Mary George

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Mary Catherine George
Born date of birth unknown
Aberdeen, Scotland (UK)
Pen name Mary George,
Elizabeth Thornton
Occupation Novelist
Nationality Canadian
Writing period 1980-present
Genres Historical romance

Mary George (b. in Aberdeen, Scotland), well-known as Elizabeth Thornton is an Canadian writer of historical romance novels.

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[edit] Biography

Mary George, who writes as Elizabeth Thornton, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. She was an elementary school teacher before establishing the St. Swithin Street Nursery School in 1967.

In 1969, she and her family, her husband and their three sons, moved to Winnipeg, Canada, where she continued her teaching career. In 1977, she was appointed as a Pastoral Assistant of a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg. In 1985, she completed an honors degree in Classical Greek winning the Gold Medal in Classics. Her honor's thesis was entitled "Women in Euripides."

In 1987, she became a full time writer.

[edit] Bibliography

[edit] As Mary George

"Women in Euripides," 1980

[edit] As Elizabeth Thornton

[edit] Single novels

[edit] Devereux Family Saga Series

  1. Tender the Storm 1991/May ISBN 1558175164
  2. Velvet is the Night 1992/Apr ISBN 1558175989
  3. Cherished 1993/Sep ISBN 0821773895

[edit] Dangerous Series

  1. Dangerous to Love 1994/Jun ISBN 0553589245
  2. Dangerous to Kiss 1995/Apr ISBN 0553573721
  3. Dangerous to hold 1996/Apr ISBN 0553574795

[edit] Princess Series

  1. Whisper his Name 1999/Mar ISBN 0553574272
  2. Princess Charming 2001/Fev ISBN 0553581201
  3. The Perfect Princess 2001/Nov ISBN 0553581236
  4. Almost the Princess 2003/Jan ISBN 0553587749

[edit] The Trap Series

  1. The Marriage Trap 2005/Jul ISBN 0553587536
  2. The Bachelor trap 2006/Apr ISBN 0553587544
  3. The Pleasure Trap 2007/Jul ISBN 0553589571

[edit] Anthologies in collaboration

  • "Sheer Sorcery" in CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY 1990/Nov
  • "The Trouble with Angels" in MY GUARDIAN ANGEL 1995/Fev (with Sandra Chastain, Kay Hooper, Susan Krinard and Karyn Monk)

[edit] Non-fiction

  • The Ten Best of Everything in Martha's Vineyard (1992)
  • The Ten Best of Everything in Santa Barbara (1993)
  • The Ten Best of Everything in Santa Fe (1995)

[edit] References and sources