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Frances Roding
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Penelope "Penny" Jones was born on 24 November 1946 in Preston, Lancashire, England. She left grammar school in Rochdale with O-Levels in English Language, English Literature and Geography. She spent fourteen years working as a shorthand typist in Manchester. She began her writing career in 1979 as Caroline Courtney, writing regency romances. She also used the nom de plume of Melinda Wright for three air-hostess romps and Lydia Hitchcock, for two thrillers. Since 1981, she signs contemporary romances as Penny Jordan, and since 2003, she signs historical novels as Annie Groves, her mother's maiden-name.
Penny was one of the most prolific writers with more than 200 novels and 70 million copies of her books translated into many languages. Widow of Steve Halsall, an accountant, she lived in Nantwich, Cheshire with her dog, Sheba, and her cat, Posh. Sadly, she died of cancer on December 31, 2011 at a hospital in Cheshire.
Book List in Order: 6 titles
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Open to Influence
- Jun-1987
- / Contemporary Romance
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Was she consigned to a life of a spinster? Rosemary Stewart loved her orphaned nephew, Kit, as if he were her own son. When Kit's uncle, Nicholas Powers, stated his intention to challenge Rosemary's legal guardianship, she was desperately ...
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Some Sort of Spell
- Sep-1987
- / Contemporary Romance
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She didn't ask to be rescued Beatrice's half sister had done a lot of crazy things, but inviting Elliott Chalmers to temporarily share their home while his was being renovated--that was the limit! Everyone knew that Beatrice and Elliott...
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Man of Stone
- Jun-1988
- / Contemporary Romance
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Could she ever prove her innocence? After her father's death, Sara Rodney thought she'd finally be safe at her grandmother's country home outside London. That was before she was forced to marry Luke Gallagher, almost a total stranger. ...
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A Different Dream
- Oct-1988
- / Contemporary Romance
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He'd force her to see the truth Lucilla wanted stardom--had since she was very small--and she was prepared to go to any lengths to get it. Or so she thought... But the glamorous, sophisticated persona Lucilla presented to the world cloaked ...
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A Law Unto Himself
- Feb-1989
- / Contemporary Romance
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She'd been left waiting at the altar... And when her English godparents offered Francesca an escape from the suffocating pity of the Italian aristocracy of which she was part, she accepted gratefully. Their tranquil Cotswolds home would let he...
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Gentle Deception
- Sep-1989
- / Contemporary Romance
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How could she prove they were wrong? Rosy Seaton, alone in the world, was only too delighted to become acquainted with her distant Cousin Elliott and his wife, Bea. Unfortunately, Bea's younger brother and sister misinterpreted Rosy's n...