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Lorna had been wildly in love with Wade Harcourt, and he with her - but their love affair had ended unhappily, when Lorna married Jack instead. She had not pretended that she was marrying him for love - for the best of reasons, she had had to follow the dictates of her conscience and not her heart - but that had been small consolation to Wade. Now Lorna was free again, and once again conscience had made her agree to go with her Aunt Bertha to visit Wade, who was now boss of a huge station in the Australian Outback. It was not a situation she was looking forward to; she had no reason to imagine that Wade would welcome her after all this time. And indeed Wade immediately made it quite clear that he was no longer interested in Lorna. In fact he was engaged to another girl ...
- GenresHarlequin RomanceRomance
158 pages
First published February 1, 1974
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Anne Hampson
169 books152 followersAnne Hampson was born on 28 November 1928 in England. At age six she had two ambitions: to teach and to write. Poverty after WWI deprived her of an education and at 14 she was making Marks & Spencer's blouses at one shilling (5p) each.
She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.
In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books.
She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
She was retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
She passed away on 25 September 2014. She has been written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend.
She retired when she married. Later, when her marriage broke up, she was homeless with £40 in her purse. She went back to the rag trade and lived in a tiny caravan. But she never forgot her two ambitions, and when Manchester University decided to trial older women she applied, and three years later had achieved one ambition, so set her thoughts on number two.
In 1969, her first novel, Eternal Summer, was accepted five days from posting and she soon had a contract for 12 more. From the caravan she went to a small stately home, drove a Mercedes and sailed on the QE2. From the first book, came over 125 more written for Mills & Boon, Harlequin and Silhouette. Alan Boon (the Boon of Mills & Boon) and she came up with the title for 'Harlequin Presents' over lunch at the Ritz. She suggested to Alan that they have a historical series. He told her to write one - it was done in a month, entitled Eleanor and the Marquis under the pseudonym Jane Wilby. She has the distinction of being number one in Harlequin Presents, Masquerade and Silhouette. Many of "Presents" have been reprinted many times (some as many as 16) and are now fetching up to $55, being classed as "rare" books.
She has had 3 awards, one at the World Trade Centre where she received a standing ovation from her American fans, who had come from many states just to meet her.
She was retired, but in 2005 she wrote two romance and crime novels, both of which were published by Severn House.
She passed away on 25 September 2014. She has been written her autobiography, entitled Fate Was My Friend.
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September 6, 2012
I'd give this 2.5 stars if there were such an option. Definitely the best of the Anne Hampsons I've read so far. Very little to no racism/exoticizing, not overly spunky/doormat heroine, hero who did not hate the heroine upon seeing her for no apparent reason and then become wildly enamored of her for even less reason. I actually felt sympathy for the heroine for the tough decision she had had to make, and while I don't think I would have decided as she did (since it was foolish), I at least could see her rationale. If it weren't for the Evil Fiancee of Evil (TM), I might even have enjoyed this; as it was, I appreciated that the fiancee was only vindictive and jealous, and not also a hooor who was cruel to animals and never wanted children because it would interfere with her lifestyle. Also exciting was the fact that I could detect nascent hero-POV moments. So basically, my reaction was "Yay! It doesn't make me want to smack the sympathetic characters!" which, while not a resounding ecomium, does merit two stars.
September 19, 2018
Really beautiful, airheaded h who keeps wandering out into traffic because she lacks a man to look after her; really angry H who nevertheless keeps wanting to protect the h, but those crazy kids still can't make it work...or can they? Throw in bitchy OW and a persistent OM, and you've got yourself a romance novel.
For a Hampson book, this is positively benign. Two and a half stars.
For a Hampson book, this is positively benign. Two and a half stars.
September 3, 2021
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre et les principaux personnages, jusqu'à la tante ! Il est divertissant et apporte les émotions qu'on recherche. Contrat rempli !
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