Marjorie Lewty, née ''Lobb'' (b. 8 April 1906 in

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, England, United Kingdom – d. 21 January 2002) was a British writer of short stories and over 45 romance novels from 1958 to 1999 for Mills & Boon.

Biography

Marjorie Lobb was born on 8 April 1906 in

, England, United Kingdom, the daughter of James, a sailor in the Merchant Navy, and Mabel, the manager of the Queen's Cinema in Liverpool. She studied at Queen Mary High School in Liverpool, but her plans to study sciences at university were thwarted when her father died. She was forced to take a hated job as secretary of the District Bank Ltd. from 1923 to 1933, when she married Richard Arthur Lewty, a dental surgeon of Liverpool. They had one son

Simon Lewty Simon Lewty (1941-2021) was an English artist. Lewty used many different layers in his work and mixed text with picture. Some of his work was based on a map of Warwickshire - where he used to live - and he drew pictures symbolizing his memories ...

, and one daughter, Deborah (Bornoff). After her marriage, she began to write short stories that were published in magazines. In 1958, she sold her first romance novel to Mills & Boon, and her last novel in 1999. Her husband died in 1978, and she died on 21 January 2002.

Bibliography

Single novels

*''Never Call It Loving'' (1958) *''The Million Stars'' (1959) *''Imperfect Secretary'' (1959) *''The Lucky One'' (1961) *''This Must Be for Ever'' (1962) *''Alex Rayner, Dental Nurse'' (1965) *''Dental Nurse at Denley's'' (1968) *''Town Nurse – Country Nurse'' (1970) *''The Extraordinary Engagement'' (1972) *''Rest Is Magic'' (1973) *''All Made of Wishes'' (1974) *''Flowers in Stony Places'' (1975) *''Fire in the Diamond'' (1976) *''To Catch a Butterfly'' (1977) *''Time and the Loving'' (1977) *''The Short Engagement'' (1978) *''A Very Special Man'' (1979) *''A Certain Smile'' (1979) *''Prisoner in Paradise'' (1980) *''Love Is a Dangerous Game'' (1980) *''Beyond the Lagoon'' (2016) *''Girl Betwitched'' (1981) *''Makeshift Marriage'' (1982) *''Dangerous Male'' (1983) *''One Who Kisses'' (1983) *''Lover's Knot'' (1984) *''Riviera Romance'' (1984) *''Acapulco Moonlight'' (1985) *''Lake in Kyoto'' (1985) *''Villa in the sun'' (1986) *''In Love with the Man'' (1986) *''Honeymoon Island'' (1987) *''Bittersweet Honeymoon'' (1988) *''Falling in Love Again'' (1988) *''Kiss Is Still a Kiss'' (1989) *''Lightning Strike'' (1990) *''Man-trap'' (1990) *''Deep Water'' (1991) *''The Beginning of the Affair'' (1992) *''Little White Lies'' (1993) *''Step in the Dark'' (1994) *''An Ambitious Heart'' (1995) *''Misleading Engagement'' (1996) *''A Real Engagement'' (1999)

Omnibus in collaboration

*''Runaway Visitors / Tower of the Winds / Rest is Magic'' (1977) (with

Eleanor Farnes Eleanor Farnes was a British writer of over 60 romance novels at Mills & Boon from 1935 to 1979. Career Eleanor Farnes lived in England, but her family had a home in Spain, where she also spend part of each year. She also traveled widely in ...

and

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) *''Shadows on the Sand / All Made of Wishes / Sweet Roots and Honey'' (1979) (with

Elizabeth Hoy Alice Nina Hoysradt, née Conarain (born in Dublin, Ireland) was an Irish writer of over 70 romance novels as her maiden name Nina Conarain and under the pseudonym of Elizabeth Hoy from 1933 to 1980. Biography Alice Nina Conarain was born in Du ...

and

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) *''Velvet Spur / The Habit of Love / Extraordinary Engagement'' (1979) (with

Jane Arbor Eileen Norah Owbridge (''née'' Murphy; 8 September 1903 – 4 February 1994) was a British writer who under the pseudonym Jane Arbor wrote 57 romances for Mills & Boon from 1948 to 1985. She wrote doctor-nurse and foreign romances. Many of h ...

and

Joyce Dingwell Joyce Dingwell, née ''Enid Joyce Owen Starr'' (1909 in City of Ryde, Sydney, Australia – 2 August 1997 in Kincumber, Sydney), an Australian writer of more than 80 romance novels at Mills & Boon from 1931 to 1986, who also wrote under the pseu ...

) *''Flowers in Stony Places / The Flight of the Hawk / Ross of Silver Ridge'' (1981) (with

Rebecca Stratton Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

and

) *''The Beach of Sweet Returns / To Catch a Butterfly / Heart in the Sunlight'' (1982) (with

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) *''The House in the Foothills / The Short Engagement / Henrietta's Own Castle'' (1986) (with Mons Daveson and Betty Neels)

References and sources

Harlequin Enterprises Ltd

External links

Marjorie Lewty's Webpage
in Fantastic Fiction's Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Lewty, Marjorie 1906 births 2002 deaths British romantic fiction writers 20th-century British novelists