984)
- Response (1984)
- Shadow Marriage (1984)
- Wanting (1984)
- Darker Side of Desire (1984)
- Rules of the Game (1984)
- Campaign for Loving (1985)
- Permission to Love (1985)
- Taken Over (1985)
- Time Fuse (1985)
- You Owe Me (1985)
- What You Made Me (1985)
- The Friendship Barrier (1985)
- Only One (1985)
- The Six-Month Marriage (1985)
- Exorcism (1985)
- Fire With Fire (1985)
- Injured Innocent (1985)
- The Hard Man (1985)
- Desire for Revenge (1985)
- Capable of Feeling (1986)
- A Man Possessed (1986)
- Return Match (1986)
- Desire Never Changes (1986)
- Research into Marriage (1986)
- A Reason for Marriage (1986)
- Loving (1986)
- Stronger Than Yearning (1986)
- Too Short a Blessing (1987)
- Passionate Relationship (1987)
- A Savage Adoration (1987)
- For One Night (1987)
- An Expert Teacher (1987)
- Substitute Lover (1987)
- Levelling the Score (1987)
- Fight for Love (1987)
- Payment in Love (1988)
- Special Treatment (1988)
- Force of Feeling (1988)
- Without Trust (1988)
- Potential Danger (1988)
- Lover's Touch (1988)
- Power Play (1988)
- A Reason for Being (1989)
- Beyond Compare (1989)
- Equal Opportunities (1989)
- Valentine's Night (1989)
- So Close and No Closer (1989)
- Free Spirit (1989)
- Bitter Betrayal (1989)
- Silver (1989)
- A Rekindled Passion (1989)
- Rival Attractions (1990)
- Time for Trust (1990)
- Unspoken Desire (1990)
- Breaking Away (1990)
- Out of the Night (1990)
- Game of Love (1990)
- The Hidden Years (1990)
- A Kind of Madness (1990)
- Second Time Loving (1990)
- Payment Due (1991)
- A Forbidden Loving (1991)
- A Time to Dream (1991)
- Dangerous Interloper (1991)
- Second-Best Husband (1991)
- A Cure for Love (1991)
- Stranger Form the Past (1991)
- Past Passion (1991)
- Law of Attraction (1992)
- Lesson to Learn (1992)
- Mistaken Adversary (1992)
- Lingering Shadows (1992)
- Past Loving (1992)
- Passionate Possession (1992)
- A Matter of Trust (1992)
- Tug of Love (1992)
- Yesterday's Echoes (1993)
- For Better for Worse (1993)
- French Leave (1994)
- Cruel Legacy (1994)
- Power Games (1995)
- Unwanted Wedding (1995)
- The Trusting Game (1995)
- Her Christmas Fantasy (1996)
- Stranger From The Past (1997)
- Mission: Make-Over (1997)
- To Love, Honour and Betray (1998)
- Wanting His Child (1999)
- One Intimate Night (1999)
- The City-Girl Bride (2001)
- Christmas Eve Wedding (2002)
- Now or Never (2003)
- Sweet Revenge (2005)
- The Christmas Bride (2006)
- Her Lover Her Husband (2006)
- The Italian Duke's Wife (2006)
- The Sheikh's Blackmailed Mistress (2008)
- The Boss's Marriage Arrangement (2008)
The Bride's Bouquet Series
- Woman to Wed? (1996)
- Best Man to Wed? (1996)
- Too Wise to Wed? (1996)
- The Bride's Bouquet (Omnibus) (2000)
- Duet: Woman to Wed? / Best Man to Wed? (2005)
The Perfect Crightons Series
- A Perfect Family (1997)
- The Perfect Seduction (1997)
- Perfect Marriage Material (1997)
- The Perfect Match? (1997)
- The Perfect Lover (1998)
- The Perfect Sinner (1999)
- The Ultimate Surrender (2000)
- The Perfect Father (2000)
- A Perfect Night (2000)
- Coming Home (2000)
- Starting Over (2001)
- The Crightons: The Perfect Seduction / Perfect Marriage Material / The Perfect Match? (by Request 3's) (2001)
- Women and Love: The perfect lover / The perfect father / The perfect night (2002)
Sweet Revenge Or Seduction Series
- Mistress Assignment (1999)
- Lover by Deception (1999)
- A Treacherous Seduction (1999)
- The Marriage Resolution (1999)
Sheikh's Arabian Nights Series
- The Sheikh's Virgin Bride (2003)
- One Night with the Sheikh (2003)
- Possessed by the Sheikh (2005)
- Taken By The Sheikh (2007)
Jet Set Wives Series
- Bedding His Virgin Mistress (2005)
- Expecting The Playboy's Heir (2005)
- Blackmailing the Society Bride (2005)
