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Jill MacLean (born 1941 in England) is a Canadian writer of
children's fiction Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's ...
books and, under the pseudonyms of Sandra Field, Jan MacLean and Jocelyn Haley, a popular author of over 70
romance novel A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus on the relationship and Romance (love), romantic love between two people, and usually has an "emotionally satisfying and optimis ...
s for
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since 1974.


Biography

Jill MacLean was born in 1941 in England. In 1950, her family moved to
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ...
, Canada. She graduated in Science with honours from Dalhousie University. After her graduation, she married, and worked on metal-induced rancidity of cod fillets at the Fisheries Research Board, until her daughter was born. Following the birth of her son, she was employed by the pathology laboratory of
Sydney City Hospital Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountai ...
and the biology department of
Mount Allison University Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick, founded in 1839. Like other liberal arts colleges in North America, Mount Allison does not par ...
. When her husband joined the armed forces as a chaplain, the family moved 3 times in the first 18 months. Her children went to the school, and she did not consider to work. She read a dozen romance novels, and began to write. When she was published in 1974, she decided to use pseudonyms to avoid that her congregation knew, that the chaplain's wife wrote romances. She published her romance novels as Sandra Field and Jocelyn Haley, and in collaboration with other Maritimer writer she wrote as Jan MacLean. She also wrote under her real name a historical biography, a collection of poetry and now to please her grandson, Stuart, she writes also children's books. Jill is a member of The
Writers' Union of Canada The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC), founded in 1973, describes itself as supporting "the country's authors by advocating for their rights, freedoms, and economic well-being." Its members are professional writers who must have published at least o ...
. She completed a Masters in Theological Studies at the
Atlantic School of Theology Atlantic School of Theology (AST) is a Canadian public ecumenical university that provides graduate level theological education and undertakes research to assist students to prepare for Christian ministries and other forms of public leadership. ...
. Before she turned 40, her life was changed, she had lost three of the most important women in her life: her mother and sister to illness, and her seventeen-year-old daughter to a car accident. She separated from her husband in 1976 Jill now lives in
Bedford, Nova Scotia Bedford is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada. History The area of Bedford has evidence of Indigenous peoples dating back thousands of years. Petroglyphs are found at Bedford Petroglyphs National Historic ...
, is grandmother of two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.


Awards

* Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children's Literature * The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy: 2010 Atlantic Book Awards.


Bibliography


As Sandra Field


Single Novels

* To Trust My Love (1974) * Scent of Apples (1975) * Winds of Winter (1980) * Storms of Spring (1981) * Sight of a Stranger (1981) * Walk by My Side (1982) * Attraction of Opposites (1983) * A Mistake in Identity (1983) * The Tides of Summer (1983) * Mackenzie Country (1983) * Change of Heart (1984) * Out of Wedlock (1985) * World of Difference (1985) * One in a Million (1986) * Ideal Match (1986) * Single Combat (1987) * Love in a Mist (1988) * Chase a Rainbow (1988) * The Right Man (1988) * Goodbye Forever (1989) * Ring of Gold (1989) * The Land of Maybe (1990) * Love at First Sight (1990) * Happy Ending (1991) * Safety in Numbers (1991) * Taken by Storm (1992) * One-Night Stand (1992) * Travelling Light (1993) * The Dating Game (1994) * Wildfire (1994) * The Sun at Midnight (1994) * Untouched (1995) * Honeymoon for Three (1996) * Seducing Nell (1997) * Up Close and Personal! (1997) * Girl Trouble (1998) * Remarried in Haste (1998) * The Mother of His Child (1999) * Jared's Love-Child (1999) * Contract Bridegroom (2000) * Expecting His Baby (2001) * The Mistress Deal (2001) * Pregnancy of Convenience (2002) * On the Tycoon's Terms (2002) * Surrender to Marriage (2004) * The English Aristocrat's Bride (2005) * His One-Night Mistress (2005) * The Millionaire's Pregnant Wife (2006) * The Jet-Set Seduction (2006) * The Billionaire's Virgin Mistress (2008)


