Carole Mortimer

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Carole Mortimer
Born date of birth unknown
England Flag of England
Occupation Novelist
Nationality British Flag of the United Kingdom
Writing period 1978 - To present
Genres Romance

Carole Mortimer (b. England) is a popular British writer of over 140 romance novels. She is one of Mills & Boon's most popular and prolific authors. Since her first novel, published in 1978, this writer has shown no signs of slowing her pace.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Carole Mortimer was born in a village in England. She adds that her parents still live in the house where she first came into the world, and her two brothers live very close by.[1]

Carole's early ambition to become a nurse came to an abrupt end after only one year of training due to a weakness in her back, suffered in the aftermath of a fall. Instead, she went on to work in the computer department of a well-known stationery company.[1]

She enjoys reading Anne Mather's books and one of her all-time favourite books is the Outlander Series by Diana Gabaldon.[2]

Carole lives with her husband, and their six children (with 22 years of difference between the first-born and the unexpected youngest child.[2]), and menagerie of pets, including a dog acquired several years ago in Canada, which is actually half-coyote.[1]

[edit] Writing career

The passionate winter, 1978
The passionate winter, 1978

Her first manuscript was far too short and the plotline not up to standard, and it was rejected. But her second manuscript The passionate Winter, was accepted and since its publication in 1978, this writer has shown no signs of slowing her pace.[1]

Carole creates the characters for the heroine and hero, and then she letting them tell their own story. They become real to her and she hate to let them go.[2]

Her strong, traditional romances, with their distinct style, brilliantly developed characters and romantic plot twists, have earned her an enthusiastic audience worldwide.[1]

[edit] Bibliography

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[edit] Single Novels

  • The passionate Winter (1978)
  • The Tempestuous Flame (1979)
  • Tempted by Desire (1979)
  • Only Lover (1979)
  • Savage Interlude (1979)
  • Deceit of a Pagan (1980)
  • Engaged to Jarrod Stone (1980)
  • Fear of Love (1980)
  • Yesterday's Scars (1980)
  • Brand of Possession (1980)
  • Living Together (1980)
  • Devil Lover (1981)
  • Flame of Desire (1981)
  • Ice in His Veins (1981)
  • Satan's Master (1981)
  • First Love, Last Love (1981)
  • Freedom to Love (1981)
  • Point of No Return (1981)
  • Forbidden Surrender (1982)
  • Love's Duel (1982)
  • Captive Loving (1982)
  • Shadowed Stranger (1982)
  • Burning Obsession (1982)
  • Red Rose for Love (1982)
  • Forgotten Lover (1982)
  • 'Elusive Lover (1982)
  • Golden Fever (1982)
  • Passion from the Past (1982)
  • Perfect Partner (1982)
  • Hidden Love (1982)
  • Fantasy Girl (1983)
  • Love Unspoken (1983)
  • Love's Only Deception (1983)
  • Sensual Encounter (1983)
  • Lifelong Affair (1983)
  • Undying Love (1983)
  • Pagan Enchantment (1983)
  • The Failed Marriage (1983)
  • Subtle Revenge (1983)
  • Everlasting Love (1984)
  • Hard to get (1984)
  • Lost Love (1984)
  • Untamed (1984)
  • Unwilling Desire (1984)
  • Gypsy (1985)
  • A No Risk Affair (1985)
  • Tempestuous Affair (1985)
  • Passionate Lover (1985)
  • Trust in Tomorrow (1985)
  • A Past Revenge (1985)
  • Lovers in the Afternoon (1985)
  • Cherish Tomorrow (1985)
  • The Devil's Price (1985)
  • Lady Surrender (1985)
  • Darkness into Light (1985)
  • Knight's Possession (1985)
  • Glass Slippers and Unicorns (1986)
  • The Wade Dynasty (1986)
  • No Longer a Dream (1986)
  • Hawk's Prey (1986)
  • Merlyn's Magic (1986)
  • Velvet Promise (1986)
  • A Rogue and a Pirate (1986)
  • After the Loving (1987)
  • Tangled Hearts (1987)
  • Taggart's Woman (1987)
  • Witchchild (1987)
  • Secret Passion (1987)
  • Wish for the Moon (1987)
  • Uncertain Destiny (1987)
  • Just One Night (1988)
  • Elusive as the Unicorn (1989)
  • Memories of the Past (1991)
  • Romance of a Lifetime (1991)
  • The Jilted Bridegroom (1992)
  • Mother of the Bride (1992)
  • Private Lives (1992)
  • Elusive Obsession (1992)
  • Gracious Lady (1993)
  • Return Engagement (1993)
  • Hunter's Moon (1993)
  • War of Love (1994)
  • The One and Only (1995)
  • One-man Woman (1996)
  • Wildest Dreams (1997)
  • A Marriage to Remember (1997)
  • Married by Christmas (1998)
  • The Diamond Bride (1998)
  • Married by Contract (1998)
  • Jilted (1998)
  • Joined by Marriage (1998)
  • Trials by Marriage (1999)
  • A Man to Marry (1999)
  • The Yuletide Engagement (1999)
  • A Yuletide Seduction (1999)
  • Their Engagement Is Announced (2000)
  • Bound by Contract (2000)
  • The Secret Virgin (2001)
  • Liam's Secret Son (2001)
  • The Fiance Fix (2002)
  • Keeping Luke's Secret (2002)
  • An Enigmatic Man (2003)
  • Bride by Blackmail (2003)
  • In Separate Bedrooms (2003)
  • His Bid for a Bride (2004)
  • Claiming His Christmas Bride (2004)
  • The Vengeance Affair (2004)
  • Christmas Night Miracle (2006)
  • The Innocent Virgin (2006)
  • Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand (2007)
  • Meant to Wed (2007)
  • Billionaires Marriage Bargain (2007)
  • Pregnant By The Millionaire (2007)
  • The Sicilian's Ruthless Marriage Revenge (2007)