- Jet Set Wives (Omnibus) (2008)
The Leopardi Brothers Saga
- Captive At the Sicilian Billionaire's Command (2009)
- The Sicilian Boss's Mistress (2009)
- The Sicilian's Baby Bargain (2009)
Greek Tycoons Series Multi-Author
- The Demetrios Virgin (2001)
- The Mistress Purchase (2004)
Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author
- The Blackmail Baby (2002)
- Marco's Convenient Wife (2002)
- Mistress to Her Husband (2004)
By Royal Command Series Multi-Author
- The Blackmail Marriage (2003)
- The Italian Duke's Mistress (2006)
Mistress to a Millionaire Series Multi-Author
- Mistress of Convenience (2004)
- The Mistress Purchase (2004)
The Royal House Of Niroli Series Multi-Author
- 1. The Future King's Pregnant Mistress (2007)
- 8. A Royal Bride At the Sheikh's Command (2008)
Mistress to a Millionaire Series Multi-Author
- Virgin For The Billionaire's Taking (2008)
Collections
- Penny Jordan Collection (1984)
- Best of Penny Jordan: Falcon's Prey / Tiger Man (1986)
- Penny Jordan Omnibus: Shadow Marriage / Man-hater / Passionate Protection (1992)
- Penny Jordan Collection: Fire with Fire / Capable of Loving / Substitute Lover (1993)
- Two complete stories by Penny Jordan: Game of Love / Time for Trust (1995)
- Mistletoe Magic (1996)
- Marriage of Convenience: Loving / Injured Innocent / The Six-Month Marriage (2000)
- Collector's edition: A Perfect Family / To Love, Honor and Betray / The Perfect Sinner (2000)
- A Collection: Shadow Marriage / Man-Hater / Passionate Protection (2002)
- Duet: Stronger Than Yearning / Silver (2004)
- Sweet Seduction (2005)
- Duet: Rules of the Game / Passionate Possession (2005)
- Duet: Perfect Family / Fantasy for Two (2006)
- The Sheikh's Bride (2006)
Omnibus in collaboration
- Sunsational (1991) (Fantasy by Emma DarcyEmma DarcyEmma Darcy is the pseudonym used by the Australian husband-wife writing team of Wendy Brennan and Frank Brennan , 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...
/ Rent-A-Bride by Emma GoldrickEmma GoldrickEmma 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...
/ You Owe Me by Penny Jordan / Lovers in the Afternoon by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
) - Matched By Mistake (1996) (Passionate Protection by Penny Jordan / Hotline by Gina Wilkins / Forbidden Surrender by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
) - Yours, Mine And Ours (1997) (Penny Jordan with Cathy Gillen ThackerCathy Gillen ThackerCathy Gillen Thacker is an American author of over seventy romance novels.-Biography:Thacker began writing to occupy herself while she was raising small children. She wrote seven books as she taught herself how to be an author. Her eighth attempt was finally published in July 1982...
and Marisa Carroll) - Christmas Treats (1998) (Figgy Pudding by Penny Jordan / A man for all seasonings by Day LeclaireDay LeclaireDay Leclaire is a best-selling American author of more than forty romance novels. She has been awarded numerous prestigious prizes from a multitude of organizations.-Early years:...
/ All the trimmings by Lindsay ArmstrongLindsay ArmstrongLindsay 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...
) - Wedded Bliss (1999) (They're Wed Again by Penny Jordan / The Man She'll Marry by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
) - A Man for Mum! (1999) (Wanting His Child by Penny Jordan / The Boss and the Baby by Leigh MichaelsLeigh MichaelsLeigh 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...
/ One Mum Too Many by Vicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis ThompsonVicki Lewis Thompson is a best-selling U.S.American writer of over seventy romance novels. She has also been published under the pseudonyms Cory Kenyon and Corey Keaton with Mary Tate Engels.-Biography:...