Significant Others Series

# Beyond Reach (1995) # Second Honeymoon (1995) # After Hours (1996)


Millionaire Marriages Series

# The Millionaire's Marriage Demand (2003) # The Tycoon's Virgin Bride (2003)


Wed Again Series

* Remarried in Haste (1998)


Man Talk Series Multi-Author

* Girl Trouble (1998)


Wedlocked! Series Multi-Author

* Jared's Love-Child (1999)


Expecting! Series Multi-Author

* Expecting His Baby (2001) * Pregnancy of Convenience (2002)


For Love or Money Series Multi-Author

* His One-Night Mistress (2005)


Omnibus In Collaboration

* Blind to Love (1997) (with
Catherine George Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...
) * Bodyguards (1997) (with
Elizabeth Oldfield Nadine Hoskinson (died 30 May 2010), well known as Elizabeth Oldfield was a popular British writer of over 40 romance novel A romance novel or romantic novel generally refers to a type of genre fiction novel which places its primary focus o ...
) * Boardroom Baby (2003) (with Emma Darcy and Kim Lawrence) * Pregnant Brides (2004) (with Emma Darcy and Carol Marinelli) * Hot Summer Loving (2004) (with Jacqueline Baird and
Miranda Lee Miranda Lee (born Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia) is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990. Biography Miranda Lee was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, ...
) * His Virgin Lover (2006) (with Sara Craven and
Susan Napier Susan Napier (born 14 February 1954 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a popular New Zealand writer of over 30 romance novels in various Mills & Boon category lines since 1984. Biography Napier worked as a reporter at the newspaper ''Auckland Star' ...
) * The Tycoon's Virgin (2007) (with
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 Clari ...
and
Cathy Williams Cathy Williams (born 1957 in Trinidad and Tobago) is a British writer of romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1990. Biography Cathy Williams was born in 1957 in Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies. She lives in Chiswick, London, England, wi ...
) * Married to a Millionaire (2007) (with Margaret Mayo and Lee Wilkinson) * One Passionate Night (2008) (with Robyn Donald and
Miranda Lee Miranda Lee (born Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia) is a popular Australian writer of over 75 romance novels. She published her novels in Mills & Boon's since 1990. Biography Miranda Lee was born in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, ...
) * Jet-Set Summer Affairs (2009) (with Penny Jordan and Sarah Morgan) * To Claim His Secret Son (2009) (with Lucy Clark and Julia James) * Her Lover Tycoon (2010) (with Amanda Browning and Lee Wilkinson) * The Right Bride (2010) (with Sara Craven and Jessica Steele)


As Jill MacLean


Historical biography

* Jean Pierre Roma (1977)


Poetry

* The Brevity of Red (2003)


Children's Fiction

* The Nine Lives of Travis Keating (2008) * The Present Tense of Prinny Murphy (2009) * Home Truths (2010) *
The Hidden Agenda of Sigrid Sugden ''The Hidden Agenda of Sigrid Sugden'' is a 2013 children's realistic fiction novel by Jill MacLean. This book is a Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication. The cover images are courtesy to Chris Mills and Shutterstock. This nov ...
(2013)


As Jan MacLean


Single Novels

* To Begin Again (1978) * Bitter Homecoming (1978) * Early Summer (1979) * White Fire (1979) * Island Loving (1980) * All Our Tomorrows (1982)


Omnibus In Collaboration

* The Enchanted Woods / To Begin Again / Handful of Stardust (1986) (with Katrina Britt and
Yvonne Whittal Yvonne Whittal (b. South Africa) is a popular writer of 45 romance novels in Mills & Boon since 1975. Bibliography Single novels *East to Barryvale (1975) *The Slender Thread (1976) *Devil's Gateway (1977) *Price of Happiness (1977) *Where Sea ...
)


As Jocelyn Haley


Single Novels

* Love Wild and Free (1981) * Winds of Desire (1982) * La Nymphe de Sioux Lake (1983) * Romance D'Automne (1983) * Serenade for a Lost Love (1983) * Cry of the Falcon (1983) * Shadows in the Sun (1984) * Dream of Darkness (1985) * Drive the Night Away (1988) * A Time to Love (1989)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, Jill Canadian romantic fiction writers 1941 births Living people Canadian women novelists English emigrants to Canada Women romantic fiction writers