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Janet Dailey
Janet Anne Haradon Dailey (May 21, 1944 – December 14, 2013) was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide. Early years Janet Anne Haradon was born on May 21, 1944, in Storm Lake, Iowa, to Boyd Clayton Haradon and Lena Louise ( Zimmer) Haradon. She grew up in Iowa and graduated from high school in Independence, Iowa. Dailey always wanted to be a writer and loved books. Her three elder sisters often read to her when she was good. By the age of four, she had her own library card. She graduated in 1962 from Jefferson High School in nearby Independence, Iowa and worked for a construction firm owned by her future husband, Bill Dailey,Janet Dailey website who was 15 years her senior. The two continued to work together, often spending 17 hours a day, seven days a week at work and married in 1964. In 1974, after asserting that she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of over 225 novels, known for romance novel, romance published under her own name. She also writes police procedurals which have elements of science fiction under the name J. D. Robb, and has published as Jill March and (in the U.K.) Sarah Hardesty. Life and career Personal life Early years Roberts was born on October 10, 1950, in Silver Spring, Maryland, the youngest of five children. Her parents have Irish ancestry, and she has described herself as "an Irishwoman through and through". Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. Although she had always imagined stories from childhood, Roberts did not write in her youth other than essays for school. She does claim to have "told lies. Really good ones—some of which my mother still believes." She credits the nuns at her Catholic school for instilling in her a sense of discipline. Marriages During her se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Foxfire Light
''Foxfire Light'' is a 1982 American romance drama film written by Janet Dailey and directed by Allen Baron. Starring Leslie Nielsen, Tippi Hedren, Faye Grant, Barry Van Dyke, and Lara Parker, it is based on a romantic novel by Janet Dailey, featuring the story of a young woman who starts a romance with a cowboy in the Ozarks. Plot Joanna, a recent college graduate, decides to leave her manipulating mother and stay within the Ozarks in order to find herself. What she finds is a small town filled with romance and the promise of love. Cast * Leslie Nielsen as Reece Morgan * Tippi Hedren as Elizabeth Morgan * Faye Grant as Joanna Morgan * Barry Van Dyke as Linc Wilder * Lara Parker as Rachel Parmelee * John Steadman as Jesse * Burton Gilliam Burton Gilliam (born August 9, 1938) is an American actor. He is best known for memorable roles in several popular 1970s movies such as ''Blazing Saddles'' and '' Paper Moon'', as well as comedic cameos in '' Back to the Future, Part II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Donnelly
Jane Donnelly is a British writer. During period of 1965 to 2000, she wrote more than 60 romance novels from Mills & Boon. Her novels are characterized as "happy escapist reading". Bibliography Single novels *''Don't Look Back'' (1965) *''A Man Apart'' (1968) *''Don't Walk Alone'' (1968) *''This Hell Called Love'' (1969) *''Shadows from the Sea'' (1969) *''Whispering Ones'' (1969) *''Stranger in the Dark'' (1969) *''Take the Far Dream'' (1970) *''Man in the Next Room'' (1970) *''Never Turn Back'' (1970) *''Half Way to the Stars'' (1971) *''Mill in the Meadow'' (1972) *''Stranger Came'' (1972) *''The Long Shadow'' (1973) *''Rocks Under Shining Water'' (1973) *''Man Called Mallory'' (1974) *''Collision Course'' (1975) *''The Man Outside'' (1975) *''Ride Out the Storm'' (1975) *''Dark Pursuer'' (1976) *''Silver Cage'' (1976) *''The Intruder'' (1976) *''Four Weeks in Winter'' (1977) *''Dear Caliban'' (1977) *''Touched by Fire'' (1977) *''Black Hunter'' (1978) *''Love for a Stranger' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Steele
Jessica Steele (9 May 1933 – 23 November 2020) was a British author of 88 romance novels that spanned a career over four decades, Her novels have been published by Mills & Boon since 1979 starting with The Icicle Heart. Her last novel was The Girl From Honeysuckle Farm and it was published in 2009. Biography Steele was born in Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. She worked initially as a clerk and she married in 1967. She travelled to Hong Kong, China, Mexico, Japan, Peru, Russia, Egypt, Chile and Greece in order to establish a background for her novels. Steele died on 23 November 2020, at the age of 87. Bibliography Single novels * ''The Icicle Heart'' (1979) * ''Hostage to Dishonour'' (1979) * ''Hostile Engagement'' (1979) * ''Spring Girl'' (1979) * ''Pride's Master'' (1979) * ''Intimate Friends'' (1979) * ''The Other Woman'' (1980) * ''Turbulent Covenant'' (1980) * ''Magic of His Kiss'' (1980) * ''Price to be Met'' (1980) * ''Devil in Disguise'' (1980) * ''Inn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Clair
Daphne Clair de Jong, née ''Williams'' (born 1939 in Dargaville, Northland) is a popular New Zealand writer of over 75 romance novels since 1977 as Daphne Clair and Daphne de Jong, and under the pseudonyms Laurey Bright, Clair Lorel, and Clarissa Garland, and she also publishes poetry and articles. Daphne Clair de Jong was a founding member and first president of Feminists for Life New Zealand, and wrote articles articulating its position in the seventies. Feminists for Life had no policies on homosexuality/lesbianism or divorce, as stated in the constitution. She subsequently resigned from the organisation, which had increasingly become associated with social conservatism and conservative Christianity and later became Women for Life, dropping its feminist focus. After subsequently becoming the Family Education Network in the late nineties, the organisation ceased to exist altogether. Biography Daphne Clair Williams was born on 1939 in Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |