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Jayne Davis

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in Shrewsbury, The United Kingdom

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http://www.jaynedavisromance.co.uk

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Historical Fiction, Romance

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I was born in England, near the Welsh border, and lived in several places while I was growing up, including a spell in Singapore and in Malta. Malta was where I got hooked on historical romances - my parents rented a furnished house, and the owners had left most of their books there, including a whole set of Georgette Heyer novels.

Loving Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, I longed to write similar novels myself. I toyed with the idea several times over the years, but real life intervened and I've had several careers, including as a non-fiction author under another name. That wasn’t quite the writing career I had in mind…

So here I am, finally publishing my stories. I hope you enjoy them!
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	Sauce for the Gander (Marstone #1) 4.23 avg rating — 1,494 ratings — published 2019 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mrs MacKinnons 4.42 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fourth Marchioness (Marstone #4) 4.36 avg rating — 761 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Playing with Fire (Marstone #3) 4.47 avg rating — 481 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Duty (Marstone #0.5) 4.27 avg rating — 428 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jayne Davis and 1 other person liked Tina Miles's review of A Winter's Romance, Volume 2: A Regency Anthology (Regency Anthologies): "This is a lovely collection of stories that are easy to read, charming and kept me thoroughly occupied for many hours. GL Robinson Frances and the Magic Stone What a delightful story! I always think it’s fun to have a little bit of magic in a romantic " Read more of this review »
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