[edit] King Series

  1. Trust in Summer Madness (1983)
  2. Heaven Here on Earth (1983)

[edit] Bennett Series

  1. One Chance at Love (1988)
  2. To Love Again (1988)
  3. The Loving Gift (1988)
  4. A Christmas Affair (1990)

[edit] Quinlan Series

  1. The Fated Attraction (1991)
  2. Saving Grace (1992)

[edit] Nine To Five Series Multi-Author

  • Two's Company (1995)
  • His Very Personal Assistant (2005)

[edit] To Bachelor Series

[edit] To Be Bachelor Brothers Sub-Series

  1. To Woo a Wife (1998)
  2. To Be a Husband (1998)
  3. To Be a Bridegroom (1999)

[edit] To Bachelor Sisters Sub-Series

  1. To Mend a Marriage (2000)
  2. To Have a Husband (2000)
  3. To Become a Bride (2001)
  4. To Make a Marriage (2001)

[edit] To Marry Bachelor Cousins Sub-Series

  1. To Marry McKenzie (2002)
  2. To Marry McCloud (2002)
  3. To Marry McAllister (2002)

[edit] The Calendar Mistress Series

  1. His Cinderella Mistress (2003)
  2. The Unwilling Mistress (2004)
  3. The Deserving Mistress (2004)

[edit] Prince's Series

  1. Prince's Passion (2005)
  2. Prince's Pleasure (2005)
  3. The Prince's Love-Child (2006)

[edit] Collections

  • Best of Carole Mortimer: Savage Interlude, Passionate Winter (1984)
  • Best of Carole Mortimer: Tempestuous Flame, Tempted by Desire (1984)
  • Carole Mortimer Duet (1994)
  • The Collection (Seasonal Products) (1998)
  • Secret Passion / The One and Only (2006)

[edit] Omnibus in Collaboration

  • Romance on Holiday (1983) (Starfire by Celia Scott / Chance Meetings by Vanessa James / Savage Pagan by Helen Bianchin / Hard to Get by Carole Mortimer)
  • Sunsational (1991) (Fantasy by Emma Darcy / Rent-A-Bride by Emma Goldrick / You Owe Me by Penny Jordan / Lovers in the Afternoon by Carole Mortimer)
  • Matched By Mistake (1996) (Passionate Protection by Penny Jordan / Hotline by Gina Wilkins / Forbidden Surrender by Carole Mortimer)
  • Christmas Miracles (1996) (A Christmas Proposal by Betty Neels / Heavenly Angels by Carole Mortimer / A Daddy For Christmas by Rebecca Winters)
  • Mr. Mom (1997) (Memories of the Past by Carole Mortimer / The Marriage Ticket by Sharon Brondos / Tell Me A Story by Dallas Schulze)
  • Wedded Bliss (1999) (They're Wed Again by Penny Jordan / The Man She'll Marry by Carole Mortimer)
  • Nearly Weds! (1999) (Making Sure of Sarah by Betty Neels / The Man She'll Marry by Carole Mortimer / They're Wed Again! by Penny Jordan)
  • Making Babies (2001) (Simply Irresistible by Miranda Lee / After the Loving by Carole Mortimer / His Brother's Child by Lucy Gordon)
  • Wed Again! (2001) (They're Wed Again! by Penny Jordan / Anne Mather / The Man She'll Marry by Carole Mortimer)
  • Christmas Secrets (2002) (A Heavenly Christmas by Carole Mortimer / Christmas Passions by Catherine Spencer / A Seasonal Secret by Diana Hamilton)
  • A Child for Christmas (2003) (Carole Mortimer / Rebecca Winters /Jennifer Taylor)
  • In the Boss's Bed (2004) (Carole Mortimer / Seduced by the boss by Sharon Kendrick / Dating her boss by Liz Fielding)
  • Mistress to a Millionaire (2004) (The Bellini Bride by Michelle Reid / A Marriage Proposal by Carole Mortimer)
  • All in a Day (2005) (Carole Mortimer / Rebecca Winters / Jessica Hart)
  • Boardroom to Bedroom (2005) (The Boss's Marriage Arrangement by Penny Jordan / His Darling Valentine by Carole Mortimer)
  • Christmas Proposals (2006) (Carole Mortimer / Rebecca Winters / Marion Lennox)
  • Blackmailed Brides (2006) (Kim Lawrence / Carole Mortimer / Kathryn Ross)
  • The Innocence Collection (2007) (Innocent Bride by Penny Jordan / Innocent Desires by Carole Mortimer / Innocent Seduction by Kay Thorpe)

[edit] References and sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Mills & Boon's Biography, <http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/cgi-bin/millsandboon.storefront/46b787ee00311f36273f58d0dc9e06b4/Export/products/AUTH-2D000379?Display=Biography>. Retrieved on 6 August 2007 
  2. ^ a b c Mills & Boon's Interview, <http://www.millsandboon.co.uk/cgi-bin/millsandboon.storefront/46b78eea002d4c20274058d0dc9e06b0/Export/products/AUTH-2D000379?Display=Interview>. Retrieved on 6 August 2007 
  3. ^ Carole Mortimer in Fantastic Fiction, <http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/carole-mortimer/>. Retrieved on 6 August 2007 

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