) - Nearly Weds! (1999) (Making Sure of Sarah by Betty NeelsBetty NeelsEvelyn Jessy "Betty" Neels was a prolific English author of romance novels. She wrote over 134 titles , beginning in 1969 and continuing until her death...
/ The Man She'll Marry by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
/ They're Wed Again! by Penny Jordan - Christmas Presents (1999) (Penny Jordan with Anne McAllisterAnne McAllisterAnne McAllister is a best-selling United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.-Biography:Anne McAllister was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana...
and Sally WentworthSally WentworthSally Wentworth was the pseudonym used by Doreen Hornsblow , a British romance writer of 70 romance novels in Mills & Boon's from 1977 to 1999.-Personal life:Doreen and her husband, Donald had a son, Keith...
) - Latin Lovers (2000) (A Spanish Christmas by Penny Jordan / The Christmas Eve Bride by Lynne GrahamLynne GrahamLynne Graham is a popular Northern Irish author of over 60 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987.-Biography:...
/ Christmas in Venice by Lucy Gordon) - Wed Again! (2001) (They're Wed Again! by Penny Jordan / Anne MatherAnne MatherAnne 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....
/ The Man She'll Marry by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
) - Christmas with a Latin Lover (2001) (The Christmas Eve Bride by Lynne GrahamLynne GrahamLynne Graham is a popular Northern Irish author of over 60 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1987.-Biography:...
/ A Spanish Christmas by Penny Jordan / Christmas in Venice by Lucy Gordon) - What Women Want! (2002) (Penny Jordan with Darcy Maguire)
- City Girls (2002) (Penny Jordan with Liz FieldingLiz FieldingLiz 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 Jessica HartJessica HartJessica 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...
) - Winter Weddings (2002) (Christmas Eve Wedding by Penny Jordan / A Scandalous Courtship by Gail Whitiker / Snowbound Sweetheart by Judy Christenberry)
- For Love Or Money (2003) (Unwanted Wedding by Penny Jordan / The Borghese Bride by Sandra MartonSandra MartonSandra 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...
) - Greek Millionaires (2004) (Penny Jordan with Anne McAllisterAnne McAllisterAnne McAllister is a best-selling United States writer of over 55 romance novels since 1985.-Biography:Anne McAllister was born in California, but spent time on her grandparents' ranch in Colorado and visiting relatives in Montana...
and Sara CravenSara CravenSara 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...
) - Strictly Business (2004) (The Temp and the Tycoon / The Fiance Deal by Liz FieldingLiz FieldingLiz 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....
with Penny Jordan and Hannah Bernard) - Boardroom to Bedroom (2005) (The Boss's Marriage Arrangement by Penny Jordan / His Darling Valentine by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
) - Plain Jane Makeover (2005) (Penny Jordan with Miranda LeeMiranda LeeMiranda Lee is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990.-Biography:...
and Barbara McMahonBarbara McMahonBarbara McMahon is a popular U.S.American writer of over 65 romance novels published by Harlequin Enterprises Ltd since 1984.-Biography:...
) - The Mills and Boon Collection: 3 Full-Length Stories (2006) (Penny Jordan with 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...
and Caroline AndersonCaroline AndersonCaroline 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:...
) - Marco's Convenient Wife Penny Jordan / The Mistress's Secret by Julia James) (2006)
- The Innocence Collection (2007) (Innocent Bride by Penny Jordan / Innocent Desires by Carole MortimerCarole MortimerCarole 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:...
/ Innocent Seduction by Kay ThorpeKay ThorpeKay Thorpe is a British author of over seventy-five romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon since 1968. All her novels have also been published under Harlequin Enterprises Limited. Over a period of four decades, she has produced a body of sensuous work that investigates heritage,...
)
Pride Family Series
- Ellie Pride, 2003
- Connie's Courage, 2004
- Hettie of Hope Street, 2005
World War II Series
- Goodnight Sweetheart, 2006
- Some Sunny Day;, 2006
- The Grafton Girls, 2007
- As Time Goes By, 2007
Campion Family Series
- Across the Mersey, 2008
- Daughters of Liverpool, 2008
- The Heart of the Family, 2009
- Where the Heart Is, 2009
- When the Lights Go On Again, 